dc.contributor.author
Groneberg, David A.
dc.contributor.author
Geier, Victoria
dc.contributor.author
Klingelhöfer, Doris
dc.contributor.author
Gerber, Alexander
dc.contributor.author
Kuch, Ulrich
dc.contributor.author
Kloft, Beatrix
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T10:33:37Z
dc.date.available
2017-03-20T10:01:38.123Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/20657
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-23957
dc.description.abstract
Estimates suggest that more than 25,000 to 125,000 people die annually from
snakebite envenomation worldwide. In contrast to this major disease burden,
thorough bibliometric studies do not exist so far that illustrate the overall
research activity over a long time span. Therefore, the NewQIS-platform
conducted an analysis on snakebite envenoming using the Thomson Reuters
database Web of Science. To determine and assess changes regarding the
scientific activities and to specifically address the more recent situation we
analyzed two time intervals (t). During the first time interval from 1900 to
2007 (t1) 13,015 publications (p) were identified. In the following period
(2008–2016 = t2) 4,982 publications were identified by the same search
strategy. They originate from 114 (t1) respectively 121 countries (t2), with
the USA (p = 3518), Brazil (p = 1100) and Japan (p = 961) being most
productive in the first period, and the USA (p = 1087), Brazil (p = 991) and
China (p = 378) in the second period, respectively. Setting the publication
numbers in relation to GDP/capita, Brazil leads with 92 publications per
10,000 Int$GDP/capita, followed by India with 79 publications per 10000
Int$GDP/capita (t1). Comparing the country’s publication activity with the
Human Development Index level indicates that the majority of the publications
is published by highly developed countries. When calculating the average
citation rates (citations per published item = CR) mainly European countries
show the highest ranks: From 1900–2007 Sweden ranks first with a CR = 27,
followed by the Netherlands (CR = 24.8), Switzerland (CR = 23), Spain, Austria
and the USA (CR = 22). From 2008 to 2016 the highest rate achieves Switzerland
with a value of 24.6, followed by Belgium (CR = 18.1), Spain (CR = 16.7),
Costa Rica (CR = 14.9) and Netherlands (CR = 14). Compared with this, the USA
was placed at rank 13 (CR = 9,5). In summary, the present study represents the
first density-equalizing map projection and in-depth scientometric analysis of
the global research output on snakebites and its venoms. So it draws a sketch
of the worldwide publication architecture and indicates that countries with a
high incidence of snakebites and a low economical level still need to be
empowered in carrying out research in this area.
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dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Snakebite Envenoming – A Combined Density Equalizing Mapping and Scientometric
Analysis of the Publication History
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. - 10 (2016), 11, Artikel Nr. e0005046
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005046
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005046
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
de
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FUDOCS_document_000000026671
refubium.note.author
Der Artikel wurde in einer reinen Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
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no
refubium.mycore.derivateId
FUDOCS_derivate_000000007925
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access