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Table 6 Number of publications on each disease

From: Global research trends of World Health Organization’s top eight emerging pathogens

Rank

Disease

Frequency

%

h-index

1st

SARS

3379

39.2

115

2nd

Ebola

2355

27.3

120

3rd

Crimean – Congo

766

8.9

54

4th

Rift valley fever

678

7.9

61

5th

MERS

613

7.1

51

6th

Nipah

382

4.4

63

7th

Marburg

354

4.1

55

8th

Lassa

285

3.3

47

  1. SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome, MERS Middle East respiratory syndrome, h-index Hirsch index
  2. Due to overlap, total percentage exceeded 100%