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A Bibliometric Analysis of Leprosy during 2000–2021 from Web of Science Database

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  • Xiang Li

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Jing Yang

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Lianhua Zhang

    (Department of Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210000, China)

  • Guangjie Jin

    (Department of Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210000, China)

  • Li Xu

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China)

  • Fujin Fang

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China)

  • Yunhui Li

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China)

  • Pingmin Wei

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China)

Abstract

In recent years, after the essential elimination of leprosy (the prevalence of which is <1/100,000), the trends, research hotpots, and frontiers of leprosy research are not clear. This study provides a detailed overview of leprosy in terms of papers, journal, language, year, citations, h-index, author keywords, institution, and country through bibliometrics. The results are as follows: (1) The publication rate has increased in recent years, and 8892 papers were obtained. Most of the publications are in English, and the subject categories are mainly focused on “Dermatology.” The “ leprosy review ” published the most significant number of papers on leprosy, followed by “ Plos Neglected Tropical Disease ” and “ International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases .” (2) Leprosy-related research was contributed to by 24,672 authors, and the ten authors with the most significant number of publications were identified. (3) The University of London (including the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) has the highest h-index, and Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz is the most productive institution. (4) Brazil, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands are the most productive countries, and the collaborative network reveals that they have established close cooperation with other countries. France has the highest average number of citations. (5) The keyword co-occurrence network identifies five highly relevant clusters representing topical issues in leprosy research (public health, leprosy vaccine, immune mechanisms, treatment, and genomics research). Overall, these results provide valuable insights for scholars, research institutions, and policymakers to better understand developments in the field of leprosy.

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  • Xiang Li & Jing Yang & Lianhua Zhang & Guangjie Jin & Li Xu & Fujin Fang & Yunhui Li & Pingmin Wei, 2022. "A Bibliometric Analysis of Leprosy during 2000–2021 from Web of Science Database," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-14, July.
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