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Ho YS, Fülöp T, Krisanapan P, Soliman KM, Cheungpasitporn W. Artificial intelligence and machine learning trends in kidney care. Am J Med Sci 2024; 367:281-295. [PMID: 38281623 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2024.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in kidney care has seen a significant rise in recent years. This study specifically analyzed AI and ML research publications related to kidney care to identify leading authors, institutions, and countries in this area. It aimed to examine publication trends and patterns, and to explore the impact of collaborative efforts on citation metrics. METHODS The study used the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) of Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection to search for AI and machine learning publications related to nephrology from 1992 to 2021. The authors used quotation marks and Boolean operator "or" to search for keywords in the title, abstract, author keywords, and Keywords Plus. In addition, the 'front page' filter was applied. A total of 5425 documents were identified and analyzed. RESULTS The results showed that articles represent 75% of the analyzed documents, with an average author to publications ratio of 7.4 and an average number of citations per publication in 2021 of 18. English articles had a higher citation rate than non-English articles. The USA dominated in all publication indicators, followed by China. Notably, the research also showed that collaborative efforts tend to result in higher citation rates. A significant portion of the publications were found in urology journals, emphasizing the broader scope of kidney care beyond traditional nephrology. CONCLUSIONS The findings underscore the importance of AI and ML in enhancing kidney care, offering a roadmap for future research and implementation in this expanding field.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Medical Services, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 12120
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- Medical Services, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Ho YS, Ouchi A. Comments on: 'Trends and hotspots in research of traumatic brain injury from 2000 to 2022: A bibliometric study', Neurochemistry International, 172, 105646. Neurochem Int 2024; 175:105721. [PMID: 38490485 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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- Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
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Ho YS, Lwesya F. Comment on: 'Bibliometrics of the nexus between food security and carbon emissions: hotspots and trends', By Kong Xuesong et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23970-1. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 30 (2023) 25981-25998. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:30271-30272. [PMID: 38532212 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan
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- Department of Business Administration and Management, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Ho YS, Giordano V, Mauffrey C, Giannoudis PV. Trends of impact factor contributors to the Injury Journal: A bibliometric analysis. Injury 2024; 55:111255. [PMID: 38042694 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to analyse papers concerning journal impact factors published in the Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured between 1997 and 2022. Through this analysis, the research offers valuable insights into the publication performance and contributors to the journal impact factor, encompassing papers, authors, institutions, and countries. METHODS Articles and reviews published in the Injury between 1995 and 2021 were examined using the Science Citation Index Expanded database. The study employed the journal impact factor contributing indicator to compare highly cited and high journal impact factor papers across various aspects, including papers, authors, institutions, and countries. RESULTS A notable correlation exists between prolific authors, institutions, and countries, alongside those who contribute to high journal impact factors. However, a less distinct connection was observed between highly cited papers/authors and high journal impact factor contributors. The Injury serves as a well-regarded international journal. Notably, editorial members of the journal play a substantial role, serving as model editors and contributing significantly to the journal's success. Out of the Top 25 IF contributing papers with the CN of 34 or more the following themes were noted to dominate: bone healing/tissue regeneration (40 %) of papers, covid-19 pandemic (24 %), polytrauma/coagulopathy (12 %) and infection (8 %). CONCLUSIONS Utilizing the journal impact factor to assess research performance at the individual, institutional, or national levels appears not to be the most appropriate method. The results show that highly cited authors did not hold the distinction of being the primary contributors to the IF. Analysis revealed a low significant relationship among the primary contributors to the IF, highly cited papers, and the most influential papers in 2022. A more effective indicator could involve considering the total number of citations a publication receives from its year of publication up to the end of the most recent year.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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- Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Prof. Nova Monteiro, Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, Rua Mario Ribeiro, 117/2° Andar, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22430‑160, Brazil
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- Department of orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado, Denver, USA
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- Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Center, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK.
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Al-Moraissi EA, Ho YS, Christidis N. Publication performance and trends in bruxism research: A bibliometric analysis. J Oral Rehabil 2023; 50:1217-1228. [PMID: 37334738 DOI: 10.1111/joor.13544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bruxism is an umbrella term that encompass a multidimensional spectrum of masticatory muscle activities. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to do a bibliometric analysis including citation performance in the research topic of bruxism, by using an innovative method including details of article title, author keyword, KeyWords Plus and abstracts. METHODS The data were retrieved 2022-12-19 from the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection, and the online version of the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) for studies published 1992 to 2021. To evaluate research trends, the distribution of keywords in the article title and author-selected keywords were used. RESULTS The search yielded 3233 documents in SCI-EXPANDED, of which 2598 were of the document-type 'articles' published in 676 journals. The analysis of the articles revealed that "bruxism/sleep bruxism," "electromyography," "temporomandibular disorders" and "masticatory muscles" are the most used keywords by the authors. Further, the most frequently cited study was published 9 years ago and handles the present definition of bruxism. CONCLUSION The most productive authors and those with the highest performance have some common features; they have several national and international collaborations; and they have published articles about the definition, aetiology/pathophysiology and prevalence of bruxism, all senior researchers in the field of TMD. Hopefully, based on this study, researchers and clinicians will have information to be stimulated to outline future research projects on bruxism-related aspects, and to initiate new international or multinational collaborations.
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- Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Thamar, Yemen
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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Ho YS, Tapolyai M, Cheungpasitporn W, Fülöp T. A bibliometric analysis of publications in Renal Failure in the last three decades. Ren Fail 2023; 45:2241913. [PMID: 37724541 PMCID: PMC10512923 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2023.2241913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Publications in Renal Failure in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) between 1992 and 2021 were analyzed. Six publication indicators: total, independent, collaborative, first author, corresponding author, and single author publications as well as their related citation indicators, were used to compare performances of countries, institutes, and authors. Comparison of the highly cited papers and journal's impact factor (IF) contributors was discussed. In addition, the main research topics in the journal were presented. Results show that China published the most total articles and reviews, as well as the first-author papers and corresponding-author papers in the journal. The Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan ranked the top in five publication indicators: total, single-institution, inter-institutionally collaborative, first author, and corresponding-author papers. A low percentage of productive authors emerged as a journal IF contributor. Similarly, only a limited relationship between highly cited papers and IF contributing papers was found. Publications related to hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease, and acute kidney injury were the most popular topic, while meta-analysis was new focus in the last decade in the journal.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Szent Margit Kórhaz, Budapest, Hungary
- Medicine Service, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Szent Margit Kórhaz, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Monge-Nájera J, Ho YS. Highly cited tropical medicine articles in the Web of Science from 1991 to 2020: A bibliometric analysis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2023; 117:645-654. [PMID: 37096457 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trad021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An adequate response to health needs to include the identification of research patterns about the large number of people living in the tropics and subjected to tropical diseases. Studies have shown that research does not always match the real needs of those populations, and that citation reflects mostly the amount of money behind particular publications. Here we test the hypothesis that research from richer institutions is published in better-indexed journals, and thus has greater citation rates. METHODS The data in this study were extracted from the Science Citation Index Expanded database; the 2020 journal Impact Factor (IF2020) was updated to 30 June 2021. We considered places, subjects, institutions and journals. RESULTS We identified 1041 highly cited articles with ≥100 citations in the category of tropical medicine. About a decade is needed for an article to reach peak citation. Only two COVID-19-related articles were highly cited in the last 3 y. The most cited articles were published by the journals Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil), Acta Tropica (Switzerland) and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (USA). The USA dominated five of the six publication indicators. International collaboration articles had more citations than single-country articles. The UK, South Africa and Switzerland had high citation rates, as did the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA and the WHO in Switzerland. CONCLUSIONS About 10 y of accumulated citations is needed to achieve ≥100 citations as highly cited articles in the Web of Science category of tropical medicine. Six publication and citation indicators, including authors' publication potential and characteristics evaluated by Y-index, indicate that the currently available indexing system places tropical researchers at a disadvantage against their colleagues in temperate countries, and suggest that, to progress towards better control of tropical diseases, international collaboration should increase, and other tropical countries should follow the example of Brazil, which provides significant financing to its scientific community.
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- Julián Monge-Nájera
- Laboratorio de Ecología Urbana, Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, San José 11502, Costa Rica
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500 Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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Ho YS. Comment on: Bibliometric analysis of glaucoma-related literature based on SCIE database: a 10-year literature analysis from 2009 to 2018. Int J Ophthalmol 2023; 16:1356. [PMID: 37602354 PMCID: PMC10398528 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2023.08.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, China
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Ho YS, Ouchi A, Nemati-Anaraki L. Highly cited publication performance in the ophthalmology category in the Web of Science database: a bibliometric analysis. Int J Ophthalmol 2023; 16:1155-1163. [PMID: 37465509 PMCID: PMC10333242 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2023.07.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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AIM To determine and evaluate the features of highly cited articles (HCAs) in the ophthalmology category in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) from 1991 to 2020. METHODS The Web of Science Core Collection documents with at least 100 citations from their publication year until December 31, 2020, were evaluated as highly cited. The examined features were the distribution of yearly output and its average number of per publication, HCAs, authors, institutions, journals, and nations. The publication performance of nations and organizations was assessed using six publication indicators. The Y-index was employed to compare the research outputs of various authors. RESULTS Publications that had cited the most references were highly published in high-impact factor journals. The United States of America came out on top across all six publication indicators, and it was home to eight of the top 10 most productive institutions. The articles written by Breivik et al (2006) and Farrar et al (2001) were highly cited and had a significant impact in 2020. The authors had a higher number of highly cited articles published as corresponding authors than as first authors. CONCLUSION The findings of the present study highlight the current scope of global research in ophthalmology. The findings can help policy-makers and advisory groups of research centers to develop future policies. In addition, the findings can guide researchers in this field.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, China
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- Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran
- Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan 1452368946, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran
- Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Health Management and Medical Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran
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Ezugwu AE, Oyelade ON, Ikotun AM, Agushaka JO, Ho YS. Machine Learning Research Trends in Africa: A 30 Years Overview with Bibliometric Analysis Review. Arch Comput Methods Eng 2023; 30:1-31. [PMID: 37359741 PMCID: PMC10148585 DOI: 10.1007/s11831-023-09930-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The machine learning (ML) paradigm has gained much popularity today. Its algorithmic models are employed in every field, such as natural language processing, pattern recognition, object detection, image recognition, earth observation and many other research areas. In fact, machine learning technologies and their inevitable impact suffice in many technological transformation agendas currently being propagated by many nations, for which the already yielded benefits are outstanding. From a regional perspective, several studies have shown that machine learning technology can help address some of Africa's most pervasive problems, such as poverty alleviation, improving education, delivering quality healthcare services, and addressing sustainability challenges like food security and climate change. In this state-of-the-art paper, a critical bibliometric analysis study is conducted, coupled with an extensive literature survey on recent developments and associated applications in machine learning research with a perspective on Africa. The presented bibliometric analysis study consists of 2761 machine learning-related documents, of which 89% were articles with at least 482 citations published in 903 journals during the past three decades. Furthermore, the collated documents were retrieved from the Science Citation Index EXPANDED, comprising research publications from 54 African countries between 1993 and 2021. The bibliometric study shows the visualization of the current landscape and future trends in machine learning research and its application to facilitate future collaborative research and knowledge exchange among authors from different research institutions scattered across the African continent.
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- Absalom E. Ezugwu
- Unit for Data Science and Computing, North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520 South Africa
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Unit for Data Science and Computing, North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520 South Africa
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- Unit for Data Science and Computing, North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, Potchefstroom, 2520 South Africa
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng RoadWufeng, Taichung, 41354 Taiwan
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Ho YS. Comments on "Research trends and frontiers on source appointment of soil heavy metal: A scientometric review (2000-2020)" by Wang, Jingyun et al., DOI (https:// doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16151-z). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:57205-57206. [PMID: 36905540 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26216-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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Ho YS. Comments on "Unveiling the recycling characteristics and trends of spent lithium-ion battery: A scientometric study" by Li, Guangming et al., DOI (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17,814-7). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:51370. [PMID: 36881231 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25774-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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Ho YS, Shekofteh M, Moghadasi AN. Research Focuses and Trends in Multiple Sclerosis: A Scientometric Analysis. Basic Clin Neurosci 2023; 14:273-287. [PMID: 38107535 PMCID: PMC10719971 DOI: 10.32598/bcn.2021.3495.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Introduction The purpose of this study is to analyze the multiple sclerosis research in Science Citation Index-Expanded from 1992 to 2019 in order to determine the top features, trends, and topics. Methods In this scientometric study, research population was all articles related to multiple sclerosis in the Web of Science from 1992 to 2019. These articles were retrieved from the Science Citation Index-Expanded and analyzed based on various indicators and characteristics. Results There was a significant increase in the number of articles from 408 in 1992 to 2756 in 2019. A sum of 42,112 articles related to multiple sclerosis has been published in 3,032 journals, which were classified among the 131 Web of Science categories. The top two categories were clinical neurology and neurosciences. Multiple Sclerosis Journal published the most articles. Articles published in the Neurology Journal also had the highest citation per publication. Most of the articles were in English, while 23 other languages were used in the articles. Articles in Japanese and English with 7 and 6.9 authors have a higher average of authors than articles in other languages. English language articles received more citations than articles in other languages. The frequency of used keywords in title, abstract, author keywords, and keywords plus analysis showed that "therapy", "disability", "neurodegeneration", "demyelination" and "MRI" show an increasing trend in the multiple sclerosis articles. Conclusion The result of this study can help the policy makers and researchers realize the panorama of multiple sclerosis research and design future research. Highlights The number of multiple sclerosis (MS) articles shows a growing trend, from 1992 to 2019.MS is being studied by researchers worldwide in the articles with 23 different languages.Symptoms, diagnosis, the ways to reduce symptoms, models, and epidemiology are main categories of MS articles.The main foci and trend in MS articles, is "therapy" of the disease. Plain Language Summary In this article we studied the features, trends and topics of MS articles from 1992 to 2019. The 42.112 articles retrieved from the web of Sciences database and analyzed. We found that the number of articles increased from 408 in 1992 to 2756 in 2019. These articles have been published in 3032 journals in 23 languages, shows that this subject is an important subject all around the world. We studied the frequency of used keywords in articles and found that some keywords such as "therapy", "disability", "neurodegeneration", "demyelination" and "MRI" show an increasing trend. Between them, therapy is the most frequent keyword. This shows that this subject is very important for researchers and they are working hard on it. We also studied the main categories of MS articles and found that the research on MS is concentrated around five main categories: symptoms, diagnosis, the ways to reduce the symptoms of the disease such as therapy or rehabilitation, and prevalence of the MS. The results of this study can help the researchers and policy makers realize the panorama of multiple sclerosis research and design future research.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ho YS. Letter to the Editor Regarding "Global Research Trends in Radiotherapy for Gliomas: A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis". World Neurosurg 2023; 170:251. [PMID: 36782411 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Al-Moraissi EA, Christidis N, Ho YS. Publication performance and trends in temporomandibular disorders research: A bibliometric analysis. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023; 124:101273. [PMID: 36057419 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are common, can be both painful and non-painful, and encompass various conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint, the masticatory muscles or both TMD. Therefore, the purpose of this bibliometric analysis was to synthetically analyze citation performance in TMD, to address a more innovative method including details of article title, author keyword, KeyWords Plus, and abstracts. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data used in this study were retrieved from the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection, the online version of the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) between 1992 and 2021. The distribution of key words in the article title and author‑selected keywords were used to evaluate research trends. RESULTS Of the 7,228 documents in SCI-EXPANDED, 6,138 documents met all inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis, of which 4,945 were articles. The present bibliometric analysis of the articles published in the research filed of TMD revealed that orofacial pain, bruxism, chronic pain, and myofascial pain are the most commonly used keywords by the authors. Further, over the last 30 years 4,945 articles are published in the field of TMD, and the far most frequently cited study was published 8 years ago and handles the diagnostic criteria of TMD. The USA and Brazil were top two ranking productive countries of publication on TMD. The most productive journal was Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, followed by Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice and Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. The most productive authors were P. Svensson, R. Ohrbach, and F. Lobbezooas. The most productive institutes were Sao Paulo University (Brazil), Malmo University (Sweden), and Washington university (USA) CONCLUSION: Based on the outcome of this bibliometric study, the authors hope that both clinicians and researchers will have information to shape their future research focus, finding prominent institutions in their nearby area, or even to be stimulated to initiate new international or even multinational collaborations.
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- Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Thamar, Yemen
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge SE-141 04, Sweden
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500 Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
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Ho YS. Regarding Zha et al. "A bibliometric analysis of global research production pertaining to diabetic foot ulcers in the past ten years". J Foot Ankle Surg 2022; 61:922-923. [PMID: 33674149 DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Director, Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taiwan
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Ho YS, Cavacece Y, Moretta Tartaglione A, Douglas A. Publication performance and trends in Total Quality Management research: a bibliometric analysis. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14783363.2022.2031962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Economics and Law, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
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Ho YS. Comment on: Trends in research related to high myopia from 2010 to 2019: a bibliometric and knowledge mapping analysis. Int J Ophthalmol 2022; 15:178-179. [PMID: 35047376 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2022.01.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, China
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Ranasinghe P, Monge-Nájera J, Liyanage CK, Ho YS. Half a century of Sri Lanka research: Subjects, researchers, institutions, journals and impact (1973-2019). REV BIOL TROP 2022. [DOI: 10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.46065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction: Bibliometric analyses of research in Sri Lanka, a lower-middle income island nation in South Asia, has focused mainly on medical research, concluding that there is a need for increased research productivity and impact, and for local solutions to health concerns. There has been no general bibliometric analysis across scientific disciplines in the nation, or any study that covers a long period of time to identify general time trends. Objective: To measure and analyse Sri Lankan research by focusing on subjects, authors, institutions, journals and citation for half a century. Methods: We used an advanced search method to extract publications with the word “Sri Lanka” in the SCI-EXPANDED, and calculated indicators such as total citations from Web of Science Core Collection since publication year to the end of 2019, citations in 2019, and mean citations per publication. Journal data were taken from 2019 Journal Citation Report. Affiliation re-classification was done to ensure consistency regarding the origin of all publications. Publications were further analysed based on collaboration, and first and corresponding authorship. Results: We retrieved 16 069 publications in 19 document types (77 % articles). Corrections had the highest number of authors per publication (616) followed by articles (116). Four articles had more than 5 000 authors and 593 articles had more than 1 000 authors. The highest citations in this database were for international megaprojects where Sri Lankan authors played minor roles. The UK had the most collaborative articles with Sri Lanka (19 %). The articles were published in 3 051 journals across 177 Web of Science categories. The category of Public, environmental and occupational health, with 193 journals, had 6.7 % of all articles, followed by environmental sciences (6.6 %). Conclusion: Sri Lanka has an unusually strong pattern of participating as small role players in international megaprojects about health and physics. Sri Lankan authors should be encouraged to expand their horizons by researching non-applied fields that are the basis of all innovation; to strengthen their own journals so that they have better visibility and impact, and to improve their positions in international projects that are published in larger journals.
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Ho YS, Fahad Halim AFM, Islam MT. The Trend of Bacterial Nanocellulose Research Published in the Science Citation Index Expanded From 2005 to 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:795341. [PMID: 35111736 PMCID: PMC8801885 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.795341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To gain insight into the trend of bacterial nanocellulose research, a bibliometric analysis was performed using the Science Citation Index Expanded database from 2005 to 2020. The study concentrated on the publication's performance in terms of annual outputs and citations, mainstream journals, categories of the Web of Sciences, leading countries, prominent institutions, and trends in research. Current research priorities and future trends were analyzed after summarizing the most commonly used keywords extracted from words in the paper title analysis, authors' keyword analysis, and KeyWords Plus. The findings revealed that the annual output in the form of scholarly articles on bacterial nanocellulose research steadily increased during the first quartile of the study period, followed by a very rapid increase in the last five-years of the study. Increasing mechanical strength would remain the main future focus of bacterial nanocellulose research to create its scope in different field of applications.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Ali Elhassan MM, Monge-Nájera J, Ho YS. Bibliometrics of Sudanese scientific publications: Subjects, institutions, collaboration, citation and recommendations. REV BIOL TROP 2022. [DOI: 10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.47392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction: Sudan is the third largest country in Africa and has rich reserves of petroleum and other ground resources, but its per capita Gross Domestic Product is only $808 and researchers work in insufficient institutional facilities and with little funding. Previous studies about its scientific productivity have been limited to specific subjects and relatively short periods, with no large analyses until now. Objective: To analyze the scientific output of Sudan in depth, considering all research areas and several decades of scientific activity. Methods: We retrieved the documents with “Sudan” in field country in the Science Citation Index Expanded for the period 1900-2019. Results: We retrieved over 9 000 publications and found that most were articles; that citation was higher for review articles and book chapters, and that this index mostly covered articles in English. Beginning in 1972, the number of publications in this database has increased rapidly. The citation lifespan indicates slow growth in the Sudanese scientific literature, and collaboration is frequent both nationally and internationally, possibly because the scarce resources make collaboration almost compulsory. Most external collaboration is done with Saudi Arabia but citation is higher for articles resulting from international megaprojects, led by Europe and the USA, in which Sudanese researchers play secondary roles. Research focusses on applied technological subjects with little innovation value. Women play a smaller role in Sudanese science. Conclusions: Our recommendations for Sudanese science include increasing the number of women in leading research positions; providing funding directly to researchers (i.e., bypassing bureaucratic bodies); increasing basic research to avoid stagnation; training Sudanese researchers for leading positions; and identifying specific research areas where Sudan can lead in its region.
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Chiu WTT, Ho YS. Bibliometrics of Latin American research on COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic: the main trends. REV BIOL TROP 2021. [DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v69i4.48189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction: An outbreak of the COVID-19 was appended in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Lots of related papers were published in the world since then. Objective: This study aimed to identify and analyze the characteristics of COVID-19 publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) published by Latin Americans in 2020. Methods: Documents including searching keywords in their title, abstract, or author keywords from SCI-EXPANDED were assessed. The analyzed aspects covered characteristics of document types, languages, Web of Science categories, and journals. Publication performances of countries and institutions were evaluated by six publication indicators and two citation indicators. Results: A lower percentage of articles and a higher percentage of Spanish language were found. Web of Science category of general and internal medicine published the most articles. The Clinics was the most popular journal. The Cadernos de Saude Publica and Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira published the most publications and reviews, respectively. Brazil took a leading position in the six publication indicators. The University of São Paulo in Brazil was the most productive institution. Based on the number of citations from the Web of Science Core Collection since publication to the end of 2020, 10 most frequently cited publications were presented. In addition, the analysis of words in publication titles, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus was performed to find the main research focuses. Conclusions: In 2020, a total of 3 056 COVID-19 documents in SCI-EXPANDED were published by Latin Americans mainly in the Web of Science categories of ‘general and internal medicine’ and ‘public, environmental and occupational health’. More letters and editorial materials and fewer articles were published in the first year of its outbreak. A higher percentage of Spanish and Portuguese publications was found. Brazil dominated the six publication indicators. The University of São Paulo in Brazil ranked top in all the six publication indicators while the Technological University of Pereira in Colombia had a higher impact for their first- and corresponding-author publications. Health and infection were the main research focuses.
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Ho YS, Gatto A. A bibliometric analysis of publications in Ambio in the last four decades. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:64345-64359. [PMID: 34302600 PMCID: PMC8611046 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14796-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Ambio is a leading journal in environmental science and policy, sustainable development, and human-environment interactions. The paper at hand aims to run a bibliometric analysis to inspect the main publications features of Ambio in Science Citation Index Expanded SCI-EXPANDED. For this scope, a bibliometric survey has been carried out to investigate the journal's historic characteristics in the Web of Science (WoS) categories of environmental sciences and environmental engineering for Ambio from 1980 to 2019. These are the categories for which the journal has been indexed throughout the indexed time frame. The paper proposes technical and methodological innovations, including improvements in the methods and original characteristics analyzed. Documents published in Ambio were searched out from SCI-EXPANDED. Six publication indicators were applied to evaluate the publication performance of countries, institutes, and authors. Three citation indicators were used to compare publications. As a parameter, the journal impact factor contributor was applied to compare the most frequently cited publications. The journal impact factor contributing publications were also discussed. Results show that Sweden ranked top in six publication indicators and that the top three productive institutes were located in Sweden. A low percentage of productive authors emerged as a journal impact factor contributor. Similarly, a low relationship between the IF contributing publications and the highly cited publications was also found. Less than half of the top 100 highly cited publications in Ambio did not lie within the high impact in most the recent year of 2019. Three members of the advisory board in Ambio were the main productive authors. T.V. Callaghan contributed to most of the publications while papers published by J. Rockstrom as first and corresponding author contributed the most to the journal impact factor. An article authored by Steffen et al. (2007) scored the highest total citations in 2019.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354 Taiwan
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- Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, 325060 Zhejiang Province China
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB UK
- Centre for Studies on Europe, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Baku, Azerbaijan
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Ho YS. Comments on: 'Glyphosate and its toxicology: A scientometric review', Sci. Total Environ., (2020) 733: 139359. Sci Total Environ 2021; 793:147292. [PMID: 33934822 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
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Juang GD, Lin SM, Ho YS. Highly Cited Publications in the Web of Science Category of Anesthesiology in the Science Citation Index Expanded: A Bibliometric Analysis. JSCIRES 2021. [DOI: 10.5530/jscires.10.2.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ho YS. Comments on: Tang et al. (2020) ‘Bibliometric review of research trends on disinfection by-products in drinking water during 1975–2018’ Sep. Purif. Technol., 241: 116741. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ho YS. Some comments on using of Web of Science Core Collection for bibliometric studies in Ann Transl Med. Vol. 8. Ann Transl Med 2021; 9:1218. [PMID: 34532355 PMCID: PMC8421938 DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-2881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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Ho YS, Fu HZ, McKay D. A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 publications in the ten psychology-related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index. J Clin Psychol 2021; 77:2832-2848. [PMID: 34352126 PMCID: PMC8427140 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the COVID-19 publications in the ten psychology-related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index 10-month following the COVID-19 outbreak. METHODS Six publication indicators were examined across authors, institutions, and countries. RESULTS Analyses showed that the United States has produced the highest number of empirical investigations into the psychological impact of COVID-19, and the majority of the research across all countries was in clinical and psychopathology. Distribution of journals and psychology-related Web of Science categories were analyzed. Frequently used words in article title, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus were also presented. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that there are substantial clinical implications associated with COVID-19. There are recommendations offered for future research and clinical practice.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Information Resources Management, School of Public Affairs, Zheijing University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York City, New York, USA
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Ho YS. Letter to the Editor Regarding "A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Spinal Cord Injury During 1980-2018". World Neurosurg 2021; 149:309-310. [PMID: 33940694 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Widjaya MA, Lee SD, Ho YS. Impactful factors and research design in CRISPR-edited stem cell research from top 10 highly cited articles. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:411. [PMID: 34275489 PMCID: PMC8286559 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02471-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Our objective in this review was to determine (1) impactful research articles about CRISPR-edited stem cells, (2) factors that affected CRISPR method performance in stem cell, and (3) research design related to CRISPR-edited stem cells. Screening research papers of related topic was carried out by using the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) database of the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection updated. We screened impactful CRISPR/Cas9-edited stem cells based on total citation until 2020. The result showed the title “RNA-guided human genome engineering via Cas9” was the highest citation in stem cell research using the CRISPR method with total citation 4789 from Web of Science Core Collection until 2020. It became the most influenced paper because this was the first research using CRISPR method for modifying human cells. On the other hand, cell type, CRISPR/Cas9 delivery, and gene target affected CRISPR/Cas9 performance in stem cells. The more complex the cell structure, the more difficult for CRISPR/Cas9 to mutate the host cells. This problem could be solved by modifying the CRISPR/Cas9 delivery by liposome and SaCas9 modification. Another way was using ribonucleoprotein (RNP) as a delivery method. Then, double gene target was more difficult to execute than single gene target. Although it is difficult, CRISPR/Cas9 had the capability to target any genome region from promoter until intron. Research design used a combination of dry lab and wet lab. The dry lab is usually used for sequence analysis and gRNA design. The wet lab which consisted of in vitro and in vivo was used for gene characterization. In particular, colony selection, DNA analysis, and sequencing were important parts for in vitro research design, while DNA analysis and sequencing were crucial parts for in vivo research design. We hoped these findings could give researchers, investor, and students a guideline to conduct CRISPR-edited stem cells in the future.
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- Michael Anekson Widjaya
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, 500 Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Department of Physical Therapy, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan. .,School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China.
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, 41354, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Ho YS, Shekofteh M. Performance of highly cited multiple sclerosis publications in the Science Citation Index expanded: A scientometric analysis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2021; 54:103112. [PMID: 34247105 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The present study aims to identify and analyze the characteristics of highly cited publications on Multiple sclerosis in the Science Citation Index Expanded. METHODS Documents that had 100 citations or more were considered as the highly cited documents. Highly cited publications were analyzed in the distribution of document types, languages, publication years, Web of Science categories, and journals as well as publication performance of countries, institutions, and authors. The six and five publication indicators were applied to compare publications of the countries and the institutes respectively. Highly cited authors were analyzed by Y-index. RESULTS In general, articles spent about 12 years to be highly cited articles. The USA dominated the production by the six publication indicators. Harvard University was the most active in research on multiple sclerosis while the University of California, Los Angeles in the USA shows the most independent research. M. Filippi was recognized as the most productive author who had the most articles as the corresponding author. CONCLUSION The findings may be of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers and policymakers all around the world.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Ho YS, Wang MH. A bibliometric analysis of artificial intelligence publications from 1991 to 2018. COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09737766.2021.1918032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung County 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung County 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Chong Y, Long X, Ho YS. Scientific landscape and trend analysis of keloid research: a 30-year bibliometric review. Ann Transl Med 2021; 9:945. [PMID: 34350260 PMCID: PMC8263893 DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background Keloids remain troublesome for clinicians because of the lack of standard therapy, and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Bibliometric analysis could be a powerful tool to comprehensively review research trends, evaluate publication performances and provide future perspectives. There is no bibliometric analysis focusing on keloid research. Methods Keloid related publications were searched in Web of Science Core Collection from the publication year 1990 to 2019. Bibliometric data were provided on document type, annual publication number, most productive journals, publication geography, top potential authors, and highly cited articles. The distribution of single words in article titles was analyzed to evaluate the main research focuses and determine their development trends. Word cluster analysis was further performed to detect emerging trends in keloid research. Results The number of annual articles increased from 24 in 1990 to 63 in 2006 and then increased sharply, reaching 139 in 2019. Dermatologic Surgery published the highest number of articles followed by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The USA ranked top with six publication indicators and China had a dramatic increase in the annual number of articles since 2012. Recent research hotspots include underlying pathogenetic mechanisms, keloid treatment, and therapeutic effect evaluation. Discussion Keloids remain a research focus. Efforts will be continuously made to understand the underlying mechanism of keloid formation. Despite many treatment modalities, there is no gold standard for keloid treatment, and many efforts are being made in the exploration of new therapies. Moreover, it is foreseeable that objective measurement tools will have a higher status in the assessment of keloids and scars.
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- Yuming Chong
- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung 41354
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Monge-Nájera J, Yi S, Ho YS. Bibliometrics of Cambodian Science: subjects, researchers and impact in the Science Citation Index Expanded. REV BIOL TROP 2021. [DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v69i2.45750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction: Cambodia is a small agricultural tropical country for which only two small scientometric studies, published five years ago, were available until now. Objective: To identify, for Cambodian research, subjects, outlets, authors, institutions, citations and recommendations. Methods: The data were retrieved from the Science Citation Index Expanded (January 04, 2021) using the word “Cambodia” for the period 1972 to 2019. Results: We retrieved 3 689 documents: for the half century covered, the yearly presence of Cambodia in the index has grown strongly, to 325 articles and 6 555 authors in 2019 alone. Most documents are articles in English about health, particularly infectious and tropical diseases. Most international collaboration is done, by country, with the USA, France, and Thailand; and by institution, with Mahidol University, the Pasteur Institute and Oxford University. The most productive institutions are the Cambodian Ministry of Health and the Cambodian National Center for Parasitology. The main outlets are PLoS One, Malaria and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Cambodian articles are cited for up to 33 years, with a peak of 4.5 citations within the first two years. Those in English, or from well-funded foreign projects, have more citations in this particular index; especially if they are about malaria, hepatitis or influenza. Conclusions: The nature and impact of Cambodian science outside the SCI-EXPANDED remain unknown, but publications in that index have increased, concentrate on solving local problems, and depend heavily on international collaboration, following a well-known pattern of science in tropical countries. We suggest a funding system based on international peers who assign funds to the most productive researchers with minimal bureaucracy, so that local research is done on a greater variety of topics and with less participation of Cambodian researchers as low-level members in foreign projects.
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Giannoudis PV, Chloros GD, Ho YS. A historical review and bibliometric analysis of research on fracture nonunion in the last three decades. Int Orthop 2021; 45:1663-1676. [PMID: 33866389 PMCID: PMC8266714 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nonunion continues to be the most frequent and challenging complication to treat following fracture fixation. Herein, we carried out a bibliometric analysis aiming to identify the key researchers, centres and research trends developed during the past 30 years in this important clinical condition. METHODS The Science Citation Index Expanded database and the Web of Science Core Collection were interrogated for manuscripts published between 1990 and 2019 in the topic domain, utilising title, abstract, author keywords and KeyWords Plus. Overall, such citation indicators were used as TCyear, Cyear and CPPyear to help analyse the identified manuscripts. RESULTS Over the prespecified period, there was a steady increase in the number of articles published in fracture nonunion. In total, 12 languages were the primary languages in the documents, with English being the most prevalent. The CPP sharply increased to reach a plateau in three full years and up to a peak in ten full years. A total of 8976 nonunion-related articles in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) were published in 790 journals. The 8976 articles were published by 26,079 authors among 101 different countries. There is a slightly fluctuating steady increase of articles from 116 in 1991 to 201 in 2003, and thereafter, the number of articles sharply increased to reach a plateau in 2015. Seven possible main research foci in nonunion-related research were identified including: epidemiology, classification, aetiology, diagnosis/prediction, treatment modalities, functional outcomes and health economics. CONCLUSIONS This bibliometric analysis revealed information on citation number, publication outputs, categories, journals, institutions, countries, research highlights and tendencies. The current research activity on fracture nonunion identified key opinion leaders and leading research institutions focusing on this important clinical condition. It is hoped that the informed included will aid to guide research work in the foreseeable future.
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- Peter V Giannoudis
- Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Center, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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Usman M, Ho YS. COVID-19 and the emerging research trends in environmental studies: a bibliometric evaluation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:16913-16924. [PMID: 33625710 PMCID: PMC7903868 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13098-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The ongoing pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global health emergency. Thousands of articles have been published to tackle this crisis. Here, a bibliometric study of the publications in environmental studies has been conducted to identify the emerging research trends in this field in the era of COVID-19. Bibliometric analysis serves as a useful tool to evaluate research productivity and scholarly trends in a field. For this, publications were searched in nine environment-related subject categories indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) database of the Web of Science Core Collection. A bibliometric evaluation of 495 relevant documents was performed to identify various essential research indicators, including the type of the publication, the most prominent journals, subject categories, authors, institutions, and the countries, that contributed significantly to this theme. Major focus of this bibliometric study is to illustrate the potential research hotspots emerged during this pandemic. It has been found that significant amount of research has been conducted for the assessment of environmental quality and its contribution in environmental transmission of COVID-19. In addition to its positive impacts on environment, COVID-19 has contributed indirectly in worsening many environmental threats such as increased exposure to disinfectants and antimicrobials, poor solid waste management, and food insecurity. Researchers have also been focusing on the strategies for the planning of post-COVID-19 cities and buildings and to protect the ecology. This bibliometric study allowed the visualization of research agenda in the field of environmental studies during this pandemic.
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- Muhammad Usman
- PEIE Research Chair for the Development of Industrial Estates and Free Zones, Center for Environmental Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, 123 Muscat, Oman
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354 Taiwan
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Ho YS. Comments on: Ye and Zhang (2019) 'visualizing the knowledge structure of medication-adherence research: A bibliometric analysis (1997-2016)', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34: 1333-1353. Int J Health Plann Manage 2021; 36:1349-1351. [PMID: 33749014 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Ye and Zhang used inappropriate search keywords, databases, and methods published a bibliometric paper in the International Journal of Health Planning and Management. The comment pointed out the problems, evidence, and improved methods of the study. The authors missed many medication-adherence documents. However, many documents not related to medication-adherence are included. Finally, appropriate search keywords and methods are proposed.
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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Ho YS. Letter to the editor. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 2021; 71:281-282. [PMID: 33216707 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2020.1854017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung County, Taiwan
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Jallow AW, Lee SD, Ho YS. Classic articles in apoptotic research : A bibliometric analysis. COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09737766.2021.1934605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Amadou W. Jallow
- Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354 Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354 Taiwan, R.O.C
- Department of Physical Therapy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354 Taiwan,
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Shah A, Ho YS, Ng KM, Wang M, Legido-Quigley C, Chang RCC. Neuroprotective effects of oxyresveratrol on 6-hydroxydopamine on medial forebrain bundles in a rat model of Parkinson disease: abridged secondary publication. Hong Kong Med J 2020; 26 Suppl 7:26-28. [PMID: 33229615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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- A Shah
- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, UK
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, UK
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
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Li Y, Wang X, Thomsen JB, Nahabedian MY, Ishii N, Rozen WM, Long X, Ho YS. Research trends and performances of breast reconstruction: a bibliometric analysis. Ann Transl Med 2020; 8:1529. [PMID: 33313274 PMCID: PMC7729324 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-3476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background The need for postmastectomy breast reconstruction surgery has increased dramatically, and significant progress has been made both in implant and autologous based breast reconstruction in recent decades. In this paper, we performed a bibliometric analysis with the aim of providing an overview of the developments in breast reconstruction research and insight into the research trends. Methods We searched the Science Citation Index Expanded database and the Web of Science Core Collection for articles published between 1991 to 2018 in the topic domain, using title, abstract, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus. Four citation indicators TCyear, Cyear, C0 and CPPyear were employed to help analyse the identified articles. Results The number of scientific articles in breast reconstruction in this period steadily increased. It took most articles nearly a decade to hit a plateau in terms of citation counts. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery, and Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery published the largest number of articles on breast reconstruction. Nine of the top ten most prolific publications were based in the USA. The research highlights related to breast reconstruction were implant-based breast reconstruction, deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction, and superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap breast reconstruction. Conclusions This bibliometric analysis yielded data on citation number, publication outputs, categories, journals, institutions, countries, research highlights and tendencies. It helps to picture the panorama of breast reconstruction research, and guide the future research work.
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- Yunzhu Li
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital, PUMC and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital, PUMC and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital and Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Inova Branch, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Frankston Hospital, Australia
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital, PUMC and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Hsu YHE, Yang YT, Wang MH, Ho YS. Bibliometric analysis of highly cited publications in health policy and Services. COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09737766.2020.1816513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Y-Hsin Elsa Hsu
- Executive Master Program of Business Administration in Biotechnology, College of Management Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing St., Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C
- School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, 250 WuHsing St., Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- i-College, Taipei Medical University, 250 WuHsing St., Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, 500 Lioufeng Rd., Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, 500 Lioufeng Rd., Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Ho YS. Some comments on: Yonoff et al. 'Research trends in proton exchange membrane fuel cells during 2008-2018: A bibliometric analysis', Heliyon, 2019, 5: e01724. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04848. [PMID: 32984586 PMCID: PMC7498754 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Usman M, Ho YS. A bibliometric study of the Fenton oxidation for soil and water remediation. J Environ Manage 2020; 270:110886. [PMID: 32721324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Fenton based treatments have received tremendous attention in the recent decades as viable strategies for soil and water remediation. There exist different processes associated to the Fenton oxidation. Efficiency, reaction chemistry, and environmental consequences of these processes vary according to the iron (Fe) activation techniques such as soluble Fe(II) (homogeneous Fenton process), soluble Fe(II) and chelating agent (modified-Fenton), Fe minerals or solids (heterogeneous Fenton), iron and UV light (photo-Fenton) and electro-Fenton oxidation. Despite immense amount of research articles and reviews related to the Fenton oxidation, no bibliometric study of this topic has been published to our knowledge. Bibliometric studies provide a useful means to track research output and scholarly trends in a field. Here, we conducted a bibliometric study of the publications on this theme (>4000 documents) published during the past three decades available from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) database of the Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics). Based on the bibliometric analysis of 4349 documents, various essential research indicators were described such as the type and language of publications, the most prominent authors in this theme, the most impactful articles, research categories, journals, institutions, and the countries, that have made the greatest contribution to this theme along with potential research hotspots. This bibliometric study allowed visualization of the current landscape and future trends in this field to facilitate the future collaborative research and exchange of knowledge.
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- Muhammad Usman
- PEIE Research Chair for the Development of Industrial Estates and Free Zones, Center for Environmental Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud 123, Muscat, Oman.
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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Thị Nha Trang N, Monge-Nájera J, Ho YS. Bibliometrics of Vietnam Publications in the Science Citation Index: general trends and comparison with other tropical countries. REV BIOL TROP 2020. [DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v68i4.41463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction: The economy of Vietnam, a highly populated tropical country with a per capita gross domestic product of $ 8 000, is growing rapidly, but there are few recent studies of general scope about its scientific productivity and how it compares with other tropical countries. Objective: To identify trends in Vietnamese science and compare them with trends in other tropical countries. Methods: We extracted data about scientific papers, in all disciplines that had Vietnam as country in the Science Citation Index Expanded for the period 1991 to 2018, focusing on type of publication, language, subject, authorship, collaboration, , and citations. Results: Vietnam publishes more document types than other tropical countries, and those in this particular database are mostly in English, albeit most Vietnamese science is published in Vietnamese and not covered by the index. The primary categories were multidisciplinary materials science, mathematics, and applied mathematics. Most collaboration was done with the USA, Japan, South Korea, and France. A large number of articles were published by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and the most frequent foreign collaboration was with University of Oxford. Conclusion: the tropical countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia studied in our project have some similarities but also crucial differences. Science is developing rapidly in Vietnam and the production of articles in Vietnamese, which represent the vast majority of research in the country but is not included in this database, should also be studied.
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Ho YS. Letter to the Editor Regarding "Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis of Stem Cells Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury Based on Web of Science and CiteSpace in the Last 20 Years". World Neurosurg 2020; 140:423-427. [PMID: 32797955 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Chiu WT, Vega-Arce M, Ho YS. A Relationship between Coronavirus Publications and Coronavirus-Related Infectious Diseases. Univ Psychol 2020. [DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.upsy19.rcpc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ho YS. Letter to the Editor Regarding "The Top 100 Most-Cited Articles on Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty". World Neurosurg 2020; 139:676-687. [PMID: 32689679 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Yuh-Shan Ho
- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Jallow AW, Wang MH, Ho YS. Global research trends and publications of insomnia: A bibliometric analysis. COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09737766.2021.1906184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Amadou W. Jallow
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Wang YF, Wang MH, Ho YS. A bibliometric analysis of KSHV/HHV8 research. COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09737766.2021.1920065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Yi-Fen Wang
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Fooyin-University, Kaohsiung City 83102, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung County 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Trend Research Centre, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung County 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C
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