Natural Language Processing
"Natural Language Processing" 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.
Computer processing of a language with rules that reflect and describe current usage rather than prescribed usage.
| Descriptor ID |
D009323
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.224.050.375.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Natural Language Processing- Natural Language Processing
- Language Processing, Natural
- Language Processings, Natural
- Natural Language Processings
- Processing, Natural Language
- Processings, Natural Language
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Natural Language Processing" by people in Profiles.
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Testing and evaluation of generative large language models in electronic health record applications: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2026 Mar 01; 33(3):743-753.
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Turning Patients' Open-Ended Narratives of Chronic Pain Into Quantitative Measures: Natural Language Processing Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Nov 25; 12:e80269.
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Understanding Cancer Survivorship Care Needs Using Amazon Reviews: Content Analysis, Algorithm Development, and Validation Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 Sep 23; 11:e71102.
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Performance and improvement strategies for adapting generative large language models for electronic health record applications: A systematic review. Int J Med Inform. 2026 Jan; 205:106091.
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Extracting antibiotic susceptibility from free-text microbiology reports using natural language processing. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Sep; 46(9):941-943.
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Utilizing natural language processing to improve abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep; 82(3):827-832.
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Crafting effective health appeals: Language and source credibility in amplifying tobacco control messages on social media. Health Mark Q. 2025 Jul-Sep; 42(3):257-281.
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Enhancing early detection of cognitive decline in the elderly: a comparative study utilizing large language models in clinical notes. EBioMedicine. 2024 Nov; 109:105401.
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Enhancing post-traumatic stress disorder patient assessment: leveraging natural language processing for research of domain criteria identification using electronic medical records. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024 Jun 04; 24(1):154.
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A Multi-Institutional Natural Language Processing Pipeline to Extract Performance Status From Electronic Health Records. Cancer Control. 2024 Jan-Dec; 31:10732748241279518.