Bibliometric Analysis of Research on the Health of Migrant Children in Turkey: Web of Science Database Sample

Abstract

The right to health is one of the fundamental rights of children. This study aims to assess the focus, thematic trends and development of research on the health of migrant children in Türkiye using bibliometric analysis. In this retrospective and descriptive study, English literature was searched in the Web of Science database on 22 August 2024 using the keywords “migration”, “immigrant”, “refugee”, “asylum seeker”, “child”, “paediatrics”, “child health” and “Turkey”. RStudio software and “biblioshiny” tool, an R application, were used for data analysis. Each article was evaluated in terms of journal, author, citation, organisation, keywords and themes. The study included 50 articles published between 2013 and 2024. The annual growth rate of the articles is 15.76%. The most core journal is Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. The most cited journal is Lancet. The most productive institutions are Hacettepe University and Marmara University. The terms “mental health”, “post-traumatic stress disorder”, “trauma”, “war”, “intervention”, “depression”, “care”, “children”, “adolescents” and “behavioural problems” represent the hottest topics and leading trends in studies on the health of migrant children in Türkiye.

Keywords

• Migration
• migrant
• refugee
• child
• child health
• Türkiye

Project Number

Yok

Türkiye'deki Göçmen Çocukların Sağlığıyla İlgili Araştırmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi: Web of Science Veri Tabanı Örneklemi

Abstract

Sağlık hakkı, çocukların temel haklarından biridir. Bu çalışmada, bibliyometrik analiz kullanılarak göçmen çocukların sağlığıyla ilgili Türkiye’de gerçekleştirilen araştırmaların odağını, tematik eğilimlerini ve gelişimini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Retrospektif ve tanımlayıcı özellikler taşıyan bu çalışmada, 22 Ağustos 2024 tarihinde Web of Science veri tabanında, “göç”, “göçmen”, “mülteci”, “sığınmacı”, “çocuk”, “pediatri”, “çocuk sağlığı” ve “Türkiye” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak İngilizce literatür incelenmiştir. Veri analizinde, RStudio programı ve bir R uygulaması olan “biblioshiny” aracı kullanılmıştır. Her makale dergi, yazar, atıf, kuruluş, anahtar kelime ve temalar açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmaya, 2013-2024 yılları arasında yayınlanan 50 makale dahil edilmiştir. Makalelerin yıllık büyüme oranı %15.76’dır. En çekirdek dergi Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health’dır. En çok atıf alan dergi Lancet’tir. En üretken kuruluşlar Hacettepe Üniversitesi ve Marmara Üniversitesi’dir. “Ruh sağlığı”, “travma sonrası stres bozukluğu”, “travma”, “savaş”, “müdahale”, “depresyon”, “bakım”, “çocuklar”, “ergenler” ve “davranış sorunları” terimleri göçmen çocukların sağlığıyla ilgili Türkiye’de gerçekleştirilen çalışmaların en sıcak konuları ve öncü eğilimlerini temsil etmektedir.

Keywords

• Göç
• göçmen
• sığınmacı
• çocuk
• çocuk sağlığı
• Türkiye

Supporting Institution

Yok

Project Number

Yok

Ethical Statement

There is no ethics committee report in the study due to the use of document analysis method.

Thanks

Yok

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