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CC BY 4.0 · TH Open 2022; 06(01): e80-e88
DOI: 10.1055/a-1760-0340
Review Article

Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Activity in the Field of GIANT Cell Arteritis: A SCOPUS-based Study

Syeda Beenish Bareeqa
1   Medical Graduate, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Syeda Sana Samar
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Sufiyan Kamal
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Fizza Zaman Khan
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Hafsa Shakeel
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Kanza Ali
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Syed Hasham Humayun
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Syed Ijlal Ahmed
2   Medical, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Abstract

Objective Giant cell arthritis (GCA) is a type of vasculitis which is more common in female gender and is closely associated with Polymyalgia rheumatic. One of its important complication include visual impairment. The burden of disease is expected to be very high by 2050 and there is a need to compile the data on most influential studies on GCA to define future strategy to deal with this dangerous disease. Bibliometrics is a statistical analysis of published literature that reflects the value and impact of a particular publication within the specific field. Aim of our study is identify the most significant contributors and their quality of contribution in the field.

Method We conducted this analysis utilizing SCOPUS database using different related MeSH terms. After a detailed screening, the list of top-50 articles were presented in the results in descending order of their ranks on the basis of their total number of citation. Most of our data comprises of publications from 1971–2012.

Result The top-50 most cited articles on GCA were published between 1971 and 2012 with the median number of citations 274 ranging from 598–187. Annals of Internal Medicine was the top ranked journal with 13 publications from the list. The highly ranked author based on the number of publications was Hunder GG (20 publications) with h-index of 40, retaining affiliation with Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States. Mayo Clinic was the most frequently mentioned institute among the affiliations. The United States was found to be the most productive country rendering most of the articles (64%).

Conclusion Our bibliometric analysis on Giant cell arteritis identifies the information which may direct future research contributions, identify field experts, guide researchers to fill knowledge gaps, and assist in research fund allocation.

Keywords

bibliometric - citation classics - vasculitis - giant cell arteritis - temporal arteritis - polymyalgia rheumatic

Authors Contribution

SIA and SSS developed the principle idea and drafted the initial manuscript. SIA, SBB, SSS extracted and refined the required data. SK, FZK contributed to data analysis and literature writing. HS, KA contributed to editing, charting of results and literature review. HA completed revision and approved final version of manuscript (pending).


All authors have equally contributed in conception, planning and preparation of data, compilation of data, literature search, analysis and generation of results and manuscript writing.


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Eingereicht: 05. Januar 2022

Angenommen: 25. Januar 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
03. Februar 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
10. März 2022

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