Fifty Years of Global Cardiovascular Research in Africa: A Scientometric Analysis, 1971 to 2021
Key result
Cardiovascular research output from Africa increased from 4 publications in 1971 to 3867 in 2020 (~3% of global output), with South Africa and Egypt accounting for over half of all publications.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to analyze the quantity and impact of cardiovascular research done in Africa or coauthored by Africa-based researchers, their determinants, and research collaboration patterns.
Population
Cardiovascular research done in Africa or coauthored by researchers based in Africa from 1971 to 2021
Design
Scientometric analysis
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Implication
Persistent underrepresentation limits generalizability of CV evidence to African populations; leaves open the impact of targeted investment and collaboration.
Structured PICO
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Population
Scientometric analysis of cardiovascular research publications from Africa between 1971 and 2021.
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Outcome
Quantity and impact of cardiovascular research, their determinants, and patterns of research collaboration
Despite marked progress over 50 years, cardiovascular research output from Africa remains low at ~3% of global output, highlighting the need for increased investment and intra-continental collaboration.
Cite This Study
Noubiap et al. (2023) studied Cardiovascular research. Cardiovascular research in Africa was evaluated on Quantity and impact of cardiovascular research. Cardiovascular research output from Africa increased from 4 publications in 1971 to 3867 in 2020 (~3% of global output), with South Africa and Egypt accounting for over half of all publications.