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Al-kahtani R, Mahmood N, Aamir S, Anjum Z. Visualizing breast cancer research trends in KSA: A bibliometric analysis. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2023; 18:1472-1479. [PMID: 37409243 PMCID: PMC10318506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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Objectives Bibliometric analysis has emerged as a valuable method for identifying emerging areas in a given research field. Breast carcinoma has maintained a stable rank as the most common cancer affecting women worldwide. This study performed bibliometric profiling to shed light on breast cancer research conducted in KSA over the past two decades and to present the research output in the field of microRNAs (miRNA) in breast cancer in KSA. Methods The Web of Science (WoS) and PubMed databases were selected for data retrieval, because of their high coverage, inclusion of high impact journals and easy access to high quality publications. Data retrieval was performed on January 31, 2022. Data were analyzed with Incites from WoS, PubMed and VOSviewer software version 16.1.8. Results The most dynamic institutions, authors and active funding bodies were identified, and output on research in the field of miRNA was assessed. Bibliometric parameters including the number of publications and citation index were analyzed. A total of 3831 publications in the field were identified. A steep increase was observed in breast cancer research. The maximum number of publications was observed in 2021. King Saud University and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre funded most of the projects and contributed the most publications. Visible progress was seen in research exploring the diagnostic and prognostic roles of mRNAs and their therapeutic potential in breast cancer. Conclusion Breast cancer research has attracted substantial attention, as reflected by a notable increase in scientific publications over the past two decades in KSA. The bibliometric parameters revealed crucial information regarding research contributions from various institutions and authors. In the field of miRNAs, notable research investment was observed, but a significant lacuna exists. This study provides a reference that may aid oncologists, researchers and policymakers in planning future research.
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- Reem Al-kahtani
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz, University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, KSA
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz, University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz, University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, KSA
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- College of Medicine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz, University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, KSA
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Al-Shamsi HO, Abdelwahed N, Abyad A, Abu-Gheida I, Afrit M, Abu ElFuol T, Alasas R, Lababidi B, Dash P, Ahmad M, Dreier NW, ul Haq U, Joshua TLA, Otsmane S, Al-Nouri A, Al-Awadhi A, Tirmazy SH, Alterkait F, Elsabae S, Khan N, Albastaki NK, Sonawane Y, Jouda M, Perdawood F, Iqbal F, Jaafar H. Breast Cancer in the Arabian Gulf Countries. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5398. [PMID: 38001658 PMCID: PMC10670541 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Breast cancer stands as the prevailing malignancy across all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. In this literature review, we highlighted the incidence and trend of breast cancer in the GCC. Most of the studies reported a consistent increase in breast cancer incidence over the past decades, which was particularly attributed to the adoption of a Westernized lifestyle in the region and the implications of emerging risk factors and other environmental and societal factors, the increase in screening uptake, as well as the improvement in data collection and reporting in the GCC. The data on breast cancer risk factors in the GCC were limited. In this geographic region, breast cancer frequently manifests with distinctive characteristics, including an early onset, typically occurring before the age of 50; an advanced stage at presentation; and a higher pathological grade. Additionally, it often exhibits more aggressive features such as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positivity or the presence of triple-negative (TN) attributes, particularly among younger patients. Despite the growing body of literature on breast cancer in the GCC, data pertaining to survival rates are, regrettably, meager. Reports on breast cancer survival rates emanating from the GCC region are largely confined to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the UAE, predictive modeling reveals 2-year and 5-year survival rates of 97% and 89%, respectively, for the same period under scrutiny. These rates, when compared to Western counterparts such as Australia (89.5%) and Canada (88.2%), fall within the expected range. Conversely, Saudi Arabia reports a notably lower 5-year survival rate, standing at 72%. This disparity in survival rates underscores the need for further research directed toward elucidating risk factors and barriers that hinder early detection and screening. Additionally, there is a pressing need for expanded data reporting on survival outcomes within the GCC. In sum, a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of breast cancer dynamics in this region is imperative to inform effective strategies for prevention, early detection, and improved patient outcomes.
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- Humaid O. Al-Shamsi
- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman P.O. Box 4184, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait; (A.A.-N.); (F.A.)
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- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait; (A.A.-N.); (F.A.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
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- Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates; (N.A.); (A.A.); (I.A.-G.); (M.A.); (T.A.E.); (R.A.); (B.L.); (P.D.); (M.A.); (N.W.D.); (U.u.H.); (T.L.A.J.); (S.O.); (S.E.); (N.K.); (N.K.A.); (Y.S.); (M.J.); (F.P.); (F.I.); (H.J.)
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates;
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Sater ZA, Farhat T, Elsayed MN, Youssef Y, Husain M, Kaddoura M, Jaber L, Mukherji D, Taher A. The state of cancer research in fragile and conflict-affected settings in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A bibliometric analysis. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1083836. [PMID: 37035214 PMCID: PMC10076849 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1083836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Background Cancer represents a disproportionate burden in LMICs, especially conflict-affected countries in the MENA region. Research output on cancer fails to match the growing burden in the region. This bibliometric study aims to examine the status and trends of cancer research in fragile and conflict-affected settings in the MENA region from 2000 to 2021, while also incorporating economic and demographic indicators as additional factors of analysis. Methods The Web of Science databases were searched for publications related to cancer research in Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2021. The retrieved publications were screened based on preset eligibility criteria and the final list was analyzed using the Bibliometrix Package in R to generate the annual scientific production and citations, journals, institutions, authors, collaborations, keywords, and title co-occurrence. Each country's annual scientific production was analyzed against its annual GDP per capita. Results A total of 4,280 documents met the inclusion criteria in this research. The annual number of publications revealed a significant increase over the past 20 years. These publications were mostly published in international journals that had impact factors rated in the 3rd or 4th quartiles. The overall contribution of researchers from Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings (FCS) to cancer research was 6.5% of the MENA cancer research productivity, despite comprising around 23% of the total MENA region's population. Lebanon had the highest publication productivity at the country level, followed by Iraq and Syria. GDP per capita was not significantly correlated with cancer research across the countries under investigation. At the institutional level, the American University of Beirut was the most prolific institution and had the highest number of collaborations and the widest range of cooperative partners. Most first authors were male researchers. There is an interest in cancer expression, prevalence, diagnosis, and management in terms of commonly researched topics. Conclusion This study underscores the need for a concerted effort to improve cancer research outcomes in FCS, which can be achieved through targeted research, increased investment in research infrastructure and capacity-building initiatives, and greater regional and global collaboration.
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- Zahi Abdul Sater
- Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- College of Public Health, Phoenicia University, Mazraat El Daoudiyeh, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Ohio, United States
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- Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
- *Correspondence: Ali Taher,
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El Ansari W, Arafa M, Majzoub A, Elbardisi H, Albakr A, Mahdi M, El-Ansari K, Al Ansari A, AlRumaihi K. Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of the Ecology of Men's Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Research in MENA (1985-2022): Outputs, Trends, Shortcomings and Hotspots. Arab J Urol 2022; 21:82-93. [PMID: 37234677 PMCID: PMC10208131 DOI: 10.1080/2090598x.2022.2141864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background To date, no previous research assessed the bibliometrics of men's sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRHC) across Arab countries. This study appraised the current standing of men's SRHC research in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Methods We performed a bibliometric analysis to assess qualitatively and quantitatively the peer-reviewed articles published from Arab countries from inception to 2022. In addition, we conducted a visualization analysis, and assessed outputs, trends, shortcomings and hotspots over the given time period. Results There was a generally low numbers of publications, 98 studies were identified, all with cross-sectional design, and two thirds explored prevention and control of HIV/other STDs. Studies were published in 71 journals, of which the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association, AIDS Care and BMC public health were most common. The Journal of Adolescent Health, Fertility Sterility and Journal of Cancer Survivorship were among the highest IF ranking. Publishers were commonly USA or UK-based, median journal IF was 2.09, and five articles were in journals of IF > 4. Saudi Arabia had the highest published output followed by Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, while 10 Arab countries had no publications on the topic. Corresponding authors expertise fields were most commonly public health, infectious diseases and family medicine). Collaborations in-between MENA countries were notably low. Conclusions There is general paucity of published outputs on SRHC. More research across MENA is needed, with more inter-MENA collaborations, and with inclusion of countries that currently have no outputs on SRHC. In order to accomplish such goals, R&D funding and capacity building are required. Research and published outputs should address SRHC burdens.
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- Walid El Ansari
- Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Andrology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- Urology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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AlBloushi AF. Contribution of Saudi Arabia to Regional and Global Publications on COVID-19–Related Research: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis. J Infect Public Health 2022; 15:709-719. [PMID: 35667303 PMCID: PMC9473701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background At the global level and in Saudi Arabia, COVID-19 remains a major public health problem. The COVID-19 pandemic contributed substantially to a surge in publications on the novel coronavirus responsible for this pandemic. This research is intended to assess the increasing contribution of Saudi Arabia to the global research on COVID-19. Methods A bibliometric analysis of all Saudi-affiliated publications on COVID-19 documented between December 2019 and October 2021 was conducted in October 2021 using the Web of Science advanced search builder. Results A total of 175,615 global publications on COVID-19 were retrieved in the search. Among these, 9118 (5.2%) publications were from Arab nations. Among the Arab nations, Saudi Arabia (n = 3615) had the highest number of COVID-19 publications, followed by Egypt (n = 2053) and the United Arab Emirates (n = 1057), respectively. Globally, Saudi Arabia ranked 15th among the countries with the highest publication productivity, and the rank was 11th after standardization based on the population size and the gross domestic product. International collaborations were mainly with the researchers from Egypt, followed by the United States, India, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. King Saud University was the most productive among all institutes in terms of COVID-19-related publications at both local and regional levels. Conclusion Saudi Arabia is the leading Arabian nation and one of the top fifteen nations worldwide in terms of COVID-19 research output. Further efforts are warranted from the researchers based in Saudi Arabia in the direction of increasing the quality and the number of publications at the global level. This can be achieved by timely response, proper planning, understating the global research progress, and enhancing the knowledge exchange and collaboration with the other local and international institutes.
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Ali AH, Awada H, Nassereldine H, Zeineddine M, Sater ZA, El-Hajj A, Mukherji D. Prostate cancer in the Arab world: Bibliometric review and research priority recommendations. Arab J Urol 2022; 20:81-87. [PMID: 35530565 PMCID: PMC9067956 DOI: 10.1080/2090598x.2021.2024984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective To conduct a scoping review examining the status of prostate cancer research in Arab countries and
systematically map publications across the cancer care pathway.
Prostate cancer incidence has been rising in the Arab world and
tackling its increasing burden will require evidence-based policies. Methods We searched Medline, PubMed and Scopus for peer-reviewed publications related to both our research topic and countries of interest by using controlled vocabulary and keywords. Search results were limited for the period between 2000 and 2020, screened for duplicates, and then included in our study based on pre-specified eligibility criteria. We used a structured data extraction form to extract information related to the article, its methodology, its cancer care pathway, funding status, and authorship. Results A total of 4142 publications were retrieved from our search, of which 874 articles remained after applying eligibility criteria. Trends show a steady increase in prostate cancer research in the Arab world. Most studies were focussed on diagnosis and treatment, whereas a lack in studies concerning screening and prevention, as well as epidemiological data, was evident. Most studies were not funded and had no female author. Country gross domestic product and population were positively correlated with its research output. The USA had the highest number of corresponding authors. The majority of Arab-based studies did not involve collaborations with other countries. Most research conducted was basic or clinical studies with a low level of evidence. Conclusion Our present review identified significant gaps and limitations in prostate cancer research in Arab countries. Priority areas for research investment have also been highlighted as a first step towards context-specific health policies. Abbreviations ASR: age-standardised rate; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; GDP: gross domestic product; HDI: Human Development Index; KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; UAE: United Arab Emirates
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- Adel Hajj Ali
- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Urology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Zyoud SH. The Arab region's contribution to global COVID-19 research: Bibliometric and visualization analysis. Global Health 2021; 17:31. [PMID: 33766073 PMCID: PMC7993895 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-021-00690-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND At the global level and in the Arab world, particularly in low-income countries, COVID-19 remains a major public health issue. As demonstrated by an incredible number of COVID-19-related publications, the research science community responded rapidly. Therefore, this study was intended to assess the growing contribution of the Arab world to global research on COVID-19. METHODS For the period between December 2019 and March 2021, the search for publications was conducted via the Scopus database using terms linked to COVID-19. VOSviewer 1.6.16 software was applied to generate a network map to assess hot topics in this area and determine the collaboration patterns between different countries. Furthermore, the research output of Arab countries was adjusted in relation to population size and gross domestic product (GDP). RESULTS A total of 143,975 publications reflecting the global overall COVID-19 research output were retrieved. By restricting analysis to the publications published by the Arab countries, the research production was 6131 documents, representing 4.26% of the global research output regarding COVID-19. Of all these publications, 3990 (65.08%) were original journal articles, 980 (15.98%) were review articles, 514 (8.38%) were letters and 647 (10.55%) were others, such as editorials or notes. The highest number of COVID-19 publications was published by Saudi Arabia (n = 2186, 35.65%), followed by Egypt (n = 1281, 20.78%) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), (n = 719, 11.73%). After standardization by population size and GDP, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Lebanon had the highest publication productivity. The collaborations were mostly with researchers from the United States (n = 968), followed by the United Kingdom (n = 661). The main research lines identified in COVID-19 from the Arab world are related to: public health and epidemiology; immunological and pharmaceutical research; signs, symptoms and clinical diagnosis; and virus detection. CONCLUSIONS A novel analysis of the latest Arab COVID-19-related studies is discussed in the current study and how these findings are connected to global production. Continuing and improving future collaboration between developing and developed countries will also help to facilitate the sharing of responsibilities for COVID-19 in research results and the implementation of policies for COVID-19.
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- Sa'ed H Zyoud
- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
- Clinical Research Centre, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
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Abdul-Khalek RA, Abu-Sitta G, El Achi N, Kayyal W, Elamine A, Noubani A, Menassa M, Ahmed F, Sullivan R, Mukherji D. Mapping breast cancer journal publications in conflict settings in the MENA region: a scoping review. Ecancermedicalscience 2020; 14:1129. [PMID: 33209120 PMCID: PMC7652545 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in the the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Conflict and political instability in the region may affect medical research output, including that on breast cancer. This scoping review aims to systematically identify and map breast cancer publications across different stages of the cancer care pathway and across conflict-affected countries within the MENA region. The findings of this work will highlight the impact of conflict on cancer research that could be mitigated with the proper contextualised capacity strengthening intervention. METHODS We followed the PRISMA-Scr methodology. We searched for peer-reviewed publications on topics related to breast cancer in 11 databases: Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, PROQUEST, CINAHL, Global Index Medicus, Arab World Searches Complete, Popline, Scopus and Google Scholar using both controlled vocabulary and keywords. Publication abstracts and full-text versions were screened for duplicates and included in our study based on pre-specified eligibility criteria: focused on breast cancer, related to the specific country of analysis and human or health system studies. We used a structured data extraction form to extract information related to the article, its methodology and the cancer care pathway being studied. RESULTS A total of 19,215 citations were retrieved from our search. After removing duplicates, a total of 8,622 articles remained. Title and abstract screening retained 1,613 articles. Publications with first author affiliations to Turkey were consistently the highest across all categories of the cancer care pathway. Trends show an increase in articles from Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine after 2015. Early exploratory and epidemiological studies represented the majority of breast cancer research, followed by policy and implementation research and lastly experimental research. Most research conducted followed an observational study design. Important gaps were identified in the research output related to advanced breast cancer and palliative care (Libya, Syria and Yemen), mental health (Libya), and knowledge and education of breast cancer (Libya and Syria). CONCLUSION This scoping review has identified key areas in breast cancer research that lack significant research activity in conflict MENA settings. These areas, including but are not limited to palliative care, mental health, and education, can be prioritised and developed through regional collaboration and contextualised capacity strengthening initiatives.
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- Rima A Abdul-Khalek
- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- King's Health Partners Comprehensive Cancer Centre and Institute of Cancer Policy, King's College London, London, UK
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- Conflict Medicine Program Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Sweileh WM. Bibliometric analysis of literature in AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Transl Behav Med 2020; 9:617-628. [PMID: 29982818 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Stigma and discrimination are major barriers in the global fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The aim of this study was to create an analytical inventory of worldwide research output in AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. SciVerse Scopus was used for the study period from 1980 to 2017 to retrieve literature in AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Results were presented as bibliometric tables and maps. In total, 2,509 documents were retrieved. Approximately 40% (n = 990) of the retrieved documents were published in the last 5 years (2013-2017). Retrieved documents received an average of 19.8 citations per article and had an average of 3.2 authors per article. The Hirsh index of the retrieved documents was 94. Most frequently encountered topics were mental health, adherence, adolescents, women, disclosure, and Africa. The USA contributed to 1,226 (48.9%) documents while the African region contributed to 531 (21.2%) documents. Research collaboration among most active countries was relatively low. Authors and institutions from the USA dominated this field. AIDS Care was the most active journal in publishing documents in this field with 307 (13.4%) documents while documents published in Social Medicine journal received the highest citations. Research in AIDS-related stigma and discrimination had witnessed a noticeable increase in the past decade, but the overall number of publications is considered insignificant relative to the size of the problem and the global number of infected people. There was a relative underpresentation of literature from African region despite the fact that more than two-thirds of HIV-infected people in the world are living in Africa.
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- Waleed M Sweileh
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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McElroy T, Allen AR. A Bibliometric Review of Publications on Oxidative Stress and Chemobrain: 1990-2019. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:E439. [PMID: 32443630 PMCID: PMC7278845 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9050439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is considered one of the possible mechanisms behind chemobrain or the cognitive dysfunction persistent after chemotherapy treatment. Breast cancer patients have reported chemobrain symptoms since the 1990s. In this present bibliometric review, we employed the VOSviewer tool to describe the existing landscape on literature concerning oxidative stress, breast cancer chemotherapies, and chemobrain. As of 2019, 8799 papers were listed in the Web of Science database, with more than 900 papers published each year. As expected, terms relating to oxidative stress, mitochondria, breast cancer, and antioxidants have occurred very often in the literature throughout the years. In recent years, there has been an increase in the occurrence of terms related to nanomedicine. Only within the last decade do the keywords 'brain', 'blood-brain barrier', and 'central nervous system' appear, reflecting an increased interest in chemobrain. China has become the most prolific producer of oxidative stress and chemotherapy related papers in the last decade followed by the USA and India. In conclusion, the subject of oxidative stress as a mechanism behind chemotherapies' toxicities is an active area of research.
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- Taylor McElroy
- Division of Radiation Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA;
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
- Department of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Division of Radiation Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA;
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
- Department of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Breast Reconstruction in the Middle East: A Controversial Topic. Plast Reconstr Surg 2020; 145:1011e-1012e. [PMID: 32332576 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000006758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Joshua V, S S. Hantavirus: A Literature Search for Scientific Production of the Infection Using Bibliometric Analysis. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2020; 14:182-184. [DOI: 10.30699/ijmm.14.2.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2025]
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Saquib N, Saquib J, Rajab AM. Systematic review on the quality of randomized controlled trials in Saudi Arabia: Authors' response. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2020; 17:100504. [PMID: 31890986 PMCID: PMC6926132 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Nazmus Saquib
- College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges, P.O. Box 777, Al Bukayriah, Qassim, 51941, Saudi Arabia
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Role of Four ABC Transporter Genes in Pharmacogenetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer in Jordanian Patients. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2019; 2019:6425708. [PMID: 31391850 PMCID: PMC6662487 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6425708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Breast cancer pharmacogenetics is increasingly being explored due to chemotherapy resistance among certain classes of patients. The ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes have been previously implicated in breast cancer progression and drug response. In the present study, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the ABCC1, ABCC2, ABCB1, and ABCG2 genes were screened in breast cancer patients and healthy volunteers from the Jordanian-Arab population. Only the ABCB1 SNPs showed a significant association with BC in Jordanian-Arab patients, and the ABCB1 SNP rs2032582 exhibited a strong genotypic association with BC. With regard to the clinical characteristics of BC, the ABCC2 SNPs rs2273697 and rs717620 were found to be significantly associated with age at breast cancer diagnosis and breastfeeding status, while the ABCB1 SNP rs1045642 was significantly associated with age at breast cancer diagnosis. In terms of pathological characteristics, the ABCC1 SNP rs35628 and the ABCB1 SNP rs2032582 were significantly associated with tumor size, the ABCC2 SNP rs2273697 was significantly associated with estrogen receptor status, and the ABCG2 SNP rs2231142 was significantly associated with axillary lymph node status. In this current study, we assume that significant genetic variants within the ABC superfamily may increase the risk of breast cancer among Jordanian women. Furthermore, these variants might be responsible for worse BC prognosis.
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Sweileh WM, Huijer HAS, Al-Jabi SW, Zyoud SH, Sawalha AF. Nursing and midwifery research activity in Arab countries from 1950 to 2017. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:340. [PMID: 31138250 PMCID: PMC6537303 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4178-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nursing and midwifery research activity is an important indicator of the quality of healthcare services and the status of nursing profession. The main aim of this study was to assess the research activity in nursing and midwifery field in Arab countries. METHOD The current study implemented bibliometric method using Scopus database. The search strategy used country affiliation or journal name or keywords as a strategy to retrieve the required documents. The study period was from 1950 to2017. Analysis included a presentation of bibliometric indicators and VOSviewer mapping of the retrieved data. RESULT 2935 documents were retrieved making up less than 1% of global nursing and midwifery research output. Of the retrieved documents, 25% were published in high rank (first quartile = Q1) journals. The majority (56.7%) of the retrieved documents were published in the last five years of the study period. The retrieved documents received an average of 6.9 citations per document with an h-index of 47. The total number of authors who took part in publishing the retrieved documents was 10,572, giving an average of 3.6 authors per article. Jordan ranked first in research output. Researchers from Jordan took part in over than one third (1023; 34.9%) of the retrieved documents. Lebanon (35.5%) ranked first in the percentage of documents published in Q1 journals. The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the percentage (67.4%) of publications with international authors. The most active journal involved in publishing nursing research from Arab countries was Life Science Journal (158; 5.4%). The University of Jordan was the most productive institution while the American University of Beirut ranked first in the percentage (36.9%) of documents published in Q1 journals. Author keyword analysis and10 most cited articles showed that non-communicable diseases and nursing education were the focus of nursing research in Arab countries. CONCLUSIONS Nursing and midwifery research activity in Arab countries has dramatically increased especially over the past five years. Despite this, nursing research is still in its infancy, lagging in quantity and quality compared to developed countries.
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- Waleed M. Sweileh
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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Al-Jabi SW. Arab world's growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research (1998-2017): a bibliometric study. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:625. [PMID: 31118003 PMCID: PMC6532175 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6969-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by a protozoan of the Leishmania genus, and is considered a neglected tropical disease. It still remains a main public health concern at global level and in Arab world mainly in low-income countries. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the Arab world's growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research. METHODS This study describes a bibliometric review of all leishmaniasis research publications published between January 1998 and December 2017 indexed on the Scopus database. RESULTS The total number of publications published at global level was 17,570 papers, which achieves an average annual productivity of 878.50 papers publications. Brazil was responsible for the greatest output with the total number of publications of 3865 followed by the Unites States (n = 2729), India (n = 2119), the United Kingdom (n = 1363), and Spain (n = 1274). By limiting the analysis to the publications that have been published by Arab world, the research productivity was 993 papers, which represents 5.65% of total research output at global level in research regarding leishmaniasis. Tunisia was responsible for the greatest output from Arab world with the total number of publications of 297 followed by Sudan (n = 192), Saudi Arabia (n = 131), Morocco (n = 119) and Egypt (n = 67). Since 1998, the growth of publications on leishmaniasis fluctuates, overall showing a rising trend in both global and Arab world. There is a highly significant correlation between publication productivity related to leishmaniasis at global level and the Arab world (r = 0.936; p-value< 0.001). Leishmaniasis treatment, intracellular mechanism of infection, and lifecycle of leishmania are the major current hot topics for the research in this subject at global level and the Arab world. CONCLUSIONS The current study presents a novel review of the current Arab leishmaniasis-related research, and how these results are related to worldwide output. In comparison to the global research output, the Arab world produced less leishmaniasis research. The data presented in the current study by this innovative approach may serve relevant researchers to direct the global leishmaniasis research to Arab counties in which leishmaniasis is endemic.
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- Samah W Al-Jabi
- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
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Elaibaid M, Nazer LH, Shaikha L, Al-Qadheeb N, Kleinpell R, Olsen KM, Hawari F. Evaluating the Published Critical Care Research from the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:32. [PMID: 30658704 PMCID: PMC6339311 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4093-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Objectives Evaluation of published research in a region provides insight into relevant aspects of clinical care and research priorities. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the type of critical care research published in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) over a 10-year period. Results During the study period (2007–2016), the search strategy revealed 4303 publications, of which 1537 were included in the analysis; studies were excluded for the following reasons: not critical care, conducted in non-EMR countries, editorials, case reports, in-vitro or animal studies, as well as those conducted in multiple countries and those that evaluated foreign military personal. Countries varied in the number of publications produced, ranging from none in Somalia to 620 in Iran. The majority of the studies were observational (78%), evaluated adults (73%), and the most common areas of research were infectious (29%) and respiratory (10%) diseases. Median sample size was 120 and the mean (SD) impact factor of the journals in which the articles were published was 1.02 (0.7).
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Queen Rania Al-Abdallah Street, PO Box 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Queen Rania Al-Abdallah Street, PO Box 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Department of Medicine, Hafer Albatin Central Hospital, Hafer Albatin, Saudi Arabia
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- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Saquib N. A call to action to improve research quality in Saudi Arabia. Int J Health Sci (Qassim) 2018; 12:1-2. [PMID: 30022896 PMCID: PMC6040855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Nazmus Saquib
- Department of Epidemiology, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, PO Box 777, Al-Bukayriyah 51941, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia,Address for correspondence: Nazmus Saquib, Department of Epidemiology, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, PO Box 777, Al-Bukayriyah 51941, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Phone: 966533445899. E-mail:
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Rohra DK, Rohra VK, Cahusac P. Institute for Scientific Information-indexed biomedical journals of Saudi Arabia. Their performance from 2007-2014. Saudi Med J 2017; 37:1251-1257. [PMID: 27761565 PMCID: PMC5303804 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.11.15740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare the journal impact factor (JIF) and Eigenfactor score (ES) of Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-indexed biomedical journals published from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) over the last 8 years. Methods: This is a retrospective study, conducted at Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA from January to March 2016. The Journal Citation Reports of ISI Web of Knowledge were accessed, and 6 Saudi biomedical journals were included for analysis. Results: All Saudi journals have improved their IF compared with their baseline. However, the performance of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Neurosciences has been exceptionally good. The biggest improvement in percent growth in JIF was seen in the Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (approximately 887%) followed by Neurosciences (approximately 462%). Interestingly, the ES of all biomedical journals, except Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology and Saudi Medical Journal, increased over the years. The greatest growth in ES (more than 5 fold) was noted for Neurosciences and Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. Conclusion: This study shows that the overall quality of all Saudi biomedical journals has improved in the last 8 years.
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- Dileep K Rohra
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Al-Eitan LN, Jamous RI, Khasawneh RH. Candidate Gene Analysis of Breast Cancer in the Jordanian Population of Arab Descent: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Invest 2017; 35:256-270. [PMID: 28272917 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2017.1289217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate whether there are specific polymorphisms within six genes (BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53, DAPK1, MMP9 promoter, and TOX3) that are associated with breast cancer among the Jordanian population. Sequenom MassARRAY system was used to genotype 17 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within these genes in 230 Jordanian breast cancer patients and 225 healthy individuals. Three SNPs (MMP9 (rs6065912), TOX3 (rs1420546), and DAPK1 (rs11141901) were found to be significantly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (p < .05). This study is the first to provide evidence that genetic variation in MMP9, TOX3, and DAPK1 genes contribute to the development of breast cancer in the Jordanian population.
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- Laith N Al-Eitan
- a Department of Applied Biological Sciences , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan.,b Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan
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- a Department of Applied Biological Sciences , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan.,b Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan
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- c Department of Hematopathology, King Hussein Medical Center (KHMC) , Jordan Royal Medical Services (RMS) , Amman , Jordan
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Sweileh WM, AbuTaha AS, Sawalha AF, Al-Khalil S, Al-Jabi SW, Zyoud SH. Bibliometric analysis of worldwide publications on multi-, extensively, and totally drug - resistant tuberculosis (2006-2015). Multidiscip Respir Med 2017; 11:45. [PMID: 28096979 PMCID: PMC5225617 DOI: 10.1186/s40248-016-0081-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The year 2015 marked the end of United Nations Millennium Development Goals which was aimed at halting and reversing worldwide tuberculosis (TB). The emergence of drug resistance is a major challenge for worldwide TB control. The aim of this study was to give a bibliometric overview of publications on multi-, extensively, and totally drug-resistant TB. METHODS Scopus database was used to retrieve articles on multidrug resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and totally drug-resistant (TDR) tuberculosis for the study period (2006-2015). The number of publications, top productive countries and institutions, citation analysis, co-authorships, international collaboration, active authors, and active journals were retrieved and analyzed. RESULTS A total of 2260 journal articles were retrieved. The mean ± SD citations per article was 7.04 ± 16.0. The h-index of retrieved data was 76. The number of publications showed a three - fold increase over the study period compared with less than two - fold increase in tuberculosis research during the same study period. Stratified by number of publications, the United States of America ranked first while Switzerland ranked first in productivity per 100 million people, and South Africa ranked first in productivity stratified per one trillion Gross Domestic Product. Three of the High Burden Countries (HBC) MDR-TB (India, China, and South Africa) were present in top productive countries. High percentage of international collaboration was seen among most HBC MDR-TB. Except for Plos One journal, most active journals in publishing articles on MDR, XDR, TDR-TB were in infection - related fields and in general medicine. Top 20 cited articles were published in prestigious journal such as Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine. The themes in top 20 cited articles were diverse, ranging from molecular biology, diagnostic tools, co-infection with HIV, and results of new anti-TB drugs. CONCLUSION Publications on MDR, XDR and TDR - TB are increasing in the past decade. International collaboration was common. Many low resourced African and Asian countries will benefit from research leading to new diagnostic and screening technology of TB. The exchange of expertise, ideas and technology is of paramount importance in this field.
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- Waleed M. Sweileh
- Department of Pharmacology/ Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacology/ Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacology/ Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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Sweileh WM, Sawalha AF, Al-Jabi SW, Zyoud SH, Shraim NY, Abu-Taha AS. A bibliometric analysis of literature on malaria vector resistance: (1996 - 2015). Global Health 2016; 12:76. [PMID: 27884199 PMCID: PMC5123357 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0214-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Emergence of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is a real threat to future goals of elimination and control of malaria. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess research trend on insecticide resistance of Anopheles mosquito. In specific, number of publications, countries, institutions, and authors' research profile, citation analysis, international collaborations, and impact of journals publishing documents on insecticide resistance will be presented. It was conducted via Scopus search engine which was used to retrieve relevant data. Keywords used were based on literature available on this topic. The duration of study was set from 1996-2015. RESULTS A total of 616 documents, mainly as original research articles (n = 569; 92.37%) were retrieved. The average number of citations per article was 26.36. Poisson log-linear regression analysis indicated that there was a 6.00% increase in the number of publications for each extra article on pyrethroid resistance. A total of 82 different countries and 1922 authors participated in publishing retrieved articles. The United Kingdom (UK) ranked first in number of publications followed by the United States of America (USA) and France. The top ten productive countries included seven African countries. The UK had collaborations mostly with Benin (relative link strength = 46). A total of 1817 institution/ organizations participated in the publication of retrieved articles. The most active institution/ organization was Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Retrieved articles were published in 134 different scientific peer reviewed journals. The journal that published most on this topic was Malaria Journal (n = 101; 16.4%). Four of the top active authors were from South Africa and two were from the UK. Three of the top ten cited articles were published in Insect Molecular Biology journal. Six articles were about pyrethroid resistance and at least two were about DDT resistance. CONCLUSION Publications on insecticide resistance in malaria vector has gained momentum in the past decade. International collaborations enhanced the knowledge about the situation of vector resistance in countries with endemic malaria. Molecular biology of insecticide resistance is the key issue in understanding and overcoming this emerging problems.
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- Waleed M. Sweileh
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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Sweileh WM. Bibliometric analysis of literature on female genital mutilation: (1930 - 2015). Reprod Health 2016; 13:130. [PMID: 27724920 PMCID: PMC5057489 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0243-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a common harmful traditional practice in many communities in Africa and to a lesser extent in Middle East and other regions in the world. In order to better understand publishing on this topic, we conducted a bibliometric study on FGM/C. Bibliometric analyses can be used as an indicator of the extent of interaction of researchers, health authorities, and communities with a particular health issue. Methods Scopus database was used to retrieve data on FGM/C. Keywords used were “female genital mutilation”, “female genital circumcision”, “female genital cutting” and “female circumcision”. Specifically, the number of publications, top productive countries and institutions, highly cited articles, citation analysis, co-authorships, international collaboration, role of African countries, top active authors, and journals involved in publishing articles on FGM/C were reviewed and analyzed. We indirectly assessed the impact of publications using total number of citations received, average number of citations per article, Hirsch-index, percentage of highly cited articles, and journal’s impact factor. Results One thousand and thirty-five publications on FGM/C were retrieved. The h-index of retrieved articles was 37. A steep rise in number of publications was noticed in mid-1990s and again in 2012. More than half of retrieved articles were published from 2006 – 2015. A total of 65 countries contributed. The top ten productive countries included ones from Northern America, Europe and Africa. Nigeria and Egypt were the most active African countries in FGM/C publications. At least nine African academic institutions were actively involved on FGM/C publications. Articles on FGM/C that received the highest number of citations were those that focused on negative physical and psychosexual consequences of FGM/C. Journal topic areas were obstetrics/gynecology, public health, and psychological sociology. Collaboration between African and European countries on FGM/C research was evident. Conclusion Bibliometric analysis reveals that research publications on FGM/C have been increasing since the l970s, with collaboration between African and Western countries, and articles are being published in higher impact journals, not only obstetrics, but also public health and social sciences. FGM/C research can be helpful to international health agencies and governments not only to document negative outcomes, but also to identify best practices, and to note gaps in implementation and practice.
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- Waleed M Sweileh
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, State of Palestine.
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Sweileh WM, Shraim NY, Al-Jabi SW, Sawalha AF, AbuTaha AS, Zyoud SH. Bibliometric analysis of global scientific research on carbapenem resistance (1986-2015). Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2016; 15:56. [PMID: 27663999 PMCID: PMC5035509 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-016-0169-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge and carbapenem resistance, in particular, is considered an urgent global health threat. This study was carried out to give a bibliometric overview of literature on carbapenem resistance. In specific, number of publications, top productive countries and institutes, highly cited articles, citation analysis, co-authorships, international collaboration, top active authors, and journals publishing articles on carbapenem resistance were analyzed and discussed. METHODS Specific keywords pertaining to carbapenem resistance were used in Scopus database. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of retrieved data were presented using appropriate bibliometric indicators and visualization maps. RESULTS A total of 2617 journal articles were retrieved. The average number of citations per article was of 21.47. The growth of publications showed a dramatic increase from 2008 to 2015. Approximately 9 % of retrieved articles on carbapenem resistance were published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy journal. Retrieved articles were published by 102 different countries. The United States of America (USA) contributed most with 437 (16.70 %) articles followed by China with 257 (9.82 %) articles. When productivity was stratified by population size, Greece ranked first followed by France. Greece also ranked first when data were stratified by gross domestic product (GDP). Asian countries have lesser international collaboration compared with other countries in the top ten list. Five of top ten productive institutes were Europeans (France, the UK, Greece, Italy, and Switzerland) and two were Asians (China and South Korea). Other active institutes included an Israeli and a Brazilian institute. Four of the top ten cited articles were published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy journal and two were published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. CONCLUSION There was a dramatic increase in number of publications on carbapenem resistance in the past few years. These publications were produced from different world regions including Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. International collaboration needs to be encouraged particularly for researchers in Asia. Molecular biology and epidemiology dominated the theme of the top ten cited articles on carbapenem resistance. This bibliometric study will hopefully help health policy makers in planning future research and allocating funds pertaining to carbapenem resistance.
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- Waleed M. Sweileh
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 State of Palestine
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 State of Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 State of Palestine
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 State of Palestine
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 State of Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 State of Palestine
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Sweileh WM, Shraim NY, Al-Jabi SW, Sawalha AF, Rahhal B, Khayyat RA, Zyoud SH. Assessing worldwide research activity on probiotics in pediatrics using Scopus database: 1994-2014. World Allergy Organ J 2016; 9:25. [PMID: 27504147 PMCID: PMC4960683 DOI: 10.1186/s40413-016-0116-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A wide variety of probiotic products has been introduced into the market in the past decade. Research trends and activity on probiotics help understand how these products were evolved and their potential future role in medicine. The objective of this study was to assess the research activity on probiotics in pediatrics using bibliometric indicators and network visualization. METHODS Original and review articles on probiotics in pediatrics published worldwide were retrieved from SciVerse, Scopus (1994-2014) and analyzed. VOSviewer was used for network visualization. RESULTS The total number of documents published on probiotics in pediatrics was 2817. Research activity on probiotics in pediatrics showed approximately 90- fold increase during the study period. Approximately 22 % of published articles originated from USA and has the greatest share, however, Finland ranked first when data were stratified by population or income. The most productive institution in this field was Turku University in Finland with 82 (2.91 %) articles. Half of the prolific authors were also from Finland. Most of the published research activity appeared in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Most frequently encountered title terms include nutrition, infant formula, necrotizing enetrocolitis, allergy, and diarrhea. The total number of citations for the retreived documents documents was 70991, and the average citation per article was 25.20. CONCLUSIONS Interest in probiotic research and its potential benefits in pediatric ailments is relatively recent but significantly increasing. Bibliometric analysis can be used as an indicator of the importance and growth of probiotic use in pediatrics.
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- Waleed M. Sweileh
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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Zyoud SH. Global research trends of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a bibliometric analysis. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:255. [PMID: 27267256 PMCID: PMC4897912 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1600-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a virus that causes severe viral pneumonia in humans, known to have a high mortality rate and a similarity in clinical symptoms with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. It was first isolated in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2012 and after that, MERS-CoV exhibited outbreaks in several regions of the world. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of publications involving MERS-CoV at global level by using a bibliometric analysis. METHODS Scopus database was searched on March 4, 2016 for MERS-CoV publications published between 2012 and 2015. It was performed on the same day in order to avoid the possible bias came from update on the database because the metrics are changing over time. All publication types were considered; however publications as errata were excluded. Analysis parameters include year of publication, publication type, patterns of international collaboration, research institutions, journals, impact factor, h-index, language, and times cited. RESULTS A total of 883 MERS-CoV research publications were published across the world. The MERS-CoV-associated publications were originated from 92 countries/territories, indicating the international spread of MERS-CoV research. The USA was the largest contributor, with 319 articles published over 4 years, followed by KSA (113 articles). The total number of citations for these publications has already achieved 8,015, with an average of 9.01 citations per each publication. The h-index for MERS-CoV-associated publications was 48. The USA also have the highest h-index (32), followed by KSA (26) and UK (22). Netherland produced the greatest proportion of publications with international research collaboration (72.7 %) followed by the UK (71 %) and Germany (69.1 %) out of the total number of publications for each country. CONCLUSIONS There is a rapid increase in research activities related to MERS-CoV from 2012 to 2015. This study demonstrates that the MERS-CoV related literature has grown to be more extensive and global over the past 4 years. The bulk of publications in the field of MERS-CoV research are published by high-income countries such as the USA. Furthermore, the USA, the UK and KSA may have higher quality of articles according to the value of h-index.
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- Sa'ed H Zyoud
- Division of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
- Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
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Zyoud SH. Dengue research: a bibliometric analysis of worldwide and Arab publications during 1872-2015. Virol J 2016; 13:78. [PMID: 27154247 PMCID: PMC4859974 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0534-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue is an important emerging and re-emerging arboviral infection globally as a rapidly growing and widespread public health problem, with transmission occurring in more than 128 countries in Asia, Americas, southeast Africa, western Pacific, and eastern Mediterranean regions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize and quantify the scientific output of dengue research in Arab countries relative to that worldwide by using a bibliometric analysis. METHODS The standardized search approach based on the use of the the keyword "dengue" in the title, abstract, and keyword field was used to get research output related to dengue at a global level. All data related to dengue were collected from the past to December 31, 2015. RESULTS A total of 19,581 dengue-related documents identified in the Scopus database. The results show that the study of dengue exhibits an overall upward trend from 1872 to 2015 with peak publications in 2014. The leading countries in dengue research were the USA (4,709; 24.05 %), India (1,942; 9.92 %), Brazil (1,530; 7.81 %), Thailand (1,260; 6.43 %), the UK (1,129; 5.77 %), and France (1,087; 5.55 %). Only 226 (1.16 % of the overall global research effort in the dengue field) articles were published from the Arab region. The total number of citations for all publications was 352,710, with an average of 18.0 citations per publication. Furthermore, the h-index for all extracted data related to dengue research was 186. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was the most productive country in Arab region with 102 documents representing 45.1 %. Furthermore, the h-index for all extracted data related to dengue research was 27. The USA was Arab's most main cooperative partner (46, 20.4 %), followed by India (36, 15.9 %). CONCLUSIONS The amount of literature related to dengue research has considerably increased over the last decade. This bibliometric analysis has demonstrated the leading role that the USA, India, Brazil, Thailand, the UK, and France play in dengue research. The Arab world produced fewer publications related to dengue with lower quality than other world countries.
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- Sa'ed H Zyoud
- Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
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Zyoud SH, Al-Jabi SW, Sweileh WM, Al-Khalil S, Alqub M, Awang R. Global methaemoglobinaemia research output (1940-2013): a bibliometric analysis. SPRINGERPLUS 2015; 4:626. [PMID: 26543761 PMCID: PMC4628074 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1431-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bibliometric studies, which involve the use of statistical methods, are increasingly being used for research assessment. A bibliometric analysis was conducted to evaluate the publication pattern of methaemoglobinaemia research output at the global level based on the Scopus database. We analysed selected documents with "methemoglobinemia", or "methaemoglobinaemia" as a part of the title and reported the following parameters: trends of publication output, country of publication, journal pattern, collaborative measures, citations pattern, and institute productivity. A total of 1770 articles were published worldwide. The time trend for the number of articles showed an increase after 2000. The highest number of articles related to methaemoglobinaemia was from the USA (24.8 %), followed distantly by the UK (4.5 %), India (3.7 %), and France (3.7 %). No data related to methaemoglobinaemia were published from 152 countries. The total number of citations at the date of data collection was 10,080, with an average of 5.7 citations per document. The USA and UK had the highest h-index of 31 and 14, respectively, and six countries had an h-index of 9-14. It is notable that Canada was ranked eighth in the number of publications but fourth in h-index and India was ranked third in the number of publications but eighth in h-index. Furthermore, Canada produced the most internationally collaborated papers out of the total number of publications for each country (16.1 %), followed by the UK (13.9 %). This bibliometric analysis provides data contributing to a better understanding of the methaemoglobinaemia research field. The number of publications on methaemoglobinaemia increased significantly after 2000. The USA was the most productive country as measured by total publications. The USA and UK achieved the highest h-index in the field of methaemoglobinaemia research, signifying a higher quality of research than other countries.
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- Sa’ed H. Zyoud
- />Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
- />Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
- />WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, University Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Gelugor, Penang Malaysia
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- />Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, University Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Gelugor, Penang Malaysia
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Zyoud SH, Al-Jabi SW, Sweileh WM, Al-Khalil S, Zyoud SH, Sawalha AF, Awang R. The Arab world's contribution to solid waste literature: a bibliometric analysis. J Occup Med Toxicol 2015; 10:35. [PMID: 26388930 PMCID: PMC4574093 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-015-0078-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Environmental and health-related effects of solid waste material are considered worldwide problems. The aim of this study was to assess the volume and impact of Arab scientific output published in journals indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) on solid waste. METHODS We included all the documents within the SCI whose topic was solid waste from all previous years up to 31 December 2012. In this bibliometric analysis we sought to evaluate research that originated from Arab countries in the field of solid waste, as well as its relative growth rate, collaborative measures, productivity at the institutional level, and the most prolific journals. RESULTS A total of 382 (2.35 % of the overall global research output in the field of solid waste) documents were retrieved from the Arab countries. The annual number of documents published in the past three decades (1982-2012) indicated that research productivity demonstrated a noticeable rise during the last decade. The highest number of articles associated with solid waste was that of Egypt (22.8 %), followed by Tunisia (19.6), and Jordan (13.4 %). the total number of citations over the analysed years at the date of data collection was 4,097, with an average of 10.7 citations per document. The h-index of the citing articles was 31. Environmental science was the most researched topic, represented by 175 (45.8 %) articles. Waste Management was the top active journal. The study recognized 139 (36.4 %) documents from collaborations with 25 non-Arab countries. Arab authors mainly collaborated with countries in Europe (22.5 %), especially France, followed by countries in the Americas (9.4 %), especially the USA. The most productive institution was the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, with 6.3 % of total publications. CONCLUSIONS Despite the expected increase in solid waste production from Arab world, research activity about solid waste is still low. Governments must invest more in solid waste research to avoid future unexpected problems. Finally, since solid waste is a multidisciplinary science, research teams in engineering, health, toxicology, environment, geology and others must be formulated to produce research in solid waste from different scientific aspects.
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- Sa’ed H. Zyoud
- />Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
- />Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
- />WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, 11800 Malaysia
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- />Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />Civil Engineering Department, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- />Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- />WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, 11800 Malaysia
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