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: Received: 8 February 2024 / Approved: 10 February 2024 / Online: 12 February 2024 (10:19:01 CET)
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Stelmach, V.; Fyntanidou, B.; Theodorou, I.; Ioannidis, A.; Loukipoudi, L.; Semertzidou, E.; Tzikos, G.; Menni, A.; Shrewsbury, A.; Stavrou, G.; Kotzampassi, K. Who Is Qualified to Write a Review on Postbiotics? A Bibliometric Analysis. Preprints2024, 2024020667. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0667.v1
Stelmach, V.; Fyntanidou, B.; Theodorou, I.; Ioannidis, A.; Loukipoudi, L.; Semertzidou, E.; Tzikos, G.; Menni, A.; Shrewsbury, A.; Stavrou, G.; Kotzampassi, K. Who Is Qualified to Write a Review on Postbiotics? A Bibliometric Analysis. Preprints 2024, 2024020667. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0667.v1
Stelmach, V.; Fyntanidou, B.; Theodorou, I.; Ioannidis, A.; Loukipoudi, L.; Semertzidou, E.; Tzikos, G.; Menni, A.; Shrewsbury, A.; Stavrou, G.; Kotzampassi, K. Who Is Qualified to Write a Review on Postbiotics? A Bibliometric Analysis. Preprints2024, 2024020667. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0667.v1
APA Style
Stelmach, V., Fyntanidou, B., Theodorou, I., Ioannidis, A., Loukipoudi, L., Semertzidou, E., Tzikos, G., Menni, A., Shrewsbury, A., Stavrou, G., & Kotzampassi, K. (2024). Who Is Qualified to Write a Review on Postbiotics? A Bibliometric Analysis. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0667.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Stelmach, V., George Stavrou and Katerina Kotzampassi. 2024 "Who Is Qualified to Write a Review on Postbiotics? A Bibliometric Analysis" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0667.v1
Abstract
: Background: Since the consensus of ISAPP on the definition of the term “postbiotic” there has been an enthusiasm for publications, in review form - their number being disproportionate to the primary research. The aim of this bibliometry is to analyze the perspectives of the first and the last authors of such reviews; and, specifically, to note the connection of these authors with the broader subject of microbiome and probiotics. Methods: Search of the PubMed database for review articles on post-biotics, published between November 2021 and December 2023. Results: Analysis was performed on 76 review articles, the number corresponding to 2.9 reviews per month. Poland, China, Italy, Argentina and Iran had the maximum productivity among the 30 countries involved; 39 articles were published in 12 high-impact journals, while 31 were in journals with an IF between 5 and 5.9. The authors were mainly affiliated to universities with specialization in both basic research and technology, as well as food science. Eighteen first authors and six last authors had zero previous publications on the related topic of the microbiome and probiotics; and another 7 last authors had only one publication each. There were, however, 5 authors with 142, 92, 76, 71 and 41 related publications. Conclusions: It is clear that a part of this productivity is written by first authors with no previous engagement with related research and lacking colleagues or mentors involved with microbiome/probiotics research to support them as senior authors.
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