A bibliometric analysis of studies on children's rights

The aim of this study is to examine the bibliometric characteristics of studies on children's rights published in the Scopus database. The bibliometric analysis method was employed in this research, and studies related to children's rights published in the Scopus database were retrieved on December 30, 2024. After a data cleaning process was applied to the obtained data, the dataset was uploaded to VOSviewer version 1.6.20 for analysis, and bibliometric maps were generated. As a result of the study, it was found that the most frequently used keyword in the field of children's rights is "children's rights," and the country receiving the highest number of citations in this field is the United Kingdom. The researcher with the most citations was identified as Ann Quennerstedt. It was also observed that the highest number of publications in this field occurred in 2023, and the journal that received the most citations on the subject was the International Journal of Children's Rights. Most of the studies in this area were published as articles, and the most cited publication was A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission. In the context of children's rights, the institution with the highest number of citations was The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and among the research areas, social sciences ranked first in studies on children's rights.