Bibliometric analysis of research relating to gonorrhea reported over the period 1980–2020

Objective: and Design: Gonorrhea is an important sexually transmitted disease that threatens public health in the 21st century. Aim of this study was to reveal the current status of literature data about gonorrhea. Methods: : A scan of literature was performed on the Web of Science (WoS) database on 17 Aug 2021 to retrieve bibliometric data. The literature search was applied using the search term “gonorrhea” in article titles for the period January 1980–December 2020. Results: : After applying all inclusion and exclusion criteria, 1068 articles remained for final evaluation. The number of articles published by year tended first to decrease and then to increase. According to the number of articles, the first three countries were the USA (n=660; 61.80%), England (n=107; 10.02%), and Canada (n=52; 4.87%). The journal with the highest number of articles were the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organization in the United States produced the largest number of articles on gonorrhea during this specified time period. Conclusions: : This holistic data evaluation of analysis of the findings, knowing the trend topics, understanding which topics are cited more, will be of benefit for authors conducting future research.