Two Hundred Years of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: A Bibliometric Overview

Founded in 1824, the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (ANYAS) is a distinguished international journal that embraces various scientific disciplines. In 2024, the journal marks its 200th anniversary. To honor this remarkable milestone, this article provides a thorough bibliometric analysis of the journal's publications. The aim is to identify the main trends in the journal, particularly over the past few decades. Bibliographic data have been gathered from the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus databases. The study also uses VOSviewer software to create and visualize bibliometric maps. This analysis reveals that researchers affiliated with American institutions are the most productive authors, surpassing their peers from other countries, with notable contributions also coming from France and Israel. The United States of America emerges as the leading nation in the total number of publications and citations, followed by the United Kingdom and Germany. Additionally, an in-depth examination of keywords and topics illustrates that ANYAS encompasses a diverse range of subjects, prominently featuring chemistry, hematology, and psychology research. This breadth of exploration underscores the journal's role as a significant platform for advancing scientific knowledge across multiple domains.