Publication output of Riyadh government hospitals: A bibliometric analysis 2006–2016

Howaidi, Ali; Howaidi, Jude; Howaidi, Nora

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“…6,8 All of the studies from the Scopus database were limited to a single medical specialty 13 or institution. 17,18 KSU was the most productive institution in the studies retrieved from the Scopus database. Most of the research was produced from Riyadh Province and original research articles were the most frequent choice of format.…”

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Research Productivity in the Health Sciences in Saudi Arabia: 2008-2017

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S audi Arabia spends 5.1% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education and 4.7% of GDP on health, with the result that there are 2.39 physicians per 1000 population, which is highest in the Middle East and comparable to the United States (2.59), the United Kingdom (2.81) and the United Arab Emirates (2.39). 1 The literacy rate in Saudi Arabia is 94.7%. Research and development have been prioritized in the Saudi Vision 2030 program with ambitious goals set to attain an international standard in higher education. A goal of Saudi Vision 2030 is that at least five Saudi universities be among the top 200 universities in the world by 2030. 2 The 2020 Times Higher Education World University Ranking includes seven Saudi universities among the 1400 universities of the world. This ranking criterion takes into account important parameters of research productivity namely teaching, research, citations, industry outcome and international outlook. 3 King Abdulaziz University (KAU), the number 1 university in Saudi Arabia, has reached a world ranking in the 201-250 universities group. KAU is followed by Alfaisal University that is ranked in the 251-300 group. King Saud University (KSU) and King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) are within the 501-600 rank√. KSAU-HS, a specialized health sciences university has been included in this ranking recently. 3 To ensure that a certain policy is producing the desired benefits, it is important to monitor and evaluate the programs. Productivity in the field of medical education and research can be measured by several variables. The

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“…Authors proposed a score called "research performance point" to evaluate the overall research performance with total points for each subject category of Chinese universities. Howaidi et al (2017) conducted a study to perform bibliometric analysis to evaluate and showcase the research output of government hospitals in Riyadh. They concluded that there is a numerical increase in research publication output in government hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…”

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Evaluating the Research Performance of Islamabad-Based Higher Education Institutes

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Research discovers new knowledge, ideas, and technologies essential in driving the future of society and humanity. Without research, a relevant and modern country cannot exist. Similarly, the research output of universities and degree-awarding institutes (DAIs) plays a significant role in higher education and development of any country. Research fosters professional excellence in faculty, important for delivering outstanding student education and training. Therefore, this research is an evaluation of the research output of higher education DAIs in the capital of Pakistan. This research was conducted in four steps: (a) data collection: where the data were extracted from Scopus for the years 2008–2017; (b) data cleansing and labeling: which included removal of nonrequired contents and labeling of nonnumeric data to meaningful classes; (c) feature selection: useful features according to proposed research questions were selected; and (d) data analysis: data were analyzed according to research questions and results obtained from experiments with the help of statistical tools. It is concluded that with only 1% of country’s population and around 11% of Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) recognized universities geographically located at Islamabad Capital Territory, Islamabad-based universities and DAIs contributed 34% of the total publications of Pakistan produced during the study time period. This shows Islamabad-based universities and DAIs standing at the national level. The public sector universities shared the major portion of total publications of the studied universities. Private sector universities and DAIs shared 8% of the total publications.

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“…5 Accordingly, the Saudi government has established numerous research centers in various hospitals and universities with the intention of increasing the quantity and quality of biomedical publications in the country. 6,7 Numerous studies have indicated previously that the majority of publications in high impact factor (IF) journals were from research centers or government hospitals, particularly King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and King Khalid University Hospital. 6,8,9 Furthermore, a recent study has reported that Integrative and Complementary Medicine has published a high quantity of publications.…”

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“…6,7 Numerous studies have indicated previously that the majority of publications in high impact factor (IF) journals were from research centers or government hospitals, particularly King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and King Khalid University Hospital. 6,8,9 Furthermore, a recent study has reported that Integrative and Complementary Medicine has published a high quantity of publications. 10 Biomedical publications in Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, have been summarized by several previous studies.…”

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“… 8 , 11 , 12 Moreover, previous studies have exhibited that the output of publications in Saudi Arabia was observed to increase steadily between 1987 and 1996, 13 and from governmental and academic hospitals, especially in Riyadh between 2006 and 2016. 6 However, the quantity of scientific productivity from universities over the past few years in Saudi Arabia in health-related fields has been limited. 6 Therefore, the goal of the present study was to perform a bibliometric analysis that showcases a quantitative evaluation of health-related publications by Saudi universities between 2008 and 2017.…”

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The quantity of health-related article publications from universities in Saudi Arabia: A bibliometric analysis, 2008–2017

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Several studies have summarized the biomedical publications in Arab countries. However, the quantity of health-related article publications from universities in recent years in Saudi Arabia is unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis that showcases the quantitative health-related article publications output from universities in Saudi Arabia between 2008 and 2017. An extensive literature search was conducted using the PubMed database. The search was limited to original research articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses published in the English language reporting on humans from medicine and health sciences colleges by researchers affiliated with any university in Saudi Arabia between January 2008 and December 2017. A total of 3172 articles were found published between January 2008 and December 2017. The number of publication output increased significantly ( p = 0.0027) from 73 (2.3%) in 2008 to 721 (22.7%) in 2017. The highest quantity of publications came from the Riyadh region ( n = 2257), specifically King Saud University ( n = 1538). Of specific journals, the BioMed Central journals published the most articles by Saudi Arabian researchers ( n = 112). The total number of publications increased from 2% to 24.8% by region. However, approximately 80% of the papers were published in journals with an impact factor (IF) <3. Around 3.8% of the papers were published in journals that had an IF ≥6 and has increased significantly ( p = 0.030) from 0% to 1.2% in the past decade. The journal with the highest IF that published a high quantity of articles was the American Journal of Human Genetics. This study has identified a continuous significant increase in the publication of health-related articles from universities in Saudi Arabia. This study extended our knowledge of the quantity of scientific productivity in the field of medicine and health sciences over a recent decade.

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Publication output of Riyadh government hospitals: A bibliometric analysis 2006–2016

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Research Productivity in the Health Sciences in Saudi Arabia: 2008-2017

Research Productivity in the Health Sciences in Saudi Arabia: 2008-2017

Evaluating the Research Performance of Islamabad-Based Higher Education Institutes

The quantity of health-related article publications from universities in Saudi Arabia: A bibliometric analysis, 2008–2017

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