Health informatics publication trends in Saudi Arabia: a bibliometric analysis over the last twenty-four years.

Journal: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Understanding health informatics (HI) publication trends in Saudi Arabia may serve as a framework for future research efforts and contribute toward meeting national "e-Health" goals. The authors' intention was to understand the state of the HI field in Saudi Arabia by exploring publication trends and their alignment with national goals.

Authors

  • Samar Binkheder
    sbinkheder@ksu.edu.sa, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Raniah Aldekhyyel
    raldekhyyel@ksu.edu.sa, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Jwaher Almulhem
    jalmulhem@ksu.edu.sa, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.