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Mapping the landscape of medical research in the Arab world countries

A comprehensive bibliometric analysis

Shadan Almuhaidib, Rawan Alqahtani, Haifa F. Alotaibi, Asma Saeed, Sahar Alnasrallah, Fayez Alshamsi, Saleh A. Alqahtani and Waleed Alhazzani
Saudi Medical Journal April 2024, 45 (4) 387-396; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230968
Shadan Almuhaidib
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Rawan Alqahtani
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Haifa F. Alotaibi
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Asma Saeed
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Sahar Alnasrallah
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Fayez Alshamsi
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Saleh A. Alqahtani
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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Waleed Alhazzani
From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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vol. 45 no. 4 387-396
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230968
PubMed 
38657984

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Saudi Medical Journal
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1658-3175
History 
  • Received December 27, 2023
  • Accepted February 28, 2024
  • Published online April 23, 2024.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Shadan Almuhaidib, MPH,
  2. Rawan Alqahtani, MPH,
  3. Haifa F. Alotaibi, MD, MPH,
  4. Asma Saeed, MPH,
  5. Sahar Alnasrallah, MPH,
  6. Fayez Alshamsi, MD,
  7. Saleh A. Alqahtani, MD and
  8. Waleed Alhazzani, MD, MSc⇑
  1. From the Scientific Research Center (Almuhaidib, Alotaibi, Saeed, Alnasrallah, Alhazzani), Ministry of Defense Health Services, from the Department of Business Intelligence and Information Management (Alqahtani), Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, from the Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (Alqahtani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, from the Department of Critical Care (Alhazzani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alshamsi), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Alqahtani), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, and from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Alhazzani), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Waleed Alhazzani, Scientific Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: waleed.al-hazzani{at}medportal.ca
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