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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Analyzing MHTW tourism for sustainable development

The author cooperation analysis conducted for this study a focus on theoretical concepts to practical applications.
revealed that Lin, Hsiao-Hsien, Hsu, Chin-Hsien, Ariza- Recent bursts observed in keywords such as “information,”
Montes, Antonic, Han, and Heesup represent core authors “sustainability,” “happiness,” and “services” indicate a
and have established several closely collaborating research growing interest in the practical aspects of sustainable
teams. The existence of core author groups in a research health tourism, including service provision, consumer
field indicates stable academic partnerships. The author demand, and well-being outcomes. Future research
cooperative network has evinced a trend of expansion in projects should investigate the underlying factors driving
recent years, reflecting a rise in interdisciplinary and cross- keyword bursts, track their longevity, and integrate burst
institutional collaborations. This trend is conducive to the analysis with cluster analysis to acquire a comprehensive
further advancement of this research domain. However, the understanding of the field’s knowledge structures, trends,
existing author network is still somewhat fragmented and and future directions.
more future scholarly collaborations should be encouraged, This study takes a more comprehensive and
especially across institutions and disciplines, to forge more interdisciplinary approach to analyze MHTW tourism in
intimate partnerships and promote the participation of the context of sustainable development and constructs a
emerging authors to instigate further research in this field. broader knowledge map. Previous studies have primarily
The study’s analysis of institutional knowledge graphs relied on qualitative methods such as interviews and case
identified the leading research institutions including studies (Johnson & Park, 2020; Ospina et al., 2018), which
the National University of Science and Technology, could offer limited research perspectives. Conversely, our
the Australian National University of Economics and investigation employed the methodology of bibliometric
Research, and the Asia University of Bucharest. These analysis and utilized Citespace software for data
core institutions have formed several closely-knit research visualization. This approach enables a more visual, objective,
teams, which evince stable cooperation in this research and expansive understanding of the knowledge structure,
domain. Institutional cooperation networks have expanded research hotspots, and development trends in this field.
in recent years, reflecting an increase in interdisciplinary Moreover, some studies have focused on specific
and cross-institutional cooperation, which helps to drive aspects of sustainable tourism, such as economic (Brown
the development of the discipline. However, some degree et al., 2011), social (Davis et al., 2021), or environmental
of fragmentation remains in the existing institutional (Lu & Nepal, 2009). However, our review delivers a more
network, and more interinstitutional and interdisciplinary holistic view by integrating discrete tourism concepts
cooperation should be encouraged in the future. In and disclosing their intersections with sustainable
addition, closer partnerships should be forged and the development. This approach enables us to identify
participation of emerging research institutions should critical interconnections and synergies between different
be encouraged to drive further research in this field. The domains and thus contributes to a more comprehensive
national cooperation map indicates that countries such understanding of sustainable tourism development.
as the United States, China, and Spain possess abundant
research output but also engage in close collaborations with Furthermore, our study highlights several future
other countries. Therefore, they occupy central positions research directions, including strengthening international
in the network. collaboration, promoting knowledge sharing and resource
integration, and exploring the application of emerging
Keyword cluster analyses reveal the diversity of technologies in MHTW tourism. These recommendations
research themes in the domains of medical treatment, align with recent calls for increased interdisciplinary
health, and recuperative and health-related tourism in the and transdisciplinary research in sustainable tourism
context of sustainable development. Such themes include (Thompson, 2021) and address the need to leverage
ecological services, mental health, vaccine efficacy, urban technological advancements to enhance service quality
sustainable development, and health crisis management, and sustainability (Chatterjee et al., 2023). Our study
among others. The interconnectedness between different contributes to the ongoing discourse on sustainable
clusters reflects domain-specific knowledge structures tourism by providing valuable guidance for future research
and evolutionary paths. Future research initiatives should and development in this domain and offers actionable
delve into the intersections of such themes and leverage insights for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
cluster analyses to identify research gaps and offer future
directions. 6. Conclusion
Keyword burst analyses highlight the dynamic This study employed bibliometric analysis and utilized
evolution of research priorities in this field, shifting from the Citespace software to systematically analyze the

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