Table 2 Ranking and contribution the Arab countries in leishmaniasis research during 1998–2017
From: Arab world’s growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research (1998–2017): a bibliometric study
SCRa | Country | Number of documents (%) | h-index | Number of collaborating countries | International collaborative publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Tunisia | 297 (29.91) | 31 | 38 | 125 |
2nd | Sudan | 192 (19.34) | 43 | 42 | 163 |
3rd | Saudi Arabia | 131 (13.19) | 20 | 36 | 92 |
4th | Morocco | 119 (11.98) | 21 | 24 | 45 |
5th | Egypt | 67 (6.75) | 15 | 29 | 55 |
6th | Algeria | 61 (6.14) | 14 | 24 | 45 |
7th | Iraq | 44 (4.43) | 9 | 6 | 10 |
8th | Palestine | 40 (4.03) | 18 | 23 | 40 |
9th | Syrian Arab Republic | 37 (3.73) | 11 | 23 | 15 |
10th | Lebanon | 33 (3.32) | 12 | 11 | 17 |
11th | Yemen | 25 (2.52) | 9 | 10 | 15 |
12th | Jordan | 15 (1.51) | 7 | 11 | 11 |
13th | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 12 (12.1) | 7 | 9 | 10 |
13th | Oman | 12 (1.21) | 6 | 3 | 6 |
15th | Bahrain | 9 (0.91) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
16th | Kuwait | 6 (0.60) | 5 | 4 | 3 |
17th | Qatar | 5 (0.50) | 3 | 5 | 5 |
18th | United Arab Emirates | 4 (0.40) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
19th | Somalia | 1 (0.10) | 1 | 2 | 1 |