Mapping the landscape of medical research in the Arab world countries: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the productivity, performance, and impact of medical research in the Arab world countries. METHODS: We carried out a bibliometric analysis using Clarivate Analytics databases from January 2017 to March 2023. We reported research productivity, national and international research collaboration patterns, impact of Arab medical research output compared to the global average, top medical journals publishing Arab-affiliated research, and performance of the most productive Arab institutions. RESULTS: The Arab world contributed 2.72% to global medical research publication, with a citation impact of 11.98 compared to the global impact of 12.02. Qatar, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia led medical research publications per million population among Arab countries, ranking 26th, 36th, and 37th globally. Medical research publications increased by 87% annually from 2017-2022, with 70% of research originating from Saudi Arabia and Egypt. National collaborations accounted for 15% of Arab world publications, while international collaborations represented 66%. The median impact factor across the top 20 medical journals with Arab-affiliated authors was 5.14, with 50% being quartile one journals. The top 10 Arab-origin medical journals had a median impact factor of 3.13. Approximately 80% of the top 20 Arab institutions were academic, with a median publication count of 3,162.5 and a median citation impact of 14.5. CONCLUSION: The study provides insights into the state of medical research in the Arab countries, indicating room for improvement in the region's medical research.

[Scientific production in Scopus on financial health: period 2011-2022]. / Producción científica en Scopus sobre salud financiera: periodo 2011-2022.

INTRODUCTION: Financial health is related to the overall health of an individual and their family. The objective of this study was to evaluate the scientific production on financial health in the Scopus database for the 2011-2022 period. METHOD: Scoping review of manuscripts published in journals indexed in the Scopus database between the years 2011 and 2022. The following search terms were used: "Financial obligations", "financial inclusion", "family economy", "financial education", "financial literacy", "financial wellness" and "financial stress", which were entered in the Scopus search engine together with the Boolean operators (AND, OR).  Results: A total of 6 940 publications were identified, of which 81.95% were original articles. The United States was the country with the highest scientific production (35.5%). We identified a trend of increasing number of papers during the study period, especially from 2016 onward, with an 860% increase in 2022 (n=1429) with respect to 2011 (n=165). The journals with the highest number of publications were Sustainability (Switzerland) and the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning (USA). Finally, the key search terms with the greatest yield were "financial inclusion" through the use of technology, "financial stress", "financial education" and "financial health." CONCLUSIONS: Research on financial health has increased significantly. The new knowledge on the subject is mostly driven by authors and institutions from the United States, and finally, there is evidence of an increasing trend of pulbications related to financial inclusion and financial education.

Introducción: La salud financiera, determinada en buena parte por el salario, está estrechamente relacionada a la salud global del individuo y su familia. Por ello se tuvo como objetivo evaluar la producción científica sobre salud financiera en la base de datos Scopus: periodo 2011 - 2022. Método: Scoping review en la que se analizaron manuscritos publicados en revistas indexadas en la base de datos Scopus entre los años 2011 - 2022. Para la búsqueda se utilizó descriptores tales como financial obligations, financial inclusion, family economy, financial education, financial literacy, financial wellness y financial stress. Se realizó una síntesis narrativa. Resultados: Se incluyeron 6 940 manuscritos, de los cuales el 82,0% eran artículos originales. Se observó un crecimiento constante del número de artículos a lo largo del periodo de estudio, especialmente a partir de 2016, con un incremento del 860% en 2022 (n = 1429) respecto a 2011 (n=165). Estados Unidos fue el país con mayor producción científica. Las revistas con mayor número de publicaciones fueron Sustainability (Suiza) y el Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning (EEUU). Entre los descriptores de mayor impacto se encuentran la inclusión financiera a través del uso de la tecnología, estrés financiero, educación financiera y salud financiera. Conclusiones: La investigación sobre salud financiera ha tenido un aumento significativo. El nuevo conocimiento sobre el tema es impulsado por autores e instituciones de Estados Unidos en su mayoría, y finalmente, se evidencian tendencias de estudio relacionadas a la inclusión y educación financiera.

The top 100 highly cited articles on surgery-first orthognathic surgery between 2009 and 2022: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.

OBJECTIVES: To reveal research focuses on surgery-first orthognathic surgery by a bibliometric and visualized analysis of the top 100 highly cited articles. STUDY DESIGN: Published papers related to surgery-first orthognathic surgery were retrospectively retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection from 2009 to 2022. The number of articles, journals, countries/regions, institutions, authors, and keywords were assessed and visualized using CiteSpace software. RESULTS: The top 100 cited articles included 89 research papers and 11 reviews. The average total citation was 21. The most influential article with 146 citations was published by Dr. Liou E.J.W. in 2011. The most common level of evidence was level IV (36 articles). The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery had the largest number of papers and the highest total citation frequency. The most productive countries and institutions were Korea/China and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, respectively. Chen Yu-ray and Choi Jong Woo published 13 and 11 articles with 434 and 299 total citations, respectively. Research interests shifted from skeletal class III malocclusion, accuracy, stability, and relapse to quality of life and virtual surgical planning. CONCLUSION: Our bibliometric analyses provide a comprehensive landscape of the influential topics and developmental trends in surgery-first orthognathic surgery and inspire future studies in this booming field.

Análisis bibliométrico de las revistas oficiales de sociedades de medicina interna en Europa / Bibliometric analysis of the official journals of internal medicine societies in Europe

Introducción La bibliometría evalúa la calidad de las revistas biomédicas. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido comparar los principales índices bibliométricos de las revistas oficiales de sociedades científicas de medicina interna en Europa. Material y métodos Se obtuvo información bibliométrica de las bases de datos Web of Science (WoS) y Scopus. Se analizaron tanto métricas de impacto (Journal Impact Factor [JIF], CiteScore) como normalizadas (Journal Citation Indicator [JCI], Normalized Eigenfactor, Source Normalized Impact per Paper [SNIP] y SCImago Journal Rank [SJR]) de las revistas para el año 2022, y se observó su evolución en la última década. Resultados Se evaluaron 23 revistas oficiales de 33 sociedades científicas. Ocho revistas estaban incluidas en WoS y 11 en Scopus. Las revistas mejor posicionadas en 2022 fueron: 1) European Journal of Internal Medicine, que ocupó el primer cuartil (Q1) de las métricas JIF, CiteScore y JCI, superando valores de uno en las métricas Normalized Eigenfactor y SNIP; 2) Internal and Emergency Medicine, en Q1 para las métricas CiteScore y JCI, y con valores >1 en las métricas Normalized Eigenfactor y SNIP; 3) Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, con Q1 en la métrica JCI; 4) Revista Clínica Española, con Q2 para las métricas JIF, CiteScore y JCI; y 5) Acta Medica Belgica, con Q2 en las métricas CiteScore y JCI. Estas revistas incrementaron sus métricas de impacto en los últimos 3 años, coincidiendo con la pandemia COVID. Conclusiones Cinco revistas oficiales de sociedades europeas de medicina interna, entre ellas Revista Clínica Española, cumplen altos estándares de calidad. (AU)

Introduction Bibliometrics evaluates the quality of biomedical journals. The aim of this study has been to compare the main bibliometric indexes of the official journals of scientific societies of internal medicine in Europe. Material and methods Bibliometric information was obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. Both impact metrics (Journal Impact Factor [JIF], CiteScore) and normalized metrics (Journal Citation Indicator [JCI], Normalized Eigenfactor, Source Normalized Impact per Paper [SNIP] and SCImago Journal Rank [SJR]) of the journals for the year 2022 were analyzed, and their evolution over the last decade was described. Results Twenty-three official journals from 33 scientific societies were evaluated. Eight journals were included in WoS and 11 in Scopus. The best positioned journals in 2022 were: 1) European Journal of Internal Medicine, which ranked in the first quartile (Q1) for JIF, CiteScore and JCI metrics, exceeding values of 1 in Normalized Eigenfactor and SNIP metrics; 2) Internal and Emergency Medicine, with Q1 for CiteScore and JCI metrics, and with values >1 in Normalized Eigenfactor and SNIP metrics; 3) Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, with Q1 for JCI metrics; 4) Revista Clínica Española, with Q2 for JIF, CiteScore and JCI metrics; and 5) Acta Medica Belgica, Q2 for CiteScore and JCI metrics. These journals increased their impact metrics in the last 3 years, in parallel with the COVID pandemic. Conclusions Five official journals of European Internal Medicine societies, including Revista Clínica Española, meet high quality standards. (AU)

Gender Representation on Editorial Boards of JAMA Network Journals.

Objective: Underrepresentation of women on editorial boards of biomedical journals has occurred for decades. The JAMA Network Journals have substantial and broad impact on advances in the biomedical sciences. We sought to determine the current status of gender representation on editorial boards of the 12 JAMA Network Journals. Methods: The gender of each editorial board member of the 12 JAMA Network Journals was classified based on review of online sources. The percentage of women on each board (i.e., number of women relative to total members) was calculated and compared to gender equity and parity benchmarks. The gender equity benchmark for each journal was defined as the percentage of women physicians in the medical specialty reflecting the journal's content based on Association of American Medical Colleges data. The gender parity benchmark for all journals was defined as 50% women. Results: There was considerable variation in the representation of women on the editorial boards of the JAMA Network Journals relative to gender equity and parity benchmarks. Women were underrepresented on 50% (6 of 12) of boards relative to gender equity and 67% (8 of 12) of boards relative to gender parity. Conclusions: Women were found to be underrepresented on 50% or more of the editorial boards of the JAMA Network Journals. This finding reflects gender inequities in academic publishing and the broader biomedical enterprise, which limits advances in the biomedical sciences and health care. Those JAMA Network Journals that continue to underrepresent women on their editorial boards are urged to remediate this longstanding issue.

Bibliometric analyses of publications in the field of restless legs syndrome.

PURPOSE: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a chronic neurological disorder and the incidence of RLS is a more common disease than known is accepted. This study was performed to identify and analyze the characteristics of RLS-related articles published from 2001 to 2020 using bibliometric analyses. METHODS: RLS-related articles published from 2001 to 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database with predefined search terms. VOSviewer software was used to visualize various bibliographic coupling networks on data. The top 10 lists (about organizations, papers, journals, most commonly cited articles, authors, countries, and keywords) extracted from 2001 to 2020 were also analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 2311 articles were included and the total number of publications from 2001 to 2020 was increased by 5.02-fold. The highest number of RLS publications (n = 171) since 2001 was observed in 2020. The United States is contributed the highest number of RLS-related publications (34.53%). The top productive journal was Sleep Medicine and the most prominent organization was Johns Hopkins University. In the list of top 10 authors, Allen RP was the first author. CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first bibliometric analysis that provides a general perspective on the RLS from 2001 to 2020 and may be useful as a guide for further research in this field.

A produção científica na revista Distúrbios da Comunicação entre 2016 e 2020 / Scientific production in the journal Distúrbios da Comunicação between 2016 and 2020 / Producción científica en la Revista Distúrbios da Comunicação entre 2016 y 2020

Introdução: Discussões sobre a produção da ciência, em especial sobre a produtividade científica, contribuem para o planejamento e aperfeiçoamento da pesquisa e formação. Objetivo: Analisar a publicação de artigos originais da Revista Distúrbios da Comunicação no período de 2016-2020, comparando com resultados de pesquisa anterior. Método: Pesquisa documental, realizada por meio de estudo bibliométrico de artigos a partir da coleta dos seguintes dados: volume e número da revista, título, resumo, instituição de origem dos autores, com respectivo registro da região geográfica do primeiro autor, descritores, áreas temáticas, tipo de estudo, número de centros de pesquisa, e tamanho e faixa etária da amostra. A análise dos dados foi descritiva, numérica e percentual. Resultados: Foram analisados 258 artigos originais e os assuntos mais frequentes envolviam a temática de Audição e equilíbrio (80;31,1%), seguida de Linguagem (73;28,3%); tipo de estudo observacional (199;77,1%), realizados em um único centro (254; 98,4%), com tamanho médio de amostra de 74,3 sujeitos, na faixa etária prevalente de 19 a 59 anos (119;46,1%). Conclusão: Como áreas basilares da Fonoaudiologia, Audição e Equilíbrio e Linguagem são as áreas com mais pesquisas. O aumento de pesquisas, nas áreas de Disfagia e Saúde Coletiva aponta para o importante movimento de consolidação de campos mais recentemente constituídos. Constata-se a necessidade de Programas de Pós-Graduação e centros de pesquisa promoverem ações estratégicas que potencializem pesquisas multicêntricas e ampliem o desenvolvimento de estudos de intervenção. Recomenda-se atenção especial para a escolha de descritores para facilitar o acesso e produzir consequentemente maior impacto para a pesquisa e para a área.

Introduction: Discussions on the production of science, especially on scientific productivity, contribute to the planning and improvement of research and professional qualification. Objective: To evaluate the publication of original articles of the Revista Distúrbios da Comunicação from 2016 to 2020, comparing with previous research results. Method: Documentary research, carried out through a bibliometric study of articles from the collection of the following data: volume and number of the journal, title, abstract, institution of the authors, with respective record of the geographic region of the first author, descriptors, topics, study design, number of research centers, and size and age of the sample. There was a descriptive, numerical and percentage analysis of the data. Results: 258 original articles were analyzed and the most frequent subjects were related to Hearing and Balance (80;31.1%), followed by Language (73;28.3%); type of observational study (199;77.1%), conducted in a single center (254; 98.4%), with an average sample size of 74.3 subjects, in the prevalent age group from 19 to 59 years (119;46.1%). Conclusion: As basic areas of Speech-Language Pathology, Hearing and Balance and Language are the areas with the highest number of studies. The increase in the number of studies in the areas of Dysphagia and Collective Health suggests an important movement of consolidation of more recently constituted fields. There is a need for Graduate Programs and research centers to promote strategic actions that enhance multicentric research and expand the development of intervention studies. Special attention should be given to the selection of descriptors by the authors, in order to facilitate access and, consequently, produce greater impact for the research and for the area.

Introducción: Los debates sobre la producción de ciencia, especialmente sobre la productividad científica, contribuyen a la planificación y mejora de la investigación y la formación. Objetivo: analizar la publicación de artículos originales de la Revista Distúrbios da Comunicação en el período 2016-2020, comparando con resultados de investigaciones anteriores. Método: Investigación documental, realizada a través de un estudio bibliométrico de artículos de la recopilación de los siguientes datos: volumen y número de la revista, título, resumen, institución de origen de los autores, con registro respectivo de la región geográfica del primer autor, descriptores, áreas temáticas, tipo de estudio, número de centros de investigación, y tamaño y edad de la muestra. El análisis de los datos fue descriptivo, numérico y porcentual. Resultados: Se analizaron 258 artículos originales y los sujetos más frecuentes fueron el tema Audición y equilibrio (80;31,1%), seguido de Lenguaje (73;28,3%); tipo de estudio observacional (199;77,1%), realizado en un solo centro (254; 98,4%), con un tamaño muestraal promedio de 74,3 sujetos, en el grupo de edad prevalente de 19 a 59 años (119;46,1%). Conclusión: Como áreas básicas de logopedia, Audición y Equilibrio y Lenguaje son las áreas con más investigación. El aumento de la investigación en las áreas de Disfagia y Salud Colectiva apunta al importante movimiento de consolidación de campos más recientemente constituidos. Se observa la necesidad de programas de posgrado y centros de investigación para promover acciones estratégicas que potencien la investigación multicéntrica y amplíen el desarrollo de los estudios de intervención. Se recomienda prestar especial atención a la elección de descriptores para facilitar el acceso y, en consecuencia, producir un mayor impacto para la investigación y, en consecuencia, para el área.

Social media usage to share information in communication journals: An analysis of social media activity and article citations.

Social media has surrounded every area of life, and social media platforms have become indispensable for today's communication. Many journals use social media actively to promote and disseminate new articles. Its use to share the articles contributes many benefits, such as reaching more people and spreading information faster. However, there is no consensus in the studies that to evaluate between tweeted and non-tweeted papers regarding their citation numbers. Therefore, it was aimed to show the effect of social media on the citations of articles in the top ten communication-based journals. For this purpose, this work evaluated original articles published in the top 10 communication journals in 2018. The top 10 communication-based journals were chosen based on SCImago Journal & Country Rank (cited in 2019). Afterward, it was recorded the traditional citation numbers (Google Scholar and Thompson-Reuters Web of Science) and social media exposure of the articles in January 2021 (nearly three years after the articles' publication date). It was assumed that this period would allow the impact of the published articles (the citations and Twitter mentions) to be fully observed. Based on this assessment, a positive correlation between exposure to social media and article citations was observed in this study.

Tracking changes between preprint posting and journal publication during a pandemic.

Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, preprints in the biomedical sciences are being posted and accessed at unprecedented rates, drawing widespread attention from the general public, press, and policymakers for the first time. This phenomenon has sharpened long-standing questions about the reliability of information shared prior to journal peer review. Does the information shared in preprints typically withstand the scrutiny of peer review, or are conclusions likely to change in the version of record? We assessed preprints from bioRxiv and medRxiv that had been posted and subsequently published in a journal through April 30, 2020, representing the initial phase of the pandemic response. We utilised a combination of automatic and manual annotations to quantify how an article changed between the preprinted and published version. We found that the total number of figure panels and tables changed little between preprint and published articles. Moreover, the conclusions of 7.2% of non-COVID-19-related and 17.2% of COVID-19-related abstracts undergo a discrete change by the time of publication, but the majority of these changes do not qualitatively change the conclusions of the paper.

The most influential articles on kidney transplantation: A PRISMA-compliant bibliometric and visualized analysis.

BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation (KT) has become common in the treatment of end-stage renal disease. However, to date, there have been no bibliometric analyses of KT research to identify the most influential articles. The purpose of this research is to identify and characterize the 100 most cited articles that focus on KT and to clarify the trends in the accomplishments in this field. METHODS: We searched the Thomson Reuters Web of Science citation indexing database and used keyword mapping of VOSviewer. The top 100 most cited manuscripts were analyzed based on their titles, authors, institutions, countries of origin, years of publication, and topics. RESULTS: The New England Journal of Medicine has published the most manuscripts on kidney transplantation (n = 26) and is the most cited journal (n = 15,642). The United States has the highest number of publications (n = 61). Kashika is the corresponding author with the most published papers (n = 5; 2892 citations). The most common topics of publication are immunosuppressant (n = 34), clinical outcome (n = 26), and pathology (n = 22). Keywords related to immunosuppressant are the most common in keyword mapping with VOSviewer. CONCLUSIONS: This bibliometric analysis of KT research provides the research characteristics and publication trends of this topic. In KT research, immunosuppressants and post-transplant clinical outcomes have been important topics.

How Diverse Is Medicinal Chemistry? Insights into Race, Ethnicity, Origin, Gender, and Geography.

A bibliometric study of authors across medicinal chemistry journals over 20 years reveals important trends. Most United States (US) based authors are assigned as racially/ethnically Asian or White; few are Black or Hispanic. More US coauthors have the same race/ethnicity as the corresponding author than expected. The percentage of female authors increased globally, but only slowly. Since 2010, the number of female and male authors declined by 9% and 30%, respectively. Geographically, most authors are male except in Italy where there is gender balance. Gender homophily is observed globally. Geographically, the discipline is now more widely practiced. Article output doubled from 2000 to 2010 with a large increase in articles from China. China excepted, output has since declined. The average number of authors per article rose by a third since 2000. The value of high diversity groups in education, research, and industry cannot be overstated. We recommend diversity is addressed by every medicinal chemist.