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. 2023 Jul 26;11(1):e53.
doi: 10.22037/aaem.v11i1.2019. eCollection 2023.

Mapping Global Research in Emergency Medicine; a Bibliometric Analysis of Documents Indexed in the Web of Science Database

Saeid Golfiruzi  1 , Mohsen Nouri  2 , Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei  3 , Farzaneh Fazli  4 , Nahid Ramezanghorbani  4 , Mohammad Mahboubi  5 , Masoud Mohammadi  6
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Mapping Global Research in Emergency Medicine; a Bibliometric Analysis of Documents Indexed in the Web of Science Database

Saeid Golfiruzi et al. Arch Acad Emerg Med. .

Abstract

Introduction: Emergency medicine is a relatively new and rapidly growing specialty, and its research monitoring is important for future policies. This study aimed to analyze the published literature related to emergency medicine, to create a documented research perspective for this field.

Methods: This research is a bibliometric study that analyzes the research outputs of the subject area of emergency medicine indexed in the Web of Science database from the beginning to 2023. VOSviewer software was used to visualize and predict the trends in research on the topic.

Results: The findings showed that the University of California, The Journal of Neurotrauma and Brain Injury, Elsevier, and the USA were the most prolific units in the cycle of scientific productions in the field of emergency medicine. Results showed that most scientific productions in this field fall into 6 clusters: psychological impressions, injuries caused by traumatic events and the effects of traumas on children, pathophysiology and nervous system issues and related diseases, complications of traumatic events and injuries, biomechanics and complications caused by sports injuries, and consciousness.

Conclusion: In addition to interventions and clinical complications, research in the field of emergency medicine has also focused on psychological structures. So, based on various measurement indicators, the subjects of this field have been the focus of researchers' attention.

Keywords: Bibliographic network; Emergency Medicine; Science in literature; Scientometric.

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Conflict of interest statement

Not applicableThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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The annual growth trend of scientific productions in the field of emergency medicine based on the documents indexed in the Web of Science database.
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Visualization of the thematic map of research in the field of emergency medicine based on the documents indexed in the Web of Science database.
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Figure 3
The thematic map of research in the field of emergency medicine based on the average citations based on the documents indexed in the Web of Science database.
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Figure 4
The thematic map of research in the field of emergency medicine based on the year of publication based on the documents indexed in the Web of Science database.
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