ArticleMedical science educator2021
Global Research Activity on E-Learning in Health Sciences Education: a Bibliometric Analysis.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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Abstract
Objective: Progress in electronic learning (e-learning) and health sciences education is an indicator of the national and international efforts to achieve sustainable development goals regarding good health and quality education. The objective of the current study was to describe research volume and trends on e-learning in the health sciences education. Methods: A bibliometric methodology was adopted. The study period was from database inception until December 31, 2020. The data was downloaded from Scopus as a "csv" file. The data was analyzed to reveal prominent contributing countries, institution, authorship patterns, the degree of collaboration, international research collaboration, prominent sources for publications, frequent author keywords, the impact of research in terms of citations, and healthcare groups targeted in research. Results: In total, 4576 records were retrieved. The analysis revealed an increasing growth in number of publications with time. There was a sharp peak in 2020. Recent literature on e-learning in health education included keywords such as flipped classroom, mobile learning, blended learning, and COVID-19. Countries in the European region and the region of the Americas have the highest contribution while countries in the African and the South-East Asian region have the least contribution. There was an increasing trend in the degree of author collaboration with time. However, the extent of international research collaboration was inadequate. The USA had the least percentage of documents with international authors (18%) while Sweden had the highest (70.6%). Documents published from Canada had the highest number of citations per document. The Conclusion: Data presented can be used to develop and enhance e-learning in health sciences education in regions with poor research contribution. Policies regarding open access publications, international research collaboration, and adoption of e-learning methodologies in low- and middle-income countries need to be endorsed.
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