Bibliometric Analysis of Telemedicine Research With Visual Mapping Technique

Year 2021, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 115 - 128, 30.04.2021

Fatma Mansur , İlknur Aydın

https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.813629

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Telemedicine is the remote provision of health services through information technologies. Determining trends in telemedicine literature helps to determine future directions of telemedicine research. Bibliometrics is used in quantitative analysis of the literatüre. 391 scientific publications indexed in the Web of Science database were examined with bibliometric analysis and illustrated with visual mapping technique. The research trends observed in the field of telemedicine are mostly in the fields of electrical-electronic engineering, telecommunication, computer/information systems, medical informatics. artificial intelligence, health sciences/services, radiology and ophthalmology. Publications are predominantly in the form of proceedings papers and articles. The rate of increase in scientific studies varies over the years, but it does not show a steady increase. The country that contributes the most to the literature is the United States of America. India, Italy, England and the Netherlands show similar effects. It is seen that the studies of the most cited authors are conducted in the fields of teleintensive care, teletrauma, teleophthalmology and telecardiology. It can be said that many fields such as neuroscience, neurology and occupational health are among the accelerating research areas for telemedicine technologies. This study was conducted to determine the research trends in telemedicine literatüre. It is thought that the findings will guide the studies on telemedicine and will contribute to the researchers about research activities in the future.

Keywords

telemedicine, remote consultation, bibliometrics

Teletıp Araştırmalarının Görsel Haritalama Tekniği ile Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

Teletıp sağlık hizmetlerinin bilişim teknolojileri aracılığıyla uzaktan sunulmasıdır. Teletıp literatüründeki eğilimlerin belirlenmesi araştırmaların gelecekteki yönlerinin belirlenmesine katkı sağlamaktadır. Belirli bir literatür alanı içindeki yayın örüntülerini tanımlamada bibliyometrik çalışma metodolojisi kullanılmakta olup, bu çalışmada, Web of Science veri tabanında indekslenmiş 391 adet bilimsel yayın bibliyometrik analiz ile incelenmiş ve veriler görsel haritalama tekniğiyle resmedilmiştir. Bibliyometrik analizler sonucunda, teletıp alanında gözlemlenen araştırma eğilimlerinin en fazla elektrik-elektronik mühendisliği, telekomünikasyon, bilgisayar ve bilgi sistemleri, sağlık bilişimi, yapay zeka, sağlık bilimleri/hizmetleri, radyoloji ve oftalmoloji alanlarında yoğunlaştığı görülmektedir. Yayınlar ağırlıklı olarak bildiri ve makale türündedir. Teletıp alanında yapılan bilimsel çalışmaların artış oranı yıllara göre değişmekle birlikte istikrarlı bir artış göstermemektedir. Teletıp konusunda literatüre en fazla katkı sağlayan ülke Amerika Birleşik Devletleri olup, Hindistan, İtalya, İngiltere ve Hollanda’nın da katkıları bulunmaktadır. Teletıpın klinik uygulamaları açısından değerlendirildiğinde, en fazla atıf alan yazarlara ait çalışmaların teleyoğunbakım, teletravma, teleoftalmoloji ve telekardiyoloji alanlarında yapıldığı görülmektedir. Teletıp teknolojileri için, sinirbilim, nöroloji ve iş sağlığı gibi alanların ivme kazanan araştırma alanları arasında olduğu söylenebilir. Bu çalışma teletıp literatüründeki araştırma eğilimlerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Elde edilen bulguların konuyla ilgili yapılacak çalışmalara yol göstereceği ve teletıp alanında büyüme kaydeden araştırma alanları ile yakın gelecekte araştırma faaliyetlerinin odağı olmaya aday konular hakkında araştırmacılara katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Teletıp, Telekonsültasyon, Bibliyometrik analiz

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