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The change from an eponym to a representative name: Wegener to granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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  • Saif Aldeen AlRyalat

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Khaled Rawashdeh

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Osama El khatib

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Abeer Yasin

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Fadwa Alqadi

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Noor Saleh

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Lna Malkawi

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Ola Hijjawi

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Mohammad Alessa

    (The University of Jordan)

Abstract

In 2011, professional societies recommended the use of the representative name “Granulomatosis with polyangiitis GPA” followed by the parenthetical eponym “Wegener”, due to the ethical concerns that were raised on Wegener. We aim to study the change in using the eponym “Wegener” to using the representative name “GPA” in medical literature in the period from 2010 to 2017. We used Scopus database to search for articles or reviews that used the eponym “Wegener”, and those that used the representative name “GPA” during the years 2010–2017, using appropriate operators and limiting tools available. A total of 2613 publications used the eponym “Wegener” compared to 1443 publications included the phrase “GPA” during the years 2010–2017. We found a significant difference in number of publications that used the eponym alone in the years from 2010 to 2014 (p

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  • Saif Aldeen AlRyalat & Khaled Rawashdeh & Osama El khatib & Abeer Yasin & Fadwa Alqadi & Noor Saleh & Lna Malkawi & Ola Hijjawi & Mohammad Alessa, 2018. "The change from an eponym to a representative name: Wegener to granulomatosis with polyangiitis," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 117(3), pages 2077-2089, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:117:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-018-2951-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-018-2951-z
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    1. András Schubert & Wolfgang Glänzel & Gábor Schubert, 2022. "Eponyms in science: famed or framed?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 127(3), pages 1199-1207, March.

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