Leading Sector Of Health Tourism; Hair Transplantation Applications: A Bibliometric Analysis

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This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of the hair transplantation literature to identify the trends of academic studies in the field, the main researchers and the most cited sources. It also aims to provide important information for future research by revealing which scientific fields require more research in hair transplantation. The research was carried out with the data obtained from the Web of Science database. The analyses were performed using VOSviewer software and bibliometric analysis methods such as keyword analysis, co-authorship analysis, citation analysis, journal analysis and country-based analyses were applied. The study included data from 2,409 academic sources published between 1980 and 2025.As a result of the analyses, it was determined that academic studies in the field of hair transplantation are concentrated especially in dermatology and surgery disciplines. In addition, a significant increase was observed in fields such as cell biology, experimental medicine and immunology. The most cited countries are the USA, Japan, China and the UK. In addition, the most cited journals include 'Dermatologic Surgery', 'Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology' and 'Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology'. In the co-authorship analysis, it was determined that certain researchers who contributed to the development of the field came to therfore.It has been observed that academic studies in the field of hair transplantation are developing with increasing momentum and are handled with an interdisciplinary approach. It was concluded that future research should be conducted with more specific and interdisciplinary approaches. In addition, it is recommended that more clinical studies should be conducted and new technological developments should be examined to enrich the academic literature on hair transplantation. In this parallel, information has been provided to bring the standards of service quality in hair transplantation tourism to the next level.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hair Transplantation
• Health Tourism
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Vosviewer

LEADING SECTOR OF HEALTH TOURISM; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION APPLICATIONS: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

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Bu çalışma, saç ekimi literatürüne yönelik bir bibliyometrik analiz gerçekleştirmeyi amaçlamakta olup, alandaki akademik çalışmaların eğilimlerini, önde gelen araştırmacıları ve en çok atıf alan kaynakları belirlemeyi hedeflemektedir. Ayrıca, saç ekimi konusunda hangi bilimsel alanlarda daha fazla araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyulduğunu ortaya koyarak gelecekteki araştırmalara önemli bilgiler sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.Araştırma, Web of Science veri tabanından elde edilen verilerle yürütülmüştür. Analizler, VOSviewer yazılımı kullanılarak yapılmış ve anahtar kelime analizi, ortak yazarlık analizi, atıf analizi, dergi analizi ve ülke bazlı analizler gibi bibliyometrik analiz yöntemleri uygulanmıştır. Çalışma, 1980 ile 2025 yılları arasında yayımlanmış 2.409 akademik kaynaktan elde edilen verileri kapsamaktadır. Analizler sonucunda, saç ekimi alanındaki akademik çalışmaların özellikle dermatoloji ve cerrahi disiplinlerinde yoğunlaştığı belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra, hücre biyolojisi, deneysel tıp ve immünoloji gibi alanlarda da önemli bir artış gözlemlenmiştir. En çok atıf alan ülkeler arasında ABD, Japonya, Çin ve Birleşik Krallık yer almaktadır. En çok atıf alan dergiler arasında ise Dermatologic Surgery, Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology ve Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology bulunmaktadır. Ortak yazarlık analizinde, alana önemli katkılarda bulunan belirli araştırmacıların öne çıktığı tespit edilmiştir. Saç ekimi alanındaki akademik çalışmaların artan bir ivmeyle gelişmekte olduğu ve disiplinler arası bir yaklaşımla ele alındığı görülmüştür. Gelecekteki araştırmaların daha spesifik ve disiplinler arası yaklaşımlarla gerçekleştirilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca, daha fazla klinik çalışma yapılması ve yeni teknolojik gelişmelerin incelenmesi önerilmekte, böylece saç ekimi literatürünün zenginleştirilmesi hedeflenmektedir. Bu doğrultuda, saç ekimi turizminde hizmet kalitesi standartlarının bir üst seviyeye taşınmasına katkı sağlayacak bilgiler sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• hair transplantation
• Health Tourism
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Vosviewer

Kaynakça

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