A Bibliometric Analysis of Development Trends of Digitalization in Tai Chi

As an important part of traditional Chinese martial arts, digital technology has profoundly influenced Tai Chi in recent years. However, there is still a lack of systematic analysis of the application of digitalization in the field of Tai Chi. This study aims to analyze the relevant literature retrieved from 2015 to 2024 in the Web of Science (WOS), SCOPUS, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases through bibliometric methods, and then use VOSviewer software to visualize the publication volume, author cooperation network, and keyword co-occurrence. A total of 112 valid documents were retrieved (5 WOS, 97 Scopus, and 15 CNKI), of which 5 WOS articles were included in the Scopus database. Since 2015, the number of relevant English and Chinese literature has shown a steady upward trend, and the author cooperation network shows the characteristics of team-based English literature and decentralized Chinese literature. Keyword analysis shows that the English literature focuses on technological innovation and empirical research, while the Chinese literature pays more attention to cultural inheritance and teaching practice. This study is the first to conduct a systematic analysis of digital research on Tai Chi, revealing significant differences in research focus between Chinese and English literature, and providing an important reference for future development in this field.