۱۱۲ Years of Medical English: A Scientometric Analysis

This study addresses the science mapping and visualization of the ۱۱۲ years of academic literature on medical English. The data for the present study was retrieved from the Web of Science database, which contains all English-only articles from ۱۹۱۲ to ۲۰۲۴. The scientometric techniques and analysis were done using VOSviewer. These methods of analysis include publication and citation patterns, co-authorship and co-occurrence networks, and bibliometric coupling of items. The findings indicated that the total number of articles published in Medical English from ۱۹۱۲ to ۲۰۲۴ was ۱۰۳۹۶. The publications surged from ۱۹۸۸ to ۱۹۹۲ and had a steady rise until its peak in ۲۰۲۳. Citations, however, differ from publication trends and have fluctuated during this time frame. Furthermore, authors, institutions, and the country's collaborative networks were examined to have a snapshot of the relationships across disciplines. The findings revealed a strong correlation between co-authorship and bibliometric coupling of countries, which shows that the USA, the UK, Australia, and Canada collaborate the most within the literature. Universities of San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington are considered among the leading research institutions in terms of output, while universities such as San Francisco, Harvard University, and Toronto rank among the top in terms of citations. Moving to author-level metrics, the output and citation patterns indicate that De Lusignan and Schillinger are the most prolific authors. At the same time, Shimada, Yoshida, and Grumbach have the most citations. Moreover, keyword co-occurrences showed that keywords such as "care," "impact," "healthcare," "health," and "quality" tended to appear most frequently in the literature.