Bibliometric Analysis of Articles on Cooperation in Health Tourism

Abstract

This study aims to examine articles on cooperation in health tourism between 2007 and 2025 through bibliometric analysis. The code appropriate to the subject of the research was created by the researchers as “(("health tourism" or "medical tourism") and ("partnership" or "cooperation" or "business"))”. With the obtained code, a search was made on the Web Of Science platform, 239 articles were reached and bibliometric analysis was performed.

Articles on cooperation in health tourism between 2007 and 2025 were examined. It is seen that the relevant articles were published in 189 sources, the average annual growth rate in the literature volume of the subject was 1.61%, the average age was 7.63, the average number of citations was 11.04, and a total of 8421 references were cited. It was determined that 375 keywords were used in the publications, there were 794 author keywords, a total of 593 authors contributed to the field, and the rate of publications with international collaboration was 22.59%. It was determined that the most articles on the subject were published in 2021 and the journal with the most publications was "Sustainability" magazine.

Data show that cooperation in the field of health tourism is increasing and gaining importance on a global scale. Future studies are important in terms of filling the gaps in the sector and transforming them into practical applications by focusing on international cooperation models, health service quality and management strategies. Because comparative studies to be conducted in different geographies will contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of health tourism on a global scale.