A Bibliometric Analysis on Climate Change and its Implications for Medical Education

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Sungkono Sungkono, Firdian Makrufardi, Annisa F.N. Azizah, Firdiawan Ekaputra

2025 Health Professions Education Vol. 11 Issue 4 Review Cited by 1

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a comprehensive examination of research in medical education, especially in graduate medical education within the context of climate change. Moreover, this study examined the current research trends on climate change for graduate medical education. The analysis encompasses citation, co-citation, co-occurrence, thematic mapping and evolutionary analyses. Through this bibliometric review, researchers will gain valuable insights by identifying influential publications and understanding the fundamental structure of the field. Additionally, this review paved the way for future studies by highlighting influential research trends and emerging topics. The findings delineate various approaches of discussion based on clusters identified through the analyses. Moreover, the study discussed theoretical and methodological implications for the emergence of new sub-fields and promising future research in the intersection of medical education and climate change. By employing bibliometric analysis, this study distinguished itself in examining the intersection between graduate medical education and climate change. The research underscored the pivotal role of medical education in shaping climate change initiatives and emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive measures to address climate change. © 2025 Association of Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Sponsored by King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

Affiliations

Department of Education Technology, Faculty of Education Science, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education, Faculty of Education and Pedagogy, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia