Neurological research in Italy from 2020 to 2023.

Authors :: Conte A
De Stefano N
Nicoletti A
Caso V
Mancuso M
Berardelli A
Defazio G
Source :: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology [Neurol Sci] 2024 Feb; Vol. 45 (2), pp. 741-744. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 20.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Background: To assess the state of neurological scientific research in Italy in the time interval 2020-2023.<br />Methods: Elsevier's modular integrated platform "SciVal" was used to analyze bibliometric research products starting from scientific production data uploaded onto Scopus. We considered the research area "Neurology" in the 01/01/2020-14/06/2023 time interval, and the following variables were extracted: number of published studies, number of citations, Field-Weighted Citation Impact, and percentage of international collaborations. The contribution of Italian scientists to the neurological research was compared to that of the other nations.<br />Results: Research identified 90,633 scientific papers in the neurological area worldwide, with a total of 472,750 citations. The products assigned to Italian groups were 6670 (53,587 citations, Field-Weighted Citation Impact 1.68, 41% international collaborations).<br />Conclusions: According to the present study, Italian neurological research 2020 to 2023 ranks fifth globally and third in Europe.<br /> (© 2023. Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1590-3478
Volume :: 45
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 37857942
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-07131-x