ReviewHeliyon2024
Global trends and hotpots in standardised patients research in the last 30 years: A bibliometric analysis.
Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Research hotspots and trends in the application of electroencephalography for assessment of disorders of consciousness: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- A qualitative exploration of quality assurance for standardized patient in China.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
Background: The research trends regarding standardised patients(SPs) in the education of health professions students have not been systematically studied. Methods: All published literature on SPs from January 1994 to January 2024 in Web of Science was screened by two reviewers. Bibliometric analysis and knowledge mapping visualisation analysis were performed using Cite Space software. The country, institution, journal, keyword co-occurrence, and keyword emergence were visualised. Result: A total of 3259 records were analysed. The amount of relevant literature in the past 30 years showed an upward trend involving 109 disciplinary categories, with the United States dominating. The five central research teams were from the United States and Canada. Nursing education is increasingly using SPs, especially in advanced nursing practice. As for the hotspot and trend analysis, the results indicate that there is still continuous attention to the impact of applying standardised patients on improving the communication ability, competence and performance of medical students. Additionally, there is a growing interest in exploring the application of visual simulation or artificial intelligence in standardised patient-related research. Conclusions: Research on SPs' has received continued attention. To cater to the diverse requirements of education and clinical context, there is a need for further exploration of SPs utilisation. AI-relevant SPs might be a new alternative for various scenarios in the future.
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