Bacterial Meningitis: A Density-Equalizing Mapping Analysis of the Global Research Architecture
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Data Sources
2.2. Search Strategies
2.3. Processing of Data
2.4. Analysis of Citations
2.5. Analysis of Cooperation
2.6. Density-Equalizing Mapping
2.7. H-Index
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results
3.1.1. Analysis of the Global Research Output
3.1.2. Development of Citations
3.1.3. Comparison of Modified International h-Indices
3.1.4. Development of Cooperation
3.1.5. Analysis of International Cooperation
3.2. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Pleger, N.; Kloft, B.; Quarcoo, D.; Zitnik, S.; Mache, S.; Klingelhoefer, D.; Groneberg, D.A. Bacterial Meningitis: A Density-Equalizing Mapping Analysis of the Global Research Architecture. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 10202-10214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111010202
Pleger N, Kloft B, Quarcoo D, Zitnik S, Mache S, Klingelhoefer D, Groneberg DA. Bacterial Meningitis: A Density-Equalizing Mapping Analysis of the Global Research Architecture. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014; 11(10):10202-10214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111010202
Chicago/Turabian StylePleger, Niklas, Beatrix Kloft, David Quarcoo, Simona Zitnik, Stefanie Mache, Doris Klingelhoefer, and David A Groneberg. 2014. "Bacterial Meningitis: A Density-Equalizing Mapping Analysis of the Global Research Architecture" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11, no. 10: 10202-10214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111010202