Systematic review and bibliometric analysis of African anesthesia and critical care medicine research part II: a scientometric analysis of the 116 most cited articles.
BMC Anesthesiol
; 21(1): 24, 2021 01 21.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Scientometrics is used to assess the impact of research in several health fields, including Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. The purpose of this study was to identify contributors to highly-cited African Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine research.METHODS:
The authors searched Web of Science from inception to May 4, 2020, for articles on and about Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Africa with ≥2 citations. Quantitative (H-index) and qualitative (descriptive analysis of yearly publications and interpretation of document, co-authorship, author country, and keyword) bibliometric analyses were done.RESULTS:
The search strategy returned 116 articles with a median of 5 (IQR 3-12) citations on Web of Science. Articles were published in Anesthesia and Analgesia (18, 15.5%), World Journal of Surgery (13, 11.2%), and South African Medical Journal (8, 6.9%). Most (74, 63.8%) articles were published on or after 2013. Seven authors had more than 1 article in the top 116 articles Epiu I (3, 2.6%), Elobu AE (2, 1.7%), Fenton PM (2, 1.7%), Kibwana S (2, 1.7%), Rukewe A (2, 1.7%), Sama HD (2, 1.7%), and Zoumenou E (2, 1.7%). The bibliometric coupling analysis of documents highlighted 10 clusters, with the most significant nodes being Biccard BM, 2018; Baker T, 2013; Llewellyn RL, 2009; Nigussie S, 2014; and Aziato L, 2015. Dubowitz G (5) and Ozgediz D (4) had the highest H-indices among the authors referenced by the most-cited African Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine articles. The U.S.A., England, and Uganda had the strongest collaboration links among the articles, and most articles focused on perioperative care.CONCLUSION:
This study highlighted trends in top-cited African articles and African and non-African academic institutions' contributions to these articles.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bibliometría
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Cuidados Críticos
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Anestesia
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Anestesiología
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Anesthesiol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Camerún