Biomedical Publications Profle and Trends in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Tere is a dearth of studies examining the relationship between research output and other socio-demographic indicators in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). Te three interrelated aims of this study were, frst, to ascertain the number of biomedical publications in the GCC from 1970 to 2010; second, to establish the rate of publication according population size during the same period and, third, to gauge the relationship between the number of publications and specifc socio-economic parameters. Methods: Te Medline database was searched in October 2010 by afliation, year and publication type from 1970 to 2010. Data obtained were normalised to the number of publications per million of the population, gross domestic product, and the number of physicians in each country. Results: Te number of articles from the GCC region published over this 40 year period was 25,561. Saudi Arabia had the highest number followed by Kuwait, UAE, and then Oman. Kuwait had the highest profle of publication when normalised to population size, followed by Qatar. Oman is the lowest in this ranking. Overall, the six countries showed a rising trend in publication numbers with Oman having a signifcant increase from 1990 to 2005. Tere was a signifcant relationship between the number of physicians and the number of publications. Conclusion: Te research productivity from GGC has experienced complex and fluctuating growth in the past 40 years. Future prospects for increasing research productivity are discussed with particular reference to the situation in Oman.
Authors and Affiliations
Almundher Al-Maawali| Department of Genetics, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Ahmed Al Busadi| Department of Family & Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Dhakhiliya Region, Oman, Samir Al-Adawi| Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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