A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of Mindfulness and Meditation Research from 1900 to 2021
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health December 13, 2021 Yuzheng Wang, Lingqiu Liao, Xiaoxiao Lin et al. 30 citations
From 1900 to 2021, research on meditation—especially mindfulness meditation—grew from a single article in 1963 to 19,752 publications. The United States leads in collaboration, output, and citations. The journal Mindfulness published the most articles, and the most cited paper is Brown and Ryan's work on mindfulness and psychological well-being. Frequently studied topics include mindfulness, meditation, depression, intervention, stress reduction, stress, and anxiety. Before 2010, research focused on hypertension, cancer, and generalized anxiety disorder; after 2010, interest shifted to meta-analysis, attention, self-assessment, and mindfulness-based interventions. These results map the field's development and guide future research.