Mapping of Studies on Knee and Hip Replacement in Nursing, Web of Science Analysis: A Descriptive Study

Objective: This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of nursing studies related to knee and hip replacements published in the Web of Science (WOS) database since 2015. Material and Methods: The retrospective descriptive study was conducted in June 2024 in a computerized environment. A search of the WOS Core Collection was conducted using the keywords ''arthroplasty'', ''knee replacement'', and ''hip replacement''. The RStudio Biblioshiny package was utilized for the bibliometric analysis of the data obtained from 364 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Results: The analysis revealed that the annual growth rate of publications was -5.09% across 73 different sources between 2015 and 2024. The most frequently used keywords were ''arthroplasty'' (7%, n=70), ''replacement'' (6%, n=63), and ''surgery'' (5%, n=52). ''Orthopaedic Nursing'' was identified as the most common journal for related publications. In terms of author distribution by country, Türkiye ranked 6th, with no evidence of co-publication with other countries. An analysis of the countries of the authors responsible for the publications evaluated revealed that there were 37 different countries, with the USA in first place with 117 publications. Conclusion: Nursing research on knee and hip replacement focuses on specific areas such as prosthesis, surgery, pain and care. Although there has not been a significant annual increase in the volume of nursing research on knee and hip replacement over the last decade, it has been noted that there is still active research in this area.