3.3 Distribution of publications in subject categories
From 1979 to 2019 the scientific literature was distributed among a broad range of scientific fields (WoS subject categories): 28 subject categories in total, with the WoS subject category Microbiology (40%) and Veterinary Sciences (33%) as the most targeted fields. This result suggests that these two areas remained a top priority among the various topics being explored in AMR research in wildlife. From 1979 to 1989, microbiology, veterinary sciences and infectious diseases held primacy (Figure 3); however, since 2000 the number of articles in environmental sciences and ecology have gained in importance. It is interesting to note that during the 1979-2019 period this topic became more multidisciplinary, which indicates a change of the spotlight of AMR studies to an emphasis on the “One Health” framework, reflecting the inception of the “One Health” paradigm and possibly the awareness of researchers in the veterinary field for conducting studies on AMR-related topics. During this 40 year period, research shifted from Microbiology subject area into a multidisciplinary area, stressing that the key factor for this increment in the number of research/publications is an investment in multidisciplinary research. Interestingly, Ecology and Environmental Sciences subject areas have been well represented in the last decade. This goes in line with several authors highlighting that the rising threat of AMR requires a holistic and multidisciplinary approach (Walsh et al., 2018). We are now in an exciting and turning point where One Health can lead to a paradigm shift that will set the foundation to a more integrative and multidisciplinary action for addressing AMR challenges.