Research Article

A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation

Abstract

The aim of this research is to reveal the scope of the studies published within the scope of WoS regarding the concept of horticultural therapeutics and the variables used. Accordingly, the data obtained from the WoS database were analyzed through 1.6.19 VOSviewer. In our study, 673 results were reached in the search made from 1981 to 2024 by selecting “all fields” in Web of Science with the keywords (“horticultural therapy” OR “horticultural activity” OR “horticulture therapy” OR “therapeutic horticulture” OR “horticulture therapeutic recreation”). However, since the exclusion criteria were determined in our study, only articles and compilation articles and 458 data in the SCI-Expanded, SSCI, ESCI, and A&HCI indexes were analyzed. In the data analysis, analyses were conducted to determine the number of citations received and works pro-duced by authors, journals, countries, organizations, and the number of most frequently used words. The most frequently used keywords in publications related to the concept of horticultural therapy were horticultural therapy with 149 repetitions, gardening with 50 repetitions, mental health with 30 repetitions, therapeutic horticulture with 28 repetitions, and well-being with 22 repetitions. It is seen that horticultural therapy is the subject of “stress”, “anxiety”, “depression” and “psychological well-being” keywords.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Training, Sports and Physical Activity For Disabled, Sports and Recreation

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 25, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 26, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Duyan, M., Özoğlu, F., & Çelik, T. (2025). A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 7(2), 187-198. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1647517
AMA
1.Duyan M, Özoğlu F, Çelik T. A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation. JSAR. 2025;7(2):187-198. doi:10.56639/jsar.1647517
Chicago
Duyan, Mehdi, Fatma Özoğlu, and Talip Çelik. 2025. “A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 (2): 187-98. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1647517.
EndNote
Duyan M, Özoğlu F, Çelik T (June 1, 2025) A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 2 187–198.
IEEE
[1]M. Duyan, F. Özoğlu, and T. Çelik, “A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation”, JSAR, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 187–198, June 2025, doi: 10.56639/jsar.1647517.
ISNAD
Duyan, Mehdi - Özoğlu, Fatma - Çelik, Talip. “A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7/2 (June 1, 2025): 187-198. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1647517.
JAMA
1.Duyan M, Özoğlu F, Çelik T. A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation. JSAR. 2025;7:187–198.
MLA
Duyan, Mehdi, et al. “A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 187-98, doi:10.56639/jsar.1647517.
Vancouver
1.Mehdi Duyan, Fatma Özoğlu, Talip Çelik. A Bibliometric Analysis using VOSviewer of Publications on Horticultural Therapeutic Recreation. JSAR. 2025 Jun. 1;7(2):187-98. doi:10.56639/jsar.1647517

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