ArticleSaudi medical journal2015
Comparative analysis of quantity and quality of biomedical publications in Gulf Cooperation Council countries from 2011-2013.
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- Medical and biomedical research productivity in Bahrain: an analysis of gender differences and patterns over two decades.Frontiers in research metrics and analytics · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Medical Students' Research Output in Five Developing Countries.Cureus · 2020Article
- Oman Vision 2050 for Health Research: A Strategic Plan for the Future Based on the Past and Present Experience.Oman medical journal · 2017Review
- Institute for Scientific Information-indexed biomedical journals of Saudi Arabia. Their performance from 2007-2014.Saudi medical journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the research productivity of different Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the field of biomedical sciences from 2011-2013.
methodsThis is a retrospective study conducted in the College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data on the biomedical publications originating from GCC countries published between January 2011 to December 2013 was searched via MEDLINE using PubMed. The total number of publications emanating from each country was normalized with the country's population. The mean impact factor (IF) of all the publications in a year was calculated for comparative analysis.
resultsA total of 11,000 publications were retrieved via MEDLINE using PubMed, out of which, 9222 were selected for analysis. A successive increase in the number of publications by every country was observed. The most striking increase in the number of publications was from Saudi Arabia. However, after normalization with population, the performance of Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait looks far better than Saudi Arabia in terms of research productivity. Data on mean IF showed that the overall mean IF of all GCC countries has remained largely unchanged except Oman. Although Oman had a comparatively low mean IF value in 2011, they recorded a tremendous improvement in successive years.
conclusionAll GCC countries underwent an increase in quantitative research productivity over the last 3 years. However, no increase in quality of research publications was noted based on the proxy reports of mean journal IF.
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