Table 2.
The most-cited articles in medical professionalism summarised by category and topic
| Topics in medical professionalism | Category: no of articles (references) | ||||
| Articles | Review | Editorial material | Research | Total (%) | |
| Defining and measuring medical professionalism | 235 47 | 330 56 62 | 5 (10) | ||
| Role modelling, mentoring and professional clinical practice | 140 | 232 78 | 3 (6) | ||
| Physician charter and professionalism | 131 | 1 (2) | |||
| Response to conflict, social responses and social environment | 333 46 61 | 155 | 4 (8) | ||
| Professional and unprofessional behaviour/disciplinary actions | 368 74 75 | 136 | 334 37 71 | 7 (14) | |
| Empathy and moral development | 138 | 345 48 73 | 4 (8) | ||
| Professional conduct of medical students | 241 63 | 2 (4) | |||
| Learning/teaching professionalism and curriculum issues | 549 59 60 65 69 76 | 150 | 158 | 142 | 8 (16) |
| Online social networking and professionalism | 169 | 339 43 72 | 4 (8) | ||
| Quality improvement and evidence-based practices | 151 | 152 | 254 79 | 4 (8) | |
| Self-assessment | 153 | 177 | 2 (4) | ||
| Public roles and medical professionalism | 164 | 244 57 | 3 (6) | ||
| Faculty development in medical professionalism | 166 | 1 (2) | |||
| Medical ethics and end of life care | 167 | 170 | 2 (4) | ||
| Total (%) | 19 (38) | 11 (22) | 4 (8) | 16 (32) | 50 (100) |