Primer Amebik Meningoensefalit Üzerine Bir Bibliometrik ve Trend Analizi

Year 2025, Volume: 34 Issue: 2, 104 - 113, 30.06.2025

Mustafa Serhat Şahinoğlu , Sevil Alkan , Hamide Kaya

https://doi.org/10.17827/aktd.1618876

Abstract

Giriş: Bu çalışma, Primer Amibik Meningoensefalit (PAM) konusundaki araştırma eğilimlerini bibliyometrik yöntemler kullanarak değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntem: 1970-2021 yılları arasındaki veriler Web of Science veri tabanından elde edilmiştir.
Dahil etme koşulu aşağıdaki gibi geliştirilmiştir: “Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis,” Başlık (Konu). Araştırma eğilimi, ulusların, dergilerin, yazarların, fon sağlayan kuruluşların, yazar anahtar kelimelerinin, bağlantıların, yazarlık modellerinin ve ortak yazarlık ilişkilerinin dağılımı incelenerek araştırıldı.
Bulgular: Ulaşılan toplam 339 dokümanın 244'ü (%71,976) dergi makalesi idi. En fazla yayın (%7,377) 2021 yılında yapılmıştır. Son 20 yılda, PAM araştırmalarındaki yayın sayısında kademeli bir artış olmuştur ve makalelerin 47,54'ü (%) 2010 yılından bu yana yayınlanmıştır. Makaleler, başta Mikrobiyoloji (%27.869), Parazitoloji (%20.902) ve Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları (%13.115) olmak üzere 34 farklı araştırma alanından gelmektedir. PAM ile ilgili makaleler 5 kıtadaki 39 ülkeden yayınlanmıştır. Makale sayısı, son elli yılda ağırlıklı olarak Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Avustralya, Avrupa ve bazı Asya ülkelerinden olmak üzere yalnızca birkaç yüzdür. PAM araştırmalarında 100'den fazla (n=117) makaleye sahip tek ülke Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'dir (ABD). ABD'de yayımlanan makalelerin toplam atıf sayısı 5240 (makale başına 21,48) ve ortalama H indeksi 37'dir.
Sonuç: ABD dışındaki ülkelerde PAM ile ilgili yayınlanmış makale sayısı sınırlıdır. ABD dışındaki ülkeler tarafından PAM konusunda yayınlanan makale sayısının artırılması literatüre katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

Primer Amebik Meningoensefalit , Web of Science , Bibliometrik analiz , Naegleria fowleri

Ethical Statement

Çalışma, 2013 yılında revize edilen Helsinki Bildirgesi'ne uygundur. İnsan veya hayvan araştırması yapılmadığı için etik kurul onayı gerekmemektedir.

Supporting Institution

Yoktur.

Thanks

Yoktur.

A Bibliometric and Trend Analysis on Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

Abstract

Background: In this study, bibliometric methods were used to investigate research trends on Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Methods: Data from 1970 to 2021 were acquired from the Web of Science database.
The inclusion condition was developed as follows: "Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis," TS (Topic). The research trend was explored by examining the distribution of nations, journals, authors, funding organizations, author keywords, affiliations, authorship patterns, and co-authorship relationships.
Results: Out of a total of 339 documents retrieved, 244 (71.976%) were journal articles. The highest number of publications (7.377%) were made in 2021. Over the past 20 years, there has been a gradual increase in the number of publications in PAM research and 47.54 (%) of the articles were published since 2010. The articles were from 34 different research fields, mainly in Microbiology (27.869%), Parasitology (20.902%), and Infectious Diseases (13.115%). Articles on PAM have been published from 39 countries on 5 continents. The number of articles is only a few hundred, mainly from the United States, Australia, Europe, and some Asian countries over the past fifty years. The only country with more than 100 (n=117) articles in PAM research was the United States of America (USA). The articles that were published in the USA had 5240 total citations (21.48 per article), and their average H index was 37.
Conclusion: The number of published articles on PAM is limited in countries other than the USA. Increasing the number of articles published on PAM by countries other than the USA would contribute to the literature.

Keywords

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis , bibliometric analysis , Naegleria fowleri , Web of Science

Ethical Statement

The study complied with the Helsinki Declaration, revised in 2013. Ethics committee approval is not required as there is no human or animal research.

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None.

Thanks

None.

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