Bibliometric analysis of publications on house dust mites during 1980-2018
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Keywords
Dermatophagoides, House dust mites, Bibliometric analysis
Abstract
Background: The global prevalence of allergic diseases has increased dramatically in recent years and are now recognized as significant chronic diseases worldwide. One of the most important allergens that causes allergic diseases is house dust mites.
Objective: This study aims to present a bibliometric overview of research published on dust mites between 1980 and 2018.
Methods: Articles published from 1980 to 2018 were analyzed using bibliometric methods. The keywords ‘‘Dust mite*,’’ and ‘‘Dermatophagoides’’ were used in the Web of Science (WoS). Simple linear regression analysis was used to estimate the number of future publications on this subject.
Results: A total of 4742 publications were found, 2552 (53.8%) of them were articles. Most of the articles were on subjects related to immunology (1274; 49.9%) and allergy (1229; 48.1%). Clinical and Experimental Allergy (222; 8.7%) was the journal with the most publications. The USA was the country that most contributed to the literature with 461 (18.1%) articles. The countries producing the most publications on this subject were developed countries. The most active author was W.R. Thomas (66; 2.5%). The most productive institution was the University of Western Australia (91; 3.6%). The most cited article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Conclusion: According to the findings, developed countries were the most productive in publishing on house dust mites. By planning multinational research rather than regional studies, it may be suggested that researchers in underdeveloped or developing countries could also conduct more research on this subject.
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