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Bibliometric analysis of publications on Campylobacter : (2000\u20132015)
Background: Campylobacter species are widespread zoonotic pathogens.
Campylobacter jejuni causes a form of gastroenteritis called
campylobacteriosis. Campylobacter drug resistance is considered a
serious threat. In order to better understand national and
international research output on Campylobacter, we conducted this
bibliometric overview of publications on Campylobacter. This study can
be used to assess extent of interaction and response of researchers,
food regulators, and health policy makers to global burden of
campylobacateriosis. Methods: Scopus database was used to retrieve
publications with the following keywords (Campylobacter/
campylobacteriosis, C. jejuni, Campylobacter coli ). The study period
was set from 2000 to 2015. All types of journal documents, excluding
errata, were considered. Bibliometric indicators such as annual growth
of publications, country contribution, international collaboration, and
citation analysis were presented. The quality of retrieved data was
indirectly assessed by Hirsch index and impact factor of journals.
Results: A total of 5522 documents were retrieved with median
(Q1\u2013Q3) citations of 9 (2\u201323) and h-index of 113. Annual
number of publications showed a fluctuating increase. The core leading
journals were Applied and Environmental Microbiology journal and
Journal of Food Protection with 246 (4.46%) publications for each. The
USA (1309; 23.6%) was the most productive country while Danmarks
Tekniske Universitet (150; 2.7%) was the most productive institution.
Half of the top ten productive countries were European. France had the
lowest percentage (33.5%) of articles with international collaboration
while Netherlands (57.7%) had the highest percentage of articles with
international collaboration. Approximately half (50.1%) of retrieved
articles were published in journals under the subject area of
\u201cimmunology/microbiology\u201d. Main themes in highly cited
articles were molecular biology/genetics and public health burden of
campylobacteriosis. There were 728 (13.1%) articles on
campylobacter-related drug resistance, and the top cited articles
focused mainly on increasing resistance to quinolones and
fluoroquinolones. Conclusions: There was a clear increase in number of
publications on Campylobacter. Rational use of antimicrobials in
humans, poultry, and animals is highly recommended. International
collaboration is highly required particularly in implementing new
diagnostic screening technologies to minimize global health burden of
Campylobacter and ensure food safety