From spontaneous exploration to the "double-thousand plan": a systematic analysis of the development trajectory and trends of micro-specialties in China_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

LIU Haipeng ¹ , CUI Yating ^2,3 , WANG Ke ⁴ , WANG Shuping ⁵ , ZHANG Jingzhi ⁶ , XING Lina ³ , KANG Yingying ³ ,  GE Long ^2,7 ,  TIAN Jinhui ^2,3

1. Department of General Surgery, the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
2. Key Laboratory of Evidence-Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
3. School of Basic Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
4. The Second Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
5. Academic Affairs Office, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
6. Office of Medical Education, Lanzhou University Health Science Center, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
7. School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;

Corresponding?author：

GE Long, Email: gelong2009@163.com; TIAN Jinhui, Email: tjh996@163.com

Keywords：

Micro-specialty; Talent cultivation; Industry-education integration; Educational reform

DOI：

10.7507/1672-2531.202508086

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Objective To systematically map the development landscape of micro-majors in China, analyze their current research status and core issues, and explore future strategies for their high-quality development. Methods This study adopts a research paradigm combining policy text analysis with bibliometric methods. It systematically reviews national and local policy documents concerning micro-majors, higher education reform, and industry-education integration to clarify the logic of policy drivers. Concurrently, it retrieves core journal literature on micro-majors and employs tools such as VOSviewer, R software, and Origin to conduct visual analyses across dimensions including publication trends, high-frequency keyword clustering, institutional distribution, and disciplinary intersections. Results China's micro-majors have evolved through phases of independent exploration, rapid expansion, and standardized national development. The "Double Thousand" initiative has integrated them into the country's top-level educational framework. Research focuses on four key areas: talent cultivation, industry-education integration, interdisciplinary collaboration, and pedagogical reform. In practice, science and engineering universities lead the development, though regional distribution remains uneven. The disciplinary landscape has formed a multi-hub, cross-disciplinary empowerment model. Conclusion Micro-majors have evolved from supplementary learning tools into a vital component of the nation's strategic talent reserve.

Citation： LIU Haipeng, CUI Yating, WANG Ke, WANG Shuping, ZHANG Jingzhi, XING Lina, KANG Yingying, GE Long, TIAN Jinhui. From spontaneous exploration to the "double-thousand plan": a systematic analysis of the development trajectory and trends of micro-specialties in China. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2026, 26(6): 729-736. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202508086 Copy

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From spontaneous exploration to the "double-thousand plan": a systematic analysis of the development trajectory and trends of micro-specialties in China

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