Abstract
BackgroundDrowning is a constant global problem which claims approximately half a million victims worldwide each year, whereas the number of near-drowning victims is considerably higher. Public health strategies to reduce the burden of death are still limited. While research activities in the subject drowning grow constantly, yet there is no scientometric evaluation of the existing literature at the present time.MethodsThe current study uses classical bibliometric tools and visualizing techniques such as density equalizing mapping to analyse and evaluate the scientific research in the field of drowning. The interpretation of the achieved results is also implemented in the context of the data collection of the WHO.ResultsAll studies related to drowning and listed in the ISI-Web of Science database since 1900 were identified using the search term "drowning". Implementing bibliometric methods, a constant increase in quantitative markers such as number of publications per state, publication language or collaborations as well as qualitative markers such as citations were observed for research in the field of drowning. The combination with density equalizing mapping exposed different global patterns for research productivity and the total number of drowning deaths and drowning rates respectively. Chart techniques were used to illustrate bi- and multilateral research cooperation.ConclusionsThe present study provides the first scientometric approach that visualizes research activity on the subject of drowning. It can be assumed that the scientific approach to this topic will achieve even greater dimensions because of its continuing actuality.
Highlights
Down to the present day, drowning is still a constant global and underestimated problem with a variety of implications for public health [1]: There are around half a million victims worldwide each year, mostly in developing and industrializing countries [2]
Total number of published items and citations and citation rate The total number of published items on the subject of drowning was employed as an indicator of quantity of research productivity
A number of 2381 articles were identified using the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI)-Web of Science database
Summary
Down to the present day, drowning is still a constant global and underestimated problem with a variety of implications for public health [1]: There are around half a million victims worldwide each year, mostly in developing and industrializing countries [2]. Still drowning remains a constant problem of the global burden of disease [1]. Precise scientometric approaches have not been implemented so far to analyse worldwide research activities in the specific field of drowning. The present study analysed scientometric parameters in the field of drowning employing classical bibliometric techniques in combination with novel visualizing calculations and large databases. Drowning is a constant global problem which claims approximately half a million victims worldwide each year, whereas the number of near-drowning victims is considerably higher. While research activities in the subject drowning grow constantly, yet there is no scientometric evaluation of the existing literature at the present time
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