An Evolving Research Culture: Analysis of Biomedical Publications from Libya, 2003-13

Autor/inn/en	Ahmed, Mohamed O.; Daw, Mohamed A.; van Velkinburgh, Jennifer C.
Titel	An Evolving Research Culture: Analysis of Biomedical Publications from Libya, 2003-13
Quelle	In: Research Evaluation, 26 (2017) 4, S.284-291 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-2029
DOI	10.1093/reseval/rvx027
Schlagwörter	Scientific Research; Periodicals; Biomedicine; Foreign Countries; Productivity; Databases; Bibliometrics; Higher Education; Hospitals; Online Surveys; Authors; Scientists; Journal Articles; Innovation; Research Reports; Literature Reviews; Libya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Biomedizin; Ausland; Produktivität; Datenbank; Bibliometrie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Author; Autor; Autorin; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Libyen
Abstract	Understanding the publication output of a country's biomedical research can provide information for strengthening its policies, economy, and educational systems. Yet, this is the first bibliometric study to date to analyze and provide an in-depth discussion of the biomedical research productivity from Libyan academic institutions. The biomedical research productivity of higher education institutes and affiliated hospitals from Libya, with a focus on the higher education sector, was analyzed and discussed for the period of 2003-13 using the PubMed database. A questionnaire online survey was also developed to obtain opinions of Libyan scientists on productivity status and quality of research output. A total of 345 peer-reviewed articles were included in the analysis and were authored by researchers in the cities of Benghazi (32%), Tripoli (29%), Al-Zawiya (9%), Al-Bayda (8%), Sabha (3%), Misrata (3%), and Al-Khoms (1%). The papers included co-authors and/or corresponding authors from over 40 other countries were published in 179 journals covering a broad range of biomedical topics. Questionnaire (44% response rate) indicated research is largely self-funded. Information along with accurate, comprehensive, and transparent metrics can be applied to aid governmental and nongovernmental institutions to develop stable infrastructures for academic communities to achieve effective research performance and innovation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01