Fifty Years of Global Cardiovascular Research in Africa: A Scientometric Analysis, 1971 to 2021.

ABSTRACT: Background To analyze the quantity and impact of cardiovascular research done in Africa or coauthored by researchers based in Africa, their determinants, and the patterns of research collaboration. Methods and Results We retrieved data from Web of Science and additional sources. We analyzed temporal trends from 1971 to 2021 and geographical distribution, research impact using country-level h-index, international research cooperation, and associations of research quantity and quality using linear regression. The annual volume of cardiovascular research from Africa has increased from 4 publications in 1971 to 3867 in 2020 and currently represents ~3% of the global cardiovascular research output. Authors from South Africa (28.1%) and Egypt (24.1%) accounted for more than half of all publicati

SUBMITTER: Noubiap JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9973645 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature