Dixit Rashi, Manikandan Sandeep, Gopalan Natarajan, Mohanty Bhabani Shankar, Behera Sujit Kumar
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.
Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.
Pathog Glob Health. 2025 May-Jun;119(3-4):75-86. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2025.2475278. Epub 2025 Mar 16.
The bibliometric analysis aimed to assess the bibliometric characteristics, current status and temporal trends in diagnostic evolutions related to infectious diseases caused by the genus and . Relevant studies were retrieved from Scopus using pre-determined standard keywords. The analysis was performed using the R package 'Bibliometrix' through the 'Biblioshiny' interface. A total of 239 studies were identified for diagnostics, while 168 studies focussed on scrub typhus diagnostics. The annual growth rate of publications in scrub typhus (1.82%) was found to be higher than that of diagnostic research in (1.44%). The Journal of Clinical Microbiology (IF: 5.8) was the most relevant source for research, whereas the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (IF: 3.7) led publications for scrub typhus. The most globally cited articles were authored by Biggs et al (2017) for and Blacksell et al. (2007) for scrub typhus. U.S.A. ( = 119) and India ( = 136) are the most productive nations, publishing in and scrub typhus diagnostics. Mahidol University (Thailand) and the University of Texas (U.S.A.) were the top-contributing institutions. Blacksell S.D. and Raoult D. were identified as the most prolific researchers in and scrub typhus diagnostics. This study provides insights into the impact, productivity, and collaborative patterns among authors, institutions, and other stakeholders in rickettsial disease diagnostics. It offers a historical overview of diagnostic developments and emphasizes the importance of continued innovation and international collaboration to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment of rickettsial diseases.
文献计量分析旨在评估与由该属和该属引起的传染病诊断演变相关的文献计量特征、现状和时间趋势。使用预先确定的标准关键词从Scopus中检索相关研究。通过“Biblioshiny”界面使用R包“Bibliometrix”进行分析。共确定了239项关于该属诊断的研究，而168项研究聚焦于恙虫病诊断。发现恙虫病出版物的年增长率（1.82%）高于该属诊断研究的年增长率（1.44%）。《临床微生物学杂志》（IF：5.8）是该属研究最相关的来源，而《美国热带医学与卫生杂志》（IF：3.7）在恙虫病出版物方面领先。全球被引用最多的文章分别是比格斯等人（2017年）关于该属的文章和布莱克塞尔等人（2007年）关于恙虫病的文章。美国（n = 119）和印度（n = 136）是在该属和恙虫病诊断方面发表最多成果的国家。玛希隆大学（泰国）和德克萨斯大学（美国）是贡献最大的机构。布莱克塞尔·S.D.和劳尔特·D.被确定为在该属和恙虫病诊断方面最多产的研究人员。本研究深入了解了立克次体病诊断中作者、机构和其他利益相关者之间的影响、生产力和合作模式。它提供了诊断发展的历史概述，并强调了持续创新和国际合作对于确保立克次体病及时诊断和治疗的重要性。
