Reply to Rhazzar et al. The Impact of Author Name Ambiguity on Bibliometric Validity. Comment on "Ejaz et al. Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on the Omicron Variant from 2020 to 2022 in the Scopus Database Using R and VOSviewer. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12407".

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Title: Reply to Rhazzar et al. The Impact of Author Name Ambiguity on Bibliometric Validity. Comment on "Ejaz et al. Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on the Omicron Variant from 2020 to 2022 in the Scopus Database Using R and VOSviewer. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12407".
Authors: Ejaz H; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia., Zeeshan HM; Department of Computer Sciences, National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore 54700, Pakistan., Ahmad F; Department of Basic Sciences, Deanship of Common First Year, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia., Bukhari SNA; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia., Anwar N; Allied Health Department, College of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Bahrain, Zallaq 32038, Bahrain., Alanazi A; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia., Sadiq A; Department of Computer Science, Lahore Leads University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan., Junaid K; School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK., Atif M; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia., Abosalif KOA; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia., Iqbal A; Department of Library, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia., Hamza MA; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman 14415, Sudan., Younas S; HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Source: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2026 Apr 30; Vol. 23 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 30.
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