Science relations and collaboration networks of spiritual health

A bibliometric and visualization analysis

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ID22334785
AuthorsHakimeh Khateri (0000-0003-1715-1289, School of Management and Medical Informatics), Vahideh Zarea Gavgani (0000-0002-3278-6859, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, corresponding author), Akram Heidari (0000-0002-0538-2293, Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services), Shafi Habibi (0000-0002-5875-4791, School of Management and Medical Informatics), Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda (0000-0002-1797-8916, School of Management and Medical Informatics)
Year2025
Pages1-21
Publication date2025-09-16
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal for the Study of Spirituality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2044-0243 • E-ISSN: 2044-0251
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/20440243.2025.2540637
OpenAlexW4414266302
LanguageEN
References cited27

Spirituality is one of the topics that has received attention in non-medication therapies. This was a bibliometrics study and aimed to visualize the scientific relationships within the field of spiritual health. Scientific collaboration network from the perspectives of authorship, institution, and geographical location of research was analysed. The sample size consisted of 1102 articles published from January 2012 to March 2023. Ravar PreMap, UCINet, and VOSviewer software were utilized for data preparation, visualization, and network density (ND) calculations. We identified six subject clusters in the global spiritual health research, including spirituality, cancer, well-being, depression, COVID-19, and women’s health. Keywords such as spirituality (count 667, weight 4550) and religion (count 356, weight 2614), followed by quality of life, well-being, and cancer, were recognized as influential terms within this network. Countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia, along with institutions such as Duke University and Harvard University, were identified as the most influential countries and scientific hubs. The density of collaboration networks for authors, institutions, and countries was (ND 0.013, SD 0.1132), (ND 0.016, SD 0.1253), and (ND 0.116, SD 0.3203), respectively. It is highly recommended to facilitate the collaboration between research institutions and countries and to encourage the experimental, multisite studies about the potential effects of spirituality on health in chronic disease

Data visualization · Information visualization · Social network analysis · Spirituality · Visualization · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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