A Bibliometric Analysis of Pharmacy/Pharmacology Research in Pakistan

This study evaluates research carried out in Pakistan during 1975-2014 in the fields of pharmacy and pharmacology using different bibliometric indicators. The data have been retrieved from online database of the ISI Web of Science. The global share of Pakistan in the publications in the fields of pharmacy and pharmacology is only 0.25%. The volume and quality of research in pharmacology and pharmacy revealed a positive trend in Pakistan from 2005 onwards, as measured by the number of articles published in ISI-indexed journals. The average annual growth rate is 29.29% for publications and 34.22% for citations. If compared with Asian countries, 27 countries including Pakistan are ranked in top 100 publishing countries in the field of pharmacology/pharmacy by Web of Science. Out of those 27 countries, Pakistan holds 13th rank and still needs concrete measures to increase research productivity and visibility of researchers in the field of pharmacology/pharmacy.