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Sağlık Turizminde Bilimsel Yayınların İncelenmesi: Scopus Verileri ile Bibliyometrik Bir Yaklaşım
Review of Scientific Publications in the Field of Health Tourism: A Bibliometric Approach with Scopus Data
Erhan DAĞa
aKütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Gediz Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu, Eczane Hizmetleri Bölümü, Eczane Hizmetleri Programı, Kütahya, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2025;10(2):508-15
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2024-106617
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Sağlık turizmi, son yıllarda hizmet ihracatında önemli bir artış gösteren sektörlerden biridir. Küreselleşme, iletişim teknolojilerindeki ilerlemeler, ulaşım olanaklarının gelişmesi ve sağlık hizmetlerinde bekleme sürelerinin uzaması ile artan maliyet baskıları, sağlık turisti sayısının ve bu sektörden elde edilen gelirin yükselmesinde başlıca etkenler olmuştur. Bu araştırmanın amacı, sağlık turizmi alanında yapılan çalışmaları bibliyometrik analiz yoluyla inceleyerek, gelecekteki araştırmalara rehberlik edecek bilgi sağlamaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Scopus veri tabanında, ''health tourism'' anahtar kelimesi kullanılarak yapılan bir tarama sonucunda, 20 Ekim 2024 tarihine kadar yayımlanmış sağlık turizmiyle ilgili akademik çalışmalar belirlenmiştir. Toplamda farklı disiplinler kapsamında 973 esere ulaşılmış ve bu eserler analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde VOSviewer 1.6.18 yazılımı ve Microsoft Excel programı kullanılmıştır. Analiz sürecinde eserlerin yıllara göre dağılımı, atıf analizleri, araştırmaların gerçekleştirildiği ülkeler, ilgili kurumlar ve en fazla fon sağlayan kuruluşlar karşılaştırmalı bir şekilde incelenmiştir. Bulgular: İnceleme kapsamında ilk yayının 1985 yılında yayımlandığı, 2008 yılından itibaren yayın sayısının düzenli olarak arttığı ve en fazla yayının 2021 (f=101) ve 2023 (f=101) yıllarında gerçekleştirildiği tespit edilmiştir. 2024 yılının son çeyreğine kadar yayın sayısının en yüksek yıllara yakın bir seviyede olduğu (f=98) belirlenmiştir. Analizlerde en sık kullanılan anahtar kelimenin ''health tourism'' (f=363), en fazla yayının yapıldığı ülkenin Çin (85), atıf yoğunluğunun en yüksek olduğu ülkenin ABD olduğu ve en çok fon sağlayan kuruluşun ''National Natural Science Foundation of China'' (f=23) olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Sağlık turizmi konusunun güncelliğini koruduğu ve bu alana yönelik araştırmacı ilgisinin giderek arttığı gözlemlenmiştir. Gerçekleştirilen araştırma sonuçları, sağlık turizmi alanında araştırma planı yapmak isteyenlere rehberlik edecek nitelikte olup, bilimsel stratejiler geliştirilmesi için faydalı ipuçları sağlayabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Sağlık turizmi; bibliyometrik analiz; bilimsel inovasyon; küresel sağlık hizmetleri
ABSTRACT
 Objective: Health tourism is one of the sectors showing a significant increase in service exports in recent years. Globalization, advances in communication technologies, development of transportation facilities, and increasing cost pressures with longer waiting times in health services have been the main factors in increasing the number of health tourists and the income obtained from this sector. The aim of this study is to examine the studies conducted in the field of health tourism through bibliometric analysis and to provide information to guide future research. Material and Methods: As a result of a search using the keyword ''health tourism'' in the Scopus database, academic studies on health tourism published until October 20, 2024 were identified. In total, 973 works were reached within the scope of different disciplines and these works were analyzed. VOSviewer 1.6.18 software and Microsoft Excel program were used to evaluate the data. In the analysis process, the distribution of the works by years, citation analysis, countries where the studies were conducted, related institutions and the institutions that provided the most funding were examined comparatively. Results: Within the scope of the review, it was determined that the first publication was published in 1985, the number of publications has increased regularly since 2008, and the highest number of publications were realized in 2021 (f=101) and 2023 (f=101). Until the last quarter of 2024, it was determined that the number of publications was close to the highest years (f=98). It was determined that the most frequently used keyword in the analysis was ''health tourism'' (f=363), the country with the highest number of publications was China (85), the country with the highest citation density was the USA, and the most funding organization was the ''National Natural Science Foundation of China'' (f=23). Conclusion: It has been observed that the subject of health tourism remains topical and researcher interest in this field is increasing. The results of the research can provide guidance for those who want to plan research in the field of health tourism and provide useful tips for developing scientific strategies.

Keywords: Health tourism; bibliometric analysis; scientific innovation; global health care
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