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Sendhilkumar Muthappan1, Natarajan Shanmugasundaram2, Sainath Podugu1
1Department of Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background:
Research quality in Ayush systems of medicine is vital for evidence synthesis and decision-making. As Ayush gains global recognition, analyzing its trends and challenges is important for improving clinical outcomes. However, a comprehensive analysis of research publications is lacking.
Primary Study Objective:
We conducted a bibliometric analysis using data from the Ayush research portal to highlight key trends and challenges in this field.
Methods:
We extracted data from the Ayush Research Portal (ARP) database for the years 1954 to 2020, excluding books, workshops, conference papers, and incomplete entries. Our analysis evaluated the types of Ayush systems, authors' countries, publication years, author contributions, and the predatory status of journals. We used Epi Info (version 7.2) and Quantum GIS software for data analysis and map creation.
Results:
We included 24 037 articles for analysis. Our findings indicate a gradual increase in publications starting from 2000, followed by exponential growth from 2009, and a peak in 2011. Most articles focused on preclinical research (n=10 677; 44.0%). India leads in the quantity of publications (n=20 675; 86.0%), followed by the US (n=649; 2.7%). Within India, Tamil Nadu accounted for the highest number of publications (n=3517; 17.0%). Furthermore, approximately 10% of the journals and one-third of the articles (7268; 30%) were classified as predatory.
Conclusion:
This bibliometric review highlights a rise in publications across all systems, but raises concerns about quality, with one-third appearing in predatory journals. Thus, the Ayush systems of medicine should focus more on publication quality.
Keywords:
complementary therapies, Ayurveda, traditional medicine, Ayush research portal.
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