Unveiling Recent Trends in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research: Analysis of Top-Cited Papers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Data Retrieval and Processing
2.2. Search Strategy
2.3. Citation Analysis
2.4. Article Selection
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Highlighted Impressions and Overall Themes
4.1.1. Advancements in Protein Structure Prediction
4.1.2. Real-World Clinical Implementation, including Diagnostics, Education, and Technology
4.1.3. Ethical and Explainability Concerns in AI Applications
4.1.4. Tools for Disease Subtyping and Drug Development in Personalized Medicine
4.1.5. AI in Molecular and Multi-Omic Biology
4.2. Overall Trends in Research
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Categories | Number of Papers | Notable Journals | Notable Paper (PMID) | Data Types | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protein Structure Prediction | 9 | Nature, Science | 34265844 | Structural Data, Protein Sequences | Advances in predicting protein structures using AI are significantly impacting biological research |
Real-World Clinical Implementation | 14 | PLOS: Digital Health, Nature Medicine | 33629156 | Imaging Data, and Clinical Data | Development and deployment of AI for diagnostic accuracy and efficiency in clinical settings |
Ethical and Regulatory Aspects | 5 | The Lancet: Digital Health, Nature Medicine | 34711379 | Policy and Regulation Documents, Clinical Data | Highlighting the need for ethical guidelines, regulatory standards, and possibly explainability in AI applications in healthcare |
Tools for Disease Subtyping and Classification | 15 | Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Methods | 33649564 | Imaging Data, Genomic Data | Tools and methods for how AI can be used to refine disease classification, subtyping, and drug discovery |
Molecular and Multi-Omic Biology | 7 | Nature Genetics, Bioinformatics | 33876751 | Clinical Data, Multi-Omic Data | Advanced AI applications for understanding complex multi-omic and molecular interactions |
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Glicksberg, B.S.; Klang, E. Unveiling Recent Trends in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research: Analysis of Top-Cited Papers. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020785
Glicksberg BS, Klang E. Unveiling Recent Trends in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research: Analysis of Top-Cited Papers. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(2):785. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020785
Chicago/Turabian StyleGlicksberg, Benjamin S., and Eyal Klang. 2024. "Unveiling Recent Trends in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research: Analysis of Top-Cited Papers" Applied Sciences 14, no. 2: 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020785
APA StyleGlicksberg, B. S., & Klang, E. (2024). Unveiling Recent Trends in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research: Analysis of Top-Cited Papers. Applied Sciences, 14(2), 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020785