Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is increasingly becoming a cornerstone in modern diagnostic healthcare, offering unparalleled capabilities in stroke, dementia, and cancer screening. Therefore, this study aims to map medical MRI literature affiliated with Arab countries, focusing on publication tren...
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| author | Bilal Attallah Albadayneh Ahmad Alrawashdeh Naser Obeidat Arwa M. Al-Dekah Ahmad Waleed Zghool Mostafa Abdelrahman |
| author_facet | Bilal Attallah Albadayneh Ahmad Alrawashdeh Naser Obeidat Arwa M. Al-Dekah Ahmad Waleed Zghool Mostafa Abdelrahman |
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| description | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is increasingly becoming a cornerstone in modern diagnostic healthcare, offering unparalleled capabilities in stroke, dementia, and cancer screening. Therefore, this study aims to map medical MRI literature affiliated with Arab countries, focusing on publication trends, top journals, author affiliations, study countries, and authors' collaboration, and keyword analysis. The scientific database used is the Scopus database. Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer software, and Biblioshiny for the Bibliometrix R package are the bibliometric tools used in this analysis. A total of 2592 publications were published between 1988 and 2022, with total citations of 22,115. Most of them were original articles (91,7%) and 89.9% were published in traditional journals. The number of total publications exhibited a steady increase over time, whereas total citations showed fluctuations, peaking in 2015 with 1571 citations for publications from that year. The most cited article was authored by Yaseen M. Arabi, receiving 286 citations. Saudi Arabia was the top active country. In addition, the most prolific author was Maha S Zaki, and the most prolific source was the “Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine”. The most prolific affiliation was Cairo University. The “multiple sclerosis” and “case report” were the most trending keywords. The analysis revealed a significant growth in MRI research inside Arab countries, as shown by an increase in the total number of publications and international collaborations. Despite these developments, the results of this study suggest that there is still room for MRI research in the Arab region to advance. This can be achieved through increasing international collaboration and multidisciplinary work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d03097ca7e7a4425a6d1da57fbb94d712024-03-29T05:50:42ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-04-01107e28512Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysisBilal Attallah Albadayneh0Ahmad Alrawashdeh1Naser Obeidat2Arwa M. Al-Dekah3Ahmad Waleed Zghool4Mostafa Abdelrahman5Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, JordanDepartment of Allied Medical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; Corresponding author. Department of Allied Medical Science, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, JordanDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JordanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Science and Arts, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; Kernel Research and Data Analytics Center, Irbid, JordanDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JordanDepartment of Allied Medical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; Department of Medical Imaging Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is increasingly becoming a cornerstone in modern diagnostic healthcare, offering unparalleled capabilities in stroke, dementia, and cancer screening. Therefore, this study aims to map medical MRI literature affiliated with Arab countries, focusing on publication trends, top journals, author affiliations, study countries, and authors' collaboration, and keyword analysis. The scientific database used is the Scopus database. Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer software, and Biblioshiny for the Bibliometrix R package are the bibliometric tools used in this analysis. A total of 2592 publications were published between 1988 and 2022, with total citations of 22,115. Most of them were original articles (91,7%) and 89.9% were published in traditional journals. The number of total publications exhibited a steady increase over time, whereas total citations showed fluctuations, peaking in 2015 with 1571 citations for publications from that year. The most cited article was authored by Yaseen M. Arabi, receiving 286 citations. Saudi Arabia was the top active country. In addition, the most prolific author was Maha S Zaki, and the most prolific source was the “Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine”. The most prolific affiliation was Cairo University. The “multiple sclerosis” and “case report” were the most trending keywords. The analysis revealed a significant growth in MRI research inside Arab countries, as shown by an increase in the total number of publications and international collaborations. Despite these developments, the results of this study suggest that there is still room for MRI research in the Arab region to advance. This can be achieved through increasing international collaboration and multidisciplinary work.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024045432Bibliometric analysisScientometric analysisThe Arab regionmagnetic resonance imaging |
| spellingShingle | Bilal Attallah Albadayneh Ahmad Alrawashdeh Naser Obeidat Arwa M. Al-Dekah Ahmad Waleed Zghool Mostafa Abdelrahman Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis Heliyon Bibliometric analysis Scientometric analysis The Arab region magnetic resonance imaging |
| title | Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis |
| title_full | Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis |
| title_fullStr | Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis |
| title_short | Medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in Arab countries: A 25-year bibliometric analysis |
| title_sort | medical magnetic resonance imaging publications in arab countries a 25 year bibliometric analysis |
| topic | Bibliometric analysis Scientometric analysis The Arab region magnetic resonance imaging |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024045432 |
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