Cognitive Flexibility: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research and Insights for Future

Year 2026, Issue: Erken Görünüm [Online First], 328 - 346

Çetin Toraman , Çiğdem Çalişkan , Güneş Korkmaz

https://doi.org/10.9779/pauefd.1521299

Abstract

This study aims to examine the current state of research on Cognitive Flexibility (CF) based on the data available in the Web of Science (WoS). To this end, a bibliometric approach was employed to review the relevant literature on CF utilizing the metadata from the WoS between 1975 and 2023. The study involved an examination of the distribution of the articles by year of publication and average citation status, the most prolific journals publishing on CF, the number of citations of articles on CF, the most highly cited articles on CF, the most prolific authors on the topic, the top countries in which the articles about CF were cited most, the authors who have produced the most articles on CF, their publications, and their countries, and the trend of words associated with CF in the articles. The results reveal that, although the trend of article publication by year has increased in recent years, the highest increase in citations concerning CF articles occurred in 1990 and 1994. The most productive journals included Behavioral Brain Research, Psychiatry Research, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, and Journal of Neuroscience. Another finding was that the USA is the leading country in CF articles as to CF most frequently cited and it also has the highest production rates. In addition, the most frequently used words in the CF articles were found as flexibility, prefrontal cortex, brain, working-memory, task, cognitive, memory, decision-making, cortex, activation, response-inhibition, executive function, interference, cognitive control, and schizophrenia. It is thus our contention that this study provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature on CF and provides interesting insights into the development of CF that will inform future research.

Keywords

Cognitive flexibility, Bibliometric analysis, Literature mapping, Web of Science

Bilişsel Esneklik Araştırmalarının Bibliyometrik Analizi ve Geleceğe Dair Görüler

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Web of Science (WoS) verilerine dayalı olarak Bilişsel Esneklik (BE) konusundaki araştırmaların güncel durumunu ortaya koymayı ve gelişimini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada, 1975-2023 yılları arasında WoS'tan elde edilen meta veriler kullanılarak, BE üzerine yazılmış araştırma literatürünün haritalandırılması için bibliyometrik analiz yaklaşımı benimsenmiştir. Analiz, yayın yılına göre makale dağılımı ve ortalama atıf durumu, BE üzerine en fazla yayın yapan dergiler ve BE ile ilgili atıf sayısı, en çok atıf alan BE makaleleri ve yazarları, BE hakkındaki makalelerin en çok atıf aldığı ülkeler, BE üzerine en fazla makale üreten yazarlar, yayınları, yazarların ülkeleri ve makalelerde BE ile ilişkili kelimelerin eğilimi gibi faktörleri içermektedir. Sonuçlar, yıllara göre makale yayınlama eğilimi son yıllarda artmasına rağmen, BE makalelerine atıfların en yüksek artışının 1990 ve 1994 yıllarında yaşandığını ortaya koymaktadır. En fazla yayın yapan dergiler ise Behavioural Brain Research, Psychiatry Research, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Journal of Neuroscience dergileridir. Bir diğer bulgu ise, BE makalelerinin en çok atıf aldığı ve en yüksek üretim oranlarına sahip ülkenin ABD olduğudur. Ayrıca, BE makalelerinde en sık kullanılan kelimelerin esneklik, prefrontal korteks, beyin, çalışma belleği, görev, bilişsel, bellek, karar verme, korteks, aktivasyon, yanıt-engelleme, yürütücü işlev, interferans, bilişsel kontrol ve şizofreni olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma, BE literatürü hakkında kapsamlı bir değerlendirme sunmakta ve gelecekteki araştırmalar için alanın gelişimi hakkında ilginç bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

Bilişsel esneklik, Bibliyometrik analiz, Literatür haritalandırma, Web of Science

Ethical Statement

Araştırma Web of Science veri tabanına dayalı olarak elde edilmiş, halka açık araştırma bilgilerine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilmiş bibliyometrik bir araştırmadır. Herhangi bir etik kural göz ardı edilmemiştir.

Supporting Institution

Destekleyen herhangi bir kurum bulunmamaktadır.

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