Bibliometric analysis of journal publication activity “Maternal and Child Health”, according to RSCI data: Part I

Nurlan Brimkulov; Gulnara Dzhunushalieva; Bermet Mambetalieva; Aisuluu Isaeva

Abstract

The study is devoted to a bibliometric analysis of the publication activity of the journal Maternal and Child Health based on data from the Russian Science Citation Index for the period 2009-2025. The study aimed to assess the comparative position of the journal Maternal and Child Health among the leading medical journals in Kyrgyzstan, to track the dynamics of the publication flow and thematic structure, and to conduct a comparative analysis of the journal’s publication activity with the leading medical journals in Kyrgyzstan. A retrospective bibliometric analysis was conducted of 512 articles from the journal Maternal and Child Health and four other medical journals indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index database. The dynamics and total number of publications and citations, two-year and five-year impact factors, ten-year Hirsch index, Herfindahl indices for citing journals and organisations, Gini index, as well as the thematic structure were evaluated using VOSviewer version 1.6.20. The journal Maternal and Child Health ranks second in total citations (988), demonstrating the highest average number of citations among medical journals in Kyrgyzstan (1.93), and has good indicators for the two-year impact factor, Herfindahl index for organisations, and Gini index. The journal’s publication flow is wave-like, with peaks in 2016 and 2024, and a predominance of paediatric studies, while the proportion of works on obstetrics and gynaecology is declining. The thematic structure is characterised by six clusters, with a stable core of research areas covering childhood diseases, the health status of children and mothers, epidemiological studies, quality of life issues, and treatment and rehabilitation problems. The results indicate that the journal has high potential for development, provided that publishing activities are regular and strategically oriented

Keywords

publication activity; Russian Science Citation Index; Maternal and Child Health journal; intellectual text analysis; scientific publications; healthcare

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Brimkulov, N., Dzhunushalieva, G., Mambetalieva, B. & Isaeva, A. (2025). Bibliometric analysis of journal publication activity “Maternal and Child Health”, according to RSCI data: Part I. Eurasian Health Journal, 17(4), 226-240. https://doi.org/10.54890/1694-8882-2025-4-226

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Brimkulov, N., Dzhunushalieva, G., Mambetalieva, B., Isaeva, A.. Bibliometric analysis of journal publication activity “Maternal and Child Health”, according to RSCI data: Part I. Eurasian Health J. 2025;17(4):226-40. https://doi.org/10.54890/1694-8882-2025-4-226

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