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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Analyzing MHTW tourism for sustainable development

Figure 2. Analysis of author collaborative networks relating to medical, health, therapy, and wellness tourism and sustainability (2014 – 2024)

issues in medical treatment, health, and recuperative and 4.3. Institutional collaborative knowledge maps
health-related tourism. Publications have peaked in recent Institutional collaborative knowledge maps can display
years, particularly in 2020 and 2021, underscoring the cooperative relationships forged between discrete
urgency and relevance of sustainable practices in MHTW institutions, reveal the cooperative network structure in
tourism amidst global environmental challenges.
a research field, and identify key research centers (Luo
The collaborative network analysis illuminates the et al., 2022). The knowledge graph constructed in this
existence of a complex web of interactions among study identified the key research institutions and disclosed
researchers, indicating robust and dynamic partnerships. modes of cooperation in the fields of medical treatment,
Central figures within the network such as Hsiao-Hsien Lin health, recuperative and health-related tourism, and
and Chin-Hsien Hsu facilitate the exchange of knowledge sustainability research.
and ideas by acting as key influencers and connectors. Figure 3 shows the distribution of institutions researching
Emerging collaborations noted between recent contributors sustainable fashion design. Table 3 ranks mainstream
such as Fyall and Radovanovic highlight a trend toward research institutions by the number of publications and
interdisciplinary and cross-institutional research efforts. selects the top ten institutions, revealing a high level of
This evolving collaborative landscape fosters innovative
solutions to sustainability challenges and simultaneously global participation. Institutions such as the National
Chin-Yi University of Technology and the Australian
contributes to a diversified and enriched knowledge base in National University top the list with five and four
the fields of research related to medical treatment, health,
and recuperative and health-related tourism. These author publications, respectively, which underscores their pivotal
collaborations are not extensive and include only two or contribution to the development of the field. Other notable
three researchers. Evidently, it is difficult to form stable contributors include Asia University Taiwan and Bucharest
University of Economic Studies with three publications
alliances of researchers in this field that evince a robust
leadership relationship. Thus, author partnerships remain each, which demonstrates their extensive research activity
fragmented. We could identify key investigators, assess the and sustained interest in sustainability and MHTW
quality and intensity of research collaborations, and predict tourism at varied academic centers around the world.
possible future research directions and opportunities for Figure 3 depicts the institutional collaboration network,
collaboration through our interpretation of the data. highlighting the highly interconnected nature of research

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