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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 102807
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.102807
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.102807
Table 1 Number of publications on liver transplantation compared with the total of research publications in the Arab world until mid-2023
| Country | Liver transplant | Total publications | Percentage of total |
| Algeria | 3 | 9156 | 0.033 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 4413 | 0.136 |
| Comoros | 0 | 102 | 0.000 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 221 | 0.000 |
| Egypt | 335 | 135739 | 0.247 |
| Iraq | 1 | 16960 | 0.006 |
| Jordan | 25 | 29028 | 0.086 |
| Kuwait | 14 | 14114 | 0.099 |
| Lebanon | 36 | 27581 | 0.131 |
| Libya | 2 | 2552 | 0.078 |
| Mauritania | 0 | 284 | 0.000 |
| Morocco | 6 | 19722 | 0.030 |
| Oman | 11 | 11,617 | 0.095 |
| Palestine | 0 | 1061 | 0.000 |
| Qatar | 18 | 22425 | 0.080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 276 | 159663 | 0.173 |
| Somalia | 0 | 773 | 0.000 |
| Sudan | 2 | 8329 | 0.024 |
| Syria | 5 | 3916 | 0.128 |
| Tunisia | 17 | 28113 | 0.060 |
| UAE | 33 | 33408 | 0.099 |
| Yemen | 1 | 3711 | 0.027 |
| Total | 721 | 464641 | 0.155 |
| Worldwide | 71904 | 37612220 | 0.002 |
- Citation: Hawwa S, Morad AK, Rifi R, El Masri D, Obeid K, Baroud T, Afyouni A, Tlayss M, Al Chaar S, Masri JE, Salameh P. Barriers to liver transplantation in the Arab world. World J Transplant 2025; 15(4): 102807
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i4/102807.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.102807
