Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on climate change and human health with an emphasis on infectious diseases

Table 3 Contribution of each WHO regions to health- and infection-related literature (1980–2019)

Region based on World Health Organization	Health-related literature		Infection-related literature
Region based on World Health Organization	Frequency	% N = 4247^a	Frequency	% N = 1207^a
Region of the Americas	1548	36.4	476	39.4
European Region	1626	38.3	497	41.2
Western Pacific Region	913	21.5	281	23.3
South-East Asia Region	232	5.5	75	6.2
African Region	253	6.0	119	9.9
Eastern Mediterranean Region	92	2.2	31	2.6

Infection-related documents: documents on climate change and infectious diseases
Health-related documents: documents on climate change and health
^athe total percentage exceeded 100% due to overlap among different regions created by international research collaborations

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