Bibliometric analysis of studies on Alzheimer's disease from 1996 to 2005 / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the recent studies worldwide on Alzheimer's diseases (1996 to 2005) from a bibliometric perspective. Methods: Articles were searched from SCI (Science Citation Index), Medline and ESI (Essential Science Indicators) databases using "Alzheimer *" as the keyword. Thomson Data Analyzer and SPSS software was used for statistical analysis. Results: Alzheimer's diseases related researches had an increasing tendency during 1996 to 2005, and the increase was obviously accelerated during 2002-2005. The US-led developed countries were in the leading position in the research of Alzheimer's disease. Currently the research on Alzheimer's diseases was mainly around the amyloid hypothesis, focusing on beta-amyloid fibrils, Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, the relationship between Alzheimer disease and cardiovascular diseases, and so on. Conclusions: More studies on Alzheimer's disease are expected in the future and more articles will be published on the fields; the studies will be largely based on the research of beta-amyloid fibrils.