PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)

PRISMA is an evidence-based set of guidelines designed to improve the reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
🔗 Official Website: https://www.prisma-statement.org/

Key PRISMA 2020 Documents

• Checklist
  🔗 https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-checklist
  A 27-item checklist outlining essential elements to include when reporting a systematic review.

• Expanded Checklist
  🔗 https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-expanded-checklist
  Provides detailed guidance and examples for each checklist item to ensure clarity and completeness.

• Flow Diagram
  🔗 https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-flow-diagram
  A visual representation of the study selection process, from identification to inclusion.

• Statement Paper
  🔗 https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n71
  The official PRISMA 2020 statement describes updated reporting guidelines and rationale.

• Explanation and Elaboration Paper
  🔗 https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n160
  Offers in-depth explanation and practical examples for applying each checklist item.

• Flow diagrams can also be generated using a Shiny App available at
  🔗 https://www.eshackathon.org/software/PRISMA2020.html
  
  

• Create PRISMA Flow Diagram using the interactive Shiny App:

🔗 https://estech.shinyapps.io/prisma_flowdiagram/

Example:
https://www.projectguru.in/prisma-systematic-reviews-meta-analyses/

Instructions to Download and Install VOSviewer Software

Step 1: Visit the official website

Open a web browser, such as Google Chrome, and visit the official VOSviewer website:

https://www.vosviewer.com/download

Step 2: Download the software

Select the download option suitable for your computer's operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux).

Step 3: Locate the downloaded file

After the download is complete, open the Downloads folder on your computer and locate the VOSviewer downloaded file.

Step 4: Extract the file

If the downloaded file is in ZIP format, right-click it and select Extract All (Windows). Choose a folder to extract the files.

Step 5: Install or launch VOSviewer

Open the extracted folder and run the appropriate VOSviewer application file. If Java is required, install Java 8 or a newer version from the official website: https://www.java.com/.

Step 6: Verify the installation

Once the VOSviewer application opens successfully and displays its main window, the software is ready to use.

📥 Instructions to Install and Run Biblioshiny Software

Step 1: Install R Software
Open your web browser and visit the official R website:
🔗 https://cran.r-project.org/

Select your operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux), download R, and install it by following the instructions.

Step 2: Install RStudio (Recommended)
Visit the official Posit website:
🔗 https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/

Download and install RStudio Desktop. This provides a convenient interface for running Biblioshiny.

Step 3: Open RStudio
Launch RStudio on your computer after installing R and RStudio.

Step 4: Install Biblioshiny
In the RStudio Console, copy and run the following command:

install.packages("bibliometrix")

Wait until the installation is complete.

Step 5: Launch Biblioshiny
After installation, type the following commands in the RStudio Console, one at a time:

library(bibliometrix)

biblioshiny()

Press Enter after each command. Biblioshiny will open in your web browser.

Step 6: Verify Installation
If the Biblioshiny home page appears in your browser, the software is ready to use. ✅

🔗 Official website: https://www.bibliometrix.org/

📌 Note: Biblioshiny is a web-based interface that runs through R; it is not installed as a separate standalone application using the standard method. 

Databases for Literature Review – Bibliometric Analysis

Scopus Search Tips

Explanation: Guidance for performing advanced literature searches in the Scopus database.
Link: https://schema.elsevier.com/dtds/document/bkapi/search/SCOPUSSearchTips.htm

Web of Science Search Operators

Explanation: Instructions for using search operators and filters in Web of Science.
Link: https://webofscience.help.clarivate.com/en-us/Content/search-operators.html

DeCS – Health Sciences Descriptors

Explanation: Controlled vocabulary resource used for indexing and searching health science literature.
Link: https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/

PubMed

Explanation: A free biomedical and life sciences database maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Lens.org

Explanation: An open knowledge platform used for patent searches, scholarly literature analysis, and innovation mapping.
Link: https://www.lens.org/

Dimensions AI

Explanation: A research information platform that provides access to publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, and citations.
Link: https://www.dimensions.ai/

OpenAlex

Explanation: An open catalog of scholarly papers, authors, institutions, journals, and research concepts used for academic analysis.
Link: https://openalex.org/