Abstract
This study provides an in-depth bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on the evolution of the medical and social security system, particularly its role in maintaining national and regional security. The author aims to identify specific relationships between health and social security concepts and national and regional security. The study aims to determine the direction of interest in research in the analyzed field by identifying clusters of research networks and leaders of scientific thought by country and region. In addition, statistical information on the impact of certain factors on the social situation of individual countries and the medical system and its indicators. To formalize the content and contextual dimension of research on the development of medical and social security of the population, selected publications indexed by the scientometric database Scopus until 2021 inclusive. VOS Viewer, Google Books Ngram Viewer and Google Trends tools were used for the analysis. The connection between the intensification of research in this area and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing impact on the world economy and the social situation of regions has been revealed. The current trends in the popularity of research topics in the field of development of the medical and social security system, which is the basis for further research in this area. The study results showed that the consideration of health and social care in the scientific literature gained the most popularity in the period from 2008 to 2021, occupying a prominent place in the system of economic research and management research. Summarizing the results of individual blocks of analysis allowed us to note that the bulk of research is focused on identifying the relationship of the medical and social system with national security and welfare. No less attention is paid to innovative technologies in the development of medical and social industries and issues of financial support for the health care system and other critical social areas.