Global trends on Blastocystis spp. research: A scientometric study | ||||
| Parasitologists United Journal | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 16, Issue 2, August 2023, Page 114-122 PDF (547.74 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/puj.2023.195093.1201 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Alican Bilden* 1; Esra Gurbuz2; Selahattin Aydemir3; Ahmet Unlu4; Abdurrahman Ekici5; Sevil Alkan6; Muttalip Çiçek7 | ||||
| 1Departments of Parasitology Faculties of Medicine,Ahi Evran , Çanakkale Onsekiz Kırşehir,,, Türkiye | ||||
| 2Departments of Clinical Microbiology Faculties Van Training and Research Hospital , Türkiye | ||||
| 3Departments of Parasitology Infectious Diseases and Faculties of Medicine Van Yuzuncu Yil , Türkiye | ||||
| 4School of Gevas, Division of Veterinary , Van , Türkiye | ||||
| 5Departments of Parasitology , of Medicine , Van Yuzuncu Yil | ||||
| 6Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Faculties of Medicine Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Universities, SBU Çanakkale Türkiye | ||||
| 7Departments of Parasitology Faculties of Medicine, Ahi Evran1 Kırşehir,Türkiye | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: For many years, the classification and pathogenicity of Blastocystis was a subject of debate. The study rational is built on two hypotheses; whether this uncertainty affects the research on Blastocystis spp., and whether regional differences have an impact on diseases prevalence. Objective: The aim of this study is to guide researchers interested in blasticystosis by presenting a bibliometric review of the existing literature on blastocystosis. Subjects and Methods: The VOSviewer visualization methodology was used. Institutions, nations, international collaborations, journals, articles, authors, keywords, co-authors, co-citations, and citation rates from the WoS database formed the study data. A total of 1192 documents were found in the WoS database, of which 906 original articles were analyzed. Results: The articles were cited 24,065 times in total and the mean Hirsch (H) index was 74. The countries with the highest number of articles were as follows: USA (n = 93; 10.26%), Singapore (n = 79; 8.72%), China (n = 76; 8.39%), and Malaysia (n: 74; 8.17%). During the period from 2000-2013, there were a limited number of articles, while since 2014 there was a minimum of 34 publications per year. The highest number of articles was published in 2021 (n = 87) and the highest number of citations (n=3,485) was in 2021. The leading affiliation according to the number of published articles was the National University of Singapore (8.72%), University Malaya (6.62%), and Nara Women’s University (4.64%). The USA, Singapore, China and Malaysia have led scientific production on Blastocystis spp. Conclusion: Due to development of recent molecular technology, the interest in Blastocystis spp. increased as recorded by ample publicatios and cited references. Development of interdisciplinary scientific research networks to include the most productive countries is crucial for Blastocystis related studies. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| B. hominis; bibliometrics; citation; irritable bowel syndrome; pathogenicity; zoonosis | ||||
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