Two decades of echinococcosis/hydatidosis research: Bibliometric analysis based on the web of science core collection databases (2000–2019)

Mahdi Fakhar; Masoud Keighobadi; Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi; Mahbobeh Montazeri; Elham S. Banimostafavi; Shahram Sayyadi; Mohammad M. Ghaffari Hamadani; Ali Sharifpour; Rabeeh Tabaripour; Samira Asadi; Masoud Soosaraei; Ali A. Khasseh

Food and Waterborne Parasitology (Dec 2021)

Two decades of echinococcosis/hydatidosis research: Bibliometric analysis based on the web of science core collection databases (2000–2019)

Mahdi Fakhar,
Masoud Keighobadi,
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi,
Mahbobeh Montazeri,
Elham S. Banimostafavi,
Shahram Sayyadi,
Mohammad M. Ghaffari Hamadani,
Ali Sharifpour,
Rabeeh Tabaripour,
Samira Asadi,
Masoud Soosaraei,
Ali A. Khasseh

Affiliations

Mahdi Fakhar: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Iranian National Registry Center for Hydatid Cyst (INRCHC), Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran Branch, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Masoud Keighobadi: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Corresponding authors at: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Farah-Abad Road, PO Box: 48471-91971, Sari, Iran.
Mahbobeh Montazeri: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Corresponding authors at: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Farah-Abad Road, PO Box: 48471-91971, Sari, Iran.
Elham S. Banimostafavi: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Iranian National Registry Center for Hydatid Cyst (INRCHC), Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran Branch, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Shahram Sayyadi: Iranian National Registry Center for Hydatid Cyst (INRCHC), Department of Surgery, Mazandaran Branch, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Mohammad M. Ghaffari Hamadani: Iranian National Registry Center for Hydatid Cyst (INRCHC), Department of Surgery, Mazandaran Branch, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Ali Sharifpour: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Iranian National Registry Center for Hydatid Cyst (INRCHC), Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran Branch, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Rabeeh Tabaripour: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Samira Asadi: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Masoud Soosaraei: Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Ali A. Khasseh: Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25
p. e00137

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Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis are responsible for serious health and economic implications for humans and animals. This study was designed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of global research on echinococcosis/hydatidosis included in the Web of Science Core Collection databases from 2000 to 2019. A total of 7066 relevant articles between 2000 and 2019 were identified. Most articles were published in 2015 (502 articles), 2017 (492 articles) and 2018 (493 articles), with the Veterinary Parasitology journal publishing the largest number of articles (237). Researchers from Xinjiang Medical University, China authored the most articles (388) in the field. Authors Craig, P.S. and Deplazes, P. were the most active in publishing143 and 126 hydatid cyst research papers, respectively. The most echinococcosis/hydatidosis publications originated from Turkey, China and Iran, with 1210, 708 and 531 articles, respectively. The highest levels of research collaboration were evident between China- England, China-France, England-France, China-Australia, and China-Japan. Also, the top researchers in this field had relatively extensive collaborations with each other. Our bibliometric analysis provides a picture of the scientific research into the echinococcosis/hydatidosis field. Further multi-national collaborative research efforts in this field should show promising progress in the future.

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ISSN: 2405-6766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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