Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity applications in the healthcare sector: a bibliometric analysis

The purpose of this study is to reveal the scope of research conducted in the fields of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity within the healthcare sector and to analyze the prominent thematic trends in these studies. In the existing literature, no study has been found that comprehensively analyzes research on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in healthcare using a holistic method. Accordingly, in order to address the research question, “How are the scope and thematic trends of studies focusing on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in healthcare shaped in the literature?”, a total of 565 articles published in the Scopus database between 2020 and 2025 were examined using the descriptive content analysis method, one of the qualitative analysis techniques. The study reveals that the highest number of publications worldwide originates from Asia, while the most citations are attributed to publications by researchers in the United States and Australia. Furthermore, the research shows that the publications on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity fall into three distinct thematic clusters.

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