E-Government Development and Health Sector: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This study intends to conduct a bibliometric analysis on the development of e-government and the health sector within the web of science database from 2005 to 2023. The paper covered the last three decades of publications and performed a science mapping analysis on articles.  A  no total of 172 articles were evaluated using science mapping methodologies with VOSviewer as the analysis tool. The data show a large rise in publications over the last decade, indicating increased interest among scholars and practitioners in this topic. The most influential journals found in this area were the international journal of environmental research and public health, frontiers in public health, and sustainability. Despite the maturity of research in eGovernment and health, this study is unique in its use of bibliometric analysis to this topic. The thorough approaches used provide excellent insights into scientific productivity, key authors, citable documents, and keyword co-occurrences.