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SEVERE CHILDHOOD BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: A CHRONOLOGICAL
AND TAXONOMIC LANDSCAPE
J. Završnik1, P. Kokol2, H. Blažun Vošner3
1Dr. Adolf Drolc Healthcare Center, Ulica talcev 9, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia,
jernej.zavrsnik@zd-mb.si, +386 2 228 62 00
2University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Smetanova
ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia, peter.kokol@um.si, +386 51 611 600
3University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia,
helena.blazun@um.si, + 386 31 365 710
Background: Bibliometric mapping is a techniques to visualize the research production of a
scientific discipline.
Objectives: Developing a chronological and taxonomic landscapes of severe childhood
bacterial infections research (SCBI).
Methods: The chronology and taxonomy of SCBI research were visually identified using
bibliometric mapping on a corpus retrieved from SCOPUS database.
Results: USA (n = 214), France (n = 88), Germany (n = 81) and UK (n = 79) were the most
prolific countries. The dynamics of literature production is positive. Incubation period lasted
till 1992 followed by a slight exponential growth period ending in 2012 (Figure 1). The
chronological landscape revealed that the state of the art research is concerned with AAQ
treatment, CAP and PID infections and renal scaring (Figure 2). The taxonomic landscape
identified four topics shown in Figure 3.
Conclusions: Bibliometric mapping revealed some important features of the SCBI research
which can help a practitioner to better understand the field and an experienced researcher to
set future research directions.
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