Mapping the Nursing Literature in Wound, Ostomy and Incontinence Care: A Bibliometric Analysis

Seçil Taylan; Gülden Küçükakça Çelik

Article Details

Mapping the Nursing Literature in Wound, Ostomy and Incontinence Care: A Bibliometric Analysis

Authors:

Seçil Taylan | Gülden Küçükakça Çelik

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Cerrahi Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.809-822

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351861

pISSN:

2146-9954

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Abstract:

 This search was undertaken to provide a structured macroscopic overview of the characteristics and research advances associated with the nursing literature in wound, ostomy, and incontinence care. Web of Science was selected as the search engine for the bibliometric analysis. The analysis was performed using the biblioshiny application available in the bibliometrics package R. The study analysed 8537 nursing articles on wounds, 737 on ostomies and 3459 on urinary incontinence. There are 1767 productive journals on wound care, 230 on ostomy care and 854 on incontinence care. 9 journals on wounds, 5 on ostomies and 17 on incontinence were in the first zone according to Bradfords law. It was found that authors publication productivity did not follow Lotkas law in any of the three fields. The study analysed by keyword plus. In the nursing literature, research on wounds tends to focus on care, management and prevention; research on ostomies: quality of life, surgery and stoma; research on incontinence tends to focus on prevalence, urinary incontinence and quality of life. Looking at the top five countries producing nursing publications on this topic; for wounds USA, Australia, China, UK, Japan; for ostomy USA, China, UK, Turkey, Brazil; for incontinence Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey. This bibliometric study provided comprehensive information on global trends and highlights in wound, ostomy and incontinence research, three specific fields of WOC nursing literature. It also identified common and different aspects of the literature across these three specific fields of WOC nursing.

 This search was undertaken to provide a structured macroscopic overview of the characteristics and research advances associated with the nursing literature in wound, ostomy, and incontinence care. Web of Science was selected as the search engine for the bibliometric analysis. The analysis was performed using the biblioshiny application available in the bibliometrics package R. The study analysed 8537 nursing articles on wounds, 737 on ostomies and 3459 on urinary incontinence. There are 1767 productive journals on wound care, 230 on ostomy care and 854 on incontinence care. 9 journals on wounds, 5 on ostomies and 17 on incontinence were in the first zone according to Bradfords law. It was found that authors publication productivity did not follow Lotkas law in any of the three fields. The study analysed by keyword plus. In the nursing literature, research on wounds tends to focus on care, management and prevention; research on ostomies: quality of life, surgery and stoma; research on incontinence tends to focus on prevalence, urinary incontinence and quality of life. Looking at the top five countries producing nursing publications on this topic; for wounds USA, Australia, China, UK, Japan; for ostomy USA, China, UK, Turkey, Brazil; for incontinence Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey. This bibliometric study provided comprehensive information on global trends and highlights in wound, ostomy and incontinence research, three specific fields of WOC nursing literature. It also identified common and different aspects of the literature across these three specific fields of WOC nursing.

 This search was undertaken to provide a structured macroscopic overview of the characteristics and research advances associated with the nursing literature in wound, ostomy, and incontinence care. Web of Science was selected as the search engine for the bibliometric analysis. The analysis was performed using the biblioshiny application available in the bibliometrics package R. The study analysed 8537 nursing articles on wounds, 737 on ostomies and 3459 on urinary incontinence. There are 1767 productive journals on wound care, 230 on ostomy care and 854 on incontinence care. 9 journals on wounds, 5 on ostomies and 17 on incontinence were in the first zone according to Bradfords law. It was found that authors publication productivity did not follow Lotkas law in any of the three fields. The study analysed by keyword plus. In the nursing literature, research on wounds tends to focus on care, management and prevention; research on ostomies: quality of life, surgery and stoma; research on incontinence tends to focus on prevalence, urinary incontinence and quality of life. Looking at the top five countries producing nursing publications on this topic; for wounds USA, Australia, China, UK, Japan; for ostomy USA, China, UK, Turkey, Brazil; for incontinence Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey. This bibliometric study provided comprehensive information on global trends and highlights in wound, ostomy and incontinence research, three specific fields of WOC nursing literature. It also identified common and different aspects of the literature across these three specific fields of WOC nursing.

 This search was undertaken to provide a structured macroscopic overview of the characteristics and research advances associated with the nursing literature in wound, ostomy, and incontinence care. Web of Science was selected as the search engine for the bibliometric analysis. The analysis was performed using the biblioshiny application available in the bibliometrics package R. The study analysed 8537 nursing articles on wounds, 737 on ostomies and 3459 on urinary incontinence. There are 1767 productive journals on wound care, 230 on ostomy care and 854 on incontinence care. 9 journals on wounds, 5 on ostomies and 17 on incontinence were in the first zone according to Bradfords law. It was found that authors publication productivity did not follow Lotkas law in any of the three fields. The study analysed by keyword plus. In the nursing literature, research on wounds tends to focus on care, management and prevention; research on ostomies: quality of life, surgery and stoma; research on incontinence tends to focus on prevalence, urinary incontinence and quality of life. Looking at the top five countries producing nursing publications on this topic; for wounds USA, Australia, China, UK, Japan; for ostomy USA, China, UK, Turkey, Brazil; for incontinence Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey. This bibliometric study provided comprehensive information on global trends and highlights in wound, ostomy and incontinence research, three specific fields of WOC nursing literature. It also identified common and different aspects of the literature across these three specific fields of WOC nursing.

Article Details

Mapping the Nursing Literature in Wound, Ostomy and Incontinence Care: A Bibliometric Analysis

Authors:

Seçil Taylan | Gülden Küçükakça Çelik

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Cerrahi Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.809-822

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351861

pISSN:

2146-9954

Wound

Ostomy

İncontinence

Nursing

Bibliometric AnalysisYara

Stoma

İnkontinans

Hemşirelik

Bibliyometrik analiz

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Seçil Taylan | Gülden Küçükakça Çelik

Publisher: Gumushane University

Main Topics: Cerrahi Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Journal: Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.809-822

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351861

pISSN: 2146-9954

Issues

Authors:

Seçil Taylan | Gülden Küçükakça Çelik

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Cerrahi Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.809-822

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351861

pISSN:

2146-9954