Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status

Context: Scientific research output measured by the number and quality of publications reflects the research productivity of a certain community. Aims: To examine the quantity and quality of research produced by Syrian institutions with particular emphasis on the clinical and biomedical research. Se...

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Autores principales:	Maria M Diab, Rokana M. O Taftaf, Mohammad Arabi
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:716235c82b674e858cdc25900136dec02021-12-02T17:59:19ZResearch productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status2231-07702249-446410.4103/2231-0770.83716https://doaj.org/article/716235c82b674e858cdc25900136dec02011-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.83716https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Context: Scientific research output measured by the number and quality of publications reflects the research productivity of a certain community. Aims: To examine the quantity and quality of research produced by Syrian institutions with particular emphasis on the clinical and biomedical research. Settings and Design: Retrospective observational analysis of research originating from Syrian institutions indexed by Medline and Science Citation Index (SciVerse) Scopus bibliographic databases. Materials and Methods: Comprehensive review of the literature indexed by Medline and SciVerse was conducted including data from Jan 01, 1980 till February 2011 searching for authors affiliated with Syrian institutions. Clinical and biomedical research data were further analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Results: The total of manuscripts indexed by SciVerse originating from Syrian institutions during the last 3 decades is 3540. A total of 458 publications cover clinical and biomedical subject areas. The quality of these 458 publications was evaluated by the citation frequency and impact factor of publishing journals with h-index of 24. Conclusions: Although the spectrum of research originating from Syrian institutions is broad, the overall number of publications particularly in clinical and biomedical subjects is minuscule and of limited quality. The presented data indicate the need to promote research capabilities and to bridge the gap in research productivity by Syrian institutions.Maria M DiabRokana M. O TaftafMohammad ArabiThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlebibliographic databasesresearchsyriaMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 01, Iss 01, Pp 4-7 (2011)
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spellingShingle	bibliographic databases research syria Medicine R Maria M Diab Rokana M. O Taftaf Mohammad Arabi Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status
description	Context: Scientific research output measured by the number and quality of publications reflects the research productivity of a certain community. Aims: To examine the quantity and quality of research produced by Syrian institutions with particular emphasis on the clinical and biomedical research. Settings and Design: Retrospective observational analysis of research originating from Syrian institutions indexed by Medline and Science Citation Index (SciVerse) Scopus bibliographic databases. Materials and Methods: Comprehensive review of the literature indexed by Medline and SciVerse was conducted including data from Jan 01, 1980 till February 2011 searching for authors affiliated with Syrian institutions. Clinical and biomedical research data were further analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Results: The total of manuscripts indexed by SciVerse originating from Syrian institutions during the last 3 decades is 3540. A total of 458 publications cover clinical and biomedical subject areas. The quality of these 458 publications was evaluated by the citation frequency and impact factor of publishing journals with h-index of 24. Conclusions: Although the spectrum of research originating from Syrian institutions is broad, the overall number of publications particularly in clinical and biomedical subjects is minuscule and of limited quality. The presented data indicate the need to promote research capabilities and to bridge the gap in research productivity by Syrian institutions.
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title	Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status
title_short	Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status
title_full	Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status
title_fullStr	Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status
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title_sort	research productivity in syria: quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Research productivity in Syria: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of current status

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