The 100 Most Cited Articles on Healthcare Simulation

Abstract

This article provides an overview and synthesis of the 100 most cited healthcare simulation publications to provide insight into the articles that have shaped current knowledge and practice. Searches of the Scopus and Web of Science databases were conducted in July 2017. Most articles were concerned with medical education and training (86%) and were most often published in surgical journals (33%). Manikins (20%), standardized patients (16%), inanimate part-task trainers (16%), fully simulated environments (17%), and virtual reality part-task trainers (14%) were the most commonly featured types of simulators. Healthcare simulation research has matured and grown during the preceding decades. There has been a move away from research questions focused on "does simulation work?" to an assessment of the conditions under which simulation is most effective. It is hoped that providing an overview of highly cited works will help identify topics for further research.

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“…Half of the articles (n=25) on the top-cited list were by authors in the U.S., followed by the United Kingdom and Greece. This finding is similar to the results of bibliometric studies in health care simulation education, medical education, and dental education, which also found the majority of articles originated in the U.S. [15][16][17] The U.S. authors of these articles were at eight universities, so no single institution could be ranked highest on the contributing institutions list. On the other hand, the institution with the largest number of articles on the top-cited list was the University of Athens in Greece, and all four of these articles were by authors from the same institution.…”

“…Surveys were the main research method used in the majority of articles on our top‐cited list. This finding was different from those of bibliometric studies on medical education and health care simulation education and research which found reviews had the highest number of citations 17 , 25 . Reviews are especially useful to the development of scholarship because they give researchers an overview of the currently available evidence.…”

“…This finding was different from those of bibliometric studies on medical education and health care simulation education and research which found reviews had the highest number of citations. 17,25 Reviews are especially useful to the development of scholarship because they give researchers an overview of the currently available evidence. Although surveys are not the highest source of evidence, they are important to identify trends and gather baseline data.…”

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