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Bibliometric analysis of Neurosciences research productivity in Saudi Arabia from 2013-2018

Amani H. Alhibshi, Widyan A. Alamoudi, Ikram Ul Haq, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Rai K. Farooq and Foziah J. Al Shamrani
Neurosciences Journal April 2020, 25 (2) 134-143; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.2.20190087
Amani H. Alhibshi
From the Department of Neuroscience Research (Alhibshi, Alamoudi, Farooq), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Deanship of Library Affairs (Rehman), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, and from the Department of Neurology (Al Shamrani), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam, and from the College of Dentistry (Ul Haq), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MS, PhD
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Widyan A. Alamoudi
From the Department of Neuroscience Research (Alhibshi, Alamoudi, Farooq), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Deanship of Library Affairs (Rehman), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, and from the Department of Neurology (Al Shamrani), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam, and from the College of Dentistry (Ul Haq), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BSc, MS
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Ikram Ul Haq
From the Department of Neuroscience Research (Alhibshi, Alamoudi, Farooq), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Deanship of Library Affairs (Rehman), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, and from the Department of Neurology (Al Shamrani), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam, and from the College of Dentistry (Ul Haq), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Shafiq Ur Rehman
From the Department of Neuroscience Research (Alhibshi, Alamoudi, Farooq), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Deanship of Library Affairs (Rehman), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, and from the Department of Neurology (Al Shamrani), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam, and from the College of Dentistry (Ul Haq), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rai K. Farooq
From the Department of Neuroscience Research (Alhibshi, Alamoudi, Farooq), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Deanship of Library Affairs (Rehman), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, and from the Department of Neurology (Al Shamrani), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam, and from the College of Dentistry (Ul Haq), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Foziah J. Al Shamrani
From the Department of Neuroscience Research (Alhibshi, Alamoudi, Farooq), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Deanship of Library Affairs (Rehman), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, and from the Department of Neurology (Al Shamrani), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam, and from the College of Dentistry (Ul Haq), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    Authorship patterns of Neuroscience researchers affiliated with Saudi Arabian institutions documented from January 2013 to December 2018. Four-authors pattern was found to be the most frequent one, while 2-10 authors constituted 85% of the publication during this time.

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    Number of Neuroscience articles produced by Saudi Arabia affiliated researchers compared with top 10 countries in this category during 2013-2018.

    RankCountry201320142015201620172018Total
    1United States234832519525096255202617927582153055
    2China560660496854836886481066446189
    3United Kingdom65586814711472227531810643345
    4Germany61156449637068826869722039905
    5Canada41094349443443744625505226943
    6Italy37023762391339404060436723744
    7Japan35413579366234483569392821767
    8Australia28703189322334833568391020243
    9France31073114327132253557357819852
    10Netherlands23972627258425802678299915865
    39Saudi Arabia1232722652623103321564
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    Table 2

    Research productivity in neuroscience by institutions in Saudi Arabia during 2013-2018.

    RankInstitutionsPublications (%)RegionCitationsAuthorsCitations Impact
    1King Abdulaziz University571 (36.43)Western846134714.8
    2King Saud University380 (24.29)Central32525238.5
    3King Abdullah University of Science and Technology101 (6.44)Western13813413.7
    4Alfaisal University99 (6.31)Central167614416.9
    5Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University69 (4.40)Eastern219673.2
    6King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences67 (4.27)Central3011034.5
    7King Khalid University43 (2.74)Southern276556.4
    8Taibah University29 (1.85)Western199356.9
    9Umm Al Qura University21 (1.34)Western93344.4
    10King Faisal University20 (1.27)Eastern144287.2
    11Jazan University19 (1.21)Southern2323512.2
    12King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology15 (0.95)Central71224.7
    13University of Hail15 (0.95)Central69144.6
    14King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals14 (0.89)Eastern129199.2
    15Qassim University13 (0.82)Central44203.4
    16Taif University13 (0.82)Western13221
    17Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University13 (0.82)Central21131.6
    18Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University7 (0.44)Central2173
    19Princess Nourahbint Abdulrahman University7 (0.44)Central1572.1
    20Najran University7 (0.44)Southern44116.3
    21University of Jeddah6 (0.38)Western1732.8
    22Al Baha University4 (0.25)Southern050
    23Al Jouf University2 (0.12)Northern331.5
    24Northern Borders University1 (0.06)Northern10110
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    Table 3

    Top 15 most productive neuroscience authors affiliated with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during 2013-2018.

    RanksName of AuthorAffiliationPublicationsTotal CitationsCitation Impact
    1.Kamal, Mohammad AmjadKing Abdulaziz University786838.8
    2.Alsaadi, Fuad Eid S.King Abdulaziz University65112317.3
    3.Al- Ayadhi, LailaYousefKing Saud University Medical College3642411.8
    4.Liu, YurongKing Abdulaziz University3281925.6
    5.Alsaedi, AhmedKing Abdulaziz University313009.7
    6.Ashraf, GhulamMdKing Abdulaziz University221567.1
    7.Abuzenadah, Adel MohammedKing Abdulaziz University1920310.7
    8.Attia, Sabry MohamedKing Saud University College of Pharmacy, 191337
    9.Bakheet, SalehAbdulrahman I.King Saud University College of Pharmacy, 191337
    10.El-Ansary, Afaf Kamal E.King Saud University191799.4
    11.Nadeem, AhmedKing Saud University College of Pharmacy, 191337
    12.Al-Qahtani, Mohammed HussainKing Abdulaziz University171005.9
    13.Bashir, ShahidKing Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, 17955.6
    14.Fayaz Ahmad, SheikhKing Saud University College of Pharmacy, 171327.8
    15.Bahammam, Ahmed Salem O.King Saud University Medical College1626416.5
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    Twenty most frequently collaborative countries with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of neuroscience during 2013-2018.

    RankCountryCo-authored publicationsCitationsCitations per PublicationInstitutions
    1United States19018729.8160
    2China166354621.483
    3United Kingdom88162318.464
    4Canada8586510.218
    5Egypt684676.925
    6India5885714.734
    7Switzerland49105621.610
    8Pakistan4656112.213
    9Australia4167616.541
    10Germany4165215.945
    11Italy2936912.733
    12Japan2845716.3234
    13Sweden274321610
    14France1841523.141
    15Malaysia181116.213
    16Russian Federation1824913.812
    17Spain1838521.421
    18Jordan1717810.53
    19Netherlands1737321.915
    20South Korea172041215
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    Table 5

    Ten most preferred Journals of Neuroscience researchers affiliated with Saudi Arabia during 2013-2018.

    Sr#Source TitlePublicationsCountryTotal CitationCitation ImpactCite ScoreQuartile
    1Neurocomputing192Netherlands319816.291.07Q1
    2CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets86Netherlands7118.260.86Q3
    3Neural Network47United Kingdom166635.442.36Q1
    4PeerJ35United Kingdom583.221.09Q2
    5British Journal of Ophthalmology32United Kingdom1875.842.17Q1
    6Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences26United Kingdom682.610.55Q3
    7Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science25United States1867.442.06Q1
    8Metabolic Brain Disease22United States1245.630.91Q2
    9Molecular Neurobiology21United States934.421.61Q1
    10Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment20New Zealand1648.20.91Q2
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Neurosciences Journal Apr 2020, 25 (2) 134-143; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2020.2.20190087
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