Artificial intelligence in nursing practice and education: A 10-year bibliometric analysis of trends, gaps and...

To conduct a bibliometric analysis of global research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in nursing (2014-2024), identifying publication trends, influential contributors and emerging themes.

Although AI adoption in medicine is widely studied, its integration into nursing practice, education and professional identity remains limited. Bibliometric mapping helps clarify research trajectories and priorities.

A descriptive bibliometric study.

Publications were retrieved from Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed/MEDLINE (2014-2024). After deduplication, 2225 records were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were performed in Excel and VOSviewer (v.1.6.20) was used for co-authorship, co-citation and keyword co-occurrence analyses. Synonyms were harmonized and author keywords prioritized.

Annual publications grew from 38 in 2014-563 in 2024. The most active journals were CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing and Nurse Education in Practice. Leading contributors included Topaz, Lopez and Bowles, with the United States, China and Canada producing most publications. Co-citation analysis underscored foundations in nursing informatics, while recent work emphasized AI literacy, ethics and education. Keyword clustering revealed five domains: predictive analytics, decision support, nursing education, advanced techniques and ethics/equity.

AI in nursing has expanded from informatics toward practice, education and governance. Future research should prioritize outcome-based evaluations, curricular integration and ethical frameworks to align AI with nursing's relational values.