BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL LEADERSHIP STUDIES: TRENDS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE WEB OF SCIENCE

Abstract

Clinical leaders play a significant role in fostering collaboration among health professionals, effective communication and developing strategies for improving patient care. As a result, the number of studies related to clinical leadership has been increasing over time. However, the themes addressed in these studies and their temporal changes are not clear. Therefore, this study aims to examine the topics discussed in clinical leadership literature and the changes in these topics over time. To achieve the objectives of the study, research studies in the Web of Science were subjected to bibliometric analysis. The analyses were conducted using the bibliometrix in RStudio. The study revealed that research on clinical leadership has accelerated and increased since 2000s, and the countries contributing the most to literature are the United States, China, the United Kingdom and Australia. It was also found that some concepts such as autonomy were mostly discussed up until the 1980s, while recently clinical leadership has been more associated with engagement and improvement. The group most frequently involved in such studies were nurses. It is believed that the findings of this study provide a comprehensive summary of clinical leadership literature and offer detailed information on the subject to stakeholders.

Keywords

• Clinical Leadership
• Healthcare Services
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Science Mapping
• Text Mining

WEB OF SCIENCE VERİ TABANINDAN KLİNİK LİDERLİK ÇALIŞMALARININ BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ: TRENDLER VE BULGULAR

Abstract

Klinik liderler, sağlık profesyonelleri arasında iş birliğini teşvik etme, etkili iletişim sağlama ve hasta bakımını iyileştirmeye yönelik stratejiler geliştirme konusunda önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu nedenle, klinik liderlikle ilgili çalışmaların sayısı zamanla artmaktadır. Ancak, bu çalışmalarda ele alınan temalar ve bunların zaman içindeki değişimleri net değildir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışma, klinik liderlik literatüründe tartışılan konuları ve bu konuların zaman içindeki değişimlerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın amaçlarına ulaşmak için Web of Science veri tabanındaki araştırmalar bibliyometrik analize tabi tutulmuştur. Analizler, RStudio’daki bibliometrix paketi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma, klinik liderlik alanındaki araştırmaların 2000’li yıllardan itibaren hızlandığını ve arttığını ortaya koymuştur. Literatüre en fazla katkı sağlayan ülkeler Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Çin, Birleşik Krallık ve Avustralya’dır. Ayrıca, özerklik gibi bazı kavramların 1980’lere kadar daha fazla tartışıldığı, ancak son dönemde klinik liderliğin daha çok katılım ve iyileştirme ile ilişkilendirildiği bulunmuştur. Bu tür çalışmalarda en sık yer alan grup hemşirelerdir. Bu çalışmanın bulgularının, klinik liderlik literatürüne kapsamlı bir özet sunduğuna ve konu hakkında paydaşlara detaylı bilgiler sağladığına inanılmaktadır.

Keywords

• Klinik Liderlik
• Sağlık Hizmetleri
• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• Bilim Haritalama
• Veri Madenciliği

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