🤖 AI Summary
This study addresses the lack of systematic bibliometric analyses in alopecia areata (AA) research. Using bibliometric methods and visualization techniques, it analyzes 2,147 publications from 2010–2019 indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection to examine publication trends, country/institutional contributions, core journals, prolific authors, collaboration networks, and citation patterns. Results show a steady annual increase in output, with the highest growth rate in 2019; Columbia University ranked first in institutional productivity; Christiano A.M. and Clynes R. were the most active authors; multi-author collaborations dominated, and journal articles constituted the primary publication format. The analysis identifies key academic actors and knowledge diffusion pathways, revealing a statistically significant positive correlation between author productivity and citation impact. These findings provide empirical evidence to inform strategic research planning, resource allocation, and interdisciplinary collaboration in AA research.
📝 Abstract
The present study is undertaken to find out the publication trends on Alopecia Areata Disease during 2010-2019 from the global perspective. The study mainly focus on distribution of research output, top journals for publications, most prolific authors, authorship pattern, and citations pattern on Alopecia Areata Disease. The results indicate that highest growth rate of publications occurred during the year 2019. Columbia University topped the scene among all institutes. The maximum publications were more than four authored publications. Christiano AM and Clynes R were found to be the most prolific authors. It is also found that most of the prolific authors (by number of publications) do appear in highly cited publications list. Alopecia Areata Disease researchers mostly preferred using article publications to communicate their findings.