Research Trends and Hot Topics on Virtual Reality in Nursing: A Bibliometric Analysis Using CiteSpace

Our current featured article is authored by Selma Turan Kavradim, PhD; Şefika Tuğba Yangöz, PhD; and Zeynep Ozer, PhD, titled Research Trends and Hot Topics on Virtual Reality in Nursing: A Bibliometric Analysis Using CiteSpace. Drs Turan Kavradim and Ozer are from the Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, and Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. Dr Yangöz is from the Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. This article is available to download at no cost while it is featured! Dr. Turan Kavradim provided this background information about their article:

We conducted this bibliometric analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the development of virtual reality in nursing and to identify research trends and current issues in this field. Virtual reality applications in nursing have been making great progress in recent years, and the number of studies continues to increase over the years. Bibliometric studies can make it easier to master the field by summarizing large amounts of data. By identifying gaps in the field, it can provide important data to researchers, educators, and health professionals in planning new studies, and most importantly, it can guide the realization of collaborations. We have seen that recently published bibliometric studies on virtual reality do not adequately reflect the current situation due to various limitations, so we decided to conduct this research. We obtained important data during this research process, which started with the idea of introducing the roles of virtual reality in the nursing discipline, revealing the most studied areas and collaborations, and identifying research trends, current issues, and gaps in this field. We are excited to share this article and hope that our research results can benefit researchers, educators, and healthcare professionals.

Dr. Selma Turan Kavradım

Akdeniz University, Nursing Faculty