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Medical Teacher
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Medical Teacher

0142-159X

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/imte20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 32 62 221 28
Medicine 2225 35 55 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 143
Documents by Best Scientists*: 298
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 146
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.254
Impact Factor: 4.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Medical Teacher?

The journal explores disciplines such as Medical education, MEDLINE, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Mathematics education. The Medical education research dealing mostly with Medical school is the focus of Medical Teacher. MEDLINE research featured in Medical Teacher incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nursing and Family medicine.

Medical Teacher explores topics in Curriculum which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Process (engineering) and Problem-based learning.

  • Medical education (61.17%)
  • MEDLINE (20.26%)
  • Curriculum (19.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Features and uses of high-fidelity medical simulations that lead to effective learning: a BEME systematic review (2515 citations)
  • Competency-based medical education: theory to practice. (1139 citations)
  • A systematic review of faculty development initiatives designed to improve teaching effectiveness in medical education: BEME Guide No. 8. (929 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Medical Teacher:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Medical education, MEDLINE, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Teaching method. The study of Medical education in the published articles encompasses disciplines such as Medical psychology, as well as fields such as Clinical psychology, all of which overlap with one another. The most cited articles address concerns in MEDLINE which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Nursing, Quality (business) and Alternative medicine.

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

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Medical education, Curriculum, MEDLINE, Health care and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Most of the works presented in it deals with Medical education but it intersects with the subject of Health professions. Research on Health professions addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Public relations.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Pandemic. The study on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An update on developments in medical education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A BEME scoping review: BEME Guide No. 64. (16 citations)
  • Using activity theory to transform medical work and learning (12 citations)
  • Assessing open-book examination in medical education: The time is now. (10 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.

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

  • Cees P. M. van der Vleuten (87 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald M. Harden (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Olle ten Cate (66 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rachel Ellaway (59 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Maastricht University (251 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Dundee (210 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (132 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Leeds (117 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • McGill University (108 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than 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, 1.24% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.29% of all publications and 40.35% 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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Top Publications

  • Training disrupted: Practical tips for supporting competency-based medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Andrew K Hall;Andrew K Hall;Markku T Nousiainen;Paolo Campisi;J Damon Dagnone

    (2020)
    202 Citations
  • The recommended description of an entrustable professional activity: AMEE Guide No. 140.

    Olle Ten Cate;David R Taylor

    (2021)
    186 Citations
  • Adapting to the impact of COVID-19: Sharing stories, sharing practice.

    Jennifer Cleland;Judy McKimm;Richard Fuller;David Taylor

    (2020)
    176 Citations
  • Twelve tips for implementing a community of practice for faculty development

    Marco Antonio de Carvalho-Filho;René A Tio;Yvonne Steinert

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • Growth mindset in competency-based medical education.

    Denyse Richardson;Denyse Richardson;Benjamin Kinnear;Karen E Hauer;Teri L Turner

    (2021)
    141 Citations
  • Using activity theory to transform medical work and learning

    Yrjö Engeström;Eeva Pyörälä

    (2021)
    87 Citations
  • Faculty development: From rubies to oak

    Yvonne Steinert

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • The ingredients of a rich entrustment decision.

    Olle Ten Cate;H Carrie Chen

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • Ottawa 2020 consensus statement for programmatic assessment - 1. Agreement on the principles.

    Sylvia Heeneman;Lubberta H. de Jong;Luke J. Dawson;Tim J. Wilkinson

    (2021)
    70 Citations
  • Faculty development and partnership with students to integrate sustainable healthcare into health professions education.

    SanYuMay Tun May Sanyu Tun;Caroline Wellbery;Arianne Teherani

    (2020)
    67 Citations

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