The current state of global contribution to open access publishing in neurosurgery: A bibliometric analysis
Stefan W. Koester, Anthony E. Bishay, Sávio Batista, Raphael Bertani, Anant Naik, Josie Haizel-Cobbina, Albert M. Isaacs, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Michael C. Dewan
Abstract
•The top three countries made up 56.7% of the total open-access (OA) contributions.•Low and lower-middle-income countries are less than 8% of the total OA publications.•There is a disparity in academic voice in the neurosurgical literature.•Disparities potentially affect neurosurgery practice and knowledge dissemination.
Topics & Concepts
NeurosurgeryPublishingBibliometricsState (computer science)MedicinePolitical scienceLibrary sciencePsychologyBusinessComputer scienceSurgeryLawAlgorithmGlobal Health and SurgeryHistory of Medical PracticeRadiation Dose and Imaging