Bibliometric characteristics of systematic reviews in dermatology: A cross-sectional study through Web of Science and Scopus

Abstract

The bibliometric characteristics of systematic reviews (SRs) in dermatology are unknown. We analyzed a group of 309 SRs using Scopus and the ISI Web of Science. These 309 SRs were published between 2008 and 2012 in journals with a median journal impact factor of 3.63; 48.2% (n = 149) included meta-analysis, 11.6% (n = 36) were Cochrane reviews, and 76.7% (n = 237) summarized enough evidence to inform clinical decisions. The most common country of origin was the USA (n = 66, 21.4%), and the most frequently studied disease was psoriasis (n = 50, 16.2%).

Keywords

• evidence-based dermatology
• systematic reviews