Nunes Ana Raquel, Dale Jeremy
Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
Future Healthc J. 2025 Apr 11;12(2):100251. doi: 10.1016/j.fhj.2025.100251. eCollection 2025 Jun.
This study maps the development of sustainable healthcare research, identifying key contributors, collaborative networks and emerging trends.
To provide a comprehensive overview of the sustainable healthcare research landscape, offering insights to inform strategic planning, resource allocation and future research.
A bibliometric analysis of 842 publications up to May 2024 was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection. The analysis examined publication year, authorship, countries, journals, citations, research fields, subjects and methodologies. VOSviewer was used to visualise knowledge networks and research priorities.
Over 70% of publications emerged in the last 5 years, with the USA, England and Australia as leading contributors. Key trends include integrating environmental sustainability into healthcare and advancing green technologies.
The findings highlight the rapid growth of sustainable healthcare research, offering valuable insights for policymakers, researchers and healthcare professionals seeking to enhance the resilience and sustainability of healthcare systems.
本研究描绘了可持续医疗保健研究的发展情况,确定了关键贡献者、合作网络和新出现的趋势。
全面概述可持续医疗保健研究领域,提供见解以为战略规划、资源分配和未来研究提供参考。
使用科学引文索引核心合集对截至2024年5月的842篇出版物进行文献计量分析。该分析考察了出版年份、作者、国家、期刊、引用情况、研究领域、主题和方法。使用VOSviewer可视化知识网络和研究重点。
超过70%的出版物出现在过去5年,美国、英国和澳大利亚是主要贡献者。关键趋势包括将环境可持续性纳入医疗保健以及推进绿色技术。
研究结果突出了可持续医疗保健研究的快速增长,为寻求提高医疗保健系统恢复力和可持续性的政策制定者、研究人员和医疗保健专业人员提供了宝贵见解。