Sosyal Hizmet Araştırmalarının Gelişen Panoramasının Haritalandırılması: Küresel Bir Bakış (2020–2025)

Öz

Bu çalışma, 2020 ve 2025 yılları arasında yayınlanan küresel sosyal hizmet araştırmalarının bibliyometrik bir genel bakışını sunmaktadır. Web of Science Core Collection verileri kullanılarak, 4.673 İngilizce dergi makalesi, PRISMA 2020 protokolünü takiben Bibliometrix R paketi ile analiz edilmiştir. Üretkenliği, iş birliğini ve tematik evrim modellerini izlemek için nicel göstergeler, ortak yazarlık ağları ve ortak kelime analizleri kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, yayınlarda yıllık %7,5 büyüme oranı, araştırma çıktısının Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Birleşik Krallık ve Avustralya'da yoğunlaşması ve %15,4'lük mütevazı bir uluslararası iş birliği oranı göstermektedir. Tematik haritalama, dijital uygulama, simülasyon tabanlı öğrenme ve yeşil sosyal hizmet konularında ortaya çıkan kümelerin yanı sıra sosyal hizmet eğitimi, refah ve ruh sağlığı alanlarında kalıcı ilgi alanları belirlemiştir. Bu gelişmeler, mesleğin COVID-19'dan sonra sürdürülebilirlik, teknoloji ve dayanıklılıkla artan etkileşimini yansıtmaktadır. Hızlı genişlemeye rağmen, bilgi üretimindeki küresel eşitsizlikler belirginliğini korumaktadır. Çalışma, sosyal çalışmanın değişen entelektüel yapısını anlamak için ampirik bir temel sunmakta ve önümüzdeki on yılda daha kapsayıcı, ekolojik farkındalığa sahip ve teknolojik olarak uyarlanabilir bir akademik çalışmaya duyulan ihtiyacın altını çizmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sosyal hizmet araştırması
• bibliyometrik analiz
• sürdürülebilirlik
• dijital dönüşüm
• küresel işbirliği

Mapping the Evolving Landscape of Social Work Research: A Global Perspective (2020–2025)

Öz

This study provides a bibliometric overview of global social work research published between 2020 and 2025. The Web of Science Core Collection data analyzed 4,673 English-language journal articles with the Bibliometrix R package following the PRISMA 2020 protocol. Quantitative indicators, co-authorship networks, and co-word analyses were used to trace productivity, collaboration, and thematic evolution patterns. Results show a 7.5 percent annual growth rate in publications, with research output concentrated in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, and a modest international collaboration rate of 15.4 percent. Thematic mapping identified enduring interests in social work education, welfare, and mental health, alongside emerging clusters on digital practice, simulation-based learning, and green social work. These developments reflect the profession’s increasing engagement with sustainability, technology, and resilience after COVID-19. Despite rapid expansion, global inequalities in knowledge production remain evident. The study offers an empirical foundation for understanding the changing intellectual structure of social work. It underscores the need for more inclusive, ecologically aware, and technologically adaptive scholarship in the coming decade.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Social work research
• bibliometric analysis
• sustainability
• digital transformation
• global collaboration

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