Digital Twin and Healthcare Research Agenda and Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

A digital twin (DT) is a virtual representation of a physical object or activity that acts as its real-time digital equivalent. The authors evaluated the structure of research in the same field, and to do so, the authors used the techniques of bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. This study scrutinizes the dynamics of scientific publications devoted to understanding DT application in the healthcare sector all over the world over the years. The documents were extracted from the database of Scopus. The evolution of the concept of DT is studied from documents, including research articles, conference papers, and book chapters, which helped forecast future research trends.