A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Pluripotent Stem Cell Research

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Changshuan L. Lin Consulting, LLC, PHC, 1010 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

2 Trend Research Centre, Asia University, 500 Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung County 41354, Taiwan

Abstract

Objective
Human pluripotent stem cells are self-renewing cells with the ability to differentiate into a variety of cells and are viewed to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine. Research in pluripotent stem cells holds great promise for patient specific therapy in various diseases. In this study, pluripotent stem cell articles published from 1991 to 2012 were screened and retrieved from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED).
Materials and Methods
In this retrospective study, the publication trend, citation trends for top articles, distributions of journals and Web of Science categories were analyzed. Five bibliometric indicators including total articles, independent articles, collaborative articles, first author articles, and corresponding author articles were applied to compare publications between countries and institutions.
Results
The impact of top articles changed from year to year. Top cited articles in previous publication years were not the same as recent years. "Induced pluripotent stem cell (s)" and "embryonic stem cell (s)" were the most used author keywords in pluripotent stem cell research. In addition, the winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2012, Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, published four of the top ten most frequently cited articles.
Conclusion
The comprehensive analysis of highly cited articles in the stem cell field could identify milestones and important contributors, giving a historic perspective on scientific progress.

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Cell Journal (Yakhteh)
Volume 17, Issue 1
April 2015
Pages 59-70

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