Exploring the landscape of lymphatic filariasis research in India: A scientometric analysis of two decades from 2000 to 2024

LF research in India has shown a noticeable decline since 2017, despite its high disease burden. High-income countries dominate in citation impact and collaborations, whereas low- and middle-income countries, including India, lag behind even with a high publication volume. Strategic efforts to strengthen international partnerships, research funding, equitable co-authorship between endemic and non-endemic countries, facilitating early-career exchange programmes, adopting open-access agreements and building institutional capacity are essential to enhance the impact of LF research in India and other endemic countries. Equally important is ensuring that research priorities and implementation strategies are tailored to local programmatic and epidemiological contexts.