Single-authored publications on medical negligence were not highly cited. Bird contributed the highest number of publications to medical negligence literature while Brennan emerged as the highly cited author. The most productive period for medical negligence research was 2011-2020. Results: The annual productivity of medical negligence research was increasing gradually. Bibliometric methods were used to analyze the bibliographic records of research output on medical negligence downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection. Methods: Bibliographic data visualizations tools like Biblioshiny (RStudio) and VOSviewer were used besides MS Excel to examine the types of documents, annual scientific production, top contributing authors and their impact, authorship patterns and collaboration, top contributing countries and organizations, most significant sources of publication, most cited documents, and most frequently used keywords. This study aimed to analyze various components of medical negligence research literature. The WHO has recognized deficiencies in patient safety as a global healthcare issue to be addressed.
It poses a significant risk of patient injury, disease, disability, or death. Background: Medical negligence is an increasing public health concern among healthcare providers worldwide as it affects patient safety.
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