Bibliometrics

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The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)

Descriptor ID	D015706
MeSH Number(s)	L01.178.682.099.325 L01.453.183.291
Concept/Terms	Bibliometrics Bibliometrics Bibliometric Analysis Bibliographies, Statistical Statistical Bibliography Bibliography, Statistical Analysis, Bibliometric Analyses, Bibliometric Bibliometric Analyses Statistical Bibliographies

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Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communications Media [L01.178]
Publications [L01.178.682]
Bibliography as Topic [L01.178.682.099]
Bibliometrics [L01.178.682.099.325]
Information Services [L01.453]
Bibliography as Topic [L01.453.183]
Bibliometrics [L01.453.183.291]

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Bar chart showing 28 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2013	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2
2026	1	0	1

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Sayed A, Rowin EJ, Maron MS, Maron BJ. Demographics and clinical implications of a global bibliographic profile for the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy literature over 66 years (1960-2025). Int J Cardiol. 2026 Sep 15; 459:134571.

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Vecchio A, Nandawula B, Sawyer K, Amisi JA, Szkwarko D, Chang KZ. Authorship Inequity in Global Health Research Conducted in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Published in High-Income Country Family Medicine Journals. Ann Fam Med. 2025 05 27; 23(3):223-230.

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Akhtar S, Silk H, Savageau JA, Stevens GA. Oral health articles in primary care journals: A bibliometric review. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Mar; 85(1):84-91.

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Shcherbakova N, Desselle S, Bandiera C, Canedo J, Law AV, Aslani P. Drivers of citations in social pharmacy and practice research articles. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2024 07; 20(7):590-596.

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Faria I, Montalvan A, Kazimi M, Martins PN, Eckhoff D. Representation of Women Authorship in the Top 5 Transplantation Journals in the United States. Transplantation. 2024 03 01; 108(3):802-812.

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Faria I, Montalvan A, Canizares S, Martins PN, Weber GM, Kazimi M, Eckhoff D. The power of partnership: Exploring collaboration dynamics in U.S. transplant research. Am J Surg. 2024 01; 227:24-33.

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Trimarchi S, Mandigers TJ, Bissacco D, Nienaber C, Isselbacher EM, Evangelista A, Suzuki T, Bossone E, Pape LA, Januzzi JL, Harris KM, O'Gara PT, Gilon D, Hutchison S, Patel HJ, Woznicki EM, Montgomery D, Kline-Rogers E, Eagle KA. Twenty-five years of observations from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) and its impact on the cardiovascular scientific community. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 10; 168(4):977-989.e24.

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Sholklapper TN, Ballon J, Sayegh AS, La Riva A, Perez LC, Huang S, Eppler M, Nelson G, Marchegiani G, Hinchliffe R, Gordini L, Furrer M, Brenner MJ, Dell-Kuster S, Biyani CS, Francis N, Kaafarani HMA, Siepe M, Winter D, Sosa JA, Bandello F, Siemens R, Walz J, Briganti A, Gratzke C, Abreu AL, Desai MM, Sotelo R, Agha R, Lillemoe KD, Wexner S, Collins GS, Gill I, Cacciamani GE. Bibliometric analysis of academic journal recommendations and requirements for surgical and anesthesiologic adverse events reporting. Int J Surg. 2023 May 01; 109(5):1489-1496.

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Yang MR, Dai XR, Huang ZW, Huang CY, Xiao H. Research progress of the POP fugacity model: a bibliometrics-based analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Dec; 29(58):86899-86912.

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Nahar A, Mahmoudzadeh R, Rama M, Soares RR, Yonekawa Y, Mehta S, Haller JA. Authorship Trends of Women in Retina: A 25-Year Analysis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 02; 7(2):164-170.

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