Temporal Trends and ICD-11-Mapped Patterns of Otology Research in Saudi Arabia, 1978–2024: A Scoping Review Using Negative Binomial Modelling
Nawaf Khayal Alkhayal, Mohammed Sherif, Yousef Fares Shata, Leen Z. Alotaibi, Fayez A. Alhabib, Hesham Saleh Almofada · 2026
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Nawaf Khayal Alkhayal and colleagues map ear research in Saudi Arabia across nearly five decades in a 2026 scoping review. Output from 1978 to 2024 was charted by topic, design, institution, and funding to expose gaps. Topics were sorted using the ICD-11 disease classification for comparability.
From 2,227 records, 510 studies qualified for the map. Yearly output grew steadily and sped up sharply after 2017, while first authors clustered at few institutions led by King Saud University. Watching-style studies dominated and experiments were rare. Ear and mastoid topics plus health service contact topics took the largest shares, guiding where broader, bolder studies are needed.
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| CREATOR | Nawaf Khayal Alkhayal, Mohammed Sherif, Yousef Fares Shata, Leen Z. Alotaibi, Fayez A. Alhabib, Hesham Saleh Almofada |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42107 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |