Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Climate Change and Chronic Disease: A Descriptive Study

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 435 - 444, 26.08.2025

Duygu Kes

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1473050

Abstract

Objective: To reveal the status of research on climate change and chronic disease using bibliometric analysis.
Methods: Data were collected from the 'Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database in April 2024. The research sample consisted of 713 articles. VOSviewer, R Studio 4.3.3, and Biblioshiny software were used in the analyses.
Results: Johnson RJ was found to be the most influential and most collaborative author on climate change and chronic disease (TLS=105). La Isla network (TLS=29) has the highest number of scientific collaborations. The top three most used keywords in the studies were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=26), climate change (n=24), and temperature (n=20). Environmental Research is one of the most productive journals dealing with climate change and chronic diseases.
Conclusion: Trends in research on climate change and chronic disease have focused on chronic renal failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In recent years, research topics such as climate change and mortality, allergic rhinitis, and Alzheimer's disease have become popular.
Keywords: Bibliometrics, climate change, chronic disease, scientific mapping

Keywords

biblimetrics , climate change , chronic disease , scientific mapping

Project Number

yok

İklim Değişikliği ile Kronik Hastalıklar Arasındaki İlişki Üzerine Yapılan Araştırmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi: Tanımlayıcı Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bibliyometrik analiz yöntemini kullanarak iklim değişikliği ve kronik hastalık ile ilgili araştırmaların durumunu ortaya koymaktır.
Yöntem: Veriler, Nisan 2024 tarihinde “Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection” veri tabanından toplanmıştır. Araştırma örneklemini 713 makale oluşturdu. Analizlerde VOSviewer, R Studio 4.3.3 programı ve Biblioshiny programı kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: İklim değişikliği ile kronik hastalık konusunda en etkili ve en fazla iş birliği yapan yazarın Johnson RJ’nin (TBG=105) olduğu bulunmuştur. La Isla network (TBG=29) şirketi en fazla bilimsel işbirliği yapan kurumdur. Araştırmalarda en fazla kullanılan ilk üç anahtar kelime kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı (n=26), iklim değişikliği (n=24) ve sıcaklık (n =20)’tır. Environmental Research, iklim değişikliği ve kronik hastalıklar konusunda en üretken dergidir.
Sonuç: İklim değişikliği ve kronik hastalık ile ilgili araştırmaların eğilimleri kronik böbrek yetmezliği ve kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır. Son yıllarda iklim değişikliği ile mortalite, alerjik rinit ve Alzheimer hastalığı gibi araştırma konuları popüler olmuştur.

Keywords

bibliyometri , bilimsel haritalandırma , iklim değişikliği , kronik hastalık

Project Number

yok

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