Table 3 Main characteristics of the included studies (n = 68)
Year of publication | n (%) | Nation | HDI a (ranking) | n (%b) | Research group specialty field | n (%b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–2021 | 47 (69.1) | USA | 0.926 (17) | 21 (31.0) | Medicine and health sciences | |
2011–2015 | 15 (22.0) | Netherlands | 0.944 (8) | 11 (16.2) | Physiatry | 39 (57.4) |
2006–2010 | 5 (7.4) | Spain | 0.904 (25) | 11 (16.2) | Neurology | 14 (20.5) |
2000–2005 | 1 (1.5) | Italy | 0.982 (29) | 9 (13.2) | Neuroscience | 9 (13.2) |
Switzerland | 0.955 (2) | 8 (11.8) | Occupational Therapy | 9 (13.2) | ||
South Korea | 0.916 (23) | 6 (8.8) | Psychology | 4 (5.9) | ||
Canada | 0.929 (16) | 5 (7.4) | Physiopathology | 3 (4.4) | ||
Australia | 0.944 (8) | 5 (7.4) | Orthopaedics | 2 (2.9) | ||
UK | 0.932 (13) | 4 (5.9) | Geriatrics | 2 (29) | ||
Sweden | 0.945 (7) | 4 (5.9) | Telemedicine | 2 (2.9) | ||
Saudi Arabia | 0.854 (40) | 3 (4.4) | Public Health | 1 (1.5) | ||
Taiwan | - | 3 (4.4) | ||||
Germany | 0.957 (6) | 2 (2.9) | Engineering | |||
Israel | 0.919 (19) | 2 (2.9) | Biomedical Engineering | 24 (35.3) | ||
Mexico | 0.779 (74) | 2 (2.9) | Computer Engineering | 11 (16.2) | ||
Portugal | 0.864 (38) | 1 (1.5) | Mechanical Engineering | 7 (10.3) | ||
New Zealand | 0.931 (14) | 1 (1.5) | Electrical Engineering | 2 (2.9) | ||
Austria | 0.922 (18) | 1 (1.5) | ||||
India | 0.645 (131) | 1 (1.5) | Other sciences | |||
France | 0.901 (26) | 1 (1.5) | Computer Science | 11 (16.2) | ||
Japan | 0.919 (19) | 1 (1.5) | Informatics | 4 (5.9) | ||
Ireland | 0.955 (2) | 1 (1.5) | Physics | 3 (4.4) | ||
Paraguay | 0.728 (103) | 1 (1.5) | ||||
Poland | 0.880 (35) | 1 (1.5) | ||||
Belgium | 0.931 (14) | 1 (1.5) | ||||
China | 0.761 (85) | 1 (1.5) |