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What is Encephalitis

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An inflammation of the brain tissue. The most common cause is viral infections. In rare cases it can be caused by bacteria or even fungi. There are two main types of encephalitis: primary and secondary. Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus directly infects the brain and spinal cord. Secondary encephalitis occurs when an infection starts elsewhere in the body and then travels to your brain. Encephalitis is a rare yet serious disease that can be life-threatening. You should call your doctor immediately if you have symptoms of encephalitis.
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Research Output on Encephalitis Literature: A Scientometric Analysis During 2008 to 2017
N. Rathika (Alagappa University, India) and S. Thanuskodi (Alagappa University, India)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3559-2.ch008
Abstract
This study aims to evaluate the publications in Encephalitis journal during the year 2008-2017. The data were retrieved from the Web of Science database maintained by Thomson Reuters, analyzed using tools like HisCite and Microsoft Excel. The adopts various method like relative growth rate, exponential growth rate, doubling time, degree of collaboration, etc. Focusing on various aspect of the journal such as document types, year-wise distribution of publication, authorship pattern, institutions involved, country-wise, keyword wise distribution, etc. The study reveals that Encephalitis published 6,405 articles. The highest number of publications in terms of articles was in the year 2017 followed by 2016. The study shows that most of the papers (93.97%) were contributed jointly whereas 6.02% of papers were contributed by single authors. It reveals that Vincent A. is the most productive author contributing 65 (1.01%) of articles in Encephalitis. The country-wise distribution shows that the highest number of contribution comes from the USA: 2,331 (36.39%).
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