Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the Peruvian scientific production on Helicobacter pylori. Materials and methods: Bibliometric analysis of original articles published until September 8, 2020, in journals indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, and SciELO. Bibliometric indicators were obtained. Likewise, analysis of the co-citation of authors and co-occurrence of terms with the terms included in the title and the abstract of publications was performed. Results: Data from 180 original articles were analyzed. An increase in the number of articles on H. pylori was found (R2 = 0.64, an average annual growth rate of 8.01%). A total of 777 authors were identified, with an average number of articles per author of 0.18, and a collaboration index of 5.64. The average number of citations per original article was 1.91. The Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia was the institution with the highest number of original articles (63.2%). The analysis of co-occurrence of terms found terms related to gastric cancer during the whole study period and, for recent years, terms related to the treatment of H. pylori infection and water sources. Conclusion: There is an increase in Peruvian production in original articles on H. pylori. In recent years, the study of the eradication of H. pylori and the transmission of the agent from water sources have been topics of interest.
Highlights
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) initially known as Campylobacter pylori, is one of the bacterial pathogens that most frequently colonizes the gastrointestinal tract of humans, considering that it is found in more than half of the world population [1]
A bibliometric analysis of original articles on Helicobacter pylori in journals indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), LILACS, and SciELO was carried out
The search strategies used were developed on September 8, 2020, following the search strategy developed by Taype-Rondán et al . [15] The search strategies included controlled and free terms to be searched in the title, abstract, and keywords of the documents indexed in PubMed, Scopus, WOS, LILACS, and SciELO
Summary
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) initially known as Campylobacter pylori, is one of the bacterial pathogens that most frequently colonizes the gastrointestinal tract of humans, considering that it is found in more than half of the world population [1]. H. pylori infection is a key factor in the pathogenesis of various gastrointestinal diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and lymphoma , [1,2] the importance of its study for the control of various clinical conditions. From the description of this bacterium in 1992, there has been an increase in the studies published worldwide on this pathogenic agent, motivated by the importance that this microorganism represents for Public Health [3]. For this reason, the number of publications related to H.
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