Global Trends in Application of Stereology as a Quantitative Tool in Biomedical Research

Joint Authors

Kipanyula, Maulilio John
Sife, Alfred S.

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-09-13

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Stereology is a quantitative and comparative method that utilizes planes, lines, and points for the estimation of three-dimensional parameters in morphological studies.

It primarily focuses on geometrical features of objects such as number, density, length, area, and volume.

A scientometric study was conducted to analyze global research trends in application of stereology in biomedical research.

Stereology has gained wide application resulting into design-based stereological methods.

Data for this study were retrieved from the SCOPUS database.

At least 5,732 publications employing stereology as analytical tool were produced in a period of 50 years between 1966 and 2016.

Half (2,858; 49.87%) of these publications were produced in the last 12 years from 2005 to 2016.

The relative growth rate (RGR) of publications decreased from 1967 (0.69) to 2016 (0.03) whereas the doubling time (DT) increased from 1.00 to 20.56 in the same period.

A great majority (5,332; 93.02%) of the publications retrieved from SCOPUS were journal articles in various biomedical fields.

The Journal of Microscopy tops the list of journals with at least 205 articles.

The most productive country was USA with at least 1663 (23.10%) publications and Aarhus Universitet tops the list of institutions with at least 306 publications.

J.R.

Nyengaard was the most prolific author who contributed at least 125 publications.

The highly cited article had a total of 2,054 citations with an average of over 82 citations per year.

Given the growing importance of stereology in biomedical research, it is necessary to promote its application among scholars.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kipanyula, Maulilio John& Sife, Alfred S.. 2018. Global Trends in Application of Stereology as a Quantitative Tool in Biomedical Research. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124675

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kipanyula, Maulilio John& Sife, Alfred S.. Global Trends in Application of Stereology as a Quantitative Tool in Biomedical Research. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124675

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kipanyula, Maulilio John& Sife, Alfred S.. Global Trends in Application of Stereology as a Quantitative Tool in Biomedical Research. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124675

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1124675