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Data Privacy in Medical Informatics and Electronic Health Records: A Bibliometric Analysis.
Kemal Hakan Gulkesen1, Esra Tokur Sonuvar2
1Fac Med, Dept Biostat & Med Informat, Akdeniz Univ, Antalya, Turkey.
This bibliometric study reveals a growing trend in medical informatics and data privacy research. Mobile Health, Security, and Cloud Computing are the most explored topics, with the US leading in publications.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Data Privacy
- Bibliometrics
Background:
- Scientific publications on Medical Informatics and Data Privacy are rapidly increasing.
- Understanding research trends and key contributors is crucial for future advancements.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications at the intersection of Medical Informatics and Data Privacy.
- To identify research trends, prominent topics, and leading countries/institutions.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of 7,165 articles published between 1975 and 2023 from SCIE journals.
- Utilized WoS Clarivate Analytics for data collection, and VOSviewer/Tableau Desktop for text mining, keyword clustering, and visualization.
Main Results:
- Eight main research clusters identified: Mobile Health/Telemedicine/IOT, Security/Encryption/Authentication, Big Data/AI/Data Science, Anonymization/Digital Phenotyping, Genomics/Biobank, Ethics, Legal Issues, and Cloud Computing.
- The United States is the most prolific country, followed by China, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
- Mobile Health/Telemedicine/IOT, Security/Encryption/Authentication, and Cloud Computing are the most studied topics.
Conclusions:
- The field of data privacy in medical informatics is expanding, with significant contributions from leading countries.
- Key research areas highlight the importance of secure and innovative technologies in healthcare data management.
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