Global cardiovascular research output, citations, and collaborations: a time-trend, bibliometric analysis (1999-2008).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health research is one mechanism to improve population-level health and should generally match the health needs of populations. However, there have been limited data to assess the trends in national-level cardiovascular research output, even as cardiovascular disease [CVD] has become the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

Materials and methods

We performed a time trends analysis of cardiovascular research publications (1999-2008) downloaded from Web of Knowledge using a iteratively-tested cardiovascular bibliometric filter with >90% precision and recall. We evaluated cardiovascular research publications, five-year running actual citation indices [ACIs], and degree of international collaboration measured through the ratio of the fractional count

SUBMITTER: Huffman MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3877050 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature