Mapping the Cost of Illness Publications in Five Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis and Publications Landscape

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 460 - 475

Nazife Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.29216/ueip.1529533

Abstract

The study aims to map the "cost-of-illness" publications over five decades, identify research areas and conduct a bibliometric analysis of publications on the cost of illness. Study data was obtained from Web of Science database in April 2024. The basic information such as the number of citations, and yearly distribution of publications was extracted with Microsoft Excel, and the VOSviewer version 1.6.15 software program was used for maps. The publications were published between 1975 and 2024; total 879 publications were published from 2015 to 2024 April. A total of 7601 authors have contributed to advancing the literature on cost of illness. A total of 36369 citations have been cited by authors; 2022 was most cited year with 3032 citations; Boncz I. is the prominent author based on publications and total link strength and Leigh, JP is the most cited author; followed by Sebestyen, A. and Koenig, H.H. The top 10 publications have a total of 5352 citations. There has been significant increase in publications and citations related to the cost of the disease in the last five decades. Understanding the context of these publications is essential for researchers who want to work in this field.

Keywords

bibliometric analysis, cost of illness, mapping the cost of illness studies

Elli Yılda Hastalık Maliyeti Yayınlarının Haritalandırılması: Bibliyometrik Analiz ve Yayınların Görünümü

Abstract

Araştırmanın amacı, elli yılda "hastalık maliyeti" yayınlarının haritasını çıkarmak, araştırma alanlarını belirlemek ve hastalık maliyeti yayınlarının bibliyometrik analizini yapmaktır. Veriler Nisan 2024'te Web of Science veri tabanından elde edilmiştir. Yayınların atıf sayısı, yıllara göre dağılımı gibi temel bilgiler Microsoft Excel ile çıkarılmış; haritalar VOSviewer sürüm 1.6.15 yazılım programı kullanılmıştır. Yayınlar 1975-2024 yılları arasında yayımlanmıştır; 2015-2024 Nisan tarihleri arasında toplam 879 yayın olduğu görülmüştür. Toplam 7601 yazar hastalık maliyetine ilişkin literatürün gelişmesine katkıda bulunmuştur. Yazarlar tarafından bu yayınlara toplam 36369 atıf yapılmıştır; 2022 yılı 3032 atıfla en çok atıf yapılan yıl olmuştur; Boncz I. yayınlara ve toplam bağlantı gücüne göre öne çıkan yazardır; Leigh, JP en çok atıf yapılan yazardır; onu Sebestyen, A. ve Koenig, H.H. takip etmektedir. İlk 10 yayın toplam 5352 atıf almıştır. Son elli yılda hastalığın maliyeti yayınlarında ve atıflarda önemli bir artış olduğu açıktır. Bu yayınların bağlamını anlamak, bu alanda çalışmak isteyen araştırmacılar için önemlidir.

Keywords

bibliyometrik analiz, hastalık maliyeti, haritalama

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