Bibliometric analysis in Phd Medical writing - PhD Assistance
                     An Academic presentation by
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Phdassistance 
 Group www.phdassistance.com
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Cancer care providers face several operational  
issues across the world. From screening and  
diagnosis to therapy, operations management  
research can bring crucial solutions to these
problems. The increase in publications 
 published on the outpatient  
procedure (OCP) in recent years dchememonosthtreartaepsy  
that progress has been rapid.
This study aimed to understand the evolution 
of  OCP by a complete investigation and up-to- 
 date Bibliometric Analysis of the literature in  
this area. Based on the shortcomings identified, 
 this blog recommends future research  
initiatives that could lead to more insightful  
outcomes for legitimate OCP challenges.
INTRODUCTIO
N
Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of mortality in the  
globe, and cancer is responsible for more than 16% 
of  all fatalities in the world today. According to the 
most  current world cancer report, in 2010, total 
worldwide  cancer expenses were estimated to be at 
$1.16 trillion.  By 2040, the number of cancer cases 
detected yearly  is predicted to double, resulting in a 
50% rise.
Bibliometric analysis Surgery, radiation,  
chemotherapy, or a combination of the three can be 
 used to treat cancer. Despite this, chemotherapy 
was  required by more than half of all cancer 
patients  worldwide in 2018. Over the following two 
decades,  the individual perspectives a serious 
health problem  caused by unmet 
chemotherapeutic demand.
Literature search 
results
Cleaning data by removing 
duplicates
Filtration by reviewing relevance to OM research 
area
Read titles and abstracts to retain only articles that address OCP 
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Read full text to retain only articles that include at least 
one  quantitive optimization model
PUBLICATION 
COLLECTION  AND 
BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
The selection of Bibliographic Research databases 
 for a comprehensive search was the major  
responsibility in the publication collecting phase.
Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Digital Science  
Dimensions, and Cochrane databases were used 
to  gather publications.
The search query phrases and Boolean 
operators  were identified in the following 
stage.
The goal was to collect as many relevant  
publications as possible to allow for a 
thorough  evaluation and analysis; as a result, 
a scientific  process for determining search 
keywords was  accepted.
Table.01 Outpatient chemotherapy process (OCP) quantitative model classification 
system
The Medical Writing Research requirements were achieved by examining the content of  
publications using the structural dimensions and analytical scope that had been 
established
Fig.01 Research methodology
OPTIMIZATION-ORIENTED  
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK:  
SOCIAL NETWORK 
ANALYSIS
Thesis in Medicine to build a conceptual model 
 of the issue under inquiry, social network  
analysis (SNA) can be employed. After  
completing a content analysis of the evaluated 
 papers using the categorization system, the  
SNA will be used to construct the OCP 
research  framework.
Contd...
Using the social structure mapping program  
VOSviewer, the linkages found in the retrieved  
data were utilized to create a quantitative 
social  network model (Fig. 2). A model 
classification  feature is shown by a circle in 
Fig. 2, while the  link between two features 
demonstrates their  coexistence in a model. A 
circle's diameter is  proportional to the total 
number of ties it has to  other processes.
While Medical Research Topics and operational 
 information such as treatment procedures and 
 probability distributions are used as inputs in  
each phase in the patient pathway, the 
ultimate  objective is to offer high-quality and 
cost-  effective services.
Fig. 02. Social network analysis of the quantitative OCP optimization 
models.
CONTENT 
ANALYSIS
RESEARCH 
SCOPE
Performance measurements, which can be  
quantitative or qualitative, can drive the goal of 
 an OCP model. All existing models are  
quantitative because qualitative objectives may 
 be measured. Day selection considerations are  
part of the planning issues.
Contd...
Treatment planning includes deciding on  
treatment days, recuperation days, and 
the  medication dosages used each day. 
When  arranging horizon days within the  
restrictions provided by the treatment  
plans, patient planning entails identifying  
the most efficient patient distributions.
These two types of planning are linked to 
a  third type of planning: medical and  
oncology planning.
Data mining and visualization 
tools
TIME 
MEASURES
In contrast, around 11% of the publications  
evaluated in the Thesis Academic Writing aim  
to reduce the gap between the intended day  
and the day of therapy as described in the  
treatment protocol. Only one of these papers  
aimed to reduce new patient waits and  
tolerances.
COST 
MEASURES
Almost 40%of the publications on the list  
 cost  measurementsasa primary
isnecclounddearoyr goal. Surprisingly, all of these articles 
 focused on overcoming time concerns in the  
planning scope at the outset.
The focus on cost arises from the fact that the  
amount of delay that may be reduced is related 
 to the cost. As a result, academics frequently  
employ a multi-objective function to save costs.
OCP optimization-oriented research framework
WORKLOAD 
MEASURES
The creation of comprehensive daily plans that  
assign resources to individual patients is at the  
core of workload difficulties. As a result, 
fairness,  usage, and capacity factors are 
included in OCP  workload measurements.
In nearly half of the evaluated articles that deal 
 with workload difficulties, fairness has been  
researched and debated
SATISFACTION-RELATED 
 MEASURES
Demand fulfilment, treatment efficiency, and
patient preferences are some satisfaction- 
 related variables unique toOCP.  Demand 
fulfilment is the most researched  
because it is so important to patient healtmh.etric
Three studies incorporated objective functions  
that combined demand fulfilment with  
additional time, cost, or workload-related goals.
OCP research development
ARRANGEMENT OF 
PUBLICATIONS  BY MODEL 
FORMULATION AND  
SOLUTION TECHNIQUE
To solve OCP challenges, a variety of modelling  
methodologies have been utilized. These 
techniques'  models are divided into uncertainty 
handling, model  type, and solution methodology.
CONCLUSIO
NA Bibliometric Analysis of chemotherapeutic operations  
management revealed that OCP optimization-oriented  
research is relevant to various scholarly publications. The 
 story of the quantitative models was investigated using 
 the SNA technique to construct a conceptual model, 
and  SNA results were then used to create the OCP  
optimization-oriented Research Framework. The three  
primary intervention types recommended by the articles 
 were discovered through content analysis: decision  
support systems for planning, scheduling, and resource  
assignment. As a result, developing rapid methods to  
solve complicated OCP models will be a big research  
topic in the future. Finally, significant process  
improvement research is necessary to bridge the gap  
between OCP optimization-oriented research and 
reality.
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Research  Proposal that follows the established 
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Writing a research proposal is an important  
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since  colleges evaluate it to determine if you 
are a  suitable match for their research 
program.
Several foreign institutions have utilized the  
research proposal to determine whether or not 
to  accept admission offers into the DBA/ 
Doctoral  program. The study proposal should be 
crafted so  that it creates a strong initial 
impression of your  potential as a researcher.
REFERENCE
S
1.Hadid, Majed, et al. "Bibliometric analysis of 
cancer  care operations management: current 
status,  developments, and future directions." 
Health Care  Management Science (2022): 1-20.
2.Hadid, Majed, et al. "Operations Management of  
Outpatient Chemotherapy Process: An 
Optimization-  Oriented Comprehensive Review." 
Operations  Research Perspectives (2021): 100214.
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