Bibliometric Analysis of Articles on Methanol Poisoning in Web of Science Database

Abstract

Aim: Methanol, which is a type of toxic alcohol, can cause poisoning through voluntary or involuntary exposure. It is known that the frequency of methanol poisoning has increased especially recently. The aim of this research is bibliometric analysis of scientific studies conducted on methanol poisoning in Web of Sciences (WoS) database. Material and Method: Studies in Web of Science database including the words “methanol” or “methyl alcohol” in their title and the words “poisoning” or “poison” or “toxicity” or “toxic” or “overdose” as the topic were reviewed as of 21.08.2023. “Web of Science Categories”, “Web of Science Index” and “Document Types” categories were used as filtering options. Language of article, year of publication, the journal in which it was published, the publishing company to which the journal is affiliated, authors of the article, institutions of authors, the country where the research was conducted, whether financial support was received and citation status of the research were analysed and evaluated. Results: A total of 548 articles were included in the research. It was found that language of most of the studies were English (n=536; 97.8%) and they were published in journals that were in Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-E) (n=451; 82.3%) indices. It was found that the highest number of articles were published in 2020 and the country in which the highest number of articles was published was the United States of America (n=143; 22.7%). Conclusion: The present research performs a bibliometric analysis of articles on methanol poisoning in WoS database. The data found in this research can be a valuable source for other researchers and a guide future studies.