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A field\u2010level map is therefore needed to clarify how the literature has evolved and where it is currently concentrating.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to bibliometrically map the literature on caring behaviours in nursing, focusing on global research trends, thematic development, collaboration networks, citation performance, and the field's intellectual structure.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A bibliometric analysis was conducted on publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection between 1987 and 2025, following the SALSA framework. Analyses included performance indicators (publication growth; most productive journals and countries), Author Keyword\u2010based frequency, trend\u2010topic, co\u2010occurrence, and thematic analyses following synonym merging and spelling harmonization, co\u2010authorship network analysis (collaboration patterns), citation analyses, and co\u2010citation mapping to examine the field's intellectual structure.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 351 documents from 158 sources (1987\u20132025) were included. The literature demonstrated steady growth, accelerating after 2016. Core source outlets included\n BMC Nursing<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Journal of Nursing Administration<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Perspectives in Psychiatric Care<\/jats:italic>\n . The USA, Iran, China, and Turkey were among the most productive countries, while international co\u2010authorship remained limited (14.25%). Thematic signals suggested a shift from earlier emphases on patient satisfaction toward a more recent focus on nursing education, empathy, emotional intelligence, and, most recently, compassion fatigue. The thematic map positioned caring behaviours within the basic\u2010themes quadrant, whereas work environment and related humanistic\u2010care concepts showed greater thematic development. Foundational influences remained anchored in Watson and Swanson, and measurement\u2010oriented works (notably Wu and Wolf) functioned as key intellectual bridges.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Caring behaviours research appears to be a maturing but still expanding field with strong theoretical and measurement \u201canchors,\u201d yet comparatively constrained cross\u2010national collaboration. Future work may benefit from more internationally coordinated programmes and greater attention to cross\u2010cultural validation of measurement tools and to the emotional, organizational, and digitally mediated contexts in which caring behaviours are enacted.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.70318","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,1]],"date-time":"2026-10-01T09:56:17Z","timestamp":1790848577000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Caring Behaviours in Nursing: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends and Knowledge Structure"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0826-5682","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u0130lknur","family":"\u00d6zkan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"\u0130nternal Medicine Nursing Department Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University Kumluca T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7243-0734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Se\u00e7il","family":"Taylan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgical Nursing Department Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University Kumluca T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","unstructured":"American Nurses Association \u201cCode of Ethics for Nurses 2025 \u201davailable from https:\/\/codeofethics.ana.org\/home."},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"36","DOI":"10.1016\/j.profnurs.2024.11.001","article-title":"Weaving Caring Science Into the AACN Essentials: A Cross\u2010Impact Analysis and Resource Guide","volume":"56","author":"Horton\u2010Deutsch S.","year":"2025","journal-title":"Journal of Professional Nursing"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1233","DOI":"10.1111\/jocn.16964","article-title":"Patients' and Nurses' Experiences of Caring in Nursing: An Integrative Literature Review Across Clinical Practices","volume":"33","author":"Hynnekleiv I. 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