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Leveraging bibliometric analysis competencies

for improved postgraduate pharmaceutical
education in China

Jiayue Huang 1† , Xiye Wang 1† , Rui Luo 1† , Chuanbin Wu 1 , Xin Pan 2 ,
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Xuejuan Zhang * , and Zhengwei Huang *
1 State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Basic
Research Center of Excellence for Natural Bioactive Molecules and Discovery of Innovative Drugs,
College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China

Abstract

Postgraduate pharmaceutical students are at the forefront of drug development and
application in China. In recent years, global pandemics, demand for the research and
† These authors contributed equally development of new drugs, and college and university requirements of outcome-
to this work. based education (OBE) indicate that major reforms in postgraduate pharmaceutical
*Corresponding authors: education are essential. A currently neglected aspect of OBE in Chinese pharmaceutical
Zhengwei Huang education is bibliometric analysis. To establish a framework for bibliometric analysis
huangzhengw@jnu.edu.cn training, the researchers searched the top 50 research works in major academic
Xuejuan Zhang
zhangxj02230223@jnu.edu.cn databases using the keywords “Pharmacy education” and “Framework.” Ten papers
were selected that were closest to the desired paradigm. The procedures, theoretics,
Citation: Huang J, Wang X, Luo R,
et al. Leveraging bibliometric and goals of the frameworks in these papers were combined with the researchers’
analysis competencies for improved teaching and research experience to construct a bibliometric analysis competency
postgraduate pharmaceutical (BAC) framework. The BAC framework, which was created to fill current gaps in
education in China. INNOSC
Theranostics and Pharmacological postgraduate pharmaceutical education, constitutes three levels: (A) knowledge;
Sciences. 2025;8(1):59-70. (B) familiarization; and (C) mastering. The three levels require graduate students to
doi: 10.36922/itps.4734 (A) have a preliminary understanding of the steps of bibliometrics, (B) comprehend
Submitted: September 2, 2024 the literature on bibliometrics, and (C) independently apply the steps to perform
bibliometric analysis, respectively. This paper also describes the theoretical setup of
Revised: November 4, 2024
the BAC framework and a potential assessment system. The BAC framework provides
Accepted: November 20, 2024 a useful reference for the reform of Chinese pharmaceutical graduate education, and
Published online: January 31, its future implementation is urgently anticipated.
2025
Copyright: © 2025 Author(s). Keywords: Bibliometric analysis competencies; Framework; Pharmaceutical education;
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