Open AccessThe 100 Most Cited Articles on Healthcare Simulation
Author(s) -
Chloe Walsh,
Sinéad Lydon,
Dara Byrne,
Caoimhe Madden,
Susan H. Fox,
Paul OʼConnor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000293
Subject(s) - scopus , task (project management) , computer science , health care , statement (logic) , web of science , medical education , work (physics) , engineering ethics , medline , medicine , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , systems engineering , law
This article provides an overview and synthesis of the 100 most cited healthcare simulation publications to provide insight into the articles that have shaped current knowledge and practice. Searches of the Scopus and Web of Science databases were conducted in July 2017. Most articles were concerned with medical education and training (86%) and were most often published in surgical journals (33%). Manikins (20%), standardized patients (16%), inanimate part-task trainers (16%), fully simulated environments (17%), and virtual reality part-task trainers (14%) were the most commonly featured types of simulators. Healthcare simulation research has matured and grown during the preceding decades. There has been a move away from research questions focused on "does simulation work?" to an assessment of the conditions under which simulation is most effective. It is hoped that providing an overview of highly cited works will help identify topics for further research.