Exploring the emerging trends and hot topics of 5G technology application in wireless medicine: A bibliometric and...

The online diagnosis and treatment model based on 5th generation mobile communication (5G) technology is one of the important ways to solve the imbalance between supply and demand of medical services.

We systematically summarized Chinese and English literature on the application of 5G technology in the field of wireless medical and conducted a literature feature analysis.

We used bibliometrics to quantitatively analyze the research trends and hot topics and comparatively analyzed the differences between research in China and other countries.

This study analyzed 1344 articles and found that China provided the most funding (531 [75.32%]) and far outnumbered other countries in this field (1014 vs 330), but the quality of articles and effective collaboration between authors need to be improved. The hot topics in this field have gradually shifted from the construction of 5G internet hospitals during the COVID-19 to the construction of smart hospitals based on the Internet of Medical Things, and the research focus has gradually shifted from the data transmission layer such as wearable devices to the application layer of smart medical services.

Researchers can further refine the specific application of 5G technology in the field of wireless medical from the 3 major areas of the smart hospital system.