Infectious disease research in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region: a scientometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study compared the research output of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to understand research trends and clarify past, present, and future patterns using scientometric techniques.

Methods

This scientometric study systematically mined health and social science publications from the Web of Science and Scopus databases using keywords associated with infectious disease. The analysis included only English-language articles and review articles by authors from any ASEAN country. Publication, citation, and text co-occurrence network analyses were performed. R Studio and VOSviewer enabled data management, analysis, and visualization.

Results

Searches identified 12,511 articles published between 1925 and 2022, with a notable increase in r

SUBMITTER: Obnial JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391367 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature