Mapping the landscape of biomedical research in Nigeria since 1967

Author: Nwagwu, Williams

Source: Learned Publishing, Volume 18, Number 3, July 2005 , pp. 200-211(12)

Publisher: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

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Abstract:

This article maps the biomedical literature of Nigeria by source/origin of publications and authorships from 1967 to 2002. This mapping is expected to provide crucial information to both government and others taking funding and related decisions regarding biomedical research in Nigeria. Data was collected from MEDLINE. Scientists publishing on Nigerian biomedicine have written 6,820 articles in 295 journals/sources. Only eight of the 121 local journals that published biomedical research in Nigeria during the period were included in MEDLINE's listing (2.72%), while there were 32 (10.84%) regional and 255 (86.44%) external journals used. Local journals appeared to be more heavily used than regional and external ones. It was also shown that MEDLINE does not adequately represent Nigeria's biomedical literature.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1087/0953151054636219

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