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Li H, Jiang M, Kong L. Global research trends in therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials from 2000 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1474878. [PMID: 39691397 PMCID: PMC11649425 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1474878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 11/22/2024] [Indexed: 12/19/2024] Open
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Objective The practice of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is widely used for maximizing the clinical efficacy of antimicrobials. However, a systematic bibliometric analysis providing an overview of this field is lacking at present. The aim of the current study was to identify hotspots and trends in antimicrobial TDM, highlight collaborations and influences among countries, institutions, and journals, and assess the knowledge base for further development of clinical research. Research Design and Methods Articles and reviews related to TDM of antimicrobials from the Web of Science Core Collection were collected. CiteSpace and VOSviewer, two visualization tools, were utilized to graphically assess the key elements within this domain, including mapping of countries and regions, institutions, keywords, and references associated with the field of antimicrobial TDM. Through this approach, we were able to successfully provide a comprehensive visual overview of the research landscape, highlighting the significant players and thematic trends in the literature. Results From 2000 to 2023, a total of 17,236 authors from 4,112 institutions in 112 countries/regions published 3,710 papers in 819 academic journals. The United States had the highest number of publications, with University of Queensland identified as the most active institution. The journal with the greatest number of publications was Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, whereas Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy was the most co-cited journal. Current research focuses on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, vancomycin, posaconazole, invasive fungal infection and critically ill patients. Promising hotspots for future research include vancomycin, voriconazole, meropenem, isavuconazole, posaconazole, and teicoplanin. Moreover, vancomycin and critically ill patients remain a hot topic of future research. Conclusion Using bibliometric and visualization methods, the research hotspots of antimicrobial drugs in TDM were analyzed. The continued increase in the number of annual publications demonstrates the vital significance of TDM for antimicrobials. Data from this study provide a valuable reference for future research trends in TDM of antimicrobial agents.
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- Hao Li
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
- School of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
- School of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
- School of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
- Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affifiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China
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Valdez J, Damasceno G, Oh RRY, Quintero Uribe LC, Barajas Barbosa MP, Amado TF, Schmidt C, Fernandez M, Sharma S. Strategies for advancing inclusive biodiversity research through equitable practices and collective responsibility. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2024; 38:e14325. [PMID: 39105487 PMCID: PMC11589011 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Biodiversity research is essential for addressing the global biodiversity crisis, necessitating diverse participation and perspectives of researchers from a wide range of backgrounds. However, conservation faces a significant inclusivity problem because local expertise from biodiversity-rich but economically disadvantaged regions is often underrepresented. This underrepresentation is driven by linguistic bias, undervalued contributions, parachute science practices, and capacity constraints. Although fragmented solutions exist, a unified multistakeholder approach is needed to address the interconnected and systemic conservation issues. We devised a holistic framework of collective responsibility across all research participants and tailored strategies that embrace diversity and dismantle systemic barriers to equitable collaboration. This framework delineates the diverse actors and practices required for promoting inclusivity in biodiversity research, assigning clear responsibilities to researchers, publishers, institutions, and funding bodies. Strategies for researchers include cultivating self-awareness, expanding literature searches, fostering partnerships with local experts, and promoting knowledge exchange. For institutions, we recommend establishing specialized liaison roles, implementing equitable policies, allocating resources for diversity initiatives, and enhancing support for international researchers. Publishers can facilitate multilingual dissemination, remove financial barriers, establish inclusivity standards, and ensure equitable representation in peer review. Funders must remove systemic barriers, strengthen research networks, and prioritize equitable resource allocation. Implementing these stakeholder-specific strategies can help dismantle deep-rooted biases and structural inequities in biodiversity research, catalyzing a shift toward a more inclusive and representative model that amplifies diverse perspectives and maximizes collective knowledge for effective global conservation.
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- Jose Valdez
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyMartin Luther University Halle WittenbergHalleGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyMartin Luther University Halle WittenbergHalleGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Department of Ecosystem ServicesHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)LeipzigGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyMartin Luther University Halle WittenbergHalleGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyMartin Luther University Halle WittenbergHalleGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Macroecology and Society GroupUniversity of LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyMartin Luther University Halle WittenbergHalleGermany
- Department of Environmental Science and PolicyGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVirginiaUSA
- Instituto Nacional de BiodiversidadQuitoEcuador
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyMartin Luther University Halle WittenbergHalleGermany
- School of Science and TechnologySunway UniversitySelangor Darul EhsanMalaysia
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Tang Q, Yang X, Sun M, He M, Sa R, Zhang K, Zhu B, Li T. Research trends and hotspots of post-stroke upper limb dysfunction: a bibliometric and visualization analysis. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1449729. [PMID: 39416663 PMCID: PMC11479973 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1449729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024] Open
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Background The global prevalence of stroke has been increasing. Motor dysfunction is observed in approximately 55 to 75% of stroke patients, with upper limb impairment affecting around 85% of them. Following upper limb dysfunction, the body's recovery time is not only slower compared to the lower limbs, but the restoration of its fine motor skills is significantly more challenging, greatly impacting the daily lives of patients. Consequently, there is an increasing urgency for study on the upper limb function in stroke. Methods A search was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) database for material published from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2023. We included all relevant literature reports and conducted an analysis of annual publications, countries/regions, institutions, journals, co-cited references, and keywords using the software packages CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix R. Next, we succinctly outlined the research trends and hotspots in post-stroke upper limb dysfunction. Results This analysis comprised 1,938 articles from 1,897 institutions, 354 journals, and 53 countries or regions. A yearly rise in the production of publications was noted. The United States is the foremost nation on the issue. Northwestern University has the most amounts of papers compared to all other institutions. The journal Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair is a highly significant publication in this field, with Catherine E. Lang serving as the principal author. The majority of the most-cited references focus on subjects such as the reliability and validity of assessment instruments, RCT of therapies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. The intervention measures primarily comprise three types of high-frequency phrases that are related, as determined by keyword analysis: intelligent rehabilitation, physical factor therapy, and occupational therapy. Current areas of focus in research include randomized clinical trials, neurorehabilitation, and robot-assisted therapy. Conclusion Current research has shown a growing interest in studying upper limb function assessment, occupational therapy, physical therapy, robot-assisted therapy, virtual reality, brain-computer interface, telerehabilitation, cortical reorganisation, and neural plasticity. These topics have become popular and are expected to be the focus of future research.
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- Qingqing Tang
- Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- School of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, China
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- Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Sanya Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Sanya, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Valdez JW, Castro Vergara L, Orihuela G, Fernandez M. Overcoming the Tropical Andes publication divide: Insights from local researchers on challenges and solutions. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0306189. [PMID: 38924007 PMCID: PMC11207134 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The Tropical Andes, one of the world's most biodiverse regions, is vital for ecological research and conservation. However, while researchers in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru contribute significantly to scientific knowledge, their publication rates in academic journals have historically lagged behind neighboring nations. A multifaceted strategy was employed to understand and address the publication divide in the Tropical Andes region. This approach focused on regional researchers and consisted of a three-day workshop to improve scientific writing skills, offer publication insights, and equip researchers with tools to overcome obstacles. A series of surveys were also conducted to explore the challenges faced by local researchers and their proposed solutions, covering topics such as participant demographics, factors contributing to lower publication rates, personal barriers, proposed strategies for improving publications, specific topics of interest, participant satisfaction, most valuable workshop topics, and future recommendations. The workshop had an overwhelming response, with over 500 interested participants registering in just a few days, mostly experienced professionals, highlighting the need for such initiatives in the region. About two-thirds had ready-to-publish materials, highlighting the potential impact of targeted interventions on unlocking untapped knowledge. The surveys revealed the challenges contributing to the publication divide, including insufficient training, cultural emphasis on economic development, language barriers, limited resource access, lack of institutional support, high publishing costs, and time and financial constraints. The most common personal barriers were insufficient knowledge and experience in the publication process, lack of self-confidence, and fears of rejection. Proposed solutions include conducting training workshops, fostering collaborative networks, improving resource accessibility, and an institutional and cultural shift that encourages publishing. Addressing challenges faced by experienced professionals in the Tropical Andes by understanding individual needs, fostering support, and demystifying the publication process offers a promising path to closing the publication divide and unlocking the region's valuable scientific contributions.
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- Jose W. Valdez
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica ‐ ACCA, Miraflores, Lima, Perú
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- Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica ‐ ACCA, Miraflores, Lima, Perú
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States of Ameirca
- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia
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Wen C, Shen G, Fang C, Tian L. Insight into the research history and trends of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a bibliometric analysis. J Cardiothorac Surg 2024; 19:285. [PMID: 38730414 PMCID: PMC11088122 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-02787-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by the inability of all pulmonary veins to connect to the left atrium. Our previous bibliometric article summarized the characteristics of only the 100 most cited papers in TAPVC research. The purpose of this study was to use comprehensive bibliometric analysis to examine the development history, current status, and future trends in the field of TAPVC. METHODS All publications on TAPVC published between 2000 and 2023 were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection. The publication and citation data were quantitatively analyzed by publication year, country, institution, author, and journal. Co-authorship and co-occurrence analyses were performed using VOSviewer, and keyword and reference bursts were identified using CiteSpace. Pearson's test was used to examine the correlations between two continuous variables. RESULTS As of July 20, 2023, we identified 368 publications with 3320 citations. These publications were published in 132 journals and authored by 1835 researchers from 457 institutions in 47 countries. For the number of publications, the top country, top institution, top author, and top journals were the United States (n = 82), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (n = 13), Huiwen Chen (n = 9), and Annals of Thoracic Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology (n = 29 each), respectively. For the number of citations, the top country, top affiliation, top author, and top journal were the United States (n = 1348), University of Toronto (n = 250), Christopher A. Caldarone (n = 315), and Annals of Thoracic Surgery (n = 746), respectively. The number of national publications significantly correlated with GDP (R = 0.887, P < 0.001), research & development (R&D) expenditure (R = 0.375, P = 0.013), population (R = 0.694, P < 0.001), and journals (R = 0.751, P < 0.001). The number of national citations significantly correlated with GDP (R = 0.881, P < 0.001), R&D expenditure (R = 0.446, P = 0.003), population (R = 0.305, P = 0.037), and journals (R = 0.917, P < 0.001). International collaboration in the field of TAPVC was not well developed. The most commonly cited publication discussed era changes in mortality and reoperation rate in TAPVC patients. The most common keywords were "total anomalous pulmonary venous connection" and "congenital heart disease". The keyword "case report" appeared most recently, with an average occurrence year of 2021.8. The co-occurrence analysis grouped 26 keywords into six themes: surgical repair of TAPVC, postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis, surgical repair of TAPVC patients with heterotaxy, application of echocardiography in diagnosing TAPVC, application of echocardiography in the prenatal diagnosis of TAPVC, and application of the sutureless technique in the surgical repair of TAPVC patients with right atrial isomerism or a single ventricle. Citation burst detection identified 32 references with citation bursts, seven of which had ongoing citation bursts until 2023. CONCLUSIONS This study conducted a bibliometric analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of TAPVC research. We hope to offer new ideas for promoting development in the field of TAPVC.
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- Chen Wen
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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Grant C, Stauffer TP, Seyler TM, Wu CJ, Hinton ZW. Gender Trends in Authorship in 6 Major Orthopaedic Journals. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2024; 106:625-630. [PMID: 38194590 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.00995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Historically, orthopaedic surgery has had low female representation, with <6% of practicing surgeons identifying as female. Although prior literature has illustrated gender disparities in first and last authorship as well as changes in gender representation over time, less attention has been paid to middle authorship. We hypothesized that trends in female authorship would reflect increasing female participation in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic subspecialties coinciding with an overall increase in female authorship. METHODS Bibliometric information from articles published between 2011 and 2021 in 6 orthopaedic journals was extracted with use of the Web of Science. Collected data included author order, author names, affiliation, and corresponding author address. A gender was assigned with the use of Genderize.io, which is validated software, on the basis of author first name. Statistical analysis was performed with use of an analysis of variance for each journal, and linear regression was performed to determine trends, controlling for year. RESULTS Among all included orthopaedic journals, female middle authorship increased by 5 percentage points, female first authorship increased by 4 percentage points, and female last authorship increased by 1 percentage point. Over the study period, the highest rate of female middle authorship (28%) was seen in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, whereas the lowest rate (16%) was seen in The Journal of Arthroplasty . We found that the 5 highest-producing female last authors were, on average, cited significantly less per publication than their male counterparts in all but 2 journals. CONCLUSIONS Gender gaps exist within orthopaedic surgery as well as within its body of literature. Although this study highlights areas of growth, it also promotes further inquiry into research productivity and the availability of opportunity within orthopaedic surgery as a whole. The increase in female middle authorship overall and in each journal demonstrates momentum for future growth for women in the field of orthopaedic surgery.
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- Caitlin Grant
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Saleh M, Raffoul P, Akil A, Bassil P, Salameh P. Arab world's impact on bladder cancer research and opportunities for growth: A bibliometric review study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37554. [PMID: 38518049 PMCID: PMC10956953 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Bladder Cancer (BC) is a widespread form of cancer that affects over 1.6 million people globally. The majority of cases are diagnosed as urothelial carcinoma, with a higher likelihood of diagnosis in men and with increasing age. The Arab world (AW) is one of the regions with the highest incidence and mortality rates of BC, and the average age of diagnosis is between 40 and 49 years in North Africa and the Middle East. This study aims to assess the activity and distribution of BC publications in the AW. METHODS A systematic search across MEDLINE and Embase databases spanning 2007 to 2021 identified 1208 English-language articles on bladder cancer with Arab affiliations. The dataset was normalized against the average population and GDP (2007-2020) for 22 Arab countries. Statistical analyses via SPSS and visualizations with VOSviewer unveiled collaboration patterns and thematic trends in Arab bladder cancer research. RESULTS A total of 1208 BC publications were published in the AW, representing 0.24% of all biomedical publications. Egypt topped the list with the highest number of publications. The co-authorship analysis generated by VOSviewer revealed that out of 4766 authors, 161 met the minimum threshold of 5 publications. CONCLUSION The findings reveal that Egypt and Jordan are at the forefront of BC research in the region, while other Arab countries are lagging behind despite being heavily impacted by the disease. To drive progress in the field, it's important to uncover the obstacles impeding BC research in these countries and implement effective solutions to overcome them.
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- Mustafa Saleh
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
- Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon
- University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Sciascia S, Roccatello D, Salvatore M, Carta C, Cellai LL, Ferrari G, Lumaka A, Groft S, Alanay Y, Azam M, Baynam G, Cederroth H, Cutiongco-de la Paz EM, Dissanayake VHW, Giugliani R, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Hettiarachchi D, Kvlividze O, Landoure G, Makay P, Melegh B, Ozbek U, Puri RD, Romero VI, Scaria V, Jamuar SS, Shotelersuk V, Gahl WA, Wiafe SA, Bodamer O, Posada M, Taruscio D. Unmet needs in countries participating in the undiagnosed diseases network international: an international survey considering national health care and economic indicators. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1248260. [PMID: 37822540 PMCID: PMC10562568 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1248260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Background Patients, families, the healthcare system, and society as a whole are all significantly impacted by rare diseases (RDs). According to various classifications, there are currently up to 9,000 different rare diseases that have been recognized, and new diseases are discovered every month. Although very few people are affected by each uncommon disease individually, millions of people are thought to be impacted globally when all these conditions are considered. Therefore, RDs represent an important public health concern. Although crucial for clinical care, early and correct diagnosis is still difficult to achieve in many nations, especially those with low and middle incomes. Consequently, a sizeable amount of the overall burden of RD is attributable to undiagnosed RD (URD). Existing barriers and policy aspects impacting the care of patients with RD and URD remain to be investigated. Methods To identify unmet needs and opportunities for patients with URD, the Developing Nations Working Group of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network International (DNWG-UDNI) conducted a survey among its members, who were from 20 different nations. The survey used a mix of multiple choice and dedicated open questions covering a variety of topics. To explore reported needs and analyze them in relation to national healthcare economical aspects, publicly available data on (a) World Bank ranking; (b) Current health expenditure per capita; (c) GDP per capita; (d) Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP); and (e) Life expectancy at birth, total (years) were incorporated in our study. Results This study provides an in-depth evaluation of the unmet needs for 20 countries: low-income (3), middle-income (10), and high-income (7). When analyzing reported unmet needs, almost all countries (N = 19) indicated that major barriers still exist when attempting to improve the care of patients with UR and/or URD; most countries report unmet needs related to the availability of specialized care and dedicated facilities. However, while the countries ranked as low income by the World Bank showed the highest prevalence of referred unmet needs across the different domains, no specific trend appeared when comparing the high, upper, and low-middle income nations. No overt trend was observed when separating countries by current health expenditure per capita, GDP per capita, domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) and life expectancy at birth, total (years). Conversely, both the GDP and domestic general government health expenditure for each country impacted the presence of ongoing research. Conclusion We found that policy characteristics varied greatly with the type of health system and country. No overall pattern in terms of referral for unmet needs when separating countries by main economic or health indicators were observed. Our findings highlight the importance of identifying actionable points (e.g., implemented orphan drug acts or registries where not available) in order to improve the care and diagnosis of RDs and URDs on a global scale.
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- Savino Sciascia
- Center of Excellence on Nephrologic, Rheumatologic and Rare Diseases (ERK-Net, ERN-Reconnect and RITA-ERN Member) With Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hub Hospital, ASL Città di Torino and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Center of Excellence on Nephrologic, Rheumatologic and Rare Diseases (ERK-Net, ERN-Reconnect and RITA-ERN Member) With Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hub Hospital, ASL Città di Torino and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- National Center for Rare Diseases, Undiagnosed Rare Diseases Interdepartmental Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Center for Rare Diseases, Undiagnosed Rare Diseases Interdepartmental Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Center for Rare Diseases, Undiagnosed Rare Diseases Interdepartmental Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Center for Rare Diseases, Undiagnosed Rare Diseases Interdepartmental Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Reference Center for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Service de Génétique Humaine, University Hospitals of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- ACURARE-Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases Center, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Rare Care, Clinical Center of Expertise for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- House of Rares, Medical Genetics Service, HCPA, Department Genetics UFRGS and DASA, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- International Laboratory for Human Genome Research, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
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- Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Georgian Foundation for Genetic and Rare Diseases (GeRaD), School of Medicine, New Vision University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Faculté de Médecine et d'Odontostomatologie, l'Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Reference Center for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- ACURARE-Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases Center, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- School of Medicine, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genetics Service, Department of Pediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Pediatric ACP, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, Singapore, Singapore
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Rare Diseases Research Institute (IIER), SpainUDP, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Rare Diseases, Undiagnosed Rare Diseases Interdepartmental Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Carvalho S, Shchepanik H, Aylagas E, Berumen ML, Costa FO, Costello MJ, Duarte S, Ferrario J, Floerl O, Heinle M, Katsanevakis S, Marchini A, Olenin S, Pearman JK, Peixoto RS, Rabaoui LJ, Ruiz G, Srėbalienė G, Therriault TW, Vieira PE, Zaiko A. Hurdles and opportunities in implementing marine biosecurity systems in data-poor regions. Bioscience 2023; 73:494-512. [PMID: 37560322 PMCID: PMC10408360 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Managing marine nonindigenous species (mNIS) is challenging, because marine environments are highly connected, allowing the dispersal of species across large spatial scales, including geopolitical borders. Cross-border inconsistencies in biosecurity management can promote the spread of mNIS across geopolitical borders, and incursions often go unnoticed or unreported. Collaborative surveillance programs can enhance the early detection of mNIS, when response may still be possible, and can foster capacity building around a common threat. Regional or international databases curated for mNIS can inform local monitoring programs and can foster real-time information exchange on mNIS of concern. When combined, local species reference libraries, publicly available mNIS databases, and predictive modeling can facilitate the development of biosecurity programs in regions lacking baseline data. Biosecurity programs should be practical, feasible, cost-effective, mainly focused on prevention and early detection, and be built on the collaboration and coordination of government, nongovernment organizations, stakeholders, and local citizens for a rapid response.
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- Susana Carvalho
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Red Sea Global, Riyadh 12382-6726, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Applied Research Center for Environment & Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Applied Research Center for Environment & Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- National Center for Wildlife, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand
- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Wen C, Liu W, Fang C, Shentu J, Ma R, Zhang H, Zhang H, Zhu Z, Chen H. The 100 most cited papers on total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a bibliometric analysis. J Cardiothorac Surg 2023; 18:187. [PMID: 37231504 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-023-02284-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The number of citations a paper receives reflects its impact on the scientific community. We aimed to identify and explore the characteristics of the most cited papers on total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). METHODS Web of Science Core Collection Expanded Science Citation Index (1900 to present) was searched and papers on TAPVC were reviewed. Articles were ranked by the number of citations and the 100 most cited papers were analyzed. RESULTS The 100 most cited papers were published between 1952 and 2018 with a mean number of citations of 52 (range 26 to 148). The 1990s was the most productive decade. All articles except one were written in English. The 100 most cited articles were published in 24 journals, led by Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (21 articles), followed by Annals of Thoracic Surgery (20 articles), and Circulation (16 articles). The United States of America contributed most of the 100 most cited papers (60 articles). Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto led the list of citation classics with six papers. Christopher A. Caldarone, John W. Kirklin, and P. E. F. Daubeney were the most productive authors with 3 articles each. More than half of the papers were cohort studies (51 articles). Surgery, radiology and etiology were the main topics. Thirty-one articles were funded by public foundations, and none received support from commercial companies. CONCLUSIONS The bibliometric analysis gives a historical perspective on scientific progress in the field of TAPVC and lays the foundation for future research.
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- Chen Wen
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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de Courson B, Thouzeau V, Baumard N. Quantifying the scientific revolution. EVOLUTIONARY HUMAN SCIENCES 2023; 5:e19. [PMID: 37587945 PMCID: PMC10426016 DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2023.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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The Scientific Revolution represents a turning point in the history of humanity. Yet it remains ill-understood, partly because of a lack of quantification. Here, we leverage large datasets of individual biographies (N = 22,943) and present the first estimates of scientific production during the late medieval and early modern period (1300-1850). Our data reveal striking differences across countries, with England and the United Provinces being much more creative than other countries, suggesting that economic development has been key in generating the Scientific Revolution. In line with recent results in behavioural sciences, we show that scientific creativity and economic development are associated with other kinds of creative activities in philosophy, literature, music and the arts, as well as with inclusive institutions and ascetic religiosity, suggesting a common underlying mindset associated with long-term orientation and exploration. Finally, we investigate the interplay between economic development and cultural transmission (the so-called 'Republic of Letters') using partially observed Markov models imported from population biology. Surprisingly, the role of horizontal transmission (from one country to another) seems to have been marginal. Beyond the case of science, our results suggest that economic development is an important factor in the evolution of aspects of human culture.
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- Benoît de Courson
- Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Günterstalstraße 73, 79100Freiburg, Germany
- Ecole Normale Superieure, Departement d'Etudes Cognitives, Departement d'Etudes Cognitives, Paris, France
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- Ecole Normale Superieure, Departement d'Etudes Cognitives, Departement d'Etudes Cognitives, Paris, France
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- Ecole Normale Superieure, Departement d'Etudes Cognitives, Departement d'Etudes Cognitives, Paris, France
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Bustanji Y, Shihab KHA, El-Huneidi W, Semreen MH, Abu-Gharbieh E, Alzoubi KH, Alqudah MAY, Abuhelwa AY, Abu-Rish EY, Bajes H, Obaideen K, Hamad I, Soares NC, Faris ME. Analysis and mapping of global scientific research on human monkeypox over the past 20 years. Vet World 2023; 16:693-703. [PMID: 37235145 PMCID: PMC10206959 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.693-703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background and Aim Human monkeypox is an emerging global threat. Hundreds of publications were disseminated in the last few months. This study aimed to map, analyze, and evaluate the bibliometric indicators of the global monkeypox research output. Materials and Methods All documents published in the past 20 years were retrieved using the Scopus database. Papers published in English and peer-reviewed journals were included. VOSviewer was used to create density and network visualization maps. Results A total of 1725 published documents were retrieved. Of these, 53% were published in 2022. The average number of authors per document was 4.2. Authors from the USA were the most active and published about 42.1% of the total documents. International collaboration was evident between the USA and both UK and Congo. Keywords mapping identified the main research lines in this field that correlate monkeypox with public health, smallpox, vaccination, and antiviral treatment. Conclusion This study analyzed and mapped the expanding field of monkeypox research across the world. The bibliometric analysis revealed that the United States has contributed greatly in terms of both individual researchers and academic institutions. There was less cooperation on a global scale than was anticipated. Fostering international cooperation is essential for countering this worldwide danger. Additional scientific research should be conducted to investigate the link between smallpox immunization and monkeypox epidemics.
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- Yasser Bustanji
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Atlantic Cape Community College, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Amman, Jordan
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Laboratory of Proteomics, Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Av.a Padre Cruz, Lisbon, 1649-016, Portugal
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272 United Arab Emirates
- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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Libório MP, Ekel PI, da Silva Martins CAP. Economic analysis through alternative data and big data techniques: what do they tell about Brazil? SN BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 2022; 3:3. [PMID: 36531601 PMCID: PMC9734695 DOI: 10.1007/s43546-022-00387-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Alternative data are now widely used in economic analyses worldwide but still infrequent in studies on the Brazilian economy. This research demonstrates how alternative data extracted from Google Trends and Google Mobility contribute to innovative economic analysis. First, it demonstrates that the search for the future on the internet is correlated (R = 0.62) with the average household income in Brazilian states. The three Brazilian states with the most people looking for the future on the internet have an average household income 1.6 times higher than people from states that do not have this behavior. The search for the future represents 10.9% of the economic development potential of the states, while the proportion of people with university degrees, scientific publications, and researchers represents another 60.4%. The reduction in mobility in retail/recreation locations averaged 34.28% in Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This group of countries had COVID-19 infection and death rates 1.25 and 1.74 times higher than in countries that reduced their mobility in retail/recreation locations by 45.03%. The impact of reduced mobility in retail/recreation locations on the unemployment rate, gross domestic product degrowth, and inflation in countries such as Brazil was 1.1, 2.2, and 2.6 times lower than in countries that reduced mobility more of people. The research contributions are associated with identifying new indicators extracted from alternative data and their application to carry out innovative economic analyses.
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30535-012 Brazil
- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil
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Apor ADAO, Jamora RDG. Research Productivity among Filipino Neurologists Associated with Socioeconomic, Healthcare, and Disease Burden Factors: A Bibliometric Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15630. [PMID: 36497702 PMCID: PMC9736391 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Philippine research productivity in neurology has not been fully characterized. We investigated the research output of adult and child neurologists in the Philippines and correlated this to the Philippine socioeconomic and healthcare indices among different regions. We used electronic databases to retrieve studies published by Filipino neurologists using the 2022 Philippine Neurological Association website as reference. We included all studies published until December 2021. Official government region-specific socioeconomic indices were used. Correlational analysis was completed on bibliometric indices and collected data. We retrieved 746 articles from 274 of 526 Filipino neurologists which were published in 245 publications over 45 years with 12,409 citations. The National Capital Region (NCR) had the most publications (n = 662, 88.7%) and citations (n = 10,377, 83.6%). Research productivity was positively correlated with population, gross domestic product (GDP), health expenditure, number of healthcare establishments, neurologists, and research personnel. The Philippine research landscape is dominated by articles of neurologists belonging to institutions in the NCR, which has the greatest number of neurologists, training institutions, and highest GDP. There is a need to address the disparity seen in other regions to bridge gaps in healthcare, health human resources, and health information through research.
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- Almira Doreen Abigail O. Apor
- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
- Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City, Taguig City 1634, Philippines
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Afrane S, Ampah JD, Aboagye EM. Investigating evolutionary trends and characteristics of renewable energy research in Africa: a bibliometric analysis from 1999 to 2021. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:59328-59362. [PMID: 35386081 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20125-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Several countries across the African continent have been challenged with energy crises for decades. A growing number of studies have identified renewable energy as a sustainable way for Africa to address its persisting energy situation while combating climate change, as the continent has in abundance some of the common renewable energy resources. Little has been reported in the body of literature to quantitatively and qualitatively map the knowledge domain of this growing research field. In the current study, we conduct a bibliometric analysis on research documents extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection to identify trends and characteristics of the knowledge domain related to renewable energy in Africa from 1999 to 2021. Using two different software (VOSviewer and ITgInsight), we report the contribution of journals, countries, institutions, and authors and their collaboration patterns. We also perform co-citation and keyword analysis to identify the intellectual base and central themes of this research field. The results from the study revealed a growing interest in Africa's renewable energy, with about 90% of the total publication from within the last decade. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews was identified as the most productive as well as the most influential journal in this field. The most contributing countries in this field were South Africa, USA, and Algeria. Centre de Developpement Des Energies Renouvelables, a research institute in Algeria, emerged as the most productive and influential institution. The analysis of research hotspots under different categories revealed that "solar energy," "CO2 emissions," and "rural electrification" are the topics that have gained maximum attention over the years. Keyword evolution analysis also identified "economic growth" and "green hydrogen production" as emerging topics that will play a major role in future studies. We conclude our work by providing specific suggestions and strategies to help bridge the gap which exists in the quantity and quality of renewable energy research between Africa and the rest of the world.
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- Sandylove Afrane
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Nurhisanah S, Hasyim H. Environmental health risk assessment of sulfur dioxide (SO2) at workers around in combined cycle power plant (CCPP). Heliyon 2022; 8:e09388. [PMID: 35600447 PMCID: PMC9115319 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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State electricity company is an Indonesian government-owned corporation with a monopoly on Indonesia's electricity distribution. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution is produced by burning fossil fuels with coal and oil-fired power plants. At the combined cycle power plant (CCPP), the state electricity company has the largest role in SO2 production. In addition, SO2 can cause respiratory tract dysfunction, decreased lung function, eye irritation, throat irritation, and coughing at certain concentrations. This study aims to assess the magnitude of SO2 exposure to workers health at CCPP Indralaya unit, Indonesia. The research is a quantitative study using the environmental health risk assessment (EHRA) method. Purposive sampling was used to obtain 32 respondents. The results revealed that the average SO2 concentration was 0.085 mg/m3. The non-carcinogenic intake was 0.0025 mg/kg/day for real-time exposure and 0.0069 mg/kg/day for lifetime exposure. The Risk Quotient (RQ) for real-time exposure obtained is 0.0959, and RQ for lifetime exposure is 0.2668, indicating an RQ = 1. The study concluded that the CCPP Indralaya unit is not at-risk cause non-carcinogenic due to SO2 exposure. Regardless, precautions must ensure that workers' exposure to SO2 or other emissions gases produced by CCPP activities does not endanger their health.
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Exploring the relationship between journals indexed from a country and its research output: an empirical investigation. Scientometrics 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04366-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pandita R, Singh S. Research Deficit Across Continents: A Study. PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12109-022-09865-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity. Nat Ecol Evol 2022; 6:145-154. [PMID: 34969991 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01608-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sampling biases in the fossil record distort estimates of past biodiversity. However, these biases not only reflect the geological and spatial aspects of the fossil record, but also the historical and current collation of fossil data. We demonstrate how the legacy of colonialism and socioeconomic factors, such as wealth, education and political stability, impact the global distribution of fossil data over the past 30 years. We find that a global power imbalance persists in palaeontology, with researchers in high- or upper-middle-income countries holding a monopoly over palaeontological knowledge production by contributing to 97% of fossil data. As a result, some countries or regions tend to be better sampled than others, ultimately leading to heterogeneous spatial sampling across the globe. This illustrates how efforts to mitigate sampling biases to obtain a truly representative view of past biodiversity are not disconnected from the aim of diversifying and decolonizing our discipline.
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Meo SA, Jawaid SA, Naseem N. Doctor of Science (D.Sc.): Time to move towards Higher Doctorate Degrees. Pak J Med Sci 2021; 37:1721-1726. [PMID: 34912385 PMCID: PMC8613013 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.37.7.5119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The present most modern and highly advanced 21’st century is the era of science and technology. In human history, universities are the basic birthplace of higher education, research, and innovation and play a significant role in the countries’ performance, prosperity, and economic progress. Worldwide, there is a swift shift in the pattern of biological, environmental, economic, and educational systems. This broader change is rotating around the higher academia and its allied innovative research impact. The leading universities develop a culture and curricula as per need and demand and produce knowledge and skills-based professional graduates. The universities prepare graduates to keep in view their country’s requirements and compete with their peers at international levels. Moreover, worldwide, universities are transforming towards higher doctorate degrees (D.Sc / S.Dc) to provide an elevated helipad to the applicant to compete in this modern and highly advanced era. The higher doctoral degree, D.Sc, is earned 6-8 years after the post Ph.D. The candidates with higher academic titles, professional skills, and innovative research could compete and achieve top-ranked positions worldwide. Many universities worldwide, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, promote D.Sc degree programs in various science disciplines, including medical sciences. This manuscript explores the dynamics of a higher doctorate and its significance, need, and demand in academia to compete globally.
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- Sultan Ayoub Meo
- Sultan Ayoub Meo, MBBS, Ph.D. (Pak), M Med Ed (Dundee), FRCP (London), FRCP (Dublin), FRCP (Glasgow) FRCP (Edinburgh), Professor and Consultant, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Chief Editor, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Secretary, Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME). Karachi, Pakistan
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- Nadia Naseem, MBBS, M.Phil, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, University of Health Sciences, Khayaban-e-Jamia, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Sy MCC, Espiritu AI, Sy MSC, Jamora RDG, Anlacan VMM. Dementia Research Productivity and Associations with Socioeconomic Factors and Burden of Disease in Southeast Asia. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 76:1151-1160. [PMID: 32597811 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Scientific output in Southeast Asia (SEA) on the topic of dementia is postulated to be low in quality and quantity. It is also speculated that certain socioeconomic variables and measures of disease burden for dementia may play a significant role in driving the research output of a particular country. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the research impact of published journal articles on dementia in SEA and its association with country-level socioeconomic factors and measures of disease burden for dementia. METHODS A systematic search was conducted using electronic healthcare databases. We included articles published on dementia until August 2019 with at least 1 author affiliated with any SEA institution. We obtained bibliometric indices, relevant socioeconomic factors, and measures of disease burden for dementia from published sources. RESULTS One thousand six articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The majority of publications were related to Alzheimer's disease (n = 775, 77.0%). Singapore contributed the highest number of publications (n = 457, 45.4%). Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, % GDP for research and development, and total neurologists significantly correlated with several bibliometric indices. On the other hand, the measures of disease burden for dementia in SEA countries were not significantly associated with research productivity. CONCLUSION Research productivity in SEA on dementia has substantially increased in recent years. Augmenting GDP per capita and expanding the apportionment of resources to research and development (R&D) may have a significant role in the advancement of dementia research in SEA.
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- Marie Charmaine C Sy
- Department of Neurosciences, Division of Adult Neurology, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, Division of Adult Neurology, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, Division of Adult Neurology, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, Division of Adult Neurology, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.,Department of Neurosciences, Center for Memory and Cognition, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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Ahmed S, Anirvan P. Top Central Asian Educational Institutions on Publons: Analysis of Researchers and Reviewers. J Korean Med Sci 2021; 36:e144. [PMID: 34060259 PMCID: PMC8167409 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Publons platform provides integrated information on researchers, peer reviewers, publications and certain author metrics. Central Asia is a potentially growing region in terms of young researchers. METHODS Using the inbuilt Publons search, the top institutes of nine countries of Central Asia and neighbours were identified and data on their reviewers, number of publications, number of peer reviews completed were extracted. These were compared with demographics of the countries such as population, gross domestic product, number of physicians and proportion of population enrolled for higher education. RESULTS Amongst the top 15 institutes in Central Asia, China has claim to 12 while Kazakhstan has two and Iran has one. The number of top peer reviewers, number of verified reviews and Web of Science indexed publications from these top institutes varied directly with the number of researchers each had. Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are not performing well on most of these while China seems to be an outlier on the upper edge of the graphs. There is good correlation between the number of researchers in the top institutes per country and both number of publications and number of completed reviews. The number of total publications per top ten institutes of each country has high correlation with various demographic parameters like total population (Spearman rho, ρ = 0.85), gross domestic product (ρ = 0.82), total number of physicians (ρ = 0.72), and number enrolled for higher education (ρ = 0.93). CONCLUSION There appears to be much disparity among the rankings, number of researchers, reviewers and published manuscripts across various countries in Central Asia. The gross heterogeneity of Central Asia needs to be minimized by nurturing and mentoring potentially upcoming researchers in publication, peer reviewing as well as in ethics involved.
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- Sakir Ahmed
- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology,Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.
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- Department of Gastroenterology,Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, India
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Lerman TT, Fishman B, Reitblat O, Reitblat T, Goldberg E, Krause I. Global Academic Productivity in the Field of Internal Medicine and Its Correlation to National Economic Indicators: A Bibliometric Analysis of 24 Years. Am J Med Sci 2021; 362:480-485. [PMID: 34033808 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2021.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between national economic indicators and academic productivity. However, such a relationship has not been studied in the field of internal medicine (IM). METHODS The number of documents published, number of citable documents, number of citations, citations per document and the h index between 1996 and 2019 in the field of IM among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries were analysed. Data were derived from the The Scimago Journal and Country rank source. We analysed the correlation between these indicators to the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, health spending as percent of GDP and gross domestic expenditure on research and development as percent of GDP (GERD). Economic data were collected from the OECD websites. RESULTS A significant correlation was found between health expenditure and h index (r = 0.75, P < 0.001), number of citations (r = 0.72, P < 0.001), number of documents (r = 0.62, P < 0.001) and number of citable documents (r = 0.61, P < 0.001); between GERD and number of citations (r = 0.6, P < 0.001), h index (r = 0.6, P < 0.001), number of documents published (r = 0.53, P = 0.001) and citable documents (r = 0.51, P = 0.001); between the GDP per capita and number of citations (r = 0.46, P = 0.005), citations per document (r = 0.54, P = 0.001) and h index (r = 0.5, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated a positive correlation between academic productivity in the field of IM and economic indicators of the OECD countries, mainly health expenditure, implying the advantage of domestic investment in health.
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- Tsahi T Lerman
- Department of Internal Medicine F-Recanati, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Internal Medicine D and Hypertension unit, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel; Ophthalmology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Rheumatology Unit, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashqelon, Israel; Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine F-Recanati, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine F-Recanati, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sultan Ayoub Meo
- Prof. Sultan Ayoub Meo MBBS, Ph.D., M Med Ed (Dundee), FRCP (London), FRCP (Dublin), FRCP (Glasgow) FRCP (Edinburgh) Professor and Consultant, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Shaukat Ali Jawaid Chief Editor, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan Secretary, Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME) E-mail:
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Lerman TT, Reitblat O, Reitblat T. Scientific Productivity in Rheumatology Among Countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Its Correlation to National Economic Indicators. J Clin Rheumatol 2021; 27:92-96. [PMID: 31688347 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between research productivity in the field of rheumatology and various updated economic indicators of Countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). METHODS The number of documents published, number of citable documents, number of citations, citations per document, and the H-index for the 36 OECD countries in the field of rheumatology between 1996 and 2017 were obtained from the The Scimago Journal and Country rank source. The recent data regarding gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, total health spending as percent of GDP, and the gross domestic expenditure on research and development as percent of GDP were collected from the World Bank, OECD, and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Web sites, accordingly. The relationship between economic indicators and scientific productivity for each of the OECD countries was analyzed. RESULTS A total of 132,314 documents were analyzed. A moderate to strong significance correlation was found between health expenditure and the number of documents published (r = 0.67, p < 0.001), number of citable documents (r = 0.68, p < 0.001), number of citation (r = 0.76, p < 0.001), and H-index (r = 0.77, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study provides a current highlight on the relationship between academic productivity in rheumatology and economic indicators of OECD countries. We showed a positive moderate to strong significant correlation between total health expenditure as percent of GDP and different bibliometric indicators, implying another possible advantage of national investment in this filed.
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- From the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
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Jalipa FGU, Sy MCC, Espiritu AI, Jamora RDG. Bibliometric analysis of bacterial central nervous system infection research in Southeast Asia. BMC Neurol 2021; 21:11. [PMID: 33419392 PMCID: PMC7791854 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02042-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The status of research and scientific outputs with regards to bacterial central nervous system (CNS) infection in southeast Asia (SEA) is unknown. This study aimed to analyze and compare bacterial CNS infection research output of SEA countries in terms of bibliometric indices. METHODS The major electronic databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, CENTRAL, Clinicaltrials.gov and WPRIM) were searched for studies on bacterial CNS infection in SEA until August 31, 2020. Frequencies, percentages and Spearman's rho correlations were used. RESULTS There was a total of 648 unique studies on bacterial CNS infection in SEA and it was 657 when double-counted (collaborative studies between SEA countries). Thailand (n=148, 22.5%) and Vietnam (n=142, 21.6%) had the highest number of publications. The most common type of research publication was the case report / case series (n=160, 24.7%). Tuberculous meningitis/tuberculoma (n=176, 26.7%) was the most common topic. This study showed that the %GDP for research and development (R&D) was associated with a higher number of research output. However, the GDP per capita was not associated with any of the bibliometric indices. The total number of neurologists was associated with all of the bibliometric analysis. CONCLUSION Bacterial CNS infection research output in SEA countries was low in terms of quantity. The %GDP for R&D was associated with the number of research publications. The total number of neurologists was associated with all of the bibliometric indices.
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- Francis Gerwin U. Jalipa
- Division of Adult Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Division of Adult Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Division of Adult Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Division of Adult Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City, Philippines
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Conference proceedings publications in bibliographic databases: a case study of countries in Southeast Asia. Scientometrics 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03773-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AbstractLeading citation databases have made concerted efforts to reflect academic conference contributions in the form of proceedings papers in their databases. We studied global trends and a regional case study to determine the relative representation of conference proceedings in the global scholarly literature using the Web of Science, Scopus, and Dimensions. We designed our case study of ten Southeast Asian countries to uncover conspicuous publishing patterns obscured by global average figures. As a result, we discovered that Indonesia alone has made a recent and remarkable shift towards conference proceedings publishing. This trend was not the result of expanding database coverage but may be linked to a rapid increase in conferences locally hosted in Indonesia. The conclusion suggests that conference proceedings are increasingly indexed by major databases, and that scholars might have found advantage in publishing conference papers that were quicker and easier to publish than journal articles or book chapters. Our study is relevant to policy makers in the area of research evaluation because it highlights potential changes in academic publishing behaviour by those being assessed.
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Müller SM, Mueller GF, Navarini AA, Brandt O. National Publication Productivity during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Preliminary Exploratory Analysis of the 30 Countries Most Affected. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9090271. [PMID: 32899457 PMCID: PMC7563740 DOI: 10.3390/biology9090271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The COVID 19 pandemic increased publication productivity enormously with numerous new COVID-19-related articles appearing daily, despite the fact that many health care workers in the partially overburdened national health care systems were faced with major challenges. Methods: In a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study we compared and correlated 17 epidemiologic, health care system-related and health-economic factors from medical databases and intergovernmental organisations potentially influencing the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 publication productivity between 1 January and 30 April 2020 amongst the 30 countries most severely affected by the pandemic. These factors were additionally correlated with the national pre-COVID-19 publication rate for the same pre-year period to identify potential changes in the general publication behaviour. Findings: COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 publication rates correlated strongest with access to and quality of health care (ρ = 0.80 and 0.87, p < 0.0001), COVID-19 cases per capita (ρ = 0.78 and 0.72, p < 0.0001), GDP per capita (ρ = 0.69 and 0.76, p < 0.0001), health spending per capita (ρ = 0.61 and 0.73, p < 0.0001) and the pre-COVID-19 Hirsch-Index (ρ = 0.61 and 0.62, p = 0.002 and <0.0001). Ratios of publication rates for “Cancer”, “Diabetes” and “Stroke” in 2020 versus the pre-year period were 0.88 ± 0.06, 1.02 ± 0.18 and 0.9 ± 0.20, resulting in a pooled ratio of 0.93 ± 0.06 for non-COVID-19 publications. Interpretation: There are marked geographic and national differences in publication productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both COVID-19- and non-COVID-19 publication productivity correlates with epidemiologic, health care system-related and healtheconomic factors, and pre-COVID publication expertise. Countries with a stable scientific infrastructure appear to maintain non-COVID-19 publication productivity nearly at the pre-year level and at the same time use their resilience to produce COVID-19 publications at high rates.
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- Simon M. Müller
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (A.A.N.); (O.B.)
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- Applied Computational Life Sciences, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland;
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (A.A.N.); (O.B.)
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (A.A.N.); (O.B.)
- Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Socioeconomic Determinants, Regional Differences, and Quality of Nephrology Research in Africa. Kidney Int Rep 2020; 5:1805-1810. [PMID: 33102975 PMCID: PMC7569704 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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AbstractThe purpose of this study is to chart the scholarly journal landscape in the UAE in order to provide a scientific perspective on research productivity, distribution, and access in the country and lay the foundations for further research in this area. The study aims also to contribute to research endeavoring to paint a global picture of scholarly publishing. We carried out a mapping of scholarly journals published in the UAE compiled from international and local sources. The resulting journal list was studied focusing on the share of OA titles, language of publication, discipline, and type of publisher. Our results show that: (1) 534 journals are published in the UAE and that the share of OA is quite noteworthy with about 64% of all online journals; (2) the APC-based OA model is prevalent with around 75% of OA journals levying a publication fee; (3) UAE journals are predominantly in English while the number of Arabic-language journals is marginal; (4) science, technology and medicine prevail as the most prevalent subject areas of the journals; and (5) commercial publishers control most of the publications especially in the medical field. The study lays a foundation for further studies on scholarly journals in the UAE. The combination of regional indexes and international directories to measure the country’s scholarly journal output can also be replicated and built upon for other countries where the major international bibliometric databases do not provide a comprehensive representation of scholarly publishing activities.
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Gretzel U, Fuchs M, Baggio R, Hoepken W, Law R, Neidhardt J, Pesonen J, Zanker M, Xiang Z. e-Tourism beyond COVID-19: a call for transformative research. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TOURISM 2020; 22. [PMCID: PMC7258604 DOI: 10.1007/s40558-020-00181-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This viewpoint article argues that the impacts of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 call for transformative e-Tourism research. We are at a crossroads where one road takes us to e-Tourism as it was before the crisis, whereas the other holds the potential to transform e-Tourism. To realize this potential, e-Tourism research needs to challenge existing paradigms and critically evaluate its ontological and epistemological foundations. In light of the paramount importance to rethink contemporary science, growth, and technology paradigms, we present six pillars to guide scholars in their efforts to transform e-Tourism through their research, including historicity, reflexivity, equity, transparency, plurality, and creativity. We conclude the paper with a call to the e-Tourism research community to embrace transformative research.
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- Ulrike Gretzel
- USC Center for Public Relations, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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- Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism, Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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- Bocconi University, via Röntgen, 1, 20136 Milan, Italy
- National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Avenue, Tomsk, 634050 Russia
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- Institute for Digital Transformation, Ravensburg-Weingarten University, Doggenriedstr, 88250 Weingarten, Germany
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- School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 17 Science Museum Road, TST East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Informatics, Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstraße 9-11, HC0204A-1040 Wien, Austria
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- Business School, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonkatu 2, 80100 Joensuu, Finland
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- Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Dominikanerplatz 3, piazza Domenicani, 3, 39100 Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
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- The Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Tech, 295 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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Teng CL, Chew WZ, Das Gupta E, Yeap SS. Rheumatological publications from Malaysia: a bibliometric study. Clin Rheumatol 2019; 39:547-552. [PMID: 31784864 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04839-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the content, authorship and study design of rheumatological publications written by Malaysian authors or about rheumatological conditions in Malaysia. METHODS The Malaysian Medical Repository (MyMedR), a web-based database of Malaysian health and medical publications, and Scopus were searched to retrieve rheumatological publications from Malaysia, for the period 1950 until 30 June 2019. The type and number of publications in each rheumatological subject area and the overall trend of publication numbers and citations were analysed. RESULTS 547 publications were found for the time period studied. There was a 27-fold increase in the number of publications from the period up to 1980 compared to 2010-2019. The median number of citations per paper was 5, but unlike the number of publications, there was only a slight increase in the number of citations with time. 84.5% of the papers were cited at least once. The top 3 conditions generating the most publications were systemic lupus erythematosus, 36.7%, followed by rheumatoid arthritis, 17.0%, and osteoporosis, 13.9%. CONCLUSIONS The number of rheumatological publications in Malaysia have increased over time, especially in the last decade. However, the average number of citations per publications remains low and the majority of publications are in journals with low impact factors. Thus, the quality of rheumatological publications from Malaysia can be further improved.Key Points• There have been only a limited number of bibliometric analysis of rheumatology publications from Asia.• In Malaysia, the number of rheumatology publications has increased over time.• However, there is still room for improvement in terms of the quality of the publications.
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- Cheong Lieng Teng
- Department of Family Medicine, International Medical University, Seremban Campus, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Family Medicine, International Medical University, Seremban Campus, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, International Medical University, Seremban Campus, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Subang Jaya Medical Centre, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Meo SA, Sattar K, ullah CH, Alnassar S, Hajjar W, Usmani AM. Progress and prospects of medical education research in Asian Countries. Pak J Med Sci 2019; 35:1475-1481. [PMID: 31777478 PMCID: PMC6861484 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.35.6.1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Medical education has a profound impact on health care system. Progress in achieving medical education research goals varies over time and across countries. This study aimed to investigate the medical education research ambience in Asia during the period 1965-2015. METHODS We investigated the bibliometric indicators of 49 Asian states in medical education research from 1965-2015. The data about Asian countries, their per capita GDP, expenditure on R&D, universities and indexed scientific journals were collected. We recorded medical education related research documents published in Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science, Thomson Reuters during the period 1965-2015. RESULTS Asian countries collectively published 12721799 research articles, among them 40628 (0.31%) publications were in medical education. China contributed total of 3351565 articles among which 5414 (0.16%) research articles were in medical education; India added 1328725 papers with 4563 (0.34%) in medical education; Japan produced 3080257 papers with 4199 (0.13%) in medical education; Israel 561531 with 3848 (0.68%) in medical education; and lastly, Georgia contributed a total of 296532 research articles with 2565 (0.86%) in medical education. CONCLUSIONS In Asia, the top five countries in medical education research are China, Georgia, Israel, Japan and India. The countries at low ranking are Yemen, Palestine, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Syria and Armenia. In Asian states, the overall performance in medical science research needs policies to enhance its impact globally. Medical universities should offer research programs for learning and understanding the challengeable issues in medical education research.
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- Sultan Ayoub Meo
- Sultan Ayoub Meo, MBBS, PhD. Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Kamran Sattar, MBBS, M Med Ed. Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Chaudhary Habib ullah, MBBS, FCPS. Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sami Alnassar, MD, FRCS. Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Waseem Hajjar, MD, FRCS. Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Adnan Mahmood Usmani, MA, MCSE. University Diabetes Centre, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Okoroiwu HU, López-Muñoz F, Povedano-Montero FJ. Bibliometric analysis of global Lassa fever research (1970-2017): a 47 - year study. BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18:639. [PMID: 30526510 PMCID: PMC6288929 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3526-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Lassa fever has been a public health concern in the West African sub-region where it is endemic and a latent threat to the world at large. We investigated the trend in Lassa fever research using bibliometric approach. Methods We used the SCOPUS database employing “Lassa fever” as search descriptor. The most common bibliometric indicators were applied for the selected publications. Results The number of scientific research articles retrieved for Lassa fever research from 1970 to 2017 was 1101. The growth of publications was more linear (r = 0.67) than exponential (r = 0.53). The duplication time of the scientific articles was 9.19 years. Small number of authors were responsible for bulk of the article production (transience index of 78.89%). The collaboration index was 4.59 per paper. The Bradford core consisted of 19 journals in which Journal of Virology was at the top (4.6%). Majority of the output were from USA government agencies. United States was the most productive country. Joseph B. McCormick was the most productive author, while New England Journal of Medicine published the two most cited articles. Conclusion The growth of scientific Literature on Lassa fever was of linear pattern with high transient authors indicating low productivity and non-specialized authors from other related areas publishing sporadically. This study provides a helpful reference for medical virologists, epidemiologist, policy decision makers, academics and Lassa fever researchers.
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- Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu
- Haematology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain.,Neuropsychopharmacology Unit, Hospital 12 de Octubre Research Institute (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,Portucalense Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences (INPP), Portucalense University, Porto, Portugal.,Thematic Network for Cooperative Health Research (RETICS), Addictive Disorders Network, Health Institute Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain.,Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Recently, a vast number of scientific publications have been produced in cities in emerging countries. It has long been observed that the publication output of Beijing has exceeded that of any other city in the world, including such leading centres of science as Boston, New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo. Researchers have suggested that, instead of focusing on cities’ total publication output, the quality of the output in terms of the number of highly cited papers should be examined. However, in the period from 2014 to 2016, Beijing produced as many highly cited papers as Boston, London, or New York. In this paper, another method is proposed to measure cities’ publishing performance by focusing on cities’ publishing efficiency (i.e., the ratio of highly cited articles to all articles produced in that city).
Design/methodology/approach
First, 554 cities are ranked based on their publishing efficiency, then some general factors influencing cities’ publishing efficiency are revealed. The general factors examined in this paper are as follows: the linguistic environment of cities, cities’ economic development level, the location of excellent organisations, cities’ international collaboration patterns, and their scientific field profile. Furthermore, the paper examines the fundamental differences between the general factors influencing the publishing efficiency of the top 100 most efficient cities and the bottom 100 least efficient cities.
Findings
Based on the research results, the conclusion can be drawn that a city’s publishing efficiency will be high if meets the following general conditions: it is in a country in the Anglosphere–Core; it is in a high-income country; it is home to top-ranked universities and/or world-renowned research institutions; researchers affiliated with that city most intensely collaborate with researchers affiliated with cities in the United States, Germany, England, France, Canada, Australia, and Italy; and the most productive scientific disciplines of highly cited articles are published in high-impact multidisciplinary journals, disciplines in health sciences (especially general internal medicine and oncology), and disciplines in natural sciences (especially physics, astronomy, and astrophysics).
Research limitations
It is always problematic to demarcate the boundaries of cities (e.g., New York City vs. Greater New York), and regarding this issue there is no consensus among researchers. The Web of Science presents the name of cities in the addresses reported by the authors of publications. In this paper cities correspond to the spatial units between the country/state level and the institution level as indicated in the Web of Science. Furthermore, it is necessary to highlight that the Web of Science is biased towards English-language journals and journals published in the field of biomedicine. These facts may influence the outcome of the research.
Practical implications
Publishing efficiency, as an indicator, shows how successful a city is at the production of science. Naturally, cities have limited opportunities to compete for components of the science establishment (e.g., universities, hospitals). However, cities can compete to attract innovation-oriented companies, high tech firms, and R&D facilities of multinational companies by for example establishing science parks. The positive effect of this process on the city’s performance in science can be observed in the example of Beijing, which publishing efficiency has been increased rapidly.
Originality/value
Previous scientometric studies have examined cities’ publication output in terms of the number of papers, or the number of highly cited papers, which are largely size dependent indicators; however this paper attempts to present a more quality-based approach.
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Meo SA, Eldawlatly A. Turning of the tides: Saudi Arabia sits a top in the academic impact factor race in the region. Saudi J Anaesth 2018; 12:512-513. [PMID: 30429729 PMCID: PMC6180694 DOI: 10.4103/sja.sja_505_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Sultan Ayoub Meo
- Department of Physiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Çatal B, Akman YE, Şükür E, Azboy İ. Worldwide arthroplasty research productivity and contribution of Turkey. ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA 2018; 52:376-381. [PMID: 29980409 PMCID: PMC6204449 DOI: 10.1016/j.aott.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Purpose Bibliometrics is increasingly used to assess the quantity and quality of scientific research output in many research fields worldwide. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have documented the main characteristics of arthroplasty publications from different countries. This study aimed to evaluate the worldwide research productivity and status of Turkey in the field of arthroplasty using bibliometric methods and to provide an insight into the arthroplasty research for surgeons and researchers. Methods The Web of Science database was searched to identify arthroplasty articles published between 2006 and 2016. The contributions of countries were evaluated based on publication count, citation average, h-index and publication rate in the top 10 ranked journals. Each countries publication output was adjusted according to population size. Results A total of 26.167 articles were identified. World arthroplasty publications were increased significantly over time (p < .005). The United States was the most productive country with 9007 articles (34,4% of total) followed by England with 2939 articles (11,4 of total) and Germany with 1881 articles (7,1% of total). According to average citations per item, Scotland was in the first place followed by Denmark and Sweden, whereas in the first place according to publication output adjusted by population size was Switzerland followed by Denmark and Scotland. The United States was also in the first place according to h-index and publication rate in the top 10 ranked journals. Founding average was 28,8% (7539 of 26164) for the arthroplasty articles that were analyzed in the study. Conclusion There is a rapid increase in the number of articles in arthroplasty research from 2006 to 2016. The United States was the most productive country as measured by total publications in the arthroplasty field. However, some small European countries with high in-come have higher quality of articles and better productivity when adjusted for population. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and research foundation had positive affect on arthroplasty publications, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
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- Bilgehan Çatal
- Medipol Koşuyolu Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Metin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- University of Sakarya, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Sakarya, Turkey.
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- Medipol University Medical School Department of Orthopeadic Surgery, Kadıköy/İstanbul, Turkey.
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Orthopaedic Academic Activity in the United States: Bibliometric Analysis of Publications by City and State. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS GLOBAL RESEARCH AND REVIEWS 2018; 2:e027. [PMID: 30280140 PMCID: PMC6145550 DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-18-00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background: The purpose of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of orthopaedic academic output in the United States. Methods: Publications based on city and state origin, corrected for population size, median household income, total number of surgeons, and the number of various subspecialties were evaluated. The 15 highest-ranked orthopaedic journals were audited from 2010 to 2014 and then subdivided into anatomic regions and 14 subspecialties. Results: A total of 8,100 articles were published during the study period. Most originated from New York, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. New York published the greatest number by city, followed by Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, and Rochester. When adjusted for the number of publications per city, surgeons per population, publications per surgeon population, publications per population, and publications per median income per capita, Vail and New York led in two and Stanford in one of the metrics. Conclusions: New York was the leader for the total publications, greatest activity within subspecialties, and publications per surgeon/population and per median income/capita. Vail was the leader for publications/surgeon and population. The top four cities of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago were responsible for 28% of the academic output over the 5-year study period.
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- Sultan Ayoub Meo
- Sultan Ayoub Meo, MBBS, M Med Ed, Ph.D, FRCP (London), FRCP (Dublin), FRCP (Glasgow), FRCP (Edinburgh) Profesor and Consultant, Department of Physiology and Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
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- Shaukat Ali Jawaid Chief Editor, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Karachi - Pakistan, Secretary, Eastern Mediterranean Associaton of Medical Editors (EMAME) E-mail:
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Okpechi IG, Alrukhaimi M, Ashuntantang GE, Bellorin-Font E, Benghanem Gharbi M, Braam B, Feehally J, Harris DC, Jha V, Jindal K, Johnson DW, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kazancioglu R, Levin A, Lunney M, Olanrewaju TO, Perkovic V, Perl J, Rashid HU, Rondeau E, Salako BL, Samimi A, Sola L, Tchokhonelidze I, Wiebe N, Yang CW, Ye F, Zemchenkov A, Zhao MH, Bello AK. Global capacity for clinical research in nephrology: a survey by the International Society of Nephrology. Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2018; 8:82-89. [PMID: 30675442 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Due to the worldwide rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), there is a need to develop strategies through well-designed clinical studies to guide decision making and improve delivery of care to CKD patients. A cross-sectional survey was conducted based on the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas data. For this study, the survey assessed the capacity of various countries and world regions in participating in and conducting kidney research. Availability of national funding for clinical trials was low (27%, n = 31), with the lowest figures obtained from Africa (7%, n = 2) and South Asia (0%), whereas high-income countries in North America and Europe had the highest participation in clinical trials. Overall, formal training to conduct clinical trials was inadequate for physicians (46%, n = 53) and even lower for nonphysicians, research assistants, and associates in clinical trials (34%, n = 39). There was also diminished availability of workforce and funding to conduct observational cohort studies in nephrology, and participation in highly specialized transplant trials was low in many regions. Overall, the availability of infrastructure (bio-banking and facilities for storage of clinical trial medications) was low, and it was lowest in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. Ethics approval for study conduct was mandatory in 91% (n = 106) of countries and regions, and 62% (n = 66) were reported to have institutional committees. Challenges with obtaining timely approval for a study were reported in 53% (n = 61) of regions but the challenges were similar across these regions. A potential limitation is the possibility of over-reporting or under-reporting due to social desirability bias. This study highlights some of the major challenges for participating in and conducting kidney research and offers suggestions for improving global kidney research.
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- Ikechi G Okpechi
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaounde General Hospital, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Urinary Tract Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, University Hospitals of Leicester, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Transplantation and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India.,University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Kidney Disease Research, University of Queensland at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.,Department of Nephrology, Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services (MINTS), Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, St. Michael's Hospital and the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Intensive Care Nephrology and Transplantation Department, Hopital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Université Paris VI, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division Epidemiologia, Direccion General de Salud-Ministerio Salud Publica, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Nephrology Development Clinical Center, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Internal Disease and Nephrology, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint Petersberg, Russia.,Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Lab of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China.,Key Lab of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ribeiro MD, Vasconcelos SMR. Retractions covered by Retraction Watch in the 2013–2015 period: prevalence for the most productive countries. Scientometrics 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2621-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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How to plan and write a budget for research grant proposal? J Ayurveda Integr Med 2017; 10:139-142. [PMID: 29089186 PMCID: PMC6598805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Medical research can have an enormous positive impact on human health. Health research improves the quality of human lives and society which plays a vital role in social and economic development of the nation. Financial support is crucial for research. However, winning a research grant is a difficult task. A successful grant-winning application requires two key elements: one is an innovative research problem with best probable idea/plan for tackling it and appropriate planning of budget. The aim of the present paper is to give an insight on funding agencies providing funding for health research including traditional Indian medicine (from an Indian perspective) and key points for planning and writing budget section of a grant application.
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Hagel C, Weidemann F, Gauch S, Edwards S, Tinnemann P. Analysing published global Ebola Virus Disease research using social network analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005747. [PMID: 28991915 PMCID: PMC5667877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The 2014/2015 West African Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak attracted global attention. Numerous opinions claimed that the global response was impaired, in part because, the EVD research was neglected, although quantitative or qualitative studies did not exist. Our objective was to analyse how the EVD research landscape evolved by exploring the existing research network and its communities before and during the outbreak in West Africa. METHODS/ PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Social network analysis (SNA) was used to analyse collaborations between institutions named by co-authors as affiliations in publications on EVD. Bibliometric data of publications on EVD between 1976 and 2015 was collected from Thomson Reuters' Web of Science Core Collection (WoS). Freely available software was used for network analysis at a global-level and for 10-year periods. The networks are presented as undirected-weighted graphs. Rankings by degree and betweenness were calculated to identify central and powerful network positions; modularity function was used to identify research communities. Overall 4,587 publications were identified, of which 2,528 were original research articles. Those yielded 1,644 authors' affiliated institutions and 9,907 connections for co-authorship network construction. The majority of institutions were from the USA, Canada and Europe. Collaborations with research partners on the African continent did exist, but less frequently. Around six highly connected organisations in the network were identified with powerful and broker positions. Network characteristics varied widely among the 10-year periods and evolved from 30 to 1,489 institutions and 60 to 9,176 connections respectively. Most influential actors are from public or governmental institutions whereas private sector actors, in particular the pharmaceutical industry, are largely absent. CONCLUSION/ SIGNIFICANCE Research output on EVD has increased over time and surged during the 2014/2015 outbreak. The overall EVD research network is organised around a few key actors, signalling a concentration of expertise but leaving room for increased cooperation with other institutions especially from affected countries. Finding innovative ways to maintain support for these pivotal actors while steering the global EVD research network towards an agenda driven by agreed, prioritized needs and finding ways to better integrate currently peripheral and newer expertise may accelerate the translation of research into the development of necessary live saving products for EVD ahead of the next outbreak.
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- Christiane Hagel
- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Research System and Science Dynamics, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Al-Jabi SW. Global research trends in West Nile virus from 1943 to 2016: a bibliometric analysis. Global Health 2017; 13:55. [PMID: 28774315 PMCID: PMC5543434 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-017-0284-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging infectious disease which is most commonly transmitted to humans through mosquito, and is considered a major public-health problem worldwide. The aim of the current study is to bibliometrically analyze the quantity and quality of publications indexed in Scopus from different countries to reveal the characteristics of global research output regarding WNV. METHODS This study is a bibliometric analysis based on the Scopus database. This study focused on identifying WNV publication trends with regard to publication year, publication type, prolific countries, language of publication, as well as, prolific journals, citations, and collaboration patterns. RESULTS A total of 4729 publications were considered in this study, which were published between 1943 and 2016. The annual quantity of literature published before 2000 followed a low rate of research growth; while the quantity of publications after 2000 were published in a stage of rapid development. The country with the greatest number of publications in WNV research field was the USA with 2304 (48.7%) publications, followed by France with 224 (4.7%) publications, and Canada with 222 (4.7%) publications. Contributions from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) were considerably small, that is, (n = 519 publications; 11%). All publications related to WNV achieved h-index of 140 and were cited 124,222 times. The median [interquartile range] number of citations per article thus amounts to 9 [2-28]. The USA had the highest h-index of 131. Emerging Infectious Diseases is the most productive journal with 227 articles, followed by Journal of Virology with 162 publications. The result designated that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was ranked the first in terms of publication output, followed by National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. CONCLUSIONS There is an obvious trend of WNV research after 2000, and countries with high income have more contributions in WNV research field. The research output is low among LMIC. The USA produced the largest number of publications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention obtained the leading position of the institutions in terms of publication output. In general, this study not only presents a full view of global WNV research, but also can contribute for future further research in this field.
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- Samah W Al-Jabi
- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
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Naja F, Shatila H, Meho L, Alameddine M, Haber S, Nasreddine L, Sibai AM, Hwalla N. Gaps and opportunities for nutrition research in relation to non-communicable diseases in Arab countries: Call for an informed research agenda. Nutr Res 2017; 47:1-12. [PMID: 29241573 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Effective public health nutrition interventions are needed to curb the escalating prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in many Arab countries. In order to generate the scientific evidence needed for the success of these interventions, an informed research agenda should be developed. The purpose of this review is to identify gaps and opportunities for research on nutrition and NCDs among Arab countries, which is an important step towards the formulation of this research agenda. Published papers that addressed nutrition and NCDs in Arab countries between the years 2006 and 2015 were reviewed (n=824). The main gaps identified were related to the predominance of laboratory-based studies with few cohort and intervention studies, and the small percentage of articles examining dietary patterns. While food frequency questionnaires were the main dietary assessment method used, only 35% were validated. Very few studies included children and the majority considered nutrition in isolation, excluding other environmental factors. Opportunities identified included the promising momentum in studying nutrition and NCDs among Arab countries, evidenced by an increasing number of articles published over the years, that may be guided in future nutrition research to fill the identified gaps. In addition, the higher number of articles in high-income countries coupled with the impact of papers in middle-income countries suggests an opportunity of synergistic collaboration among these countries. The identified gaps and opportunities in this review may serve as basis for Arab countries to start developing a research agenda in the area of nutrition and NCDs.
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- Farah Naja
- Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- University Libraries, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai Healthcare City, Building 14, 505055, Dubai, UAE; Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut. Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. BOX 11-0.236 Riad El Solh, 11072020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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Hohmann E, Glatt V, Tetsworth K. Worldwide orthopaedic research activity 2010-2014: Publication rates in the top 15 orthopaedic journals related to population size and gross domestic product. World J Orthop 2017; 8:514-523. [PMID: 28660144 PMCID: PMC5478495 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i6.514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To perform a bibliometric analysis of publications rates in orthopedics in the top 15 orthopaedic journals.
METHODS Based on their 2015 impact factor, the fifteen highest ranked orthopaedic journals between January 2010 and December 2014 were used to establish the total number of publications; cumulative impact factor points (IF) per country were determined, and normalized to population size, GDP, and GDP/capita, comparison to the median country output and the global leader.
RESULTS Twenty-three thousand and twenty-one orthopaedic articles were published, with 66 countries publishing. The United States had 8149 publications, followed by the United Kingdom (1644) and Japan (1467). The highest IF was achieved by the United States (24744), United Kingdom (4776), and Japan (4053). Normalized by population size Switzerland lead. Normalized by GDP, Croatia was the top achiever. Adjusting GDP/capita, for publications and IF, China, India, and the United States were the leaders. Adjusting for population size and GDP, 28 countries achieved numbers of publications to be considered at least equivalent with the median academic output. Adjusting GDP/capita only China and India reached the number of publications to be considered equivalent to the current global leader, the United States.
CONCLUSION Five countries were responsible for 60% of the orthopaedic research output over this 5-year period. After correcting for GDP/capita, only 28 of 66 countries achieved a publication rate equivalent to the median country. The United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, and Germany were the top five countries for both publication totals and cumulative impact factor points.
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Kim YD, Jung YH, Norrving B, Ovbiagele B, Saposnik G. Does national expenditure on research and development influence stroke outcomes? Int J Stroke 2017; 12:827-834. [PMID: 28355959 DOI: 10.1177/1747493017702667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Expenditure on research and development is a macroeconomic indicator representative of national investment. International organizations use this indicator to compare international research and development activities. Aim We investigated whether differences in expenditures on research and development at the country level may influence the incidence of stroke and stroke mortality. Methods We compared stroke metrics with absolute amount of gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) per-capita adjusted for purchasing power parity (aGERD) and relative amount of GERD as percent of gross domestic product (rGERD). Sources included official data from the UNESCO, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and population-based studies. We used correlation analysis and multivariable linear regression modeling. Results Overall, data on stroke mortality rate and GERD were available from 66 countries for two periods (2002 and 2008). Age-standardized stroke mortality rate was associated with aGERD (r = -0.708 in 2002 and r = -0.730 in 2008) or rGERD (r = -0.545 in 2002 and r = -0.657 in 2008) (all p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis showed a lower aGERD and rGERD were independently and inversely associated with higher stroke mortality (all p < 0.05). The estimated prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, or obesity was higher in countries with lower aGERD. The analysis of 27 population-based studies showed consistent inverse associations between aGERD or rGERD and incident risk of stroke and 30-day case fatality. Conclusions There is higher stroke mortality among countries with lower expenditures in research and development. While this study does not prove causality, it suggests a potential area to focus efforts to improve global stroke outcomes.
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- Young Dae Kim
- 1 Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,2 Stroke Outcomes Research Unit (SORCan- www.sorcan.ca ), Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- 2 Stroke Outcomes Research Unit (SORCan- www.sorcan.ca ), Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,3 Department of Neurology, Changwon Fatima Hospital, Changwon, Korea
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- 4 Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurology, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- 5 Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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- 2 Stroke Outcomes Research Unit (SORCan- www.sorcan.ca ), Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Hohmann E, Glatt V, Tetsworth K. Orthopaedic research in Australia: a bibliographic analysis of the publication rates in the top 15 journals. ANZ J Surg 2017; 87:709-713. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.13932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Erik Hohmann
- Medical School; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Medical School; University of Pretoria; Pretoria South Africa
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Texas Health Center; San Antonio Texas USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Royal Brisbane Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Hassanain M, Anil S, Abdo A. Institutional Research Evaluation Model (IREM): A framework for measuring organizational research trends and impact and its application in medical academia in Saudi Arabia. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2016; 6:249-256. [PMID: 27095075 PMCID: PMC7320462 DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Increased financial and human resource constraints for research and development (R&D) imply rigorous research evaluation to guide the research policy for wise allocation of resources. In this study, we developed a conceptual framework called the "Institutional Research Evaluation Model" (IREM) to evaluate the quality of research and its determinants. The IREM was then applied to a medical institution to study its applicability in Saudi Arabia. The IREM consists of five levels: duration decision; choice of research quality indicators [impact factor (IF), article influence scores (AIS), citations per paper (CPP), and publication in indexed journal]; trend indicators (numbers of publications, study design, subject); data extraction; and statistical techniques to determine the factors affecting impact of research. Application of the IREM to the College of Medicine, King Saud University (CMKSU) for research evaluation from 2003 to 2013 revealed that during this duration, 1722 studies were published, the highest in 2013 (n=314) and 85.5% (n=1472) in indexed journals (p<0.001). The mean IF was 2.6, mean AIS 1.16, and mean CPP 10.06. IF was positively associated with duration, indexation, CPP, and subject being human genetics at multivariable linear regression. The IREM is an applicable basic tool for institutional research evaluation which can guide the research policy.
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- Mazen Hassanain
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, USA.
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- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Public Health Solutions Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2925 (59), Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia.
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Lyu QJ, Pu QH, Zhang J. Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications in endocrinology and metabolism from China, Japan, and South Korea. Scientometrics 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-2179-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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