Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature

Objective: Vascular and interventional radiology (VIR) is one of the most rapidly growing fields of medicine. In this report, we evaluate the contribution of Arab countries to VIR publications and literature. Materials and Methods: Using PubMed database, we reviewed the total number of VIR publicati...

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Main Authors: Yousof Al Zahrani, Mohammad Arabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1728965
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description Objective: Vascular and interventional radiology (VIR) is one of the most rapidly growing fields of medicine. In this report, we evaluate the contribution of Arab countries to VIR publications and literature. Materials and Methods: Using PubMed database, we reviewed the total number of VIR publications from all Arab countries. In addition, we evaluated the total number of IR articles from each individual country, number of publications in VIR specialty journals and the type of manuscripts. Results: Seventy-four articles from different Arab countries were published in different journals from 1988 to 2016. Only 11 (14.9') articles were published in interventional radiology journals. The majority of these publications were from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 31 (41.9') articles, followed by 20 (27.02') articles from Egypt, 7 articles (9.5') from Jordan, 6 articles (8.1) from Kuwait, and 4 articles (5.4') from Morocco. There was one article (1.4') from Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Tunis, and Qatar. Nine (12.2') articles from different Arab countries were published in the two highest impact specialty journals in VIR. Conclusion: This review demonstrated the limited number of publications and poor contribution of Arab countries to VIR literature. Collaborative efforts of researchers, governments, and funding bodies are needed to improve research output in this important field of medicine.
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spelling doaj-art-6c7df6cee9fe457da19a7ac754d72d752025-08-20T02:52:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology2542-70752542-70832017-01-010101272910.1055/s-0041-1728965Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology LiteratureYousof Al Zahrani0Mohammad Arabi1Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Imaging, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaObjective: Vascular and interventional radiology (VIR) is one of the most rapidly growing fields of medicine. In this report, we evaluate the contribution of Arab countries to VIR publications and literature. Materials and Methods: Using PubMed database, we reviewed the total number of VIR publications from all Arab countries. In addition, we evaluated the total number of IR articles from each individual country, number of publications in VIR specialty journals and the type of manuscripts. Results: Seventy-four articles from different Arab countries were published in different journals from 1988 to 2016. Only 11 (14.9') articles were published in interventional radiology journals. The majority of these publications were from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 31 (41.9') articles, followed by 20 (27.02') articles from Egypt, 7 articles (9.5') from Jordan, 6 articles (8.1) from Kuwait, and 4 articles (5.4') from Morocco. There was one article (1.4') from Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Tunis, and Qatar. Nine (12.2') articles from different Arab countries were published in the two highest impact specialty journals in VIR. Conclusion: This review demonstrated the limited number of publications and poor contribution of Arab countries to VIR literature. Collaborative efforts of researchers, governments, and funding bodies are needed to improve research output in this important field of medicine.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1728965angiographyarab countriesinterventional radiology
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Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature
The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology
angiography
arab countries
interventional radiology
title Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature
title_full Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature
title_fullStr Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature
title_full_unstemmed Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature
title_short Arab's Research Productivity and Contribution to Vascular and Interventional Radiology Literature
title_sort arab s research productivity and contribution to vascular and interventional radiology literature
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arab countries
interventional radiology
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