Global Cardiovascular Research Output, Citations, and Collaborations: A Time-Trend, Bibliometric Analysis (1999–2008)
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Bibliometric analysis reveals trends in cardiovascular research output and international collaboration over a decade.
Key Points
- This study aims to analyze the trends in global cardiovascular research output and its correlation with health outcomes from 1999 to 2008.
- Performed a time trends analysis of cardiovascular publications from 1999-2008 using a cardiovascular bibliometric filter with >90% precision and recall.
- Evaluated actual citation indices and international collaboration ratios.
- Reviewed publications from Web of Knowledge to discern trends among OECD and non-OECD countries.
- Global cardiovascular publications increased from 40,661 in 1999 to 55,284 in 2008, a 36% rise.
- Publications from high-income OECD countries declined from 93% to 84% of the total share, indicating a shift in contribution from low- and middle-income countries.
- A curvilinear relationship was found between cardiovascular publications and Human Development Index, while an inverse relationship with age-standardized CVD morbidity and mortality rates was observed.
Cite This Study
Huffman et al. (2013) studied this question.