Landmark publications in onychology: a bibliometric analysis

Nouf F. Bin Rubaian; Haider Kashif; Haya A. AlHemli; Nadeem Siddique  Siddique; Abu Waris; Muhammad Ajmal Muhammad Ajmal Khan; Alok Atreya; Khwaja Moizuddin; Shamim Shaikh Mohiuddin; Ritesh G. Menezes

doi:10.23750/abm.vi.16468

Authors

Nouf F. Bin Rubaian College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Haider Kashif Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Haya A. AlHemli College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Nadeem Siddique Gad and Birgit Rausing Library, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Abu Waris Deanship of Library Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Ajmal Khan Deanship of Library Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Alok Atreya Lumbini Medical College, Palpa, Nepal
Khwaja Moizuddin College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Shamim Shaikh Mohiuddin College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Ritesh G. Menezes College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Keywords:

onychology, dermatology, nail pathology, nail anatomy, nail microbiology, bibliometrics

Abstract

Background and aim: Onychology refers to the study of the various disorders of nails. The present study aimed to determine research productivity and trends in onychology research by analyzing the top 100 articles with the highest citations.

Methods: The Web of Science core collection database (WOSCC) was searched by utilizing an advanced search query builder feature that predominately utilized the TI (title) and (AK) author keywords fields. The top 100 cited documents were retrieved and analyzed for authorship and collaboration patterns, relevant sources of publication, most prolific authors, productive countries, and organizations.

Results: ‘Articles” emerged as the most proliferative documents with 81 publications and 9686 citations. The USA emerged as the most productive country with 39 publications. Columbia University and the University of California emerged as the most productive institutes. The ‘Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology’ emerged as the most productive source, with 19 publications. ‘Baran R’ emerged as the most prolific author with 8 publications. The USA emerged as the most collaborative country in the field of onychology, collaborating mainly with the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Spain.

Conclusions: Bibliometric analysis of research productivity and publication trends on onychology revealed that the USA emerged as the most significant contributor and most collaborative country. Contributions from Asian nations were not impressive, possibly due to limited resources of significant healthcare delivery systems and research facilities.(www.actabiomedica.it)

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