Cleft Lip and Palate Research in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Scientometric Analysis.

Autor:	Kanmounye US; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.; Operation Smile DRC, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo., Dutton JL; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Naidu P; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Msokera C; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.; Clinical Department, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi., Collier ZJ; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Fernanda Tapia M; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Mikhail S; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Xepoleas M; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Auslander A; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., Yao CA; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.; Shriners for Children Medical Center, Pasadena, Calif.; Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., Magee W 3rd; Education and Training Department, Operation Smile Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.; Shriners for Children Medical Center, Pasadena, Calif.; Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.; Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open [Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open] 2022 Feb 15; Vol. 10 (2), pp. e4122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.1097/GOX.0000000000004122
Abstrakt:	Cleft lip and palate (CLP) comprise over 90% of the world's congenital anomalies and cause significant disability worldwide, while disproportionally burdening low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Research can help inform strategies that reduce disparities in accessing CLP care. We performed a scientometric analysis of CLP research in LMICs to identify influential contributors and themes. Methods: The authors searched seven citation databases accessed via Web of Science, from inception to March 2, 2021. Social network analysis was done using VOSviewer. The Kruskal-Wallis test and linear regression were used. Results: In total, 1561 articles authored by 6414 researchers affiliated with 2113 organizations in 119 countries were included. Most authors (n = 6387, 99.6%) had published two or more articles. The USA (454 articles), Brazil (211 articles), China (175 articles), and India (127 articles) published the most. The most prolific institutions were the University of Sao Paulo (94 articles), the University of Pittsburgh (57 articles), and the University of Iowa (55 articles). Marazita ML (33 articles), Shi B (27 articles), and Murray JC (22 articles) had the highest number of publications. An estimated 510 articles (32.7%) were focused on epidemiology, 240 (15.4%) on management, and 54 (3.5%) on global plastic surgery for CLP. Conclusions: LMICs are disproportionally burdened by CLP, but research is limited and often produced by high-income countries. This study elucidates partnership and health system strengthening opportunities to improve LMIC research capacity and ultimately informs the management and outcomes for patients with CLP. (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.)
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