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28 June 2024
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.34

Bibliometric analysis of cardiovascular disease research activity in the Arab world

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Cardiovascular disease, cardiology, bibliometrics, Arab world, Medline, EMBASE
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Hussein H. Khachfe
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Marwan M. Refaat
mr48@aub.edu.lb
Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Background: In the Arab world, the prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases – such as cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory conditions, and cardiovascular diseases – has increased. The goal of this article is to assess the activity of research on cardiovascular disease (CVD) by looking at papers that have been published in the Arab world during the past 15 years.
Methods: For this investigation, a search was conducted using EMBASE and Medline (via Ovid and PubMed). Between 2002 and 2016 (inclusive), publications on cardiology and cardiovascular illness were gathered from all 22 Arab nations, categorized by author affiliation.
Results: During the period of our analysis, the Arab world produced only 1% of the total percentage of CVD papers. Nonetheless, there has been a rise in publications in recent years. Qatar and Lebanon had the highest ratio for CVD to non-CVD publications released. Qatar had the highest number of publications per million persons. Tunisia had the highest number of publications per gross domestic products (in US Billion Dollars).
Conclusions: In terms of CVD research activities, the Arab world still lags behind other regions of the world. Five countries are responsible for the majority of publications.

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Khachfe HH, Refaat MM. Bibliometric analysis of cardiovascular disease research activity in the Arab world. Global Cardiol [Internet]. 2024 Jun. 28 [cited 2026 Feb. 3];2(2). Available from: https://www.globalcardiology.info/site/article/view/34
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