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Statistical Analysis of the Trend of Studies on the Academic Migration of Nursing and Medical Students in the Scopus Database: Bibliometric Analysis"
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Reza Shahi   , Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi |
| Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran & Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran , rezashahi@iau.ac.ir |
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Introduction: Educational migration of medical and nursing students has become one of the serious challenges facing health systems in developing countries. Despite significant growth in research in this field, no comprehensive bibliometric analysis examining the scientific structure, trends, and conceptual networks of this area has been reported to date. This study aimed to map the scientific landscape and analyze the research trends related to educational migration of medical and nursing students in the Scopus database.
Methods: This research is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional scientometric study. The study population consisted of 1,291 articles indexed in the Scopus database from 1991 to 2025. The search was conducted using a combination of keywords related to educational migration, medical and nursing students. Articles were screened by two independent researchers. Data analysis was performed using Bibliometrix and VOSviewer software.
Results: The publication trend began with a gentle slope from 2004 and showed significant growth from 2015 onwards. The United States (358 articles), Canada (112), and Sweden (43) had the highest scientific output. The top authors were Jan Sundquist and Kristina Sundquist (16 articles each). Three main thematic clusters were identified: economic motivations, recruitment policies, and psychosocial challenges. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with 30 articles had the highest production. 164 articles received no citations.
Conclusion: The field of educational migration of medical and nursing students has experienced significant growth in recent years, but still faces important research gaps such as a lack of longitudinal studies, the dominance of destination countries in scientific output, and neglect of emerging technologies. It is recommended that future research cover non-English articles and design more precise search strategies to provide a more complete picture of this global phenomenon.
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| Keywords: Medical Students, Nursing Students, Scient Metrics, Bibliometric Analysis, Educational Migration |
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Received: 2026/04/21 | Accepted: 2026/07/23 | Published: 2026/08/1
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