Ebola Biomedical Publications in 2014 with Country and Topic Breakdowns

PubMed-derived bibliometric data on Ebola publications from 1995 to 2014, focusing on the 2014 outbreak year. Andrea Ballabeni compiled volumes, classifications, and figures for publications containing 'ebola' or 'ebolavirus' in their titles. The dataset likely contains sheets for specific countries and topics such as clinical trials.

Use Cases

• Analyze publication volume trends over time based on monthly citation counts from 1995 to 2014.
• Study geographic distribution of Ebola research based on country-specific sheets.
• Investigate focus areas of Ebola publications based on discipline/area classifications.
• Assess the proportion of clinical trial studies within Ebola literature based on search term counts.

Strengths

• Data covers a 20-year time range from 1995 to 2014.
• Includes country-level breakdowns for at least 10 specific nations.
• Provides multiple derived figures and proportions for specific search terms like 'vaccine' and 'outbreak'.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2014 outbreak focus.

Provenance

Source

PubMed search engine.

Collection Method

Volumes and classifications determined via PubMed searches; data ordered by different criteria.

Time Range

1995 to 2014, with detailed focus on 2014.

Geography

Includes data for Canada, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, UK, USA, and others.