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Second Edition: Application of Bibliometrics in Health Research

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2591

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1. Graduate Institute of Long-Term Care, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien City, Hualien 970302, Taiwan
2. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
Interests: bibilometrics; epidemiology; health survey; complementary medicine
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Dear Colleagues,

With advancements in analytical tools and the availability of online citation databases, the number of studies based on bibliometric methodologies has grown at an unprecedented rate. Bibliometrics can be defined as the application of mathematical and statistical methods to publications. It can be used as a supporting tool for tracking the dynamics and evolution of scientific research output, and for decision-making when setting research priorities.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest research in the field of bibliometrics. We welcome original studies and reviews of bibliometric analyses on topics related to human health, such as public health, environmental health, digital health, mental health, global health, health behavior, chronic disease, infectious disease, and geriatrics. In addition, methodological aspects of bibliometric research are especially welcome. 

Possible topics for this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following: 

  • Applications of bibliometrics in health and medicine;
  • Bibliometric evaluation of meta-analysis on health interventions;
  • Advancements in bibliometric research methodologies;
  • Comparison of different bibliometric analytical tools;
  • Comparison of different citation databases;
  • Reliability and validity issues in the application of bibliometrics; and
  • Reporting standards for bibliometric studies.

I look forward to your contributions to this Special Issue.

Dr. Malcolm Koo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • bibliometrics
  • productivity
  • publication trend
  • publications
  • scientometrics
  • network analysis
  • health research
  • public health

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Global Research Trends and Hotspots on Mitochondria in Acute Lung Injury from 2012–2021: A Bibliometric Analysis
by Song Hu, Wenyu Zhou, Sheng Wang, Zhuoran Xiao, Quanfu Li, Huanping Zhou, Meiyun Liu, Huimin Deng, Juan Wei, Wanli Zhu, Hao Yang and Xin Lv
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 585; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010585 - 29 Dec 2022
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Background: Acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome associated with mitochondria and lacks effective preventive and therapeutic measures. This bibliometric study aims to gain insight into the scientific findings regarding mitochondria in ALI/ARDS. Methods: We retrieved the Science [...] Read more.
Background: Acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome associated with mitochondria and lacks effective preventive and therapeutic measures. This bibliometric study aims to gain insight into the scientific findings regarding mitochondria in ALI/ARDS. Methods: We retrieved the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) of the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) for mitochondria in ALI/ARDS publications from 2012–2021. VOSviewer, CiteSpace (5.8. R3) and Bibliometrix (3.1.4) R package were used for further analysis and visualization. Result: A total of 756 English-language articles and reviews were identified. The annual number of publications presented a rapidly developing trend. China was the most productive and cited country, and the USA had the greatest impact. In the keyword co-occurring network, the terms “acute lung injury”, “oxidative stress”, “inflammation”, “mitochondria” and “apoptosis” occurred most frequently. The co-citation network revealed that #1 mesenchymal stromal cell and #3 endothelial cell had the most bursts of citations. In addition, research hotspots have shifted from “potential therapeutic treatments” and “mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)” to “endothelial cell” and “mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)”. Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis reveals the research directions and frontier hotspots of mitochondria in ALI/ARDS, which has shown a rapid growth trend in annual publication numbers. mtDNA, mitophagy, and apoptosis have been the most active research areas, while studies on mitochondrial transfer in stem cells have become a hot topic in recent years. Full article
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