Using Bibliometric Analysis to Map the Impact of a Simulation Program's Published Scholarly Works.

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Simulation
• Bibliometrics
• Scholarly Communication

Background:

• Bibliometrics provides quantitative evaluation of research output.
• Assessing the impact of simulation programs in healthcare is crucial.
• Existing methods may lack objective measures for scholarly influence.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a methodology for evaluating the scholarly impact of simulation programs.
• To outline a system for mapping research networks and connections.
• To establish an objective measure of a simulation program's influence.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing bibliometric analysis to evaluate scholarly output.
• Mapping internal and external research networks.
• Applying the h-index to quantify the impact of published works.

Main Results:

• Demonstrated a methodology to objectively score scholarly output.
• Provided a framework for mapping research connections.
• Established the h-index as a metric for simulation program impact.

Conclusions:

• Bibliometrics can objectively measure the impact and scope of simulation-based healthcare scholarly output.
• The proposed methodology allows for benchmarking against other simulation programs.
• This approach offers a quantitative alternative to subjective impact assessments.