Journal of Camel Practice and Research

The Journal of Camel Practice and Research (JCPR) provides a unique platform for publishing submissions on New World and Old World camelids. This study analyses and categorises the characteristics of articles published in JCPR from 1996 to 2023, with a focus on the top 10 most cited articles. The top ten-cited papers were identified by their topic, year of publication, category, authors, institution, country and citations. Scopus database was used to determine details of the documents and their citations on April 3, 2024. A total of 1203 documents were published in JCPR during a 28-year span (1996-2023), with an average of 42.9 articles each year. All of these documents related to agricultural and biological sciences. These publications comprised 1031 original articles (85.7%), 82 conference papers (6.9%), 36 editorials (2.9%), 30 review articles (2.5%), 11 notes (0.9%), 8 brief surveys (0.7%), 4 erratum (0.3%) and one letter (0.1%). The top five years for camel research publication in JCPR were 1998 (62 documents), 2013 (61), 2021 (59), 2014 (58) and 2011 (57). Out of 56 countries, the top five concerned with JCPR publishing were India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Iran. In terms of document counts, the most active researchers in JCPR, in decreasing order of ranking, are: Wernery, U., Gahlot, T.K., Kinne, J., Tharwat, M. and Faye, B.; affiliations: King Faisal University, ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory-Dubai and Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences; sponsors: Deanship of Scientific Research-King Faisal University, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Deanship of Scientific Research-King Saud University and Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia. The total number of citations for JCPR publications was 4721 in 2,678 documents, with an average of 3.9 citations per document. All of the top-cited documents were original research articles derived from United Arab Emirates (n= 3), India (n= 2), France, Argentina, Germany, United States of America and Iran (n= one article each). The most-cited papers studied camel milk, interdisciplinary production and fertility diagnostics, as well as pathological abnormalities. In conclusion, this bibliometric study is the first attempt at a multi-parameter analysis of the JCPR publications, including citation count. Authors could use the reported data to help them choose their future research projects and make a lasting contribution to the field of camelids health and production. It gives the editorial team information into the types of articles that JCPR readers find interesting, which will aid in the development of side ideas to eventually increase penetrance and the journal’s quality.