Research Output on Alopecia Areata Disease: A Scientometric Analysis of Publications from 2010 to 2019

TL;DR

This scientometric analysis reviews global research trends on Alopecia Areata Disease from 2010 to 2019, highlighting publication growth, key contributors, and citation patterns to understand research dynamics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of publication trends, prolific authors, and citation patterns in Alopecia Areata research over a decade.

Findings

Publication growth peaked in 2019.

Columbia University was the leading institution.

Most prolific authors also had highly cited publications.

Abstract

The present study is undertaken to find out the publication trends on Alopecia Areata Disease during 2010-2019 from the global perspective. The study mainly focus on distribution of research output, top journals for publications, most prolific authors, authorship pattern, and citations pattern on Alopecia Areata Disease. The results indicate that highest growth rate of publications occurred during the year 2019. Columbia University topped the scene among all institutes. The maximum publications were more than four authored publications. Christiano AM and Clynes R were found to be the most prolific authors. It is also found that most of the prolific authors (by number of publications) do appear in highly cited publications list. Alopecia Areata Disease researchers mostly preferred using article publications to communicate their findings.