Table 1 Number of articles analyzed and number of relevant manuscripts recorded in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science
Database | Analysis and processing of data | Type of search | Total number of articles | Search efficiency* (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
“Human genetic Ecuador” | “Human genomic Ecuador” | ||||
PubMed | Articles analyzed | 295 | 258 | 553 | 24.05 |
Relevant articles in human genetics/human genomics | 52 | 81 | 133 | ||
Scopus | Articles analyzed | 349 | 37 | 386 | 31.08 |
Relevant articles in human genetics/human genomics | 103 | 17 | 120 | ||
Web of Science | Articles analyzed | 643 | 34 | 677 | 13.30 |
Relevant articles in human genetics/human genomics | 81 | 9 | 90 | ||
Google Scholar | Articles analyzed | 27,557 | 11,333 | 38,890 | 0.71 |
Relevant articles in human genetics/human genomics | 157 | 118 | 275 | ||