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Some Bulgarian pre-enlargement research trends.
1Alicante University, Department of Public Health, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain. radut@ua.es
Central European Journal of Public Health
|August 11, 2009
Summary
Bulgarian scientific health research before EU accession showed growth, particularly in basic and clinical medicine. The study found research priorities aligned with European Union health recommendations.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Health Research
- Scientific Output
Background:
- Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007.
- Analysis of Bulgarian scientific health output prior to EU enlargement.
Purpose of the Study:
- Analyze Bulgarian scientific health output from 2000-2004.
- Highlight research interests and alignment with European health recommendations.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of MEDLINE database.
- Year-by-year search from 2000 to 2004.
- Classification of articles into 14 fields based on EU health recommendations.
Main Results:
- 2176 articles published between 2000-2004.
- Majority in English (89.48%) and published abroad (78.81%).
- Research primarily conducted in Bulgarian centers by Bulgarian authors.
Conclusions:
- Noted increase in basic research and global clinical medicine.
- Bulgarian research priorities generally aligned with EU health recommendations.
- Recommended further analysis and consultation of additional sources.
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