Global Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada E-mail:
Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
J Water Health. 2023 Mar;21(3):417-438. doi: 10.2166/wh.2023.293.
Heightened interest in drinking water research in recent decades has been aimed at narrowing the knowledge gaps surrounding water and health in a global pursuit to provide safely managed drinking water services to populations who continue to lack access. This study used bibliometrics and network analysis to produce a global overview of publications and groups that have contributed to research on drinking water and health in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). The United States and the United Kingdom, which have historically dominated the field based on the production and impact of scientific literature, remain at the center of international collaborative research partnerships with emerging countries. However, in recent years, the volume of publications produced by India has surpassed that of the United States while Bangladesh is ranked third for the strongest international collaborations. Iran and Pakistan are also emerging as major producers of research, yet publications out of these countries and India remain disproportionately restricted behind paywalls. Contamination, diarrheal disease, and water resources are the themes that characterize the majority of research on water and health. These findings may be used to accelerate equitable, inclusive research in the realm of water and health, thereby enabling gaps in global drinking water inequalities to be filled.
近几十年来，人们对饮用水研究的兴趣日益浓厚，旨在缩小全球范围内与水和健康相关的知识差距，努力为那些仍然无法获得安全饮用水服务的人群提供安全管理的饮用水服务。本研究采用文献计量学和网络分析方法，对为中低收入国家（LMICs）的饮用水和健康研究做出贡献的出版物和团体进行了全球概述。美国和英国在基于科学文献的生产和影响方面一直主导着该领域，它们仍然是与新兴国家开展国际合作研究伙伴关系的核心。然而，近年来，印度发表的论文数量已经超过了美国，而孟加拉国在国际合作方面的实力排名第三。伊朗和巴基斯坦也正在成为研究的主要产出国，但这些国家和印度的出版物仍然在很大程度上受到付费墙的限制。水污染、腹泻病和水资源是与水和健康相关的大多数研究的主题。这些发现可以用来加速水和健康领域的公平包容的研究，从而填补全球饮用水不平等的差距。
