Abstract
In order to explore the knowledge base, research hotspot, development status, and future research direction of healthcare research based on information theory and complex science, a total of 3031 literature data samples from the core collection of Web of Science from 2003 to 2019 were selected for bibliometric analysis. HistCite, CiteSpace, Excel, and other analytical tools were used to deeply analyze and visualize the temporal distribution, spatial distribution, knowledge evolution, literature co-citation, and research hotspots of this field. This paper reveals the current development of healthcare research field based on information theory and science of complexity, analyzes and discusses the research hotspots and future development that trends in this field, and provides important knowledge support for researchers in this field for further relevant research.
Highlights
Health refers to specific physical and mental states that are achieved through individuals’ health practices based on a certain level of health awareness, health knowledge, and health abilities [1]
In order to understand the output of research results in health research based on information theory and complex science, we will carry out statistical analysis of the amount of scientific literature in the 17 years from 2003–2019 and have a clear picture of the trend change based on the number of annual reports
Thereafter, we explored the input of researchers in the field of Health Research based on information theory and complexity science
Summary
Health refers to specific physical and mental states that are achieved through individuals’ (or groups) health practices based on a certain level of health awareness, health knowledge, and health abilities [1]. Complexity science taking the complexity system as the research object, and the transcendental reduction theory as the methodological feature, reveals and explains the law of complex system’s operation [5]. Both information theory and complexity science form a complete theoretical system on the basis of science. The results contribute to the theoretical knowledge of OCHI’s health outcomes and provide information for future research, information assessment methods, and tools to help consumers discover and use health information. A lot of research based on health information theory and complexity science has been achieved, but there are still some deficiencies that need to be deeply studied. In order to fill these research gaps, this study retrieved related articles using bibliometric methods from Web of Science and carried out visual analysis from the perspectives of time distribution, author cooperation, institutional cooperation and keyword analysis, providing panoramic knowledge support for researchers in related fields to understand the research status, trends, and hotspots in the field
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