Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Mar 22, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 22, 2018 - Aug 17, 2018
Date Accepted: Oct 17, 2019
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Trends and Visibility of ‘Digital Health’ as a Keyword in Research Publications in the New Millennium: A Bibliographic–Bibliometric Analysis on Articles by JMIR Publications
ABSTRACT
Background:
Digital health has become an advancing phenomenon in the healthcare systems of modern societies. Over the past two decades, various digital health options, technologies, and innovations have been introduced, many of them still being investigated and evaluated by researchers all around the globe. However, the actual trends and visibility of peer–reviewed publications using ‘digital health’ as a keyword to reflect the topic, published by major relevant journals, still remain to be quantified.
Objective:
Our study aimed to conduct a bibliographic–bibliometric analysis on the publications by JMIR Publications journals which used ‘digital health’ as keyword. We evaluated the trends, topics, and citations of these research publications, with the hope to identify the important share and contribution of JMIR journals in publishing articles on digital health.
Methods:
All JMIR Publications journals were searched between January 2000 and August 2019, to find articles in English, in which the authors focused on, utilized, or discussed digital health in their study and used ‘digital health’ as a keywird. Additionally, a bibliometric–bibliometric analysis was conducted using the freely–available, Profiles Research Networking Software by the Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center.
Results:
Out of 1,797 articles having ‘digital health’ as a keyword, mostly between 2016 and 2019, 277 articles (32.3%) were published by JMIR Publications journals, mainly the original Journal of Medical Internet Research. The most frequently used keyword for topic was ‘mHealth’. The average number of times an article had been cited, including self–citations was above 2.8.
Conclusions:
The reflection of ‘digital health’ as a keyword in JMIR Publications journals was on a noticeable rise over the past few years. For keeping this momentum, more regular bibliographic and bibliometric analyses would be needed. This would encourage authors to consider publishing their articles in relevant, high–visibility journals, and support journals to expand their supportive publication policies and become more inclusive of digital health.
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