Research fronts analysis of medical education based on web of science (2025)

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20250410-00400

Abstract

Abstract: Objective Understanding the research fronts in the field of medical education and the distribution of published papers in China. Methods On March 21, 2025, based on the web of science (WOS), with medical education as the theme, CiteSpace and WOS analytical tools were used for co-citation cluster analysis and publication volume analysis of the included literature. Results A total of 5 233 articles were included. Cluster analysis revealed six main research fronts in 2024: professional identity formation, large language model, precision education, extended reality, artificial intelligence, and covid-19 pandemic. From 2015 to 2024, the proportion of China′s published papers rose from 2.6% (64/2 469) in 2015, ranking seventh, to 11.1% (583/5 233) in 2024, ranking second. Conclusions Precision education has become an emerging research front in 2024, artificial intelligence research has received continuous attention. The global contribution proportion of Chinese medical education research literature has demonstrated progressive growth.

Key words: Education, medical, Bibliometrics, Cluster analysis, Web of science

CLC Number:

R-05

Wen Deliang, Li Honghe, Song Xinzhi, Xin Chunyu, Tan Jiaxi. Research fronts analysis of medical education based on web of science (2025)[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2025, 45(12): 889-894.

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