"Automation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human organs of observation, effort, and decision. (From Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1993)
| Descriptor ID |
D001331
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.897.104
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Automation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Automation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Automation" by people in Profiles.
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Automated Monitoring and Clinical Notifications of Patient State for Neuropsychiatric Neuromodulation Studies. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2025 Jul; 2025:1-7.
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NEURD offers automated proofreading and feature extraction for connectomics. Nature. 2025 04; 640(8058):487-496.
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A qualitative interview study to determine barriers and facilitators of implementing automated decision support tools for genomic data access. BMC Med Ethics. 2024 05 05; 25(1):51.
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Automation of ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter measurement using convolutional neural networks. J Neuroimaging. 2023 Nov-Dec; 33(6):898-903.
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An Automation Workflow for High-Throughput Manufacturing and Analysis of Scaffold-Supported 3D Tissue Arrays. Adv Healthc Mater. 2023 07; 12(19):e2202422.
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Precision requirements and data compression in CryoEM/CryoET. J Struct Biol. 2022 09; 214(3):107875.
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Fully Automated Sample Processing and Analysis Workflow for Low-Input Proteome Profiling. Anal Chem. 2021 01 26; 93(3):1658-1666.
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An Automated Functional Annotation Pipeline That Rapidly Prioritizes Clinically Relevant Genes for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 27; 21(23).
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Development of a bioprinting approach for automated manufacturing of multi-cell type biocomposite TRACER strips using contact capillary-wicking. Biofabrication. 2019 10 21; 12(1):015001.
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Intravascular optical coherence tomography method for automated detection of macrophage infiltration within atherosclerotic coronary plaques. Atherosclerosis. 2019 11; 290:94-102.