Epilepsy Research in Iran: a Scientometric Analysis of Publications Output During 2000-2014

Rasolabadi, Masoud; Rasouli-Ghahfarkhi, Seyedeh Moloud; Ardalan, Marlin; Kalhor, Marya Maryam; Seidi, Jamal; Gharib, Alireza

doi:10.5455/aim.2015.23.374-378

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“…These 9 most productive Iranian universities have published 2,068 (86.20%) papers out of 2,399 papers in total. This finding is inconsistent with findings of Rasolabadi et al and the Biglu study ( 22 – 24 ). Though; these 9 Iranian universities are among the biggest domestic universities, with predictable productivity.…”

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“…Iranian researchers have published their papers, mostly in domestic journals; the reason for this is that, most Iranian journals have only recently been qualified to be indexed by Scopus. In a study by Rasolabadi et al, there were 5 journals publishing 140 (20%), of which there was just one Iranian publication which became the first amongst other publications ( 22 ). Biglu in his study, found that most of the Iranian studies were issued in Thailand, the United States and the United Kingdom ( 23 ), which is not consistent with the current study.…”

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Breast cancer research in Iran: a scientometric analysis of publications output from 1991 to 2015 in Scopus

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IntroductionAs a common type of malignancy, breast cancer is one of the major causes of death in women globally. The purpose of the current study was to analyze Iran research performance on Breast Cancer in the context of national and international studies, shown in the publications indexed in Scopus database during 1991–2015.MethodsData were retrieved from the Scopus citation database in this scientometric study. The following string was employed; “breast cancer OR breast malignancy OR breast tumor OR mammary ductal carcinoma” keywords in the main title, abstract and keywords and Iran in the affiliation field were the main related keywords. The terms used were searched in Scopus using the tab specified for searching documents. Time span analyzed was 1991 to 2015 inclusive. Using the analyzing software of Scopus, we analyzed the results.ResultsIran’s increasing publication production during 1991–2015 in breast cancer research which indexed in Scopus, consists of 2,399 papers with an average of 95.96 papers per year, and achieved an h-index of 48. Iranian cancer research articles have received 15,574 citations during 1991–2015, and average citations per paper were 6.49. Iran ranked 27th among the top 30 nations with a worldwide stake of 0.67 %, the 20 top publishing journals published 744 (31%) Iranian research articles on breast cancer, among them, there were 15 Iranian journals.ConclusionThe number of Iranian research papers on breast cancer and also the number of citations to them, is increasing. Although the quantity and quality of papers are increasing, regarding the prevalence of breast cancer in Iran and also the ineffectiveness of screening programs in the early detection of the cases, more effort should be made, and Iranian policy makers should consider more investment on breast cancer research.

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“…Rasolabadi and his collogues 6 followed the footsteps of Gupta et al 4 and conducted a similar study in Iran.Their methodology was similar to the one used by Gupta et al, 4 including the use of Scoups as the only database. They included only 702 articles in their study over the period of 14 years with average citations per publication being 4.56.…”

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Publications pattern of clinical epilepsy research in Saudi Arabia

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Maghrabi

Baeesa

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Objective:To assess the progress in the field clinical epilepsy in Saudi Arabia, by analyzing in depth the research output productivity and publication pattern, and to identify the current situation of epilepsy research and offer solutions.Method:Literature search strategy was designed to retrieve accessible articles that are related to epilepsy utilizing PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase. The retrieved articles were analyzed with several parameters, then evaluated using Oxford Center of Evidence Based Medicine level of evidence scale.Results:Of all identified articles, 90 were conducted in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and therefore were included. The included articles had a frequency of only 3.5 publications per year, and growth of 24.4% between the periods of 1990-2003 and 2004-2016. Only 13.3% of the articles were related to surgical epilepsy but the majority (86.7%) were related to medical epilepsy. Many articles (53.3%) were level III studies. The most common study design was retrospective studies in 35.6%, and the citations number ranged from 1–289 (Mean=7).Conclusion:Pattern of publications in clinical epilepsy researches revealed a slow growth rate in the frequency and a lower significance in the quality throughout the past 26 years. Active institutional and national promotion of clinical research is needed to help assess and therefore improve the quality of the provided epilepsy services.

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“…In April of 2019, and in response to this situation, the LA regional chapter of the ILAE conducted capacity building sessions on scientific, social, and cultural issues in order to promote education and awareness about epilepsy and highlight the need to develop specialized treatment centers as well as advancing medical research [ 26 ]. Experiences of LMICs, like that of Iran, that show strengthening of scientific collaborations resulting in an progressive increase of scientific production with greater visibility and impact on epilepsy research demonstrate that building successful collaborations is not only feasible but key to improving output [ 9 ].…”

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“…Given the importance of this disease in LMICs as in LA, it is important to analyze scientific production trends. A bibliometric analysis is a method that allows to measure scientific productivity in multiple fields, such as type of document, geographical and institutional distribution, and citation rate [ 9 ]. Studies indicate that scientific production on epilepsy in Latin America can be rare, as has been shown by Park KM, et al.…”

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Collaborative scientific production of epilepsy in Latin America from 1989 to 2018: A bibliometric analysis

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Pacheco‐Mendoza

Metcalf³

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Socioeconomic and cultural factors coupled with an inability to control many endemic and emerging diseases have resulted in a growing incidence of epilepsy cases in Latin America. This study aimed to analyze and describe scientific research output trends in epilepsy research for the period 1989-2018. Publications were extracted from Scopus indexed journals. Bibliometric analysis was used to analyze scientific output including number of annual publications, documents, and publication characteristics. A mapping analysis using VOSviewer software visualized collaborative network analysis, co-citation analysis, and keyword co-occurrence analysis. SciVal quantitatively analyzed distribution of countries, institutions, citation counts, H-index, and research collaborative partnerships. A total of 176507 records were initially retrieved after which 5636 were analyzed. Overall, an increasing trend for publication output was observed from 19 articles in 1989 to 342 in 2018; the number of publications significantly increased over the past 20 years (p ¼ 0.0065). The majority of publications were original articles (74.4%). Brazil had the most scientific production (55.2%), followed by Mexico (15.4%) and Argentina (10%). Extra-regional collaboration was primarily with the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada; intraregional collaboration was low. The most common area of investigation by co-occurrences was "diagnostic research" (37.2%), with studies based on electroencephalography and nuclear magnetic resonance. Epilepsy research in Latin America has seen a steady growth with significant increases over the past 20 years. Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina are the most productive countries in the field collaborating primarily with extraregional countries of high-income.

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Epilepsy Research in Iran: a Scientometric Analysis of Publications Output During 2000-2014

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Breast cancer research in Iran: a scientometric analysis of publications output from 1991 to 2015 in Scopus

Breast cancer research in Iran: a scientometric analysis of publications output from 1991 to 2015 in Scopus

Publications pattern of clinical epilepsy research in Saudi Arabia

Collaborative scientific production of epilepsy in Latin America from 1989 to 2018: A bibliometric analysis

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