Contribution of Arab countries to Behçet disease research: a PubMed-based bibliometric and altmetric analysis
| Autor: | Said El Hage, Fatima Kourani, Jad El Masri, Pascale Salameh, Issa Awaida, Hani Chanbour, Atef Akoum |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Biomedical Research Immunology Population Disease Rheumatology Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Risk factor education Productivity education.field_of_study High prevalence business.industry Behcet disease Arab World Behcet Syndrome Population size eye diseases Bibliometrics Etiology Female Periodicals as Topic business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Rheumatology International. 42:133-140 |
| ISSN: | 1437-160X 0172-8172 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00296-021-04990-5 |
| Popis: | Behçet's disease (BD), a rare multisystemic disorder, has an unknown etiology. Interactions between genetic and environmental factors play a major role in this disorder. Human leukocyte antigen B51 allele is the strongest risk factor for the development of Behçet disease. The high prevalence of BD in the Arab world makes it necessary to undergo local research and publications, to target particular genetic, geographical, or even cultural risk factors. This study aims to assess the numerical contribution of the Arab world to research on Behçet disease. Using the PubMed platform, the number of BD-related publications from 2005 to 2019 was assessed for all 22 Arab countries, and countries having the highest prevalence of the disease. Number of publications on BD was normalized to the average population size and GDP for each Arab country. From 2005 to 2019, Arab countries published 198 articles related to BD. This accounts for 0.1% of the total number of BD-related articles published in this period (4170). A significant, positive correlation of moderate strength exists between the number of publications and the average population, while a non-significant, positive correlation of week strength exists between the number of publications and GDP. Concerning the top 15 countries according to Behçet disease prevalence, Turkey had the greatest number of articles, while the USA had the highest ratio of publications per prevalence. The high prevalence of BD in Arabic countries was faced by paradoxically low research activity in this field. Arab countries are lagging behind in the field of Behçet disease-related research, which highlights the need for improving research productivity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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