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Multidisciplinary Contributions and Research Trends in eHealth Scholarship (2000-2024): Bibliometric Analysis
Lana V Ivanitskaya1, Dimitrios Zikos2, Elina Erzikova3
1Health Administration Division, School of Health Sciences, The Herbert H and Grace A Dow College of Health Professions, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, United States.
eHealth research has evolved significantly, encompassing digital health, telemedicine, and mobile health interventions. This study maps key developments and multidisciplinary contributions to guide future research and practice in digital health.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics and scientometrics applied to health informatics.
- Multidisciplinary research landscape analysis.
- Digital health and eHealth scholarship mapping.
Background:
- The field of eHealth has experienced substantial growth over 25 years, driven by technological advancements and health interventions.
- Scholarly output in eHealth reflects innovations promoting health, restoring well-being, and maintaining health.
- eHealth research spans diverse areas, from health promotion to safeguarding well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive overview of eHealth research developments and multidisciplinary contributions up to 2024.
- To analyze research trends and identify key areas within the eHealth field.
- To map the evolution and impact of eHealth scholarship.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of large document corpora (OpenAlex and Web of Science).
- Construction and analysis of co-occurrence networks for keywords and concepts using VOSviewer.
- Cocitation mapping of sources to identify supporting scientific fields and development of a conceptual model.
Main Results:
- Identified key research directions including self-management, mental health interventions, telemedicine, technology acceptance, privacy/security, health literacy, and mHealth/digital health.
- Highlighted the evolution of terminology with 'internet', 'telemedicine', 'telehealth', 'mHealth', 'mobile health', and 'digital health' emerging prominently.
- Demonstrated the multidisciplinary nature of eHealth, with contributions from medicine, psychology, public health, policy, computer science, and business, with the Journal of Medical Internet Research being a key publication venue.
Conclusions:
- eHealth has evolved from early internet-based communication and telemedicine to encompass mobile health and advanced digital health technologies.
- Digital health is increasingly used as an alternative term for eHealth, reflecting its broader scope and adoption.
- The study provides insights into research trends, practical implications, and recommendations for future eHealth and digital health studies.
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