Density-equalizing mapping and scientometric benchmarking of European allergy research

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Due to the great socioeconomic burden of allergic diseases, research in this field which is important for environmental medicine is currently increasing. Therefore the European Union has initiated the Global Allergy and Asthma European network (GA2LEN). However,...

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Main Authors: Fischer Tanja C, Vitzthum Karin, Al-Mutawakel Khaled, Shami Awfa, Sakr Mohannad, Quarcoo David, Scutaru Cristian, Zuberbier Torsten, Groneberg-Kloft Beatrix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Online Access:http://www.occup-med.com/content/5/1/2
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>Due to the great socioeconomic burden of allergic diseases, research in this field which is important for environmental medicine is currently increasing. Therefore the European Union has initiated the Global Allergy and Asthma European network (GA2LEN). However, despite increasing research in the past years detailed scientometric analyses have not been conducted so far. This study is the first scientometric analysis in a field of growing interest. It analyses scientific contributions in European allergy research between 2001 and 2007. Three different meetings of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology were analysed for contributions and an increase in both the amount of research and networks was found.</p>
ISSN:1745-6673