FRAILTY IN ELDERLY: A WEB OF SCIENCE-BASED BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS (2015-2024)

Öz

This study aims to analyze the published studies on frailty using a bibliometric analysis. The analysis included 285 articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database between 2015 and 2024. The study analyzed the most cited publications, their distribution over the years, countries, publishers, main research areas, and keyword usage. Additionally, network analyses, including co-authorship, author citation, institution citation, and country citation, were visualized using the VOSviewer software. The most cited studies were identified as Lahousse (2016), Yanase (2018), and Diez-Villanueva (2019). Among the countries with the highest number of publications on frailty in older adults, South Korea, China, and the United States stood out. Publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley were highlighted as leading databases supporting research in this field. The most frequently used keywords included terms such as 'frailty,' 'elderly,' 'multimorbidity,' and 'aging population.' In the country citation network analysis, China and South Korea played a central role, showing extensive international citation connections. The results of the study indicate a significant increase in publications on frailty in older adults, particularly from 2021 onwards, reflecting a growing interest in this field.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Frailty in elderly
• Web of Science
• bibliometric analysis

YAŞLILIKTA KIRILGANLIK: WEB OF SCIENCE TABANLI BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZ (2015-2024)

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yaşlılıkta kırılganlık ile ilgili yayımlanan çalışmaların bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelenmesidir. Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection veritabanında 2015-2024 yılları arasında yayımlanan 285 makale değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Çalışmada en fazla atıf alan yayınlar, bu yayınların yıllara göre dağılımı, ülkeler, yayınevleri, temel araştırma alanları ve anahtar kelime kullanımı parametreleri incelenmiş olup, VOSviewer yazılımı ile ortak yazar, yazar atıf, kurum atıf ve ülke atıf ağ analizleri görsel haritalama tekniğiyle sunulmuştur. En fazla atıf alan çalışmaların Lahousse (2016), Yanase (2018) ve Diez-Villanueva (2019) olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yaşlılıkta kırılganlık ile ilgili en fazla yayın yapan ülkeler arasında Güney Kore, Çin ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri öne çıkarken; Elsevier, Springer Nature ve Wiley gibi yayınevleri bu alandaki araştırmaların yayımlanmasını destekleyen veritabanları olarak öne çıkmıştır. En yoğun anahtar kelimeler arasında "frailty", "elderly", "multimorbidity" ve "aging population" gibi terimler bulunmaktadır. Ülke atıf ağ analizinde ise Çin ve Güney Kore'nin merkezi rol oynadığı ve bu ülkelerin uluslararası düzeyde yoğun atıf bağlantılarına sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Yaşlılıkta kırılganlık ile ilgili yayımlanan çalışmaların özellikle 2021 ve sonrasında önemli bir artış gösterdiği ve bu alana ilginin arttığı görülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yaşlılıkta kırılganlık
• Web of Science
• bibliyometrik analiz

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