| Sumario: | Aim: This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the health literacy studies conducted during the COVID -19 pandemic period. Methods: The search was based on the use of "Health literacy" AND "COVID*" OR "Coronavirus*" OR "Novel Coronavirus" AND "Nursing" OR "Nurse*" keywords in WoS between the years 2020 and 2022. The search included a total of 27 articles, which were analyzed using the bibliometric method. The publications were analyzed in terms of issues such as the year of publication, journal information, country distributions, number of authors, number of samples, study design, etc. Analyses also included the graphics of the top-used words, interaction of the top-used words, and interaction of the top-cited publications via VoS viewer. Results: Analysis results showed that in addition to health literacy, the studies were also found to include topics such as digital literacy, fear, and anxiety. Conclusions: It is evident that the importance of the concept of health literacy, which is an important public health issue worldwide, should be explored through more comprehensive studies.
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