Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective

Sergen Gürsoy; Ahmet Elnur

doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1765653

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Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective

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This study aims to identify the intellectual structures, thematic outputs, and research trends in the field of family policies. Based on 1,396 publications from the Web of Science database, the analysis conducted using the R program bibliometrix-biblioshiny shows an annual growth of 7.97% and an average of 24.1 citations per contribution. The United States and Germany are the leading countries in terms of publication output; Thevenon, Neels, and Misra are among the most productive authors, while Gauthier and Mandel have the most local citations. Significant journals include the European Journal of Social Policy and Community Work and the Family. Thematically, labor relations and gender issues dominate; the focus shifts from macro-political debates to micro-political analyses of gender-specific care work.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bibliometric Analysis, Family Policies, Scientific Mapping, Social Policy, Trend Analysis

Kaynakça

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Sergen Gürsoy ^*
0000-0002-9032-2999
Türkiye

Ahmet Elnur
0000-0002-3287-535X
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Ağustos 2025

Kabul Tarihi

5 Aralık 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 26 Sayı: Özel Sayı

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1765653

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https://izlik.org/JA96CM74AL

APA

Gürsoy, S., & Elnur, A. (2025). Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 26(Özel Sayı), 2243-2264. https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1765653

AMA

1.Gürsoy S, Elnur A. Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;26(Özel Sayı):2243-2264. doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1765653

Chicago

Gürsoy, Sergen, ve Ahmet Elnur. 2025. “Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 26 (Özel Sayı): 2243-64. https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1765653.

EndNote

Gürsoy S, Elnur A (01 Aralık 2025) Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 26 Özel Sayı 2243–2264.

IEEE

[1]S. Gürsoy ve A. Elnur, “Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective”, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 26, sy Özel Sayı, ss. 2243–2264, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.17494/ogusbd.1765653.

ISNAD

Gürsoy, Sergen - Elnur, Ahmet. “Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 26/Özel Sayı (01 Aralık 2025): 2243-2264. https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1765653.

JAMA

1.Gürsoy S, Elnur A. Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;26:2243–2264.

MLA

Gürsoy, Sergen, ve Ahmet Elnur. “Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 26, sy Özel Sayı, Aralık 2025, ss. 2243-64, doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1765653.

Vancouver

1.Sergen Gürsoy, Ahmet Elnur. Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Family-Oriented Social Policies: A Global Bibliometric Perspective. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 01 Aralık 2025;26(Özel Sayı):2243-64. doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1765653

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