The research output from medical institutions in South Asia between 2012 and 2017: An analysis of their quantity and quality

Ray, Samrat; Choudhury, Abdullah Al Mamun; Biswas, Sourav; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Nundy, Samiran

doi:10.1016/j.cmrp.2019.07.005

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“…This study includes medical institutes, private hospitals, and non-medical institutes that have published articles related to orthopaedics. There was a similar article by Samrat ray et al 8 analysing the publications from South East Asia.…”

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Bibliometric analysis of orthopaedic related publications by Indian authors from the last decade

Karlapudi

Paleti²,

Kambhampati³

et al. 2022

Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma

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Bibliometric studies have been established methods of analysing publications on a particular topic. These studies have been done on various orthopaedic topics and are increasing. The advantages of these studies have been highlighted in previous publications. Although some studies have been done on Indian publications from other specialties, those analysing Indian Orthopaedic Publications are lacking. Methods: We performed a search in Scopus to look for all publications related to orthopaedics from India. Our search strategy in Scopus included ((TITLE-ABS-KEY(Orthopaedics OR Orthopaedics) AND AFFIL(India)) AND PUBYEAR > 2009 AND PUBYEAR < 2020) which resulted in 3270 articles on 02/11/2021. We analyzed the most publishing universities, city, state, specialty, authors, and anatomic location of these publications. We also mined the data to draw word clouds based on data obtained from the titles of articles, keywords and the affiliations of each of the articles published. Results: Tamil Nadu and New Delhi and their institutes appear to be the epicenter of publication activities in Orthopaedics in India. There has been a healthy trend of growth of articles in the orthopaedic specialty. Since there is a significant overlap of technology and engineering, it is not surprising to see engineering and technology institutes among the top 10 published institutes and even journals for the publications on orthopaedics. Conclusion: There has been a steady increase in the number of publications in the last decade. New Delhi and its Universities and Institutes appear to contribute the majority of citations and publications related to orthopaedics. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma was the most publishing journal for Indian authors on Orthopaedic related articles.

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Bibliometric analysis of orthopaedic related publications by Indian authors from the last decade

Karlapudi

Paleti²,

Kambhampati³

et al. 2022

Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma

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“…Further, the majority of the material was published in journals that were not indexed. The research output, therefore, (measured by the Global Observatory for Health Research and Development) in terms of publications score for Bhutan is minimal and far behind output from the regional South Asian nations 23 . But there is cause for optimism.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards health research and its utilization among health professionals in Bhutan: Results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2019

Dorji¹,

Wangmo

Gurung³

et al. 2020

J Health Serv Res Policy

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Objectives Research is an important tool for sustainable development and the advancement of health. In Bhutan, the need for strengthening the national health research effort has been recognized only in recent years. As a part of research capacity building, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of the country’s health care professionals towards research. Methods This was a nationwide cross-sectional study. Simple random sampling was used to obtain a proportionate composition of health professionals. A self-administered questionnaire was developed to assess knowledge through 10 multiple-choice questions, attitude through rating statements, and practices through assessing experiences with research. Knowledge was scored out of 10. Besides analysing proportions, correlation and simple linear regression coefficients were calculated to assess the association of knowledge score with age, work experience, qualification, and the number of research projects undertaken. Results A total of 420 valid questionnaires were collected (response rate = 95.2%). The mean knowledge score was 6.2 (±2.0) out of 10. There was a negative correlation between the knowledge score and the participant’s age (r = –0.15, p = 0.002) and work experience (r = –0.17, p < 0.001). Participants’ knowledge score increased by 0.58 (95% CI: 0.50–0.65, p < 0.001) for each unit increase in qualification level and by 0.75 (95%CI: 0.64–0.87, p < 0.001) for every research project conducted. The majority believed that local research would contribute to better clinical decision making (92.8%) by building local evidence (90.3%). Four out of five participants expressed interest in conducting research. However, only 27.4% had ever conducted research, 6.0% had published in journals and 4.3% had presented in scientific conferences. Less than half of the respondents had read (35.2%) or participated in discussions (42.1%) of research articles in their workplace. The major challenges were lack of knowledge (61.2%), time (49.9%) and resources to undertake literature searches (42.6%). Conclusions Self-reported knowledge about health research was fair, and the conduct of research and utilization of research articles were poor. However, the majority hold positive attitudes and there is a need for supporting professional development in this area.

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“…An analysis of the research output of eight countries of south Asia-India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Maldives is available-two with a high HDI (Sri Lanka, Maldives), four with a medium HDI (Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Pakistan) and one with a low HDI (Afghanistan) and has been examined recently. The analysis was carried out over a 5-year period, i.e., from 2012 to 2017 [16]. The quantity and quality (as judged by the h Index) of publication was highest for India, followed by Sri Lanka and Nepal (Fig.…”

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The Status of Biomedical Research in Some Developing Countries

Nundy

Kakar

Bhutta

2021

How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish From Developing Countries?

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations (UN) have both defined developing nations but depend on the country itself to declare whether or not it is still not developed. The Human Development Index (HDI) is easier to understand and is a comparative measure of four parameters—life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for regions worldwide. Countries fall into four broad categories based on their HDI: very high (for developed countries), high and medium (for developing countries), and low (for least developed countries). Alternative classification exists based on the Gross Domestic Product which can classify countries into high- medium-, and low-income group. In this article however, will used the HDI criteria of 2019 for our discussion [1].

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The research output from medical institutions in South Asia between 2012 and 2017: An analysis of their quantity and quality

Cited by 7 publications

References 23 publications

Bibliometric analysis of orthopaedic related publications by Indian authors from the last decade

Bibliometric analysis of orthopaedic related publications by Indian authors from the last decade

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards health research and its utilization among health professionals in Bhutan: Results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2019

The Status of Biomedical Research in Some Developing Countries

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