Indigenous urological research in Türkiye: a bibliometric and thematic analysis of the Web of Science Core Collection (2015-2025)

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the specific characteristics, development, and scientific impact of indigenous urological research originating from Türkiye through bibliometric and thematic analysis.
Materials and methods: We analyzed 1.924 original urology research articles with a Turkish corresponding author indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (2015-2025) using the Bibliometrix R-package (Biblioshiny) and VOSviewer.
Results: Our findings reveal an overall upward trend in national scientific production, although this was not statistically significant (p=0.1972), characterized by a remarkably high single-country publication rate (94.6%). The analysis highlights the dominance of the University of Health Sciences as the central institutional hub. Thematically, endourology and stone disease (e.g., percutaneous nephrolithotomy, retrograde intrarenal surgery) emerged as the primary "motor themes," contrasting with global oncology-driven trends, while uro-oncology and andrology formed foundational basic themes.
Conclusion: This study provides researchers and policymakers with a clearer understanding of the influential authors, institutions, and thematic hotspots driving Turkish urology. The findings underscore Türkiye's pioneering role and surgical mastery in endourology, offering strategic insights for future collaborations and research directions.

Keywords

• Urology
• bibliometric analysis
• Web of Science
• urolithiasis
• scientific mapping

Türkiye'de üroloji araştırmaları: Web of Science Core Collection'da dizine alınan makalelerin bibliyometrik ve tematik analizi (2015-2025)

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye kaynaklı yerli üroloji araştırmalarının spesifik özelliklerini, gelişimini ve bilimsel etkisini bibliyometrik ve tematik analiz yöntemleriyle değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve yöntem: Web of Science Core Collection'da (2015-2025) dizine alınan ve sorumlu yazarının Türkiye'den olduğu 1,924 özgün üroloji araştırma makalesini Bibliometrix R-paketi (Biblioshiny) ve VOSviewer kullanarak analiz ettik.
Bulgular: Bulgularımız, istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmamakla birlikte (p=0.1972) tek ülkeli yayın oranının (%94,6) oldukça yüksek olduğu ulusal bilimsel üretimde genel bir artış eğilimi olduğunu göstermektedir. Analiz, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi'nin (SBÜ) en büyük kurumsal merkez olarak hakimiyetini vurgulamaktadır. Tematik olarak, endoüroloji ve taş hastalığı (örn. perkütan nefrolitotomi, retrograd intrarenal cerrahi), küresel onkoloji ağırlıklı eğilimlerin aksine birincil "motor temalar" olarak öne çıkarken, üroonkoloji ve androloji temel (basic) temaları oluşturmuştur.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, araştırmacılara ve politika yapıcılara Türk ürolojisine yön veren etkili yazarlar, kurumlar ve tematik sıcak noktalar hakkında daha net bir anlayış sunmaktadır. Bulgular, Türkiye'nin endoürolojideki öncü rolünün ve cerrahi ustalığının altını çizerek, gelecekteki iş birlikleri ve araştırma yönelimleri için stratejik içgörüler sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Üroloji
• bibliyometrik analiz
• Web of Science
• urolitiyazis
• bilimsel haritalama

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