Bibliometric Review of Türkiye-Based Publications on Organ Donation and Transplantation Between 2000 and 2025: A Thematic and Network-Based Approach.

Abstract

Objectives: A systematic analysis of organ donation -related publications can enable assessment of the existing knowledge base and can help inform future policy development Here, we analyzed scientific publications addressing public awareness on organ donation and transplantation between 2000 and 2025 by bibliometric method.

Materials and method: We conducted a descriptive study based on bibliometric analysis. We obtained data using EkşiVeri 1.0.5 R -Shiny Integrated Smart Data Analysis and Analytics Application. We obtained sources from an open access database known as (TR Index, a national database developed by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM in accordance with international standards to provide researchers with access to national and scientific content in electronic environment ). We searched publications using the key words "organ donation" and "transplantation." We evaluated relationships between concepts using network metrics such as modularity, centrality and average path length.

Results: Data were obtained from 63 research articles published by Turkish authors. Word networks with 23 nodes and 54 links at the title level and 20 nodes and 59 links at the subject level were created. Analysis of the title word network showed that the terms organ, donation, and transplantation were positioned as thematic centers with high degree and betweenness centrality values. In addition, broader and interdisciplinary concepts such as "medicine," "services," "ethics," and "policy" characterized the subject area. Publications often focused on students, health care professionals, and patient groups and revolved around themes of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Conclusions: Title searches for "organ" and "transplantation" showed publications originating from Türkiye that not only focused on organ donation and transplantation but also encompassed a broader and systemic context. Future studies should focus on different groups and increase initiatives aimed at raising public awareness of organ transplantation.