Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a set of tropical diseases widely distributed throughout the world. Publications concerning different aspects of leishmaniasis have shown an increasing trend in recent years, especially in Brazil, where this disease has been under continuous expansion. The present stu...
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| author | Saulo Nascimento de Melo Amanda Cristina Silva David Soeiro Barbosa Heber Paulino Pena Shaytner Campos Duarte Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira-Neto Eduardo Sergio da Silva Vinícius Silva Belo |
| author_facet | Saulo Nascimento de Melo Amanda Cristina Silva David Soeiro Barbosa Heber Paulino Pena Shaytner Campos Duarte Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira-Neto Eduardo Sergio da Silva Vinícius Silva Belo |
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Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a set of tropical diseases widely distributed throughout the world. Publications concerning different aspects of leishmaniasis have shown an increasing trend in recent years, especially in Brazil, where this disease has been under continuous expansion. The present study analyzes the data and assess trends in publications on leishmaniasis in Brazil and worldwide.
Methodology: The bibliometric analysis was performed on the Scopus database, addressing data on scientific publications about leishmaniasis in the first nineteen years of the 21st century. The tendency of the annual number of publications was analyzed by mean of linear regression equations.
Results: The literature search identified 19.317 publications. Brazil was the country with the largest number of studies (24.88%). The annual growth rate for Brazilian publications was 4.66%, whereas worldwide publications grew 2.96%. The leading ten international authors contributed to 8.71% of the publications, whereas the ten principal Brazilian authors contributed to 4.31%. The largest collaboration network between authors was between Brazil and the United States. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation occupied the premier position in both worldwide and Brazilian ranking in number of publications. The international journal with the largest number of publications and SCImago Journal Rank indicator was PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The Journal of Immunology had the highest H-index. Most of the research covered topics related to immunology and molecular biology.
Conclusions: The data show relevant characteristics of the scientific production on leishmaniasis and demonstrate the fundamental role played by Brazil in the production of knowledge in this area of study.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8fe3fcddc30145558fe5dc347b155e982025-08-20T02:27:22ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802022-04-01160410.3855/jidc.13064Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric studySaulo Nascimento de Melo0Amanda Cristina Silva1David Soeiro Barbosa2Heber Paulino Pena3Shaytner Campos Duarte4Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira-Neto5Eduardo Sergio da Silva6Vinícius Silva Belo7Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei, Central-West Dona Lindu Campus, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei, Central-West Dona Lindu Campus, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilParasitology Department, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei, Central-West Dona Lindu Campus, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of Campos, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei, Central-West Dona Lindu Campus, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei, Central-West Dona Lindu Campus, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei, Central-West Dona Lindu Campus, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a set of tropical diseases widely distributed throughout the world. Publications concerning different aspects of leishmaniasis have shown an increasing trend in recent years, especially in Brazil, where this disease has been under continuous expansion. The present study analyzes the data and assess trends in publications on leishmaniasis in Brazil and worldwide. Methodology: The bibliometric analysis was performed on the Scopus database, addressing data on scientific publications about leishmaniasis in the first nineteen years of the 21st century. The tendency of the annual number of publications was analyzed by mean of linear regression equations. Results: The literature search identified 19.317 publications. Brazil was the country with the largest number of studies (24.88%). The annual growth rate for Brazilian publications was 4.66%, whereas worldwide publications grew 2.96%. The leading ten international authors contributed to 8.71% of the publications, whereas the ten principal Brazilian authors contributed to 4.31%. The largest collaboration network between authors was between Brazil and the United States. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation occupied the premier position in both worldwide and Brazilian ranking in number of publications. The international journal with the largest number of publications and SCImago Journal Rank indicator was PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The Journal of Immunology had the highest H-index. Most of the research covered topics related to immunology and molecular biology. Conclusions: The data show relevant characteristics of the scientific production on leishmaniasis and demonstrate the fundamental role played by Brazil in the production of knowledge in this area of study. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13064Leishmaniasisbibliometricsinformation scienceBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Saulo Nascimento de Melo Amanda Cristina Silva David Soeiro Barbosa Heber Paulino Pena Shaytner Campos Duarte Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira-Neto Eduardo Sergio da Silva Vinícius Silva Belo Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Leishmaniasis bibliometrics information science Brazil |
| title | Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study |
| title_full | Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study |
| title_fullStr | Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study |
| title_short | Worldwide and Brazilian scientific publications on Leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century: a bibliometric study |
| title_sort | worldwide and brazilian scientific publications on leishmaniasis in the first 19 years of 21st century a bibliometric study |
| topic | Leishmaniasis bibliometrics information science Brazil |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13064 |
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