A century of "Camel Research": a bibliometric analysis

Mahmoud Kandeel; Mohamed A Morsy; Hany M Abd El-Lateef; Mohamed Marzok; Hossam S El-Beltagi; Khalid M Al Khodair; Wafaa E Soliman; Ibrahim Albokhadaim; Katharigatta N Venugopala

doi:10.3389/fvets.2023.1157667

A century of "Camel Research": a bibliometric analysis

Front Vet Sci. 2023 Jun 1:10:1157667. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1157667. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Mahmoud Kandeel^{1

2}, Mohamed A Morsy^{3

4}, Hany M Abd El-Lateef^{5

6}, Mohamed Marzok^{7

8}, Hossam S El-Beltagi^{9

10}, Khalid M Al Khodair¹¹, Wafaa E Soliman^{12

13}, Ibrahim Albokhadaim¹, Katharigatta N Venugopala^{3

14}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
³ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
⁹ Agricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁰ Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
¹¹ Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
¹² Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt.
¹³ Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁴ Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.

Abstract

Introduction: Bibliometrics is a quantitative analytic strategy used to assess the unit of publications per each field of research. Bibliometric studies are commonly employed to examine the current research climate, potential developments, and development trends in certain domains. In this work, the major contributors to camel research throughout the past century are discussed, along with the funding sources, academic institutions, scientific disciplines, and countries that contributed to "Camel Research".

Methods: The Web of Science (WOS) database was used to retrieve the publications based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) instructions.

Results: There are 7,593 articles dedicated to camel research on the Web of Science (as of August 1st, 2022). Three stages were involved in the publication of a study on camels. At the beginning, from 1877 to 1965, there were fewer than ten new publications per year. The second stage comprised 100 publications per year (1968-2005). Since 2010, nearly 200 new papers have been published each year. King Saud and King Faisal universities contributed > (0.08) of the total publications. While more than 1,000 funding agents were retrieved, the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) showed the greatest rate of funded projects (0.17). Camel research was included in 238 scientific disciplines. The top disciplines were Veterinary Sciences (0.39), Agriculture Dairy Animal Science (0.144), and Food Science Technology (0.087).

Conclusion: There has been an increase in interest in camels in recent years, but the research trends in camel health and production need greater support.

Keywords: bibliometrics; camel; camels; research; web of science.

Publication types

Systematic Review

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia (Project# GRANT2866).