Biomedical publications from the sultanate of Oman medical research during past decade

ABSTRACT

To perform a retrospective analysis for the number of biomedical and clinical research publications generated from the Sultanate of Oman over the past decade [1990-1999]. Method: Medline was searched with the aid of the Internet provider PubMed. By using the advanced search option, entries were based on the country name, the different institutions and time period considered. In addition, for non-Medline listed journals, a thorough search per journal index was performed for this 10-year period. The number of Medline-listed biomedical research papers generated from the Sultanate of Oman over the past decade totalled 809. Of these, 34% were Medline-listed, the remaining ones appeared in non-Medline listed journals. The most common subject area was pediatrics followed by neurology/neurosurgery and microbiology/ immunology. Taking into account the relatively short history of medical research in the Sultanate of Oman, the data reveal a considerable growth in biomedical and clinical research publications during the nineties