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Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2024
Article Page : 65-71
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijlsit.2024.011
Abstract
Aim: Epigenetics, one of the most rapidly intensifying fields of biological research and this field has experienced remarkable research attention in recent years, yet few studies investigated a bibliometric analysis of epigenetics research. In this research, the article analysed the provides a comprehensive overview of literature on epigenetics published between 2012 and 2021.
Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection Database was used to retrieve all related publications. The search was conducted on September 20th, 2023 and select articles or reviews as the document type which resulted in 9,677 publications. The scientometric tools were applied to collect information on publications years of these papers, most prolific authors, famous journals, most productive countries and organizations, language and subjects.
Results: A total of 9,677 publications were retrieved. The publication's output showed a gradual upward trend from 2012 to 2021. The highest number of publications was 1,183 published in 2021. In our study, 117 countries contributed to this area of research in total. The top three countries were the USA, China, and Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America was the journal with the highest production. Zhang Y is the most productive author with 65 (0.67%) publications. The 9,677 epigenetics articles were published by 8,145 different authoring organizations. University of Michigan is the institution where the most research related to epigenetics analysis has been developed, with 141 publications.
Discussion: Epigenetics is an emerging area of scientific research. However, most scientific research is conducted in environmental influences and relatively few are on human models. Analysis of the academic communities performing epigenetics research may provide scientific evidence. The method proposed in this research can provide reference for future bibliometric studies.
Conclusion: Advancement and development in a particular area of research are illustrated by the ever-growing body of scientific literature. This accumulation of literature describes various developments and innovations that occur over time and contains potentially valuable information that can be evaluated and classified to explain current emerging trends. In this study, we present a scientometric analysis of the retrieved papers published between 2012 and 2021 in the field of Epigenetics. Since 2012, the number of publications related to this field has grown rapidly. The United States and China are at the fore-front of Epigenetics research and the cooperation between these two countries is relatively close. In this research field, most productive institutes and authors come from United States and China, and the high frequency of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology shows that they are hot subjects.
Keywords : Epigenetics, Annual growth rate, Collaboration index, Author productivity, Bibliometrics
How to cite : Santhakumar R, Mahalakshmi S, Kalaiappan V, Bibliometric analysis of the structure and evolution of research on epigenetics. IP Indian J Libr Sci Inf Technol 2024;9(1):65-71
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Received : 12-12-2023
Accepted : 23-04-2024
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