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Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping
Abstract
Purpose: A systematic and detailed examination of studies on diabetes can guide the evaluation of healthcare services, the identification of issues, and the implementation of preventive interventions. Therefore, this study aims to assess diabetes research in the primary health care (PHC) field using machine learning-based bibliometric methods.
Materials and methods: In this study, articles related to diabetes in the PHC field were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection on March 15, 2024. These articles were analyzed using bibliometric methods and the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling technique.
Results: The analysis of the studies revealed that 3.355 articles on diabetes in the PHC field were produced by researchers from 114 different countries, 4.226 institutions, and 12.426 individual researchers. Recent years have shown a growing interest in topics such as obesity, hypertension, chronic diseases, exercise, and physical activity within the PHC field. Topic modeling identified eight distinct latent topic clusters: (1) Diabetes management in PHC, (2) Risk factors and management of diabetes in PHC, (3) Acute and chronic complications of diabetes in PHC, (4) Gestational diabetes, (5) Prediabetes and Type 1 diabetes, (6) COVID-19 and diabetes, (7) Quality of life, awareness, and health education, (8) Current treatment methods and guideline resources.
Conclusion: Primary Care Diabetes and Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care are the leading journals in PHC-related diabetes research. The studies show a significant overlap between diabetes research and topics such as hypertension and obesity. Future studies in the PHC field are recommended to focus on diabetic retinopathy and diabetic wound research.
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Thanks
M.Damar was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK) under the TUBITAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program. He would like to thank the Upstream Lab, MAP, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at the University of Toronto for its excellent hospitality.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Public Health (Other), Family Medicine
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
February 21, 2025
Publication Date
July 2, 2025
Submission Date
November 13, 2024
Acceptance Date
February 12, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 18 Number: 3
APA
Yaslı, G., Alıcı, S., & Damar, M. (2025). Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping. Pamukkale Medical Journal, 18(3), 572-589. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1584069
AMA
1.Yaslı G, Alıcı S, Damar M. Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping. Pam Med J. 2025;18(3):572-589. doi:10.31362/patd.1584069
Chicago
Yaslı, Gökben, Serkan Alıcı, and Muhammet Damar. 2025. “Global Research Trends on the Links Between Primary Health Care and Diabetes from 1980 to 2024: A Machine Learning-Based Science Mapping”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 18 (3): 572-89. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1584069.
EndNote
Yaslı G, Alıcı S, Damar M (July 1, 2025) Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping. Pamukkale Medical Journal 18 3 572–589.
IEEE
[1]G. Yaslı, S. Alıcı, and M. Damar, “Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping”, Pam Med J, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 572–589, July 2025, doi: 10.31362/patd.1584069.
ISNAD
Yaslı, Gökben - Alıcı, Serkan - Damar, Muhammet. “Global Research Trends on the Links Between Primary Health Care and Diabetes from 1980 to 2024: A Machine Learning-Based Science Mapping”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 18/3 (July 1, 2025): 572-589. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1584069.
JAMA
1.Yaslı G, Alıcı S, Damar M. Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping. Pam Med J. 2025;18:572–589.
MLA
Yaslı, Gökben, et al. “Global Research Trends on the Links Between Primary Health Care and Diabetes from 1980 to 2024: A Machine Learning-Based Science Mapping”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, July 2025, pp. 572-89, doi:10.31362/patd.1584069.
Vancouver
1.Gökben Yaslı, Serkan Alıcı, Muhammet Damar. Global research trends on the links between primary health care and diabetes from 1980 to 2024: a machine learning-based science mapping. Pam Med J. 2025 Jul. 1;18(3):572-89. doi:10.31362/patd.1584069
