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The purpose of this study is to study academic publications related to Mevlâna Celâleddin Rumî in terms of bibliometric indicators. In the research, quality research patterns were preferred to study the situation. The data of the study was collected through the Elsevier Scopus bibliometric database. The data was analyzed using the bibliometric analysis technique. The study’s keyword network analysis was made and visualized using the VOSviewer (Version 1.6.9) package program. As a result, the publications related to Mevlâna were less between 1924-2003 and the number of research increased with 2006. According to the type of document, the majority of the publications are in the type of article. The study found that the language of publication was usually English. According to another data, 45 different institutions have found that the researchers have published the subject. The publications are generally produced by a single author. The most effective country in work with Mevlâna is Turkey. The Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektaş Velî Research Journal and National Folklore have found that they are the most contributing magazines to the area. The most frequently referred source type in the study in the field was the book, and mostly discussed subject area was tasavvuf.

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This study is aimed at analyzing the academic works regarding Mawlana Jalaluddin from the viewpoint of bibliometric indicators. Case study, one of the qualitative research methods, was prefered in this study. The data in the study was collected through Elsevier Scopus bibliometric data base. The data of the study was analyzed with bibliometric analysis technique. The keyword network analysis in the study was carried out and visualized by using the packaged software VOSviewer (version 1.6.9). Consequently, it was found that few works were published about Mawlana between 1924-2003, but the increase in the number of studies has been observed since 2006. It was understood that the majority of the publishings and types of these works were article according to document type. It was observed that publishing languages of the studies were mostly English. According to another data it was observed that reseachers from 45 different institutions published their works regarding the subject. Publications are mostly produced by a single author. It was determined that the most prolific country in the studies about Mawlana is Turkey. It was stated that Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaşi Velî Araştırma Dergisi and Millî Folklor have much contribution to the domain. It was understood that the type of the mostly refered resource is book, whereas the mostly discussed subject is islamic mysticism.

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