Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Neuroscience research in Africa: Current status |
| Authors: |
Foad Abd-Allah, Najib Kissani, Anthony William, Mohammed Ibrahim Oraby, Ramez Reda Moustafa, Ehab Shaker, Mohamed Soliman El-Tamawy, Raad Shakir |
| Source: |
eNeurologicalSci, Vol 3, Iss C, Pp 7-10 (2016) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2016. |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: |
Africa, Neuroscience, Publications, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| More Details: |
There are limited data on the contribution of the African continent to neuroscience research and publications. This review aims to provide a clear view on the state of neuroscience research among African countries, and to compare neuroscience research within the 52 African countries. A literature review search was conducted for all published articles by African authors in both local and international journals using Medline and other primary databases. Neuroscience represents 9.1% of the total medical publications. The highest percentage of neuroscience publications comes from South Africa. There is a positive correlation between the Gross Domestic Product and the total number of neuroscience publications among African countries. There is therefore an urgent need to develop strategies to improve neuroscience research in African countries. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2405-6502 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650215000155; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-6502 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ensci.2015.10.005 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/cd0511c582bb4f9483fc8d8423614ca5 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.0511c582bb4f9483fc8d8423614ca5 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
