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To evaluate the research volume, influential contributors, collaboration networks, and thematic trends in cleft lip and palate literature concerning low- and middle-income countries.

February 1, 2022Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global OpenOpen Access

Cleft Lip and Palate Research in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Scientometric Analysis

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UKUlrick Sidney KanmounyeUniversity of Ghana JDJohn L DuttonRutgers, The State University of New Jersey PNPriyanka NaiduUniversity of Southern California

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Scientometric analysis reveals high-income country dominance in cleft lip and palate literature from developing regions, highlighting an urgent need for local research capacity building.

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To evaluate the research volume, influential contributors, collaboration networks, and thematic trends in cleft lip and palate literature concerning low- and middle-income countries.
Searched seven citation databases via Web of Science from database inception through March 2, 2021.
Applied social network analysis with VOSviewer alongside Kruskal-Wallis tests and linear regression to evaluate publishing trends across 1,561 included articles.
Included 1,561 articles authored by 6,414 researchers across 119 countries, with the United States publishing the most (454 articles), followed by Brazil (211), China (175), and India (127).
The University of Sao Paulo was the most prolific institution (94 articles), followed by the University of Pittsburgh (57) and the University of Iowa (55).
Thematic breakdown showed that 510 articles (32.7%) focused on epidemiology, 240 (15.4%) on clinical management, and 54 (3.5%) on global plastic surgery.

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Kanmounye et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa9fff178e2697aa3f6ac7f https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000004122

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Scientometric analysis reveals high-income country dominance in cleft lip and palate literature from developing regions, highlighting an urgent need for local research capacity building.

Cleft Lip and Palate Research in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Scientometric Analysis

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Cleft Lip and Palate Research in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Scientometric Analysis

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