Research on multi-disciplinary cooperation of rehabilitation robot applying social network analysis

This article aims to investigate the correlation of cross-regional and multi-disciplinary cooperation in rehabilitation robots. In this study, Social network analysis method was used to reveal the interdisciplinary cooperation of rehabilitation robots around the world. Based on the literatures, the knowledge maps of the cooperative network were constructed to analyze and understand the interdisciplinary scientific collaboration relevance and collaboration topics. Some indicators were used for deep analysis on relevant metrics such as countries / regions, institutions and authors. This paper also illustrates the study of authors collaboration topics which are focus on robot-assisted walking, neurophysiological approach, brain-machine interface, stroke rehabilitation, upper-extremity rehabilitation and so on. The results of this study will provide valuable guidance for the research of interdisciplinary cooperation research and selection of interdisciplinary scientific cooperation topics for researchers in the field of rehabilitation robot. © 2020, Science Press. All right reserved.