Knowledge syntheses in medical education: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This bibliometric analysis maps the landscape of knowledge syntheses in medical education. It provides scholars with a roadmap for understanding where the field has been and where it might go in the future, thereby informing research and educational practice. In particular, this analysis details the venues in which knowledge syntheses are published, the types of syntheses conducted, citation rates they produce, and altmetric attention they garner.

Method

In 2020, the authors conducted a bibliometric analysis of knowledge syntheses published in 14 core medical education journals from 1999 to 2019. To characterize the studies, metadata were extracted from PubMed, Web of Science, Altmetrics Explorer, and Unpaywall.

Results

The authors analyzed 963 knowledge synth

SUBMITTER: Maggio LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580500 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature