Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 . Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shohada-e Tajrish Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Master of Medical Library and Information Science, Negah Aref Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 . General Practitioner. School of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
5 . Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: This study aims to analyze Iran's scientific output in the field of intraocular tumors as indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database from 1993 to 2024.
Materials and Methods: We analyzed Iran’s scientific publications on intraocular tumors indexed in the WoS database between 1993 and February 2024. The extracted variables included the total number of citations each year, average citations per year (from the time of publication), journal name, year of publication, starting and ending pages of the article, issue, volume, and authors’ affiliations.
Results: A total of 200 scientific publications were extracted, comprising 115 original articles (57.5%), 40 review articles (20%), 39 case reports (19.5%), five conference abstracts (2.5%), and one letter to the editor (0.5%). The highest number of publications occurred in 2021, while the most citations were recorded in 2022. The majority of articles were published in ophthalmology journals, with "retinoblastoma" being the most frequently used keyword in the extracted publications. Notably, 72% of the articles were authored by researchers affiliated with institutions in Tehran province.
Conclusion: Retinoblastoma emerged as the most common keyword in WoS-indexed scientific publications on intraocular tumors by Iranian authors. This trend may be attributed to the availability of treatment modalities beyond enucleation, which have contributed to increased publication activity. Additionally, we recommend the design and execution of multi-center studies on intraocular tumors in Iran to further enhance research in this field.
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