Bibliometric Analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Research Globally from 2003 to 2023
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Source of data
Retrieval of studies from PubMed
Data screening criteria and protocol
Social network analysis
Bibliometric analyses of the data
Statistical analysis
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Meseko, C.; Edet, U.O.; Henshaw, O.; Mkpuma, N.; Olawuyi, K.A.; Archibong, C. Bibliometric Analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Research Globally from 2003 to 2023. GERMS 2025, 15, 11-25. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2025.1451
Meseko C, Edet UO, Henshaw O, Mkpuma N, Olawuyi KA, Archibong C. Bibliometric Analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Research Globally from 2003 to 2023. GERMS. 2025; 15(1):11-25. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2025.1451
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeseko, Clement, Uwem Okon Edet, Okoroiwu Henshaw, Nicodemus Mkpuma, Kayode Abraham Olawuyi, and Charles Archibong. 2025. "Bibliometric Analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Research Globally from 2003 to 2023" GERMS 15, no. 1: 11-25. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2025.1451
APA StyleMeseko, C., Edet, U. O., Henshaw, O., Mkpuma, N., Olawuyi, K. A., & Archibong, C. (2025). Bibliometric Analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Research Globally from 2003 to 2023. GERMS, 15(1), 11-25. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2025.1451
