MULTİPLE SKLEROZ’DA REHABİLİTASYONUN BİLİMSEL HARİTALAMA YÖNTEMİYLE ANALİZİ

Abstract

This study is about scientific analysis of Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation. For this purpose, scientific mapping method was used in the analysis of publications. Scientific studies published in the Web of Science (WoS) database on rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis between 1986-2021 were analyzed by bibliometric analysis method. VOSviewer package program was used to analyze the data. The data were analyzed in terms of variables such as the author of the publications, countries, active journal, citations, institutions, keywords. As a result of the study, regarding the publications on multiple sclerosis and its rehabilitation; the highest number of studies were published between 2018-2021, with the USA in the first place in this regard; Researchers affiliated with the University of Alabama Birmingham have the most publications on this subject; most publications were published in the journal Disability and Rehabilitation; the researcher who contributed the most to the subject is Robert W. Motl; It was seen that the most cited publication on multiple sclerosis belongs to Kurtzke JF. From Turkey, Idiman E. is at the forefront of the names that contribute to this field. As a result of the findings, it has been observed that the publications on multiple sclerosis and its rehabilitation have increased in recent years. This study can provide researchers with useful information about research directions and limitations, and coauthorship of publications. Focus on research base and collaborations should be increased for high quality multiple sclerosis rehabilitation studies.