Research topics and trends in medical education by social network analysis

• Published in: BMC medical education Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 222 - 10
• Main Authors: Ji, Young A, Nam, Se Jin, Kim, Hong Gee, Lee, Jaeil, Lee, Soo-Kyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.09.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Biomedical Research - statistics & numerical data; Biomedical Research - trends; Complex systems theory; Education; Education, Medical; Female; Health education; Humans; Information retrieval; Keywords; Knowledge; Male; Medical education; Medical research; Medical students; Medical Subject Headings; Methods; Network Analysis; Planning; Research methodology; Research topics; Research trends; Researchers; Science; Scientometrics; Social network analysis; Social Networking; Social networks; Social studies; System theory; Trends; Medical education; Social network analysis; Research topics; Research trends; Complex systems theory

As studies analyzing the networks and relational structures of research topics in academic fields emerge, studies that apply methods of network and relationship analysis, such as social network analysis (SNA), are drawing more attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the interaction of med...