Wiwatkunupakarn Nutchar, Moonkayaow Sasiwimon, Morse Abigail, Buawangpong Nida, Pliannuom Suphawita, Tint Soe Sandi, Wattanapisit Apichai, Angkurawaranon Chaisiri
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Global Health and Chronic Conditions Research Center, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Heliyon. 2024 Nov 2;10(21):e40090. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40090. eCollection 2024 Nov 15.
Family medicine has been recognized as a medical specialty in Thailand. However, there is a lack of information about scholarly publications. Bibliometric analysis is a valuable methodology for identifying research trends and knowledge gaps in this field. This study aims to analyze scholarly publications related to family medicine in Thailand.
This bibliometric analysis was conducted based on the PubMed search in March 2023. All relevant literature related to 'family medicine' and 'Thailand' was retrieved. Performance analysis examined the publication trends from 1963 to 2023, the top 10 journals publishing relevant articles, and the number of publications by research areas. Science mapping depicted clusters of co-occurring author keywords, their relationships, and the research themes' trend over two decades.
A total of 1483 publications were retrieved. The number of publications showed an upward trend, increasing from 61 before 2000 to 359 in 2020. The Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand was the leading journal, publishing 267 articles (18.0 %). Research areas were categorized into Basic Knowledge (n = 211), Clinical Problem Solving (n = 714), Health Service (n = 256), Health System (n = 254), and Medical Education (n = 48). Science mapping identified six clusters based on 106 co-occurrence keywords, including public health, health services, medical issues in older adults, healthcare access, epidemiology, and others. Research themes have shifted from infectious diseases and public health to primary care and non-communicable diseases.
Future research should focus more on implementation at a population level and healthcare system, with more investigation into geriatric care and child and maternal health.
家庭医学在泰国已被确认为一个医学专业。然而，关于学术出版物的信息却很匮乏。文献计量分析是识别该领域研究趋势和知识空白的一种有价值的方法。本研究旨在分析泰国与家庭医学相关的学术出版物。
本文献计量分析基于2023年3月在PubMed上的检索。检索了所有与“家庭医学”和“泰国”相关的文献。绩效分析考察了1963年至2023年的出版趋势、发表相关文章的前10种期刊以及各研究领域的出版物数量。科学图谱描绘了共同出现的作者关键词的聚类、它们之间的关系以及二十年来研究主题的趋势。
共检索到1483篇出版物。出版物数量呈上升趋势，从2000年前的61篇增加到2020年的359篇。《泰国医学协会杂志》是领先期刊，发表了267篇文章（占18.0%）。研究领域分为基础知识（n = 211）、临床问题解决（n = 714）、卫生服务（n = 256）、卫生系统（n = 254）和医学教育（n = 48）。科学图谱基于106个共现关键词识别出六个聚类，包括公共卫生、卫生服务、老年人医疗问题、医疗保健可及性、流行病学等。研究主题已从传染病和公共卫生转向初级保健和非传染性疾病。
未来的研究应更多地关注人群层面和医疗保健系统的实施，更多地调查老年护理以及儿童和孕产妇健康。
