音乐治疗是一个快速发展的多学科领域。但目前尚未有研究从宏观角度分析该研究领域的最新研究现状和发展趋势。我们的目标是通过文献计量分析来识别音乐治疗领域的热点、知识库和前沿。所有数据均从2013年1月1日至2022年12月31日的Web of Science核心数据库中检索。采用CiteSpace和Bibliometrix软件进行文献计量分析和可视化分析。共纳入2,397篇文章。近十年来，出版物数量持续增长。该领域产出最多的国家和机构是美国和伦敦大学。通过对总被引次数、中心度、产出量的分析，结果显示影响力最大的期刊为PLoS One和Cochrane Database Syst Rev。关键词共现分析和高被引研究分析主要用于分析研究热点在音乐治疗领域，则采用关键词爆发分析来探索前沿和潜在的发展趋势。热门关键词包括“干预”、“焦虑”和“随机对照试验”。突发关键词包括“有效性”、“早产儿”、“轻度认知障碍”。在高被引研究排名中，排名靠前的研究是“基于音乐的神经康复干预”和“改善癌症患者心理和身体结果的音乐干预”。在过去的十年中，音乐治疗的研究重点是音乐疗法对神经系统疾病以及疼痛、焦虑等心理症状的改善作用。未来需要研究带来这些治疗效果的神经生理学机制。版权所有 © 2024zhi，hou，hong，ke，zhang，wang，long。

Music therapy is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field. But there has been no research analyzing the latest research status and development trends in this research field from a macro perspective. We aim to identify hotspots, knowledge base, and frontiers in the field of music therapy through bibliometric analysis.All data were retrieved from the Web of Science core database from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022.CiteSpace and Bibliometrix software were employed for bibliometric analysis and visualization analysis.A total of 2,397 articles were included. In the past decade, there has been a consistent increase in the number of publications. The countries and institutions with the largest production in this field are the USA and the University of London. Based on the analysis of the total number of citations, centrality, and production, the results show that the most influential journals are PLoS One and Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Keyword co-occurrence analysis and highly cited study analysis are mainly used to analyze research hotspots in the field of music therapy, while the keyword burst analysis is employed to explore frontiers and potential developmental trends. Hot keywords include "interventions", "anxiety" and "randomized controlled trial". The burst keywords include "validity", "preterm infants", and "mild cognitive impairment". In the ranking of highly cited study, the top ranked studies are "Music-based interventions in neurological rehabilitation" and "Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients".In the past decade, the research focus in music therapy was the effect of music therapy on neurological diseases and the improvement of psychological symptoms such as pain and anxiety. The neurophysiological mechanisms that bring about these therapeutic effects need to be future researched.Copyright © 2024 Zhi, Hou, Hong, Ke, Zhang, Wang and Long.