Bibliometric Analysis of Oral Mucositis Studies in the Nursing Field: A Descriptive Study

• Published in: Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 55 - 65
• Main Authors: Baysal, Ebru, Aktan, Gül Güneş
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 27.03.2024
• ISSN: 2146-9954; 2146-9954
• DOI: 10.37989/gumussagbil.1410028

The research aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of studies on oral mucositis in the field of nursing. Data were obtained from the Scopus database using the keywords “oral mucositis”, “stomatitis”, “aphthous stomatitis” and “oral ulcer”. A total of 16,863 studies were accessed and 344 studies that met the inclusion criteria were examined. VOSviewer 1.6.20 was used to analyze the data. The most published and cited authors on oral mucositis in the field of nursing, the most cited publications, and the distribution of these publications by journals and institutions were examined. The network map of co-author-authors, institutions, and country connections, as well as the common keyword analysis map, were also examined. It was discovered that publications and citations about oral mucositis in the nursing field have increased since 1990. It was determined that Laurie MacPhail was the most productive author, Chung Shan Medical University had the most publications, and the University of California had the most citations. The author with the most collaborations as a co-author was Rebecca Stone (3 co-authored articles, three clusters, 10 links, and 12 total link strength), the co-author-institution was Chung Shan Medical University (3 articles, 1 cluster, 12 links, and 12 total link strength), and the co-author- country was the United States (81 articles, 3 clusters, 15 links, and a total link strength of 19). Nutrients is the most widely published journal in this field, and the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management is the most cited. "Oral mucositis" is the most frequently used keyword in publications. According to study results, the most published and most cited authors and institutions in this field are in the United States. Although Turkey is one of the top three countries in terms of publications and citations, the visibility of our institutions is limited because the authors do not cooperate. There have been few studies on OM-related pain, evidence-based practice, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and pediatric oncology patients.