Abu-Seida Ashraf M, Hassan Marwa H, Abdulkarim Abdulrahman, Hassan Elham A
Animal Research Facility, Galala University, New Galala City, 43511 Suez, Egypt.
Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Open Vet J. 2024 Nov;14(11):2877-2882. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i11.16. Epub 2024 Nov 30.
Camelids play an important role in the preservation of ecosystems, biodiversity, food security, economic growth, adaptation to climate change, and cultural and social aspects. Therefore, the United Nations has named 2024 the International Year of Camelids (IYC).
This study aimed to assess the recent progress in camel research and its citation effect as shown in the Scopus database in the IYC.
On March 17, 2024, a literature search was done to discover papers indexed in Scopus using the search terms "camel", "camelids", and "". Automatic and manual screening processes were used.
Between 1850 and 2024, a total of 15,844 camelid-related papers were published. Approximately 30% of these documents were released within the previous 5 years (2019-2023). Camel research was included into 28 scientific topics. The top five topics were agricultural and biological sciences, medicine, veterinary science, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. The top five authors in camel research were Faye B, Wernery U, Muyldermans S, Kinne J, and Sahani MS. The top five camel research contributors among 159 academic institutions were from King Saud University, King Faisal University, ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikane, Cairo University, and United Arab Emirates University. Out of 152 nations active in camel research, the top five were the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Undefined, and India. The top five languages were English, French, Chinese, Russian, and German. The camel research was financed by 158 sponsors, with the top five being undefined, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation. Camel papers have been published under 161 source titles. The top five sources were: Journal of Camel Practice and Research, Tropical Animal Health and Production, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, Veterinary Parasitology, and Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture.
Although camelids are understudied in scientific studies, there has been a promising increase in camel research over the past 5 years. Furthermore, the IYC may give a unique opportunity to assist scientific research, particularly in low-income countries with large camelid populations.
骆驼科动物在生态系统保护、生物多样性、粮食安全、经济增长、适应气候变化以及文化和社会方面发挥着重要作用。因此，联合国将2024年定为国际骆驼科动物年（IYC）。
本研究旨在评估骆驼研究的最新进展及其在国际骆驼科动物年中Scopus数据库所示的被引效应。
2024年3月17日，进行文献检索，以发现Scopus中索引的论文，使用搜索词“骆驼”、“骆驼科动物”和“”。采用自动和手动筛选流程。
1850年至2024年期间，共发表了15844篇与骆驼科动物相关的论文。其中约30%的文献是在过去5年（2019 - 2023年）发表的。骆驼研究涵盖28个科学主题。前五个主题是农业与生物科学、医学、兽医学、生物化学、遗传学与分子生物学、免疫学和微生物学。骆驼研究的前五位作者是费伊B、韦尔内里U、米尔德曼斯S、金内J和萨哈尼MS。159个学术机构中骆驼研究的前五大贡献者来自沙特国王大学、费萨尔国王大学、印度农业研究理事会骆驼国家研究中心、比卡内、开罗大学和阿联酋大学。在积极开展骆驼研究的152个国家中，前五个是美国、沙特阿拉伯、埃及、未定义和印度。前五种语言是英语、法语、中文、俄语和德语。骆驼研究由158个赞助商资助，前五个是未定义、中国国家自然科学基金、沙特国王大学科研院长办公室、美国国立卫生研究院和美国国家科学基金会。骆驼相关论文发表在161种来源期刊上。前五种来源期刊是：《骆驼实践与研究杂志》、《热带动物健康与生产》、《印度动物科学杂志》、《兽医寄生虫学》和《阿联酋食品与农业杂志》。
尽管在科学研究中对骆驼科动物的研究不足，但在过去5年中骆驼研究有了令人鼓舞的增长。此外，国际骆驼科动物年可能为辅助科学研究提供独特机会，特别是在骆驼科动物数量众多的低收入国家。
