Table 4 Top 30 countries and word regions ranked according to total number of publications by forms of leishmaniasis disease
From: Bibliometric analysis of leishmaniasis research in Medline (1945-2010)
Visceral leishmaniasis | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis | ||||||||
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Country | N. of docs | % | Country | N. of docs | % | Country | N. of docs | % | Country | N. of docs | % |
India | 758 | 18.6 | Brazil | 667 | 19.0 | Brazil | 133 | 37.6 | Brazil | 34 | 33.3 |
Brazil | 583 | 14.3 | USA | 571 | 16.3 | USA | 33 | 9.3 | Venezuela | 13 | 12.7 |
Spain | 339 | 8.3 | Germany | 202 | 5.8 | France | 31 | 8.8 | USA | 10 | 9.8 |
USA | 308 | 7.5 | UK | 194 | 5.5 | Colombia | 23 | 6.5 | Mexico | 9 | 8.8 |
France | 250 | 6.1 | Iran | 183 | 5.2 | Venezuela | 18 | 5.1 | Germany | 5 | 4.9 |
Italy | 248 | 6.1 | France | 152 | 4.3 | Spain | 18 | 5.1 | India | 4 | 3.9 |
UK | 228 | 5.6 | Venezuela | 92 | 2.6 | UK | 17 | 4.8 | Colombia | 3 | 2.9 |
Germany | 91 | 2.2 | India | 91 | 2.6 | Bolivia | 13 | 3.7 | France | 3 | 2.9 |
Sudan | 91 | 2.2 | Spain | 82 | 2.3 | Peru | 11 | 3.1 | Italy | 2 | 2.0 |
Iran | 82 | 2.0 | Colombia | 78 | 2.2 | Sudan | 7 | 2.0 | Argentina | 2 | 2.0 |
Netherlands | 75 | 1.8 | Switzerland | 75 | 2.1 | Italy | 5 | 1.4 | Egypt | 2 | 2.0 |
Tunisia | 69 | 1.7 | Israel | 74 | 2.1 | Argentina | 5 | 1.4 | Iran | 2 | 2.0 |
Turkey | 60 | 1.5 | Tunisia | 70 | 2.0 | Germany | 5 | 1.4 | Sweden | 2 | 2.0 |
Greece | 59 | 1.4 | Japan | 66 | 1.9 | Switzerland | 4 | 1.1 | Japan | 1 | 1.0 |
Portugal | 58 | 1.4 | Turkey | 63 | 1.8 | India | 3 | 0.8 | Lebanon | 1 | 1.0 |
Canada | 57 | 1.4 | Egypt | 59 | 1.7 | Japan | 3 | 0.8 | Nigeria | 1 | 1.0 |
Belgium | 51 | 1.2 | Canada | 58 | 1.7 | Netherlands | 3 | 0.8 | Senegal | 1 | 1.0 |
Switzerland | 50 | 1.2 | Italy | 57 | 1.6 | Egypt | 2 | 0.6 | Spain | 1 | 1.0 |
Kenya | 46 | 1.1 | Pakistan | 50 | 1.4 | Tunisia | 2 | 0.6 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1.0 |
Nepal | 45 | 1.1 | Mexico | 48 | 1.4 | Israel | 2 | 0.6 | Switzerland | 1 | 1.0 |
Ethiopia | 43 | 1.1 | Australia | 46 | 1.3 | Denmark | 2 | 0.6 | Bolivia | 1 | 1.0 |
Israel | 42 | 1.0 | Argentina | 43 | 1.2 | Pakistan | 2 | 0.6 | Australia | 1 | 1.0 |
Venezuela | 39 | 1.0 | Kenya | 38 | 1.1 | Greece | 2 | 0.6 | Tunisia | 1 | 1.0 |
China | 34 | 0.8 | Sudan | 34 | 1.0 | Nepal | 1 | 0.3 | Iraq | 1 | 1.0 |
Bangladesh | 30 | 0.7 | Saudi Arabia | 30 | 0.9 | Madagascar | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
Denmark | 30 | 0.7 | Netherlands | 27 | 0.8 | Iran | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
Egypt | 29 | 0.7 | Jordan | 22 | 0.6 | Panama | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
Colombia | 26 | 0.6 | Denmark | 21 | 0.6 | Canada | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
Saudi Arabia | 19 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 0.6 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
Pakistan | 17 | 0.4 | Belgium | 19 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
World regions | N. of docs | % | World regions | N. of docs | % | World regions | N. of docs | % | World regions | N. of docs | % |
Europe | 1,554 | 38.1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 987 | 28.1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 205 | 57.9 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 62 | 17.5 |
Asia | 1,022 | 25.0 | Europe | 902 | 25.7 | Europe | 89 | 25.1 | Europe | 14 | 4.0 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 674 | 16.5 | North America | 629 | 17.9 | North America | 34 | 9.6 | North America | 10 | 2.8 |
North America | 365 | 8.9 | Asia | 480 | 13.7 | Asia | 12 | 3.4 | Asia | 7 | 2.0 |
North Africa | 244 | 6.0 | North Africa | 354 | 10.1 | Africa | 8 | 2.3 | North Africa | 5 | 1.4 |
Africa | 204 | 5.0 | Africa | 113 | 3.2 | North Africa | 6 | 1.7 | Africa | 3 | 0.8 |
Oceania | 18 | 0.4 | Oceania | 47 | 1.3 | Oceania | 0 | 0.0 | Oceania | 1 | 0.3 |
Total | 4.081 | 100 | Total | 3,512 | 100 | Total | 354 | 100 | Total | 102 | 100 |