Bibliometric Analysis of Oral Health and Oral Care in Nursing by Visual Mapping Method (1981-2023)

Objective:This study aimed to identify scientific literature on oral care and oral health by analyzing the bibliometric characteristics of studies on oral care and oral health in the field of nursing. Method:The research is a descriptive and retrospective study. Research data were obtained from the Web of Sciences Core Collection database on February 12, 2024. The keywords “oral care”, “mouth care”, “oral health”, or “oral hygiene” were searched. We analyzed 733 research articles that met the inclusion criteria. The science mapping and bibliometric analyses were performed using the “VOSviewer” software. Results:The first article in this field was written by Reidun Daeffler in 1981. The most commonly used keywords in the field were “oral health”, “oral care” and “nursing”. The total number of citations was 9,446 and the average number of citations per article was 12.89. Conclusion:The popular research areas and topics of the scientific literature on oral care and oral health in nursing. The results of the bibliometric analysis showed that the interest in oral health and oral care in the field of nursing has increased in recent years.