A systematic investigation on the research publications that have used the medical expenditure panel survey (MEPS) data through a bibliometrics approach

Jiacheng Liu, Fei Yu, Lixin Song

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine how Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data have been used to support scientific discoveries in biomedical and health sciences, and provide insight to researchers who are interested in using MEPS regarding collaborations and dissemination of research output. Design/methodology/approach: A bibliometric approach was used to systematically examine the publications that used MEPS data and were indexed by PubMed and Web of Science (WoS). Microsoft Excel and bibliometric tools (WoS and VOSviewer) were utilized for quantitative and bibliometric network analysis. The measures were investigated on the total number of publications by year, research categories, source journals, other datasets/databases co-used with MEPS, funding sources, collaboration patterns, and research topics. Findings: A total of 1,953 eligible publications were included in this study with the numbers growing significantly over time. MEPS data were primarily used in healthcare services, public environmental and occupational health research. The journals that published the most papers using MEPS were all in the healthcare research area. Twenty-four other databases were found to be used along with MEPS. Over 3,200 researchers from 1,074 institutions in 25 countries have contributed to the publications. Research funding was supported from federal, private, local, and international agencies. Three clusters of research topics were identified among 235 key terms extracted from titles and abstracts. Originality/value: Our results illustrated the broad landscape of the research efforts that MEPS data have supported and substantiated the value of AHRQ's effort of providing MEPS to the public.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)705-721
Number of pages17
JournalLibrary Hi Tech
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 4 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AHRQ
  • Bibliometric analysis
  • Healthcare services
  • MEPS

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Library and Information Sciences

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