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Núñez-Lizárraga E, Figueroa-Alvarado J, Hammer-Arata K, Barja-Ore J. Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Production on Postabortion Syndrome. J South Asian Feder Obs Gynae 2024; 16 (5):515-519.
Introduction: Postabortion syndrome (PAS) is a complex problem affecting women's reproductive health.
Aim: To analyze the bibliometric parameters of the scientific production indexed in Scopus on PAS.
Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study with a bibliometric approach that considered the inclusion of scientific articles on PAS indexed in Scopus. A search strategy using key terms and logical operators was designed for the search. VOSviewer and SciVal were used.
Results: The United States is the leading country in scientific productivity on PAS. The journal Contraception (14 articles, 7.2 citations per publication) is the most productive and has the highest average number of citations per article. In terms of institutions, the Guttmacher Institute, Ipas and Harvard University were the leading institutions in terms of productivity in this field of knowledge and had the largest number of authors. However, the University of California at San Francisco had the highest weighted impact. The subcategory of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health (61), Environmental and Occupational Health (35), and Reproductive Medicine (30) had more articles published.
Conclusion: The main journals disseminating articles on PAS are of high impact. In addition, US institutions lead this field of knowledge with the largest output and the largest number of collaborative links with countries, such as the UK, Kenya, and Nigeria. There is a need for greater depth and new approaches to research on this topic.
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