Four Decades of Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1975-2014): A Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bibliometric and scientometric methods can be applied to the study of a research field.

Objective

We hypothesized that a bibliometric and scientometric analysis of the Alzheimer's disease (AD) research field could render trends that provide researchers and funding agencies valuable insight into the history of the field, current tendencies, and potential future directions.

Methods

We performed searches in publicly available databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Alzheimer's Funding Analyzer for the period 1975-2014, and conducted a curve fitting analysis with non-linear regression.

Results

While the rate and impact of publications continue to increase, the number of patents per year is currently declining after peaking in the late 200

SUBMITTER: Serrano-Pozo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6002842 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature