Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020)
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and important global morbidity and mortality, along with other prevalent cardiovascular risk factors. Nonetheless, there has been little data on publication trends and performance evaluation from the Middle East region, i...
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| description | Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and important global morbidity and mortality,
along with other prevalent cardiovascular risk factors. Nonetheless, there has been little data on publication trends and performance
evaluation from the Middle East region, including from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Objective: This study analysed KSA’s hypertension-related research output over the last two decades (2001-2020).
Methods: The Web of Science (WoS) platform was used to extract HTN-related data, and then scientometric analysis was done
utilizing the “R-Bibliometrix’ package. An extensive array of indicators was studied to determine the quality and quantity of HTNrelated publications from KSA.
Results: A total of 3129 research publications from 1274 sources were extracted using WoS over 20 years (2001-2020). Most of
the documents (2617) were articles. After 2012, there was a substantial increase in research articles, which peaked in 2020. Among
21343 total authors from 131 countries, two authors had > 40 publications and five had > 2500 total citations. King Saud University
(KSU) was the major contributing affiliation, followed by King Abdulaziz University (KAU). Saudi Medical Journal (SMJ) was the
leading and most consistent source, while Hypertension, blood pressure, and Saudi Arabia were the most frequently used keywords.
Conclusion: Our study provides an in-depth overview of hypertension-related research productivity from KSA. Some characteristic
trends were observed regarding contributions by top authors, productivity, impact, international collaborations, and organizational
affiliations. Related stakeholders can find the study findings very useful in precisely interpreting trends and performance of
hypertension-related regional work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6f9b22f81f5458aa4e104b164838c6e2023-08-10T06:25:56ZengLiaquat National Hospital and Medical CollegeLiaquat National Journal of Primary Care2707-35212708-91342023-12-015314214710.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.5.33Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020)Fahad Anwer0Azam Malik1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and important global morbidity and mortality, along with other prevalent cardiovascular risk factors. Nonetheless, there has been little data on publication trends and performance evaluation from the Middle East region, including from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Objective: This study analysed KSA’s hypertension-related research output over the last two decades (2001-2020). Methods: The Web of Science (WoS) platform was used to extract HTN-related data, and then scientometric analysis was done utilizing the “R-Bibliometrix’ package. An extensive array of indicators was studied to determine the quality and quantity of HTNrelated publications from KSA. Results: A total of 3129 research publications from 1274 sources were extracted using WoS over 20 years (2001-2020). Most of the documents (2617) were articles. After 2012, there was a substantial increase in research articles, which peaked in 2020. Among 21343 total authors from 131 countries, two authors had > 40 publications and five had > 2500 total citations. King Saud University (KSU) was the major contributing affiliation, followed by King Abdulaziz University (KAU). Saudi Medical Journal (SMJ) was the leading and most consistent source, while Hypertension, blood pressure, and Saudi Arabia were the most frequently used keywords. Conclusion: Our study provides an in-depth overview of hypertension-related research productivity from KSA. Some characteristic trends were observed regarding contributions by top authors, productivity, impact, international collaborations, and organizational affiliations. Related stakeholders can find the study findings very useful in precisely interpreting trends and performance of hypertension-related regional work.https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/b9e368d8-bc7e-470c-9abb-53ad8940c088.pdfhypertensionresearchsaudi arabiabibliometryweb of science. |
| spellingShingle | Fahad Anwer Azam Malik Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020) Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care hypertension research saudi arabia bibliometry web of science. |
| title | Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020) |
| title_full | Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020) |
| title_fullStr | Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020) |
| title_short | Hypertension Research Productivity from Saudi Arabia: A Scientometric Analysis for the Last Two Decades (2001-2020) |
| title_sort | hypertension research productivity from saudi arabia a scientometric analysis for the last two decades 2001 2020 |
| topic | hypertension research saudi arabia bibliometry web of science. |
| url | https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/b9e368d8-bc7e-470c-9abb-53ad8940c088.pdf |
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