Federated Learning in Healthcare : A Systematic Review with a Focus on Client Selection

This dataset supports the systematic literature review titled "Federated Learning in Healthcare: A Systematic Review with a Focus on Client Selection". It contains structured metadata from peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2025, specifically focusing on how clients are selected in Federated Learning, particularly within healthcare applications. The dataset includes both hard and soft client selection strategies, offering detailed annotations related to healthcare domains.In addition to the categorised client selection data, the Excel file includes entries retrieved from multiple academic repositories such as IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Each sheet systematically organises relevant bibliographic and research information to support transparency and traceability of the review process.