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Table 1 Publication quantity and bibliometric indicators stratified by year of publication

From: Global research trends in West Nile virus from 1943 to 2016: a bibliometric analysis

Bibliometric indicators

1943–1999

2000–2006

2007–2016

Number of publications

408

1771

2550

Median [IQR] number of publications per year

7 [4–9]

314 [168–345]

257 [222–282]

Correlation coefficient for the changes over time, P-value

r = 0.425, P = 0.001

r = 0.873, P = 0.01

r = −0.394, P = 0.265

Total citations

11,193

71,097

41,932

Median [IQR] of citations

9 [1–29]

14 [2–48]

8 [2–20]

h-index

52

128

77

Top prolific country

USA with 69 articles

USA with 913 articles

USA with 1322 articles

Top cited article

Lanciotti et al. [50]

Nash et al. [9]

Brass et al. [42]

Top prolific journal

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (19 articles)

Emerging Infectious Diseases (149 articles)

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (117 articles)

Top prolific institute

Justus Liebig University Giessen (14 articles)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (172 articles)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (186 articles)

Number (%) of articles from LMICs

74 (18.1)

91 (5.1)

354 (13.9)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR: interquartile range, LMICs: low- and middle-income countries