TY - JOUR
T1 - Bibliometric Analysis of Literature in Snake Venom-Related Research Worldwide (1933–2022)
AU - Sofyantoro, Fajar
AU - Yudha, Donan Satria
AU - Lischer, Kenny
AU - Nuringtyas, Tri Rini
AU - Putri, Wahyu Aristyaning
AU - Kusuma, Wisnu Ananta
AU - Purwestri, Yekti Asih
AU - Swasono, Respati Tri
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia under the Indonesian Collaborative Research (Riset Kolaborasi Indonesia) 2022 grant number 1539/UN1/DITLIT/Dit-Lit/PT.01.03/2022.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Snake envenomation is a severe economic and health concern affecting countries worldwide. Snake venom carries a wide variety of small peptides and proteins with various immunological and pharmacological properties. A few key research areas related to snake venom, including its applications in treating cancer and eradicating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, have been gaining significant attention in recent years. The goal of the current study was to analyze the global profile of literature in snake venom research. This study presents a bibliometric review of snake venom-related research documents indexed in the Scopus database between 1933 and 2022. The overall number of documents published on a global scale was 2999, with an average annual production of 34 documents. Brazil produced the highest number of documents (n = 729), followed by the United States (n = 548), Australia (n = 240), and Costa Rica (n = 235). Since 1963, the number of publications has been steadily increasing globally. At a worldwide level, antivenom, proteomics, and transcriptomics are growing hot issues for research in this field. The current research provides a unique overview of snake venom research at global level from 1933 through 2022, and it may be beneficial in guiding future research.
AB - Snake envenomation is a severe economic and health concern affecting countries worldwide. Snake venom carries a wide variety of small peptides and proteins with various immunological and pharmacological properties. A few key research areas related to snake venom, including its applications in treating cancer and eradicating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, have been gaining significant attention in recent years. The goal of the current study was to analyze the global profile of literature in snake venom research. This study presents a bibliometric review of snake venom-related research documents indexed in the Scopus database between 1933 and 2022. The overall number of documents published on a global scale was 2999, with an average annual production of 34 documents. Brazil produced the highest number of documents (n = 729), followed by the United States (n = 548), Australia (n = 240), and Costa Rica (n = 235). Since 1963, the number of publications has been steadily increasing globally. At a worldwide level, antivenom, proteomics, and transcriptomics are growing hot issues for research in this field. The current research provides a unique overview of snake venom research at global level from 1933 through 2022, and it may be beneficial in guiding future research.
KW - bibliometry
KW - snake venom
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UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137372905&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ani12162058
DO - 10.3390/ani12162058
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137372905
SN - 2076-2615
VL - 12
JO - Animals
JF - Animals
IS - 16
M1 - 2058
ER -
