GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Öz

Green technologies in the health care sector offer the potential to improve the environmental sustainability and the quality of patient care. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research on green technologies in healthcare. It aims to identify trends in the literature, key researchers and influential publications. The analysis included articles published between 2000 and 2023. The data was collected using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The bibliometric analysis provides an important resource for understanding the current state of the literature and future research directions in the field of green technologies in health. It is of particular interest that green technologies have little relation to artificial intelligence, which is a popular research topic today. The spread of more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in the health sector will benefit from increased interest and research activity in this area.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Green Tech
• healthcare
• bibliometric analysis

SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİNDE YEŞİL TEKNOLOJİLER: BİBLİYOMETRİK BİR ANALİZ

Öz

Sağlık sektöründeki yeşil teknolojiler, çevresel sürdürülebilirliği ve hasta bakım kalitesini artırma potansiyeli sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, sağlık hizmetlerinde yeşil teknolojiler üzerine yapılan araştırmaların bibliyometrik bir analizini sunmaktadır. Literatürdeki eğilimleri, kilit araştırmacıları ve etkili yayınları belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Analiz, 2000 ile 2023 yılları arasında yayınlanan makaleleri içermektedir. Veriler Web of Science ve Scopus veri tabanları kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bibliyometrik analiz, literatürün mevcut durumunu ve sağlıkta yeşil teknolojiler alanında gelecekteki araştırma yönlerini anlamak için önemli bir kaynak sağlamaktadır. Yeşil teknolojilerin günümüzde popüler bir araştırma konusu olan yapay zeka ile çok az ilişkisi olması özellikle ilgi çekicidir. Sağlık sektöründe daha sürdürülebilir ve çevre dostu uygulamaların yaygınlaşması, bu alanda artan ilgi ve araştırma faaliyetlerinden fayda sağlayacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yeşil Teknoloji
• sağlık hizmeti
• bibliyometrik analiz

Kaynakça

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