Identification of Hotspots and Bibliometric Trends within Spirituality Research Related to Women's Health (2000-2024)

Bibliometric analysis is an innovative combination of different methods to conduct quantitative analysis of scientific output. This study aimed to analyze the bibliometric patterns of spirituality research in women's health. This is a descriptive bibliometric study. Data were obtained from Web of Science Core Collection database. Data analysis was conducted with Web of Science Core Collection, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix package in R software. A total of 2169 articles were analyzed. A total of 1418 authors and 576 institutions from 48 countries have contributed spirituality research in women's health. The most productive author was Wilfred McSherry with 17 articles. The USA with 177 articles and Universidade De Sao Paulo 35 articles were the most productive country and institution, respectively. The top 10 keywords on this research area were health, care, religion, quality of life, needs, cancer, stress, life, mental health, and experiences. The study will help to finding potential collaborators, countries, and institutions for future researchers. In addition, it will guide researchers, practitioners, and scholars in further studies, health policy development, and evidence-based clinical practice on spirituality in women's health. This study not only enriches global readers in the field of spirituality research in women's health but may also be beneficial in providing input to guide future research.