The global burden of mosquito-borne diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes has become a pressing public health concern. This study sought to quantify and evaluate about eight decades of publication data on the global epidemiological trend of the diseases transmitted by A. aegypti and A. albopictus.
Methods:
A comprehensive bibliographic review of literature was performed on A. aegypti and A. albopictus transmitted diseases, focusing on disease transmission, epidemiological trends, vector control strategies, surveillance and monitoring, and international collaborations and initiatives. Extensive data were collected from the Web of Science database and analyzed for citation network analysis (CNA) using VoSviewer software. Data were collected from the Web of Science database encompassing various aspects of Aedes-borne diseases. The bibliographic CNA was performed to quantify and analyze the 77 years of data on A. aegypti and A. albopictus transmitted diseases.
Results:
The analysis included 4149 publications contributed by 13,416 authors from 149 countries. These articles comprised research articles (91.01%), review articles (6.267%), proceeding papers (1.76%), and book chapters (0.92%). The results revealed a cumulative h-index of 134, indicating the impact of the scientific output in this field.
Conclusion:
This review contributes to the ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of Aedes-borne diseases and protect public health worldwide. By synthesizing current knowledge and evidence-based practices, the study provides all information related to publications, citations, co-citations, top journal trends, high-impact publications, and collaborations among authors in one place among the data published in the past eight decades on Aedes-borne diseases.
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