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November 13, 2020CureusOpen Access

Ophthalmology Research Trends in Saudi Arabia: A Four-Decade Bibliometric Analysis

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Key result

Between 1980 and 2019, Saudi Arabia published 2,178 ophthalmology articles with a significant increase in publications and citations over time, ranking highest among Arab countries.

Population

Saudi-affiliated publications in ophthalmology from 1980 to 2019 (n=2,178 articles)

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SASaeed H. AlshahraniAOAdi Mohammed Al OwaifeerKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital

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Implication

Highlights regional research growth; leaves open whether this improves clinical outcomes or requires targeted investment.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=2,178)

Structured PICO

P
Population
2,178 Saudi-affiliated ophthalmology articles published between 1980 and 2019 indexed in Web of Science.
O
Outcome
Total number of publications, citations, citing articles, journal titles, affiliated institutions, and H-index

Main Result

p-value: p=<0.001

Saudi Arabia has shown a significant increase in ophthalmology research productivity over the past 40 years, ranking highest among Arab countries.

Limitations

  • Inability to gain an accurate estimation of the most active researchers due to discrepancies in spelling or formatting of authors' names.
  • Analysis was based on data retrieved from only one database (Web of Science).
  • Inability to gain an accurate estimation of the most active researchers due to discrepancies in spelling or formatting of authors' names
  • Analysis was based on data retrieved from only one database (Web of Science)

Cite This Study

Alshahrani et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Ophthalmology research publications (n=2,178). Ophthalmology research publications in Saudi Arabia vs. Other Arab and global countries was evaluated on Total number of publications and citations (p=<0.001). Between 1980 and 2019, Saudi Arabia published 2,178 ophthalmology articles with a significant increase in publications and citations over time, ranking highest among Arab countries.

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