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The bibliometrics can clearly and intuitively display the research profile, relationships, and clustering within the field. This study examines the development of RBD research using bibliometric analysis. As of 18 January 2026, articles on RBD in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) were collected. CiteSpace is utilized to analyze and visualize the attributes of the articles, including number of publications, institution, journals, authors, keywords, from the 4,229 publications obtained. The leading institution in this field was McGill University, and the most cited journal was\n                    <jats:italic>NEUROLOGY<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The most common keywords were \u201cParkinson\u2019s disease\u201d and \u201crem sleep behavior disorder.\u201d The study conducted a bibliometric analysis of over 37 years of RBD research, identifying the authors, institutions, keywords, journals, and publications involved in this field. 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