Scientific landscape of oxidative stress in male reproductive research: A scientometric study
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2020
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Elsevier
Abstract
Unraveling the role of reactive oxygen species and associated oxidative stress (OS) in male reproduction is one of the key areas of male reproductive research. This article illustrates the scientific landscape of OS in male reproductive research over the past several decades (1941–2018) using a scientometric approach. Scientometric data (articles per year, authors, affiliations, journals, and countries) on OS related to male reproduction were retrieved from the Scopus database and analyzed for each decade. Our analysis revealed an increasing trend in OS-based male reproductive research from 1941 to 2018 with a steep raise in publications and research collaborations starting from the period 1991–2000 (R2 = 0.81). Semen abnormalities and varicocele were the major areas investigated in relation to OS with the highest positive trend in publications from the time interval 1981–1990 to 2011–2018. Analysis of publications based on OS assessment techniques revealed chemiluminescence (n = 180) and evaluation of antioxidants (n = 300) as the most widely used direct and indirect tests, respectively.
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Diagnosis, Male infertility, Oxidative stress, Prognosis, Publications
Citation
Henkel, R. et al. (2020). Scientific landscape of oxidative stress in male reproductive research: A scientometric study. Free Radical Biology and Medicine ,156, 36-44