Institutional factors (organizations, authors, countries, journals) of the development of a research direction on the problems of continuous medical education are analyzed on the material of the array of publications in leading world medical scientific journals indexed by the Web of Science information platform on the topic of continuous education over the past 45 years. A comparative scientometric characteristic of the institutional factors in the development of the direction is given. The bibliometric mapping method identifies leaders on these factors which determine the main trends in research on continuous medical education. Conclusions about the locations of the main institutional factors that shape the direction of research are made. Possible areas for continuing bibliometric research in continuous medical education are identified.