Devea R De1, Alyssa M Thompson2, Justine Seivright3, Swetha Atluri2, Amanda Ederle4, Anna Swigert5, Joanna Jaros6, Jennifer L Hsiao7, Vivian Y Shi8. 1. Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA. 2. College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. 3. David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. 4. College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. 5. School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 6. Division of Dermatology, Cook County Hospitals and Health System, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 7. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. 8. Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), once an orphan disease, has gained increased interest world-wide. The most highly cited works in HS are from North America and Europe despite known phenotypic and epidemiological differences globally. Herein, we perform a bibliometric analysis to characterize HS publication trends in Asia and Australasia (AA) over the last decade. METHODS: PubMed database was searched to identify HS-related articles and were analyzed for senior authorship, country of origin, article topic, and study design. RESULTS: The search criteria yielded 163 articles from AA. Rapid increase in publications started in 2015 with 75% (123/163) of total articles published in the last half of the decade. Case reports/series were consistently the most published study type yearly and overall (49%, 80/163). Efforts were made to increase high level of evidence publications with both randomized controlled trials from Japan and Turkey including all Asian patients. China, Japan, and India were the leading publishing countries with Australia, Israel, and Turkey increasingly contributing in the last half of the decade. CONCLUSIONS: Advancements in HS research are encouraging with increases in publication numbers and diversity; however, more geographical diversity is needed in order to garner a better understanding of the disease and treatment options.
INTRODUCTION: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), once an orphan disease, has gained increased interest world-wide. The most highly cited works in HS are from North America and Europe despite known phenotypic and epidemiological differences globally. Herein, we perform a bibliometric analysis to characterize HS publication trends in Asia and Australasia (AA) over the last decade. METHODS: PubMed database was searched to identify HS-related articles and were analyzed for senior authorship, country of origin, article topic, and study design. RESULTS: The search criteria yielded 163 articles from AA. Rapid increase in publications started in 2015 with 75% (123/163) of total articles published in the last half of the decade. Case reports/series were consistently the most published study type yearly and overall (49%, 80/163). Efforts were made to increase high level of evidence publications with both randomized controlled trials from Japan and Turkey including all Asian patients. China, Japan, and India were the leading publishing countries with Australia, Israel, and Turkey increasingly contributing in the last half of the decade. CONCLUSIONS: Advancements in HS research are encouraging with increases in publication numbers and diversity; however, more geographical diversity is needed in order to garner a better understanding of the disease and treatment options.
Authors: Moonyza A A Kamil; Nisha S Chandran; Sri Katon Sulistyaningrum; Murlidhar Rajagopalan; Sushil Tahiliani; Jennifer Hsiao; Haley Naik; Vivian Shi; John W Frew Journal: Int J Dermatol Date: 2020-05-20 Impact factor: 2.736