Bibliometric Analysis of Ebola Research Indexed in Web of Science and Scopus (2010-2020)
Bibliometric Analysis of Ebola Research Indexed in Web of Science and Scopus (2010-2020)
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Web of Science 和 Scopus 索引的埃博拉研究的文献计量分析（2010-2020 年）
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10.1155/2020/5476567
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2020-09-03
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Musa, Taha Hussein
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Kawuki, Joseph;Yu, Xiaojin;Musa, Taha Hussein
背景在过去十年中，非洲多次面临埃博拉病毒病（EVD）的反复爆发，包括2014 - 2016年在西非的爆发和最近2018 - 2020年在刚果民主共和国的基伍爆发。因此，该研究旨在通过文献计量学的视角量化和绘制2010 - 2020年期间发表的EVD研究的科学产出。2010年至2020年EVD相关出版物从Web of Science（WoS）和Scopus数据库中检索，使用关键字“埃博拉”，“埃博拉病毒病”，“埃博拉”和“埃博拉病毒”。使用Biblioshiny软件（使用R-studio云）对作者、国家和期刊的贡献进行分类和评估。采用VOSviewer进行网络可视化。根据使用的检索策略，WoS和Scopus中分别发表了3865和3848篇EVD文献。每篇文献的平均引文为16.1（WoS）和16.3（Scopus）。结果表明，在研究期间的出版趋势总体增加。EVD研究的主要国家是美国和英国，两个数据库中有100多篇论文，包括尼日利亚和南非。NIAID和CDC-USA是最有影响力的机构，而“传染病”和“医学”是最具决定性的研究领域。Feldmann H和邱晓光是贡献最大的作者，各数据库发表论文60余篇，其中《传染病杂志》是最重要的期刊。Aylward等2014年发表的文章被引用次数最多，近年来的关键词集中在"双盲"、"有效性"、"环接种"和"药物效果"。这种文献计量分析提供了一个最新的历史视角，在EVD研究的进展，并强调了各利益相关者所发挥的作用。然而，非洲国家和机构的贡献没有得到充分反映，这意味着需要增加资金，并将重点放在EVD研究上，以有效预防和控制。
Background. Within the past decade, Africa has faced several recurrent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa and the recent 2018-2020 Kivu outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study thus aimed at quantifying and mapping the scientific output of EVD research published within 2010-2020 though a bibliometric perspective.Methods. EVD-related publications from 2010 to 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases by using the keywords 'Ebola', 'Ebola Virus Disease', 'Ebolas', and 'ebolavirus'. Biblioshiny software (using R-studio cloud) was used to categorise and evaluate authors', countries' and journals' contribution. VOSviewer was used for network visualisation.Results. According to the used search strategy, a total of 3865 and 3848 EVD documents were published in WoS and Scopus, respectively. The average citation per document was 16.1 (WoS) and 16.3 (Scopus). The results show an overall increase in the publication trend within the study period. The leading countries in EVD research were the USA and UK, with over 100 papers in both databases, including Nigeria and South Africa. NIAID and CDC-USA were the most influential institutions, while "Infectious Diseases" and "Medicine" were the most decisive research fields. The most contributing authors included Feldmann H and Qiu XG with over 60 papers in each database, whileJournal of Infectious Diseaseswas the most crucial journal. The most cited article was from Aylward et al. published in 2014, while recent years displayed a keyword focus on "double-blind", "efficacy", "ring vaccination" and "drug effect".Conclusion. This bibliometric analysis provides an updated historical perspective of progress in EVD research and has highlighted the role played by various stakeholders. However, the contribution of African countries and institutions is not sufficiently reflected, implying a need for increased funding and focus on EVD research for effective prevention and control.