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A bibliometric analysis of the published road traffic injuries research in India, post-1990

Authors: Neeraj Sharma, Mohan Bairwa, B. Gowthamghosh, S. D. Gupta, D. K. Mangal

Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

Globally, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years. However, road traffic injury research has not received adequate attention from the scientific community in low- and middle-income countries, including India. The present study aims to provide a bibliometric overview of research assessing road traffic injuries in India.

Methods

We used Scopus to extract relevant research in road traffic injuries published from 1991 to 2017. This study presented the key bibliometric indicators such as trends of annual publications and citations, top 10 authors, journals, institutions and highly cited articles, citation analysis of articles, co-occurrence of keywords, etc. Analysis was performed using Scopus, Microsoft Excel, and VOS-viewer.

Results

A total of 242 articles were retrieved with an h-index of 18, excluding self-citations. A steadfast growth of publications was documented in last decade, especially after the year 2010. The h-index of the top 10 authors, institutions, journals and highly cited articles did not surpass single digits. A network visualisation map showed that ‘traffic accident’, ‘male’, ‘adolescent’ and ‘child’ were the most commonly encountered key terms. The prominent authors were Gururaj G, Dandona R, and Hyder AA, whereas the top journals were the Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medico Legal Update, and the International Journal of Applied Engineering Research and top institutions were the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and the Administrative Staff College of India.

Conclusion

In India, road traffic injuries research is inadequate in quantity and quality, warranting greater attention from researchers and policy planners to address the burden of road traffic injuries.

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Title: A bibliometric analysis of the published road traffic injuries research in India, post-1990
Authors: Neeraj Sharma
Mohan Bairwa
B. Gowthamghosh
S. D. Gupta
D. K. Mangal
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0298-9

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A bibliometric analysis of the published road traffic injuries research in India, post-1990

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Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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