Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Epidemic Prevention and Control, Young Scientific Research and Innovation Team, Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Nov 1;103(44):e40388. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040388.
In response to global health challenges, implementing innovative educational strategies is crucial for preparing public health professionals with the required skills. This study employed CiteSpace and VOSviewer to visually analyze 3 decades of research on virtual simulation technology in public health education and training. The visual knowledge map created aimed to uncover the research trends, key areas of interest, and emerging frontiers in this domain.
Leveraging the Web of Science core collection database and employing bibliometric methods, the CiteSpace and VOSviewer softwares were used to analyze the annual publication, literature distribution, country/institution distribution, author distribution, co-cited literature, and keywords related to the virtual simulation technology in public health education and training over the past 30 years. A visual map was then created.
A total of 1241 research articles were involved in the analysis. The yearly publication count and citations had an overall upward trend, with a significant increase in the number of publications since 2019. The studies in this domain are mainly concentrated in developed countries, particularly in Europe and the United States. The United States emerged as the frontrunner in terms of the number of publications, while both the United Kingdom and the United States exhibited the highest mediation centrality and exerted the greatest international influence. Harvard University made the most substantial contribution with 50 articles and exhibited an institutional cooperation centrality of 0.12. The paper entitled "Using thematic analysis in psychology" had the highest number of citations (28). The primary research hotspots included disaster medicine, telehealth, and virtual reality, while aspects such as digital health, augmented reality, and serious games had consistent continuity. An emerging research frontier, Post-2020, included several topics such as medicine, COVID-19, quality, virtual learning, rehabilitation, depression, and strategy.
This study presents the inaugural comprehensive analysis of global trends, hotspots, frontiers, and advancements in the implementation of virtual simulation technology in public health education and training, utilizing CiteSpace and VOSviewer software. The research findings reveal a significant surge in publications since 2019, with a particular emphasis on disaster medicine, telehealth, and virtual reality, indicating the versatility and promise of virtual simulation in the changing educational environments. These findings emphasize the significance of virtual simulation as a dynamic and progressive tool in public health education, proposing a promising direction for future research and practical applications.
为应对全球健康挑战，实施创新教育策略对于培养具备所需技能的公共卫生专业人员至关重要。本研究采用 CiteSpace 和 VOSviewer 对视 30 年来公共卫生教育和培训中虚拟仿真技术的研究进行可视化分析。创建的可视化知识图谱旨在揭示该领域的研究趋势、关注的重点领域和新兴前沿。
利用 Web of Science 核心合集数据库并采用文献计量学方法，使用 CiteSpace 和 VOSviewer 软件分析了过去 30 年中公共卫生教育和培训中虚拟仿真技术相关的年度出版物、文献分布、国家/机构分布、作者分布、共被引文献和关键词。然后创建了一个可视化图谱。
共纳入 1241 篇研究文章进行分析。年度出版物数量和引文数量总体呈上升趋势，自 2019 年以来出版物数量显著增加。该领域的研究主要集中在发达国家，尤其是欧洲和美国。美国在出版物数量方面处于领先地位，而英国和美国在国际影响力方面表现出最高的中介中心度。哈佛大学以 50 篇文章的数量做出了最大的贡献，并且具有 0.12 的机构合作中心度。被引频次最高的文章是题为“在心理学中使用主题分析”的文章（28 次）。主要研究热点包括灾害医学、远程医疗和虚拟现实，而数字健康、增强现实和严肃游戏等方面具有持续的连续性。新兴的研究前沿“后 2020”包括医学、COVID-19、质量、虚拟学习、康复、抑郁和策略等多个主题。
本研究使用 CiteSpace 和 VOSviewer 软件首次全面分析了全球公共卫生教育和培训中虚拟仿真技术的实施趋势、热点、前沿和进展。研究结果显示，自 2019 年以来出版物数量显著增加，特别关注灾害医学、远程医疗和虚拟现实，这表明虚拟仿真在不断变化的教育环境中具有多功能性和广阔前景。这些发现强调了虚拟仿真作为公共卫生教育中动态和不断发展的工具的重要性，为未来的研究和实际应用提出了一个有前途的方向。
