Global Trends in Hemophilia Research

Authors : Can ÖZLÜ, Güray CEYLAN

Pages : 519-525

Doi:10.19127/bshealthscience.1092964

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Publication Date : 2022-09-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The hemophilias are the most common X-linked inherited bleeding disorders, and if not managed properly, they can lead to chronic disease and lifelong disabilities. The hemophilias remains a hot topic in the field of hematology. This bibliometric study aimed to investigate the current status of publications on haemophilia. The goal of this study was to retrieve data from journals that were indexed in the Web of Science insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WoS; Thomson Reuters, New York, NY, USA); database. Keywords related to “Hemophilia” were used. The time span was set from 1970 to 2021. Data pertaining to growth of publications, the most active countries and institutions, the most cited journals, and mapping of publications and keywords were analyzed. Retrieved data were analyzed to present various bibliometric indicators while maps were visualized using the VOS viewer technique. The Hirsch insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(H); index and the impact factor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IF); of the publishing journal were used as indicators of impact of publications. A total of 7.736 articles were retrieved with an average of 22.06 and total of 170.624 citations. H index was found as 149. Study searches the publications in the period between 1970 and 2020 first article was in the year 1970. The leading country on journal number is the United States of America insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(USA); with insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=2474; 31.98%);, followed by England insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.69%);, Germany insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.76%);, Italy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.59%);, Canada insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.81%);, France insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.67%);. Most of the retrieved articles were from research areas of Hematology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=4706; 60.83%);, Cardiovascular System/Cardiology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.46%);, General Internal Medicine insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.12%);, Pediatrics insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.52%);, Genetics Heredity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n4.25%);. The number of publications from the development countries should be increased and research on hemophilia should be supported. The landscape of this illness is changing continuously, and bibliometric studies like the one presented are a useful tool for highlighting developments inside this field.
Keywords : Bibliometric analysis, Citation analysis, Hemophilia