Global research trends of digital applications in medical education
Bingxin Chen, Xiuli Zhang · 2026
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Chen and Zhang mapped two decades of research on digital applications in medical education with bibliometric analysis, charting who publishes and on what themes, in a 2026 study. They collected 2,096 articles between 2014 and 2024 from the Web of Science and visualized trends and collaborations.
Chen found annual output climbing more than fivefold across the decade, from eighty-five papers in 2014 to four hundred forty-eight in 2024. The United States dominated, contributing about a third of papers and the most citations. The University of Toronto was the most prolific institution, and partnerships typically linked universities with hospitals. BMC Medical Education published the most articles, and Danish researcher Lars Konge was the most published and among the most cited authors. Keywords clustered on medical education, virtual reality, and simulation, marking simulation training as the field's center of gravity.
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| CREATOR | Bingxin Chen, Xiuli Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |