Global Medical Publishing 2024-2028
Simba Information’s Global Medical Publishing 2024-2028 report projects the market will grow from $11.2 billion in 2023 to $12.6 billion by 2028 at a 2.4% CAGR, driven by online content, AI innovation, and the continued dominance of medical journals. Online content, the fastest-growing segment, is expected to reach $3.6 billion, while journals will contribute $4.9 billion by 2028.
AI is reshaping the industry with tools like Wolters Kluwer’s UpToDate and Elsevier’s ClinicalKey AI, improving clinical decision-making, and Wiley’s Papermill Detection Service, addressing research integrity challenges. Opportunities lie in tackling healthcare workforce shortages through innovative education solutions, such as Wolters Kluwer’s Lippincott Ready for NCLEX and advanced simulations.
North America leads the market with a 47% share, while Asia-Pacific is emerging as a key growth region. This report provides essential insights into market trends, leading publisher strategies, and opportunities in this dynamic sector.
- Methodology
- Introduction
- Definition of Medical Publishing
- Definitions of Product Formats
- Journals
- Online Content
- Abstracting & Indexing
- Books
- Other Activities
- Elimination
- Scope of the Report
- Definitions by Geography
- Sources of Information
- Methodology for Estimates and Forecasts
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Key Findings
- Market Overview
- Introduction
- Market Size
- Table Medical Publishing: Product Forms, 2021 – 2023 ($ millions)
- Market Segments
- Journals
- Table Journal Price Increase History, 2020 – 2023 ($ and % increase)
- Table Transformative Agreements by Major Journal Publisher
- Online Content
- A&I Services
- Books
- Table United States Exports of Technical, Scientific and Professional Books, 2020 – 2023 ($ millions)
- Elimination
- Other Activities
- Elimination
- Journals
- Geography
- Languages
- North America Leads
- Asia Ascendant
- Europe
- ROW
- FX Impacts
- Table Foreign Currency Exchange Rates with the US Dollar Yearly Average Exchange Rates, 2020 - 2023
- Market Trends
- Introduction
- US Leads Global R&D Spending
- Table Gross Domestic Spending on R&D, 2018 – 2023 (US $ billion 2022)
- R&D Spending Outlook
- Research Leaders in Health Sciences
- Table Health Sciences Research Leaders Based On Research Output 2023
- Global Healthcare Spending
- Healthcare Spending Outlook
- Table Healthcare Expenditures, 2018 – 2023 (US $ billion 2022)
- North America
- Asia/Pacific
- Europe
- Rest of World
- Healthcare Spending Outlook
- Medical Metrics
- Physicians
- Table Physician Population by Region, 2018 – 2023 (000s)
- Physician Outlook
- Nurses
- Table Nurse Population by Region, 2018 – 2023 (000s)
- Nurse Outlook
- Dentists
- Table Dentist Population by Region, 2018 – 2023 (000s)
- Dentist Outlook
- Physicians
- Leading Medical Publishers
- Introduction
- Market Leaders
- Table Leading Medical Publishers, 2022 – 2023 ($ millions)
- Wolters Kluwer
- Business Segments
- Health Division
- Clinical Solutions
- Health, Learning, Research & Practice
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Product Development
- Elsevier
- Business Segments
- Elsevier Business
- Product Segments
- Databases, Tools and E-Reference
- Major Brands
- Online Medical Content
- Table Overview: Elsevier Medical Online Content
- Primary Research
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Product Development
- Springer Nature
- Background
- IPO
- Business Segments
- Research Segment
- Health Segment
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Product Development
- Wiley
- Growth by Acquisitions
- Restructuring
- Global Footprint
- Business Segments
- Research
- Learning
- Held for Sale or Sold
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Product Development
- Hearst Health
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Product Development
- American Medical Association
- Business Segments
- Publishing
- Health Solutions
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- EBSCO Information Services
- Business Segments
- Information Services Division
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Product Development
- Athenahealth
- New Investors
- Athenahealth Business
- Epocrates
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing strategy
- Product Development
- Merative
- Background
- Business Segments
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Thieme
- Business Segments
- Recent Company Performance
- Publishing Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Introduction
- Exit Ramp for IBM Watson Health
- LBO for Athenahealth
- M&A in 2022
- Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestments: Medical Publishing, 2022
- M&A in 2023
- Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestments: Medical Publishing. 2023
- M&A in 2024
- Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestments: Medical Publishing, 2024
- Introduction
- Market Forecast and Outlook
- Introduction
- Economic Outlook
- Global Inflation
- Monetary Policy Impacts
- GDP Slowdown
- 2024 Outlook: Market Leaders
- Table Leading Medical Publishers, 2023 – 2024 ($ millions)
- Global Forecast
- Table Forecast of Real GDP Growth, 2024 – 2029 (% growth)
- Table Forecast of Real GDP Growth by Country, 2024 – 2029 (% growth)
- Table Consumer Price Inflation Forecast, 2024 – 2029 (% growth)
- Product Forecast
- Table Medical Publishing: Forecast by Product Segment, 2024 – 2028 ($ millions)
- Appendix
- Table Outlook: Gross Domestic Spending on R&D, 2023 – 2028 (US $ billion 2022)
- Table Healthcare Expenditures Outlook, 2023 – 2028 (US $ billion 2022)
- Table Physician Population Outlook, 2023 – 2028 (000s)
- Table Nurse Population Outlook, 2023 – 2028 (000s)
- Table Dentist Population Outlook, 2023 – 2028 (000s)
- Table Elsevier Medical Publishing: Journals and Books by Medical Subject Area Subject Area Journals Books
- Table Consumer Price Inflation Forecast by Country, 2024 – 2029 % growth
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