Analysis of hotspots and development trends of Internet hospital research in China based on bibliometrics
10.3760/cma.j.cn111325-20230626-00496
- VernacularTitle:基于文献计量分析的我国互联网医院研究热点与发展趋势分析
- Author:
Zhenkun WANG
1
;
Gang YAO
;
Xiaohan HU
;
Shuai GE
;
Gang LI
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院门诊部办公室/互联网医院管理办公室，武汉 430030
- Keywords:
Telemedicine;
Internet hospitals;
Research hotspots;
Bibliometrics;
CiteSpace software
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2023;39(12):896-901
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the hotspots and development trends in the research of Internet hospitals in China, and provide reference for their high-quality development.Methods:Using theme retrieval method, Internet hospital related articles indexed by CNKI database up to December 2022 were selected as the object. CiteSpace V 5.7.R5 software was used to analyze research institution collaborations, research methods, high-frequency keywords, burst keywords, and thematic clusters of the articles, in order to explore research hotspots and evolutionary trends.Results:A total of 2 083 articles in compliance were retrieved. The period from 2015 to 2022 witnessed a rapid development phase in Internet hospital research. The highest annual publication volume was 438 articles in 2021. There were 274 collaboration nodes among research institutions, with an overall network density of<0.001. The relevant research primarily remained at the level of case analysis (1 626 articles), with empirical research (48 articles) being relatively less common within comprehensive studies (457 articles). " Internet hospital" was the most central keyword with a centrality value of 0.63. Among the six burst keywords obtained, except for " epidemic prevention and control", all of them fell into the coverage of researches on the service system of Internet hospitals, and their fluctuations were closely related to the promulgation of important policy documents or the social hot topics. Extraction of label words from the six meaningful clusters obtained found that the research hotspots primarily centered on platform construction and management, healthcare service system development, as well as COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control. Internet hospital research as a whole displayed distinct characteristics of the era, with research in this field becoming more refined and diverse after 2014.Conclusions:The following areas may grow into future research hotspots: the construction of Internet hospitals combining emerging technologies and the background, the Internet hospital service systems based on the needs of people′s health, and the standardized development of Internet hospitals combining operation and management. It is recommended to coordinate online and offline efforts, strengthen research collaboration, and improve research methods in order to further enhance the quality and level of research on Internet hospitals in China.
