Medical and biomedical research productivity from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2008-2012).
Medical and biomedical research productivity from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2008-2012).
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DOI：
10.4103/2230-8229.149583
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发表时间：
2015-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Latif R
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Latif R
一个国家的生物医学出版物反映了该国医学教育和实践的标准。重要的是，卫生专业的业绩偶尔有记录。本研究旨在分析2008年至2012年PubMed收录的国际期刊中沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）生物医学出版物的数量和质量。在PubMed中检索了2008年至2012年与KSA相关的出版物。检索仅限于医学和生物医学主题。将结果保存在文本文件中，然后仔细检查以排除假阳性错误。使用2012年期刊引文报告评估出版物的质量。在这5年中，KSA的生物医学研究生产显示出明显的线性发展。利雅得是医学和生物医学研究活动的主要中心。大多数出版物（40.9%）来自沙特国王大学（KSU）。大约一半的文章发表在影响因子（IF）< 1的期刊上，四分之一的文章发表在没有影响因子的期刊上，其余四分之一的文章发表在高影响因子（≥1）的期刊上。这项研究表明，KSA的研究活动正在增加。然而，在低IF的地方期刊上发表的论文有增加的趋势。需要做出更多努力来促进沙特阿拉伯的医学研究。
Biomedical publications from a country mirror the standard of Medical Education and practice in that country. It is important that the performance of the health profession is occasionally documented. This study aimed to analyze the quantity and quality of biomedical publications from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in international journals indexed in PubMed between 2008 and 2012. PubMed was searched for publications associated with KSA from 2008 to 2012. The search was limited to medical and biomedical subjects. Results were saved in a text file and later checked carefully to exclude false positive errors. The quality of the publication was assessed using Journal Citation Report 2012. Biomedical research production in KSA in those 5 years showed a clear linear progression. Riyadh was the main hub of medical and biomedical research activity. Most of the publications (40.9%) originated from King Saud University (KSU). About half of the articles were published in journals with an Impact Factor (IF) of < 1, one-fourth in journals with no IF, and the remaining one-fourth in journals with a high IF (≥1). This study revealed that research activity in KSA is increasing. However, there is an increasing trend of publishing in local journals with a low IF. More effort is required to promote medical research in Saudi Arabia.