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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
Community pharmacy based research activity in India: A bibliometric study of the past ten years
Subal Chandra Basak1, Dondeti Sathyanarayana
1Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to analyze and record the published evidence regarding community pharmacy practice in India during the past decade (1998-2008).
Methods:
A bibliometric review analysis of the original papers was undertaken to assess the different aspects of community pharmacy practice in India. The MEDLINE, Index Copernicus, IndMed, DOAJ databases and the journals such as Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Indian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy were used as data sources. Type of papers, type of journals, category of papers, production indicators and impact factor of the journals were analyzed.
Results:
Thirty papers were included in the study. The papers were published in 13 different journals, 33.3% of them being in the Indian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. The average number of authors per paper was 2.73 (SD=1.41). Impact factor was available for only three journals.
Conclusions:
There are limited studies being published in India which cover the community pharmacy related activities in India. The key indicators which emerge from the literature review present some fundamental challenges to the development of the role of the community pharmacist in India.
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