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The aim was to analyze four decades of cancer publications in Bahrain to assess growth, contributors, and collaboration trends.

June 15, 2026Frontiers in OncologyOpen Access

Oncology research in the kingdom of Bahrain: a four-decade bibliometric evolution

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Bibliometric analysis reveals significant increases in Bahrain's oncology publications, indicating collaboration growth and research gaps.

The aim was to analyze four decades of cancer publications in Bahrain to assess growth, contributors, and collaboration trends.
Conducted a bibliometric analysis of cancer-related publications linked to Bahrain from Scopus and PubMed up to December 2024.
Included a variety of document types, with a final inclusion of 502 publications after deduplication and screening.
Analyzed data regarding publication year, document type, authorship, geographic scope, citations, and types of cancers studied.
The number of publications increased sharply after 2010, with 77.7% of the output occurring between 2011 and 2024, peaking at 66 papers in 2024.
Bahraini first authorship was found in 66.7% of papers, with 65.3% conducted exclusively in Bahrain, although international collaborations grew to 17.0%.
Despite increased publications, critical cancers like lung cancer remained underrepresented, indicating a need for targeted research efforts.

Hamadeh et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Bibliometric analysis reveals significant increases in Bahrain's oncology publications, indicating collaboration growth and research gaps.