Scientific productivity of Iraqi pediatricians in pediatric nephrology

This book describes a study aiming to update Iraqi pediatricians’ research productivity in the field of nephrology using bibliometric methods and analysis of the contribution of Iraqi pediatricians to the field of pediatric nephrology literature. Papers published by Iraqi pediatricians’ in the field of pediatric nephrology were retrieved from “Web of Science” and “PubMed” . The number and types of papers and author’s h-index (Hirsch index) were analyzed. Papers published by researchers other than pediatricians such urologic surgeons and basic sciences researchers were not included in this study. The vast majority of papers 49 (92.4 %) were published by Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi. Only four our papers were published by authors other than Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi and was carefully examined and found to include unreliable non-authentic and largely misleading information. The work of Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi represented the authentic reliable source about childhood renal disorders in Iraq.