Sweileh Waleed M, Al-Jabi Samah W, Zyoud Sa'ed H, Sawalha Ansam F
Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2018 Dec;26(6):541-549. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12429. Epub 2018 Jan 8.
Improving pharmacy education requires continuous research to optimize education and consequently pharmacy practice. The goal of this study is to assess national and international contributions to pharmacy education research and present results in comparative bibliometric format.
Search strategy based on journal name and specific keywords pertaining to pharmacy education were used to retrieve the worldwide literature in pharmacy education using Scopus database during the period from 2000 to 2016. Bibliometric indicators were presented as top 10 list of countries, institutions and authors. VOSviewer was used to visualize international collaboration, while ArcMap10.1 software was used for geographical mapping of publications.
A total of 5363 documents, mostly as research articles (4027; 75.1%), were retrieved. A noticeable increase in publications was seen from 2007 to 2011. The USA contributed to more than half (53.6%) of worldwide research output. Saudi Arabia had the highest percentage of international authors representing international collaboration. There was an increase in multi-authored publications with time. The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (AJPE) ranked first (2822, 52.6%) while the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) had the largest research output with 141 (2.6%) publications. The vast majority of highly cited articles were published in AJPE, and highly cited topics included the use of social media in pharmacy education and the multi-professional learning experience.
Pharmacy education research is gaining momentum and is addressing various fields in education. Research in pharmacy education should be encouraged, particularly in developing countries, where education and practice are still lagging behind.
改进药学教育需要持续开展研究，以优化教育并进而优化药学实践。本研究的目的是评估国内外对药学教育研究的贡献，并以比较文献计量学的形式呈现结果。
使用基于期刊名称和与药学教育相关的特定关键词的检索策略，通过Scopus数据库检索2000年至2016年期间全球范围内的药学教育文献。文献计量指标以国家、机构和作者的前10名列表呈现。VOSviewer用于可视化国际合作，而ArcMap10.1软件用于出版物的地理映射。
共检索到5363篇文献，其中大部分为研究论文（4027篇；75.1%）。2007年至2011年期间出版物数量显著增加。美国对全球研究产出的贡献超过一半（53.6%）。沙特阿拉伯国际作者代表国际合作的比例最高。多作者出版物随时间增加。《美国药学教育杂志》（AJPE）排名第一（2822篇，52.6%），而美国药学院协会（AACP）的研究产出最大，有141篇（2.6%）出版物。绝大多数高被引文章发表在AJPE上，高被引主题包括社交媒体在药学教育中的应用和多专业学习体验。
药学教育研究正在蓬勃发展，并涉及教育的各个领域。应鼓励开展药学教育研究，特别是在教育和实践仍落后的发展中国家。
