BMC Medical Education

Top Research Topics at BMC Medical Education?

BMC Medical Education was organized to reinforce research efforts on Medical education, Curriculum, Family medicine, Health care and Educational measurement. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Medical education and Focus group. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Curriculum, it also covered topics in Program evaluation, Teaching method, Problem-based learning, Medical psychology and Competence (human resources).

BMC Medical Education explores topics in Family medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cross-sectional study and Response rate (survey). Many of the studies tackled connect Health care with a similar field of study like Nursing. Thematic analysis is a key component of Qualitative research research discussed in it.

• Medical education (93.59%)
• Curriculum (27.28%)
• Family medicine (13.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education (973 citations)
• Sicily statement on evidence-based practice (601 citations)
• Internet-based medical education: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances. (309 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at BMC Medical Education:

The main points discussed in the most cited publications deal with Medical education, Curriculum, MEDLINE, Educational measurement and Family medicine. While Medical education is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Health care, Program evaluation, Teaching method, Qualitative research and Medical psychology. The most cited publications with studies in Curriculum featured incorporate elements of Competence (human resources), Context (language use) and Problem-based learning.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

BMC Medical Education primarily focuses on research topics in Medical education, Curriculum, Health care, Test (assessment) and Context (language use). BMC Medical Education aims to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Medical education and Focus group. BMC Medical Education tackles research in various disciplines, including Focus group and Qualitative property.

In addition to Curriculum research, BMC Medical Education aims to explore topics under Quality (business), Inclusion (education) and Scale (social sciences). The journal explores research in Test (assessment) and the adjacent study of Intervention (counseling). The Family medicine study featured in BMC Medical Education draws connections with the study of Response rate (survey).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Pre-clinical remote undergraduate medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey study. (19 citations)
• Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students: a multicenter quantitative study. (18 citations)
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental education: online experience and practice expectations among dental students at the University of Jordan. (15 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in BMC Medical Education (based on the number of publications) are:

• Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chris Roberts (37 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Cees P. M. van der Vleuten (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Annette Burgess (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Sigrid Harendza (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in BMC Medical Education (based on the number of publications) are:

• Maastricht University (118 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Sydney (110 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• Karolinska Institutet (76 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Toronto (66 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University College London (54 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 1.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.79% of all publications and 68.06% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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