Author(s): Afonso, Ana ; Sitefane, Sara ; Fabri, Janaína ; Rabiais, Isabel ; Caldeira, Sílvia
Date: 2025
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/47857
Origin: Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Subject(s): Bibliometrics; Nurse; Spiritual care; Education; Teaching
The study of spirituality in nursing education has become an emerging academic field, making it important to understand its evolution using bibliometric indicators. To achieve this, a search was conducted on July 8, 2024, using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Titles and abstracts were screened in Rayyan, and data analysis was performed using Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny in the R language. A total of two hundred thirty documents published between 1981 and 2024 were included. The United States contributed the most publications (n = 70), and Wilfred McSherry was the most prolific author, with 16 publications and the highest h-index. Nurse Education Today was the journal with the most publications. Transition themes identified include spiritual competence and spiritual care education.
