Abstract
BackgroundThe Syrian conflict has created the worst humanitarian crisis of our time with approximately half of Syria’s pre-war population killed or forced to flee their homes. The current study aimed to analyze peer-reviewed literature published on Syrian refugees and displaced people.MethodsA bibliometric methodology was implemented using Scopus database after retrieving documents relevant to Syrian refugees and displaced people.FindingsIn total, 323 documents were retrieved. Research articles constituted 71.2% (n = 230) of the retrieved documents. The bulk (61.6%; n = 199) of the retrieved documents were in health-related fields. Research domains of the retrieved health-related documents were mainly in the field of mental and psychosocial (17.3%; n = 56), infectious diseases (15.2%; n = 49), health policy and systems (16.4%; n = 53), maternal and reproductive health (15.2%; n = 49), and non-communicable diseases (NCD) (7.4%; n = 24). Authors from research institutions in the United States produced the highest number of publications (24.5%; n = 79), followed by Turkey (21.4%; n = 69) and Lebanon (10.2%; n = 33). The American University of Beirut was the most active (5.6%; n = 18) research institution. Aside from Lebanon and Jordan, there was very little contribution from other Arab states. Conflict and Health was the most active journal (5.3%; n = 17) in publishing on Syrian refugees and displaced people.ConclusionThe study highlighted some particular research gaps – most notably the limited research on NCDs. There was also modest international research collaboration and engagement from Arab countries aside from Lebanon and Jordan.
Highlights
The Syrian conflict has created the worst humanitarian crisis of our time with approximately half of Syria’s pre-war population killed or forced to flee their homes
Publications started on 2012 with two documents; one was published in The Lancet and discussed the living conditions of Syrian refugees during the winter [10] while the second document was published in Psychologist and discussed the mental health needs of Syrian refugees [11]
A deeper analysis indicated that there were 56 (17.3%) documents in mental and psychosocial health, 53 (16.4%) in health policy and systems, 49 (15.2%) in the field of maternal and reproductive health, 49 (15.2%) in the field of infectious diseases, and 24 (7.4%) in the field of non-communicable diseases taking into consideration the presence of certain degree of overlap among the various research domains
Summary
The Syrian conflict has created the worst humanitarian crisis of our time with approximately half of Syria’s pre-war population killed or forced to flee their homes. The current study aimed to analyze peer-reviewed literature published on Syrian refugees and displaced people. There are approximately 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the highest number since the Second World War [1]. The increase in the number of forcibly displaced people was mainly caused by the Syrian conflict which was triggered in March 2011 [2]. There are 6.3 million Syrian refugees and approximately a similar number of internally displaced people. The aim of this study is to analyze peer-reviewed literature published on Syrian refugees and displaced people
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