Publications pattern of dermatology research in Saudi Arabia

Autor: Alaa Alsaad, Fahad Alsaif, Rama A. Alhallaf, Sarah F. Alsukait, Hend Alotaibi, Nuha A. Alfurayh, Sara A. Alhaddab
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Saudi Medical Journal, Vol 41, Iss 5, Pp 524-531 (2020)
Saudi Medical Journal
ISSN: 1658-3175
0379-5284
Popis: Objectives: To analyze the quantity and characteristics of Saudi Arabia’s (SA’s) dermatology research publications throughout the years. Methods : A literature search was conducted between October 2018 and July 2019 in the Dermatology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PubMed was used as a search engine, to retrieve dermatology-related publications in SA - from the date of the first article publication in 1982 to December 31, 2018. Results : Five hundred publications were included. Two-thirds of them were written between 2010 and 2018. Approximately 50% were from the central region and only 3% were multiregional studies. Funding support was described in 13% of these publications. The top 5 most-researched fields were infectious disorders (12%), genodermatosis (10%), hypopigmentation disorders (9.4%), neoplastic disorders (9%), and hair disorders (7%). Two-thirds of the publications were observational studies, and mostly case reports (44%). Conclusion : Dermatology research in SA has increased over the past decade. However, the quality of research remains inadequate. Saudi Arabia’s dermatology research output is affected b y the availability of funding and national research projects, which could improve the studies’ quality. We recommend the establishment of data registry units that can aid researchers in producing high-quality studies, while encouraging the collaboration of different centers in various SA regions (and abroad) to conduct research with generalizable results. Saudi Med J 2020; Vol. 41 (5): 524-531 doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.5.25051 How to cite this article: Alsaif FM, Alsukait SF, Alsaad AB, Alfurayh NA, Alhallaf RA, Alhaddab SA, Alotaibi HM. Publications pattern of dermatology research in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J . 2020 May;41(5):524-531. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.5.25051.
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