Israeli participation in periodical transplantation literature

THE OBJECTIVE of all scientific publications regardless of their type or size, is the international exchange of knowledge and new ideas. The United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, and European countries are the leading contributors to medical science. In particular, the contribution of individual countries may depend on factors such as the language spoken and the population size. Organ transplantation in Israel is a therapeutic modality for end-stage organ diseases. The number of transplantations has increased since 1963. In the present study, we evaluated the contributions of Israel and of other nations in the field of organ transplantation according to their population size.