African Neurosurgery Research: A Scientometric Analysis of the Top 115 Most Cited Articles

Abstract BackgroundThe use of quantitative and qualitative scientometrics provides deductive and inductive insights into the landscape of research in a specific area. In this manuscript, the authors identified the major contributors of African neurosurgery and emerging terms.MethodsArticles on African neurosurgery were searched on Web of Science and 8 other repositories without language or date restrictions. The H-index, co-author, author country, time trend, and keyword analyses were done using Bibexcel and VOSviewer.Results115 articles on African neurosurgery were published in 36 journals by 90 first authors. The journals with the most articles were World Neurosurgery (46, 40.0%), Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics (8, 7.0%), and Neurosurgery (7, 6.1%). There was a rapid increase in the number of articles from 2010 and the median number of citations was 8 (IQR: 4-16). Qureshi MM had the highest H-index score (6) while Warf BC (5, 4.3%), Adeleye AO (4, 3.5%), and El Khamlichi (4, 3.5%) contributed the most to the 115 articles. The articles by Lanzino G (1999), Warf BC (2011), and Warf BC (2005) were the most influential. The U.S.A. had the largest node and South Africa, Kenya and Uganda were the most impactful African countries. Pediatric neurosurgery dominated the keywords and global neurosurgery was an emerging term. ConclusionThe most cited articles on African neurosurgery are published in prestigious specialty journals and neurosurgeons from Southern and East Africa are the most impactful local researchers. Future research should analyze the differences between African regions.

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A Scientometric Analysis of Worldwide Intercropping Research Based on Web of Science Database between 1992 and 2020

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052430 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2430

Author(s):

Wen Lv ◽

Xining Zhao ◽

Pute Wu ◽

Jialong Lv ◽

Hailong He

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Main Research ◽

Research Status ◽

The Past ◽

The Usa ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

India And China

Intercropping has been practiced worldwide in both traditional and sustainable agriculture to feed the growing population. This study aims to analyze the research status and evolution of intercropping, to identify the influential authors, research centers, and articles, and to reveal the main research topics between 1992 and 2020 based on the Web of Science Core Collection database. The results show that the volume of publications in this field has increased rapidly over the past three decades. The analysis identifies the top three authors (i.e., Meine Van Noordwijk, Wenyu Yang, and Teja Tscharntke), top three contributing organizations (i.e., the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), the Chinese Academy of Science, and the INRA), and three most productive countries (i.e., the USA, India, and China). Co-occurrence analysis demonstrates that studies on intercropping can be divided into four clusters as centered by keywords of intercropping/maize, biodiversity/conservation, agroforestry, and carbon, respectively. Lal 2004 is the most influential study with the greatest number of citations and Agroforestry Systems is the most utilized journal. Perspectives on future studies were also given. This study helps researchers to clarify the current research status in the field of intercropping and put forward its future research.

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Depicting developing trend and core knowledge of hip fracture research: a bibliometric and visualised analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research ◽

10.1186/s13018-021-02292-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Guanrong Peng ◽

Zhenhua Guan ◽

Yunfei Hou ◽

Jiaxiang Gao ◽

Wenqun Rao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hip Fracture ◽

Disease Burden ◽

Perioperative Management ◽

Web Of Science ◽

High Morbidity ◽

Core Knowledge ◽

H Index ◽

Cooperative Relationships ◽

Developing Trend ◽

Number Of Citations

Abstract Background Hip fracture is common and carries high morbidity and mortality; thus, it has become a vital concern. We aim to analyse the present status, worldwide trends in hip fracture and state of clinical research. Methods Publications from 2000 to 2019 were retrieved from the Web of Science database and analysed using a bibliometric methodology. VOSviewer software was utilised for analysis. Results In total, 6139 publications were included, and publications increased annually from 152 in 2000 to 592 in 2019. U.S. researchers have produced the most publications, the highest H-index and the greatest number of citations. Osteoporosis International has published the most papers on the topic. Leading researchers, contributing institutions, their cooperative relationships and scientific masterpieces have been identified. The publications can be divided into five clusters: ‘mortality’, ‘surgical management’, ‘rehabilitation’, ‘osteoporosis’ and ‘epidemiology’. A clear developing trend was described, which began with fracture epidemiology and prevention, transitioned to perioperative management, orthogeriatric care and patient safety and then to functional recovery, disease burden and national audits in recent times. Conclusions Hip fractures result in conditions that extend far beyond orthopaedics concerning epidemiology and preventive medicine, internal medicine and endocrinology, as well as critical care and gerontology. Interest, research and publications are on the rise.

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Publishing patterns and citation performance of manuscripts relating to paediatric cardiology and congenital heart disease: comparison of paediatric and adult cardiology journals

Cardiology in the Young ◽

10.1017/s1047951121000597 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Rohit S. Loomba ◽

Danielle Sheikholeslami ◽

Aaron Dyson ◽

Saul Flores ◽

Enrique Villarreal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Congenital Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Congenital Heart ◽

Median Number ◽

Lower Number ◽

The Other ◽

Google Scholar ◽

H Index ◽

Paediatric Cardiology ◽

Number Of Citations

Abstract Background: Manuscripts pertaining to paediatric cardiology and CHD have been published in a variety of different journals. Some of these journals are journals dedicated to paediatric cardiology, while others are focused on adult cardiology. Historically, it has been considered that manuscripts published in journals devoted to adult cardiology have greater citation potential. Our objective was to compare citation performance between manuscripts related to paediatric cardiology and CHD published in paediatric as opposed to adult cardiology journals. Methods: We identified manuscripts related to paediatric cardiology and CHD published in five journals of interest during 2014. Of these journals, two were primarily concerned with adult cardiology, while the other three focused on paediatric cardiology. The number of citations for these identified manuscripts was gathered from Google Scholar. We compared the number of citations (median, mean, and 25th, 75th, 90th, and 95th percentiles), the potential for citation, and the h-index for the identified manuscripts. Results: We identified a total of 828 manuscripts related to paediatric cardiology and congenital heart as published in the 5 journals during 2014. Of these, 783 (95%) were published in journals focused on paediatric cardiology, and the remaining 45 (5%) were published in journals focused on adult cardiology. The median number of citations was 41 in the manuscripts published in the journals focused on adult cardiology, as opposed to 7 in journals focused on paediatric cardiology (p < 0.001). The h-index, however, was greater for the journals dedicated to paediatric cardiology (36 versus 27). Conclusion: Approximately one-twentieth of the work relating to paediatric cardiology and CHD is published in journals that focus predominantly on adult cardiology. The median number of citations is greater when manuscripts concerning paediatric cardiology and CHD are published in these journals focused on adult cardiology. The h-index, however, is higher when the manuscripts are published in journals dedicated to paediatric cardiology. While such publications in journals that focus on adult cardiology tend to generate a greater number of citations than those achieved for works published in specialised paediatric cardiology journals, the potential for citation is no different between the journals. Due to the drastically lower number of manuscripts published in journals dedicated to adult cardiology, however, median performance is different.

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Research on the Literature of Green Building Based on the Web of Science: A Scientometric Analysis in CiteSpace (2002–2018)

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11133716 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (13) ◽

pp. 3716 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Yingling Shi ◽

Xinping Liu

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Green Building ◽

Development Trend ◽

Status Quo ◽

Future Research ◽

Building Industry ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

The Past ◽

Evolution Pattern ◽

The Status

Since the 21st century, the concept of green building has been gradually popularized and implemented in more countries, which has become a popular direction in the area of sustainability in the building industry. Over the past few decades, many scholars and experts have done extensive research on green building. The purpose of this paper is to systematically analyze and visualize the status quo of green building. Therefore, based on Web of Science (WoS), this paper analyzed the existing knowledge system of green building using CiteSpace, identified keywords related to green building and their frequency of occurrence using the function of keyword co-occurrence analysis, recognized five clusters using the function of cluster analysis, and explored the knowledge evolution pattern of green building using citation bursts analysis in order to reveal how research related to green building has evolved over time. On the basis of aforementioned keywords, clusters, and citation bursts analysis, this paper has built a knowledge graph for green building. This paper can help readers to better understand the status quo and development trend of green building and to easier recognize the shortcomings in the development of green building, so as to provide a promising direction for future research.

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Scientometric Analysis of the Research Output of Physics and Astronomy of Guru Nanak Dev University during 2006-15

DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology ◽

10.14429/djlit.37.10683 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 337

Author(s):

Sunaina Khanna ◽

Neeraj Kumar Singh ◽

Deepika Tewari ◽

Harinder Singh Saini

Keyword(s):

Research Productivity ◽

Research Output ◽

Citation Impact ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

H Index ◽

Average Citation ◽

Publication Number ◽

International Collaborations ◽

The University ◽

Number Of Citations

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column">The study attempts to analyse research contributions of the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in physics and astronomy during the period 2006-15. The data for this study was extracted from Scopus. The study analyses the year-wise research productivity, national and international collaborations, top collaborating institutions, most prolific authors, journals used for communication, most preferred journals for publication, number of citations received by the University during the period under study. This paper analyses that the university has published 652 papers in physics and astronomy. The University had registered the average citation impact per paper of 7.01 per cent and 6 publications received 51 to 100 citations. Among the Indian universities, University stood at 23rd rank in term of publications output (652) and h-index (29), 16th rank in average citation per paper (7.01 per cent) and 18th rank in share of high cited papers (1 per cent) and 19th rank in terms of international collaborative papers (27.45 per cent) during 2006-15. Around 68.71 per cent publications of the University in physics and astronomy were in national collaboration between GNDU and several other Indian organisations. The study clearly indicates that journals are the most preferred form of publication to communicate research works by the researchers. </div></div></div>

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The Association Between Professional Accounts on Social Networks Twitter and ResearchGate and the Number of Scientific Publications and Citations Among Anesthesia Researchers: Observational Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.29809 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Clavier ◽

Emilie Occhiali ◽

Zoé Demailly ◽

Vincent Compère ◽

Benoit Veber ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Scientific Publication ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

H Index ◽

The Social ◽

Twitter Account ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

Science Citation Index Expanded

BACKGROUND Social networks are now essential tools for promoting research and researchers. However, there is no study investigating the link between presence or not on professional social networks and scientific publication or citation for a given researcher. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to study the link between professional presence on social networks and scientific publications/citations among anesthesia researchers. METHODS We included all the French full professors and associate professors of anesthesia. We analyzed their presence on the social networks Twitter (professional account with ≥1 tweet over the 6 previous months) and ResearchGate. We extracted their bibliometric parameters for the 2016-2020 period via the Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics) database in the Science Citation Index-Expanded index. RESULTS A total of 162 researchers were analyzed; 42 (25.9%) had an active Twitter account and 110 (67.9%) a ResearchGate account. There was no difference between associate professors and full professors regarding active presence on Twitter (8/23 [35%] vs. 34/139 [24.5%], respectively; P=.31) or ResearchGate (15/23 [65%] vs. 95/139 [68.3%], respectively; P=.81). Researchers with an active Twitter account (median [IQR]) had more scientific publications (45 [28-61] vs. 26 [12-41]; P<.001), a higher h-index (12 [8-16] vs. 8 [5-11]; P<.001), a higher number of citations per publication (12.54 [9.65-21.8] vs. 10.63 [5.67-16.10]; P=.01), and a higher number of citations (563 [321-896] vs. 263 [105-484]; P<.001). Researchers with a ResearchGate account (median [IQR]) had more scientific publications (33 [17-47] vs. 26 [9-43]; P=.03) and a higher h-index (9 [6-13] vs. 8 [3-11]; P=.03). There was no difference between researchers with a ResearchGate account and those without it concerning the number of citations per publication and overall number of citations. In multivariate analysis including sex, academic status, and presence on social networks, the presence on Twitter was associated with the number of publications (β=20.2; P<.001), the number of citations (β=494.5; P<.001), and the h-index (β=4.5; P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Among French anesthesia researchers, an active presence on Twitter is associated with higher scientific publication and citations.

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Systematic review and bibliometric analysis of African anesthesia and critical care medicine research Part II: A scientometric analysis of the 116 most cited articles

10.21203/rs.3.rs-41787/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye ◽

Joel Noutakdie Tochie ◽

Aime Mbonda ◽

Cynthia Wafo Solam ◽

Leonid Daya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

World Journal ◽

Critical Care Medicine ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

African Countries ◽

Medicine Research ◽

Scholarly Output ◽

The Impact

Abstract BackgroundScientometrics is used to assess the impact of research in several health fields, including Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. The purpose of this study was to define the landscape and key players of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine research in Africa.MethodsThe authors searched Web of Science from inception to May 4, 2020, for articles on and about Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Africa with ≥ 2 citations. Quantitative (H-index) and qualitative (descriptive analysis of yearly publications and interpretation of document, co-authorship, author country, and keyword) bibliometric analyses were done.ResultsThe search strategy returned 116 articles that had a median of 5 (IQR: 3-12) citations on Web of Science. The most frequent journals were Anesthesia and Analgesia (18, 15.5%), World Journal of Surgery (13, 11.2%), and South African Medical Journal (8, 6.9%). Most (74, 63.8%) articles were published on or after 2013, and seven authors had more than 1 article in the top 116 articles: Epiu I (3, 2.6%), Elobu AE (2, 1.7%), Fenton PM (2, 1.7%), Kibwana S (2, 1.7%), Rukewe A (2, 1.7%), Sama HD (2, 1.7%), and Zoumenou E (2, 1.7%). The bibliometric coupling analysis of documents highlighted 10 clusters with the most significant nodes being Biccard BM, 2018; Baker T, 2013; Llewellyn RL, 2009; Nigussie S, 2014; and Aziato L, 2015. Dubowitz G (5) and Ozgediz D (4) had the highest H-indices among the authors referenced by the most-cited African Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine articles. The U.S.A. had the largest global node, while South Africa and Uganda had the largest African nodes. The most prominent keywords were anesthesia, mortality, and surgery. ConclusionThis study highlighted a decline in the number of top-cited African articles and the roles of the U.S.A, Southern African, and East African countries in scholarly output. Future studies should focus on understanding the time trends of the publications.

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ONLINE VISIBILITY OF PHARMACY RESEARCH IN TANZANIA: A SCIENTOMETRIC STUDY

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i9.19371 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 72

Author(s):

Edda Tandi Lwoga ◽

Raphael Zozimus Sangeda ◽

Alfred Said Sife

Keyword(s):

Great Majority ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Continuous Growth ◽

Relative Growth ◽

H Index ◽

Publish Or Perish ◽

Mean Relative Growth Rate ◽

High Level ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

Scientometric Study

Objective: This scientometric analysis was carried out to map the online visibility of pharmacy research at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) from 1981 to 2016.Methods: Publish or Perish software was used to collect data for 33 scientists from the School of Pharmacy at MUHAS. We retrieved data on scholars’ publications, citation counts, the number of authors per publication, average citations per paper, average citations per year, h-index, g-index, contemporary H-index (Hc index) and the HI-norm index.Results: A total of 499 publications were recorded for all scholars and the most (61; 12.2%) productive was 2013. The whole study period recorded the mean relative growth rate (RGR) and doubling time (Dt) of 1.62 and 0.46 respectively. A great majority (484; 97%) of the publications were multiple-authored with nearly one third (157; 31.5%) of these being jointly contributed by six or more authors. The maximum number of citations received in a single publication was 241. The degree of collaboration among scientists was as high as 0.97. The top ranked pharmacy researchers showed variation in various metrics.Conclusion: The study findings indicate a continuous growth of pharmacy publications at MUHAS since 1981. There is a high level of collaboration among scholars and many publications have made a great impact through citations.

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Risk in agriculture: An overview of the theoretical insights and recent development trends during last decade – A review

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/11/2019-agricecon ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (No. 9) ◽

pp. 435-444 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lina Novickytė

Keyword(s):

Network Analysis ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Recent Decade ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Development Trends ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Research Areas ◽

The Web

The main purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the theoretical insights and recent development trends on risk in agriculture. It focuses on the synthesis and analysis of the research studies published over the period from 2008 through 2018 and aims to identify major findings obtained over the recent decade and determine the areas for future research. This paper reviews a total of 397 unique publications retrieved from the international journals accessible in the Web of Science database. Based on different criteria deployed by the scientometric analysis, the selected articles have been reviewed and classified. The bibliometric analysis includes the citation volumes, authors, names of journals, research areas, affiliations, and contributing countries. The network analysis includes the examination of keywords. This article provides an opportunity for scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers to understand and manage risk in agriculture and at the same time presents a roadmap for future research in this field.

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Scientometric Analysis of Astrophysics Research Output in India: A Study Based on H Index

Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology ◽

10.51983/ajist-2019.9.2.277 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 45-49

Author(s):

G. Ulaganathan ◽

R. Senthilkumar

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Research Output ◽

Future Trend ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

H Index ◽

Citation Score ◽

Tata Institute ◽

Thomson Reuters ◽

Fundamental Research ◽

To Come

This study analyzes the Astrophysics research output in India from the year 1989-2016. The data was downloaded from web of science database which was maintained by Thomson Reuters. The findings of the study revealed that The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research has contributed 2725 records in astrophysics research during the study period of 1989-2016. This institute’s h index based local citation score is (LCS) 23 and h-index based on the local citation score excluding self- citations is (LCSX)15 and Global citation score (GCS) is 89.The time series analysis study shows the future trend of growth in astrophysics research output in India might take a decreasing trend during the years to come.

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