Bibliometric Networks for Researchers in Health Professions Education

Bibliometric network analysis is an analytical approach that enables researchers to visualize the relationships between a set of research items (e.g., journal articles, books). There are 3 types of bibliometric network analyses, and multiple tools to conduct the analysis and visualize results (e.g., VOSviewer , 1 Gephi 2 ). For health professions educators, bibliometric network analysis is valuable for discovering the field’s emerging trends, popular topics, and multidisciplinary relationships. 3,4