Objective To analyze the publication characteristics, research hotspots, and development trends of international research on childhood stuttering over the past three decades using bibliometric methods, so as to provide references for related research and clinical intervention in China. Methods Literature on childhood stuttering published between 1995 and 2024 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace 6.3. R1 was used to perform visual analyses of annual publication output, countries/regions, institutions, author collaboration networks, as well as keyword co-occurrence, clustering, and burst terms. Results A total of 839 publications were included. The annual number of publications on childhood stuttering generally showed an upward trend over the past three decades. The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom accounted for the largest number of publications, with the University of Sydney and Vanderbilt University as the core institutions. However, the network density was only 0.084, indicating weak international collaboration. Core authors accounted for 11.2% of all authors, forming a relatively stable research group, with major collaboration clusters centered in Australia and the United States. Keywords formed six clusters, including young stutterers, anxiety, emotional reactivity, the Lidcombe Program, speech motor control, and white matter. Burst-term analysis suggested that recent studies have increasingly focused on emotional reactivity and executive function. Conclusions International research on childhood stuttering has shown sustained development over the past three decades. The field is characterized by increasingly refined age-based research populations, growing interdisciplinary integration, and increasing emphasis on family involvement in intervention. Future studies in China may benefit from drawing on international experience, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, and promoting localized research and comprehensive intervention practices for childhood stuttering.
Key words
childhood stuttering /
CiteSpace /
research trends /
bibliometrics
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