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A Bibliometric Analysis of Alopecia Areata Literature over the Past 50 Years
Sapir Itzhaki Gabay
; Department of Dermatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Be’er-Sheva, Israel
Barak Zlakishvili
; Department of Dermatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Be’er-Sheva, Israel
Amir Horev
; Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva, Israel
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Sažetak
Background: An extensive body of literature has been published regarding alopecia
areata (AA) in the past 50 years. The current paper used a bibliometric analysis (BA)
to identify high-quality research articles using criteria such as annual citations (ACs)
and journal impact factor.
Objectives: To identify and analyze the top 100 most cited articles in AA scientific
literature over the past 50 years using BA methods.
Methods: Web of Science (webOS) citation indexing database was used, on April
4th, 2023, to identify the most cited articles on AA. Articles were ranked by their
ACs. Data sets were then subdivided into corresponding and senior authors, year of
publication, journal and impact factor, total citations according to webOS database,
ACs, affiliation, country of origin, manuscript type, design, focus, and usage count
since 2013.
Results: The extracted articles were published between 1975-2019. Mean total ci-
tations ranged between 67 and 578. The most cited paper was: “Tofacitinib for the
treatment of severe alopecia areata and variants: A study of 90 patients” by Liu et
al. with an AC of 26.5. Most publications were published between 1990 and 1999
(n=28). The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology was the most pub-
lished journal (25 articles). The research focus of original papers was treatment (36%),
epidemiology (22%), pathogenesis (20%), basic science (16%), and diagnosis (6%).
Conclusion: This analysis is the first to provide detailed bibliometric character-
istics, highlighting the worldwide burden and research trends in AA literature.
Ključne riječi
alopecia areata; literature; bibliometric analysis
Hrčak ID:
335577
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.2.2024.
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