Bibliometric Analysis of The Medical Journal of Suleyman Demirel University for The Years 2020–2025

ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the bibliometric overview of articles published in the Medical Journal of Süleyman Demirel University between 2020 and 2025, and thereby to reveal the journal’s current publication profile and developmental trends.Material and MethodAll articles published in the journal between January 2020 and December 2025 were retrieved from the DergiPark archive and cross-checked with Google Scholar. Data were independently extracted by two researchers using a pre-specified coding form; disagreements were resolved by consensus. Citations were retrieved on a single reference date (15 December 2025). Analyses were structured as a primary stream restricted to regular issues (n=438) and a supplementary stream including special issues (n=482). Departmental and institutional collaboration networks, as well as a keyword co-occurrence network, were constructed in Python (NetworkX). Group differences were tested with Pearson’s chi-square, Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests, and Spearman correlations (α=0.05).ResultsIn regular issues (n=438), 84.93% of articles were research articles, 7.53% case reports, 6.39% reviews, and 1.14% other. In the two special issues (n=44), reviews dominated (81.82%). The article-type mix, publication language, and study-design distribution all shifted significantly across 2020–2025 (all p