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Bibliometric Analysis and Methodological Review of Mobile Health Services and Applications in India

Pai, Rajesh R., Alathur, Sreejith·2021·International Journal of Medical Informatics

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this research is to analyze the literature published on mobile health (mHealth) in the Indian context. It also reviews the most important research works and presents various methodologies adopted by the researchers in this domain.Design/methodology/approach The SciVerse SCOPUS database was used for extracting the literature on mobile health. The study used articles published between January 2008 to 28 th June 2019. The keyword used is 'mHealth' and journal articles with studies or interventions carried out in India were selected for bibliometric analysis and methodological review.Findings For the keyword search, a total of 7,874 documents have been extracted, of which only 158 have been considered for the analysis. There is an exponential increase in the number of publications from the year 2015 to 2019. The keywords used for representing their articles have been grouped as mobile health devices, gender and age groups, system and software, health and disease condition, management, evidence-based practices (outcome), methods, and importance of the study. The journal PLOS One (87) has the highest number of citations, followed by The Lancet (63). The bibliometric analysis of the literature revealed seven clusters classified as individual's individual's mobile health applications adoption characteristics, need for mobile health and its governance, mobile phone application with the internet of things based framework for healthcare monitoring, mobile health for primary healthcare systems, authentication and security protocol for mobile healthcare, development and experimentation of mobile health application, and development and mobile health for adherence support intervention.Originality/value The study contributes in analyzing the bibliometrics and provides a methodological review for the journal articles published on mobile health. Previous articles considered systematic analysis of the bibliometric for mHealth, and mobile technology but less adequately discussed specifically towards Indian context which this study has embraced.

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Authors
Pai, R. R., & Alathur, S.
Affiliations
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
  • National Institute of Technology Karnataka (IN)
Corresponding author
Pai, Rajesh R.
Venue
International Journal of Medical Informatics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
145
Pages
104330
ISSN
1386-5056 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3099438349
Cited by
35
References
88
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5
FWCI
6.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Medical Informatics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Health, Technology, Consumer Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords
mobile health, mobile health apps, India, primary care, medication adherence support, mobile health adoption, research trends
MeSH terms
Health Services, Humans, India, Bibliometrics, Telemedicine, Cell Phone, Mobile Applications

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