Trends and topics in eye disease research in PubMed from 2010 to 2014

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Boudry, Christophe, Denion, Eric, Mortemousque, Bruno, Mouriaux, Frédéric
• Other Authors: Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU), Unité Régionale de Formation à l'Information Scientifique et Technique de Paris (URFIST Paris), École nationale des chartes (ENC), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Dispositifs d'Information et de Communication à l'Ère du Numérique - Paris Île-de-France (DICEN-IDF), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers CNAM (CNAM)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (UPEM), Service d'ophtalmologie CHU Caen, Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-CHU Caen, Normandie Université (NU)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN), CHU Pontchaillou Rennes, Université de Rennes 1 - Faculté de Médecine (UR1 Médecine), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: Science publishing; Socioeconomics; Journals; eye diseases; bibliometrics; ophthalmology; info; socio; New Zealand; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1557; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01254661/file/peerj-1557.pdf; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01254661

International audience Background: The purpose of this study is to provide a report on scientificproduction during the period 2010–2014 in order to identify the major topics as wellas the predominant actors (journals, countries, continents) involved in the field ofeye disease. Methods: A PubMed search was carried out to extract articles related toeye diseases during the period 2010–2014. Data were downloaded and processedthrough developed PHP scripts for further analysis. Results: A total of 62,123 articleswere retrieved. A total of 3,368 different journals were found, and 19 journals wereidentified as “core journals” according to Braford’s law. English was by far thepredominant language. A total of 853,182 MeSH terms were found, representing anaverage of 13.73 (SD = 4.98) MeSH terms per article. Among these 853,182 MeSHterms, 14,689 different MeSH terms were identified. Vision Disorders, Glaucoma,Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, and Cataract were the most frequentfive MeSH terms related to eye diseases. The analysis of the total number ofpublications showed that Europe and Asia were the most productive continents, andthe USA and China the most productive countries. Interestingly, using the meanFive-Year Impact Factor, the two most productive continents were North Americaand Oceania. After adjustment for population, the overall ranking positions changedin favor of smaller countries (i.e. Iceland, Switzerland, Denmark, and New Zealand),while after adjustment for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the overall rankingpositions changed in favor of some developing countries (Malawi, Guatemala,Singapore). Conclusions: Due to the large number of articles included and thenumerous parameters analyzed, this study provides a wide view of scientificproductivity related to eye diseases during the period 2010–2014 and allows us tobetter understand this field.