Alshahrani Saeed, Al Owaifeer Adi Mohammed
Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
Cureus. 2020 Nov 13;12(11):e11465. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11465.
Background Clinical research output by a country could reflect its advancement in medical education and quality of patient care. This study aims to assess the contribution of Saudi research in the field of ophthalmology. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional bibliometric analysis was performed in March 2020 to assess the contribution of Saudi research in the field of ophthalmology. Web of science (WoS) advanced search engine was used. All Saudi-affiliated publications from 1980 till 2019 were included. A qualitative assessment included the total number of publications, citations, citing articles, journal titles, and affiliated institutions. Quality of publications was evaluated by H-index. A comparative quantitative analysis of Arabian and some selected countries worldwide was performed. Publication productivity was adjusted to each country by population size. Results In the period of 1980-2019, Saudi Arabia published 2178 articles in ophthalmology. The number of publications (Spearman's correlation Coefficient = 0.94; P < .001) and sum of citations (Spearman's correlation Coefficient = 0.99; P < .001) increased significantly over the past 40 years. The highest notable increase was detected in the period for 2010-2019. H-index was 58 with an average citation of 10.79 per article. The sum of citations was 23,507 while 18,460 articles were cited by Saudi publications. When compared to other countries, Saudi Arabia ranks the highest among Arab countries and the second most productive in Asia following Japan. Conclusion Despite the continuous improvement in the trends of ophthalmology research in Saudi Arabia, further effort is needed to strengthen the publications output and achieve a considerable international status.
背景 一个国家的临床研究成果能够反映其医学教育的进步程度以及患者护理质量。本研究旨在评估沙特在眼科领域的研究贡献。方法 2020年3月进行了这项回顾性横断面文献计量分析，以评估沙特在眼科领域的研究贡献。使用了科学网（WoS）高级搜索引擎。纳入了1980年至2019年所有与沙特有关联的出版物。定性评估包括出版物总数、被引频次、施引文章、期刊名称和附属机构。通过H指数评估出版物质量。对阿拉伯国家和世界上一些选定国家进行了比较定量分析。根据人口规模对每个国家的出版物生产力进行了调整。结果 在1980 - 2019年期间，沙特阿拉伯发表了2178篇眼科文章。在过去40年里，出版物数量（斯皮尔曼相关系数 = 0.94；P < .001）和被引频次总和（斯皮尔曼相关系数 = 0.99；P < .001）显著增加。在2010 - 2019年期间增幅最为显著。H指数为58，每篇文章平均被引10.79次。被引频次总和为23507次，沙特出版物引用了18460篇文章。与其他国家相比，沙特阿拉伯在阿拉伯国家中排名最高，在亚洲仅次于日本，是第二大高产国家。结论 尽管沙特阿拉伯眼科研究趋势持续改善，但仍需进一步努力加强出版物产出并获得相当的国际地位。
