Pathogens
Mapping Hepatitis B Virus Research and Genomic Diversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Door Alexis José-Ábrego, Sonia Román, Irene M. Mariscal-Martinez en 2 anderen.
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Abstract
Background
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major public health challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Mapping scientific production and viral genomic diversity is essential to identify consolidated research fields, as well as areas of opportunity to improve and expand research across the region.
Methods
An integrated analysis combining bibliometrics, text-mining, and phylogenetics was performed on HBV literature indexed in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (1970–2025), alongside 9528 GenBank sequences (including full-length genomes, individual genes, and partial diagnostic fragments).