Yaycı, Eyüp Near East University - School of Medicine - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cyprus , Güler, Ömer Tolga Near East University - School of Medicine - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cyprus , Ataçağ, Tijen Near East University - School of Medicine - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cyprus , Çetin, Ali Near East University - School of Medicine - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cyprus

Bibliometric analysis of publications on polycystic ovary syndrome and Turkey’s scientific contribution

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Aim. Bibliometric studies can be used to evaluate the quantitative scientific performance on a specific topic via evaluating the accumulation of scientific data. Interpreting quantitative performance of a country with respect to bibliometric analyses is an important way to assess the quality and quantity of that country’s contribution to the dissemination of medical evidences about a topic. In this study, we aimed to make a quantitative analysis of the scientific publications related to “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome” and also to investigate publications originating from Turkish institutions and authors, which are published in Science Citation Index Expanded covered medical journals. Method. We retrospectively searched papers published in the field of polycystic ovary syndrome between 1980 and 2012 by using the Web of Science software. Papers that were published in Science Citation Index Expanded covered journals were taken into account. Results. Web of Science based search on the field of “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome” through the database of Science Citation Index Expanded from 1980 to the date of the study (June 29, 2012), revealed 8891 English scientific documents. Among these, 2836 (31.9%) were from United States of America, followed by England (9.75%), Italy (8.45%), Turkey (5.34%). The international scientific repertory on polycystic ovary syndrome was relatively poor in the beginning of 1980s, however; we observed an international acceleration with respect to the publication number after 1990s. Publications from Turkey on the other hand showed up only after 1990s. Turkey’s contribution to international repertory of polycystic ovary syndrome research speeded up after 2000s. When the ranking of the authors with respect to the number of publications was evaluated, Azziz R was found to be the first, followed by Legro RS, and Franks S. Yildiz BO, Kelestimur F, and Yarali H were the first three among Turkish authors. Fertility and Sterility was found to be the most preferred journal publishing papers about polycystic ovary syndrome. Conclusion. International scientific publications on the field of PCOS started to increase notably after 1990s. Turkey has a prominent place with respect to its contribution to the scientific repertory on the field. This contribution has been steadily increasing during the last decade.

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Bibliometric analysis , polycystic ovary syndrome , polycystic ovary , stein , leventhal syndrome , research activities , Turkey

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