A Bibliometric Analysis in the Field of Pediatric Anesthesia and Turkey’s Contribution to Research

Abstract

Objective: Bibliometric analysis can be used to assess the contributions of scholars, institutions, countries by examining the materials published in a certain discipline. The objective of this study is to make a bibliometric analysis in the field of pediatric anesthesia and to examine Turkey’s contribution to research in this field. Methods: I used the search engine of the Web of Science (WoS), and included all types of contributions (original articles, reviews, letters, editorials, etc.) in the bibliometric analysis. I scanned Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) as they were the most relevant indexes for my study. Statistical analyses were performed by using SPSS 22. I used a binomial test to make a comparison between Turkey and other countries in terms of research output, and academic performance. Results: Pediatric Anesthesia is the only journal that positions itself in WoS categories of both “pediatrics” and “anesthesia”. A total of 5,791 citations were found in this particular journal of which 227 were from Turkey. In addition to this journal, 2,096 published materials were found in 433 different sources. Turkish authors have made only 61 contributions to these journals. Hacettepe University, Istanbul University, and Baskent University are the predominant institutions from Turkey accounting for a total of 80 published materials. Conclusion: The findings of this bibliometric analysis not only showed the contribution of Turkish authors to the field of pediatric anesthesia but also revealed the areas of improvement for their future research. The study also showed a list of journals that publish articles in the area of pediatric anesthesia.

Bibliometric analysis on pediatric caudal anesthesia

“…British Journal of Education is a journal with a very high impact factor (11.719 for 2021), which publishes four issues a year from the UK. In our study, the journals that we have determined to have the most cited publications on pediatric caudal anesthesia are the journals that have been included in the list of the most cited journals in similar bibliometric analysis studies conducted on different subjects in the field of anesthesia (18,20,29,30). They are among the most productive journals in this research field for the following reasons: their impact factors, their publication history spanning many years, and their inclusion in this and similar bibliometric analysis studies.…”

“…There are bibliometric analysis studies on some methods, some types of diseases, and medical education in medicine (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). In the field of anesthesia, in bibliometric analysis studies, it was observed that subjects such as studies in the field of anesthesia, anesthesia applications in different age groups, and regional anesthesia were discussed in bibliometric analysis studies (18)(19)(20)(21). There was no study involving bibliometric analysis of studies on pediatric caudal anesthesia.…”