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Marilyn H Oermann1, Cynthia M Clark, Karen T Pardue
1Author Affiliations: Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina (Dr Oermann); Editor-in-Chief, Nurse Educator (Dr Oermann); Professor Emeritus, Boise State University School of Nursing, Boise, Idaho (Dr Clark); Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Nursing, University of New England, Biddeford/Portland, Maine (Dr Pardue); Assistant Dean for Innovation and Clinical Scholarship, Professor of Clinical, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, Florida (Dr Foronda); Clinical Professor, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio (Dr Tornwall); Professor Emerita, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Lockhart); Deputy Editor, The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing (Dr Lockhart); Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing Emerita, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon (Dr Nielsen); Research & Education Librarian, Lead for Research Impact & Bibliometrics, Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, Durham, North Carolina (Ms Blackwood); Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts (Dr Schuler); Professor, Interim Regional Dean in Amarillo, RN to BSN Program Director, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas (Dr Pullen); Clinical Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona (Dr Hagler); Nursing Education Consultant, Chester, Maryland (Dr Hoffman); and Research & Education Librarian Intern, Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, Durham, North Carolina (Ms Alvin).
Background:
Nurse Educator has been published for 50 years, but no bibliometric studies have been done.
Purpose:
The aim was to analyze the focus and characteristics of articles in Nurse Educator through its 50-year history.
Methods:
This was a bibliometric analysis of the journal.
Results:
There were 4551 articles published from 1976 through 2024. As expected, the number of articles published has increased steadily over the years, from 13 articles in 1976 to 304 articles in 2024. Of the 66 387 keywords, the top individual keyword was "nursing students" (n = 3911). Most of the articles, especially in recent years, disseminate research in nursing education. Changes in the focus of articles over the years were examined in relation to key events in health care and nursing education.
Conclusions:
Articles that disseminate research had the largest number of keywords (n = 8790), suggesting the importance of the journal in the development of the science of nursing education and of nursing education as a field of study.
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