Virtual Simulation in Biomedical Education: A 20-year Bibliometric Study Using Biblioshiny

Virtual simulation is a method that employs a digital environment with partial immersion to create real-life experiences for specific purpose. It has become a key tool in multiple fields, including military, manufacturing, healthcare, business, games, sports, education, tourism, and more. Nowadays, bibliometrics has played an important role in assessing scholarly publications. To better understand virtual simulation and its applications in biomedical education, the study employed the software Biblioshiny to analyze articles from recent decades in the Web of Science core database. The comprehensive analysis included the selection criteria for analyzed documents, completeness assessment, yearly scholarly output, mean annual citations, key relevant and local-cited sources, the most cited articles and word cloud analysis. Our research findings will offer valuable perspective on the impact of virtual simulation in biomedical education.