Table_3_A century of “Camel Research”: a bibliometric analysis.XLSX

IntroductionBibliometrics is a quantitative analytic strategy used to assess the unit of publications per each field of research. Bibliometric studies are commonly employed to examine the current research climate, potential developments, and development trends in certain domains. In this work, the major contributors to camel research throughout the past century are discussed, along with the funding sources, academic institutions, scientific disciplines, and countries that contributed to “Camel Research”.
MethodsThe Web of Science (WOS) database was used to retrieve the publications based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) instructions.
ResultsThere are 7,593 articles dedicated to camel research on the Web of Science (as of August 1st, 2022). Three stages were involved in the publication of a study on camels. At the beginning, from 1877 to 1965, there were fewer than ten new publications per year. The second stage comprised 100 publications per year (1968–2005). Since 2010, nearly 200 new papers have been published each year. King Saud and King Faisal universities contributed > (0.08) of the total publications. While more than 1,000 funding agents were retrieved, the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) showed the greatest rate of funded projects (0.17). Camel research was included in 238 scientific disciplines. The top disciplines were Veterinary Sciences (0.39), Agriculture Dairy Animal Science (0.144), and Food Science Technology (0.087).
ConclusionThere has been an increase in interest in camels in recent years, but the research trends in camel health and production need greater support.

引言
文献计量学是一种定量分析方法，用于评估各研究领域的出版物产出情况。文献计量研究通常用于剖析特定领域的当前研究态势、潜在发展方向与演进趋势。本研究探讨了过去一个世纪以来骆驼研究领域的主要贡献主体，同时梳理了参与"骆驼研究"的资助来源、学术机构、学科门类及所属国家。

方法
本研究依托系统评价与元分析首选报告条目（PRISMA）指南，通过Web of Science (WOS)数据库检索相关学术出版物。

结果
截至2022年8月1日，Web of Science数据库中共收录7593篇骆驼研究相关论文。骆驼研究的文献产出可分为三个阶段：1877年至1965年为第一阶段，年均新增出版物不足10篇；第二阶段为1968年至2005年，年均产出达100篇；2010年以来，年均新增论文近200篇。沙特国王大学与费萨尔国王大学的相关出版物占总产出的比例超过0.08。本研究共检索到1000余家资助机构，其中中国国家自然科学基金（Natural Science Foundation of China, NSFC）资助的项目占比最高，达0.17。骆驼研究涉及238个学科门类，排名前三的学科分别为兽医学（Veterinary Sciences，占比0.39）、农业乳品动物科学（Agriculture Dairy Animal Science，占比0.144）与食品科学与技术（Food Science Technology，占比0.087）。

结论
近年来，学界对骆驼研究的关注度持续提升，但骆驼健康与养殖方向的研究趋势仍需更多支持。