Hand and wrist research productivity in journals with high impact factors: a 20 year analysis

Ahn, Christine S.; Li, R. J.; Ahn, Brian; Kuo, Phoebe; Bryant, JH; Day, Charles S.

doi:10.1177/1753193411420057

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“…The literature on TKA from Asian countries increased almost fourfold in the last 10 years. Previously published bibliometric analyses have shown similar results 9 11) . Similarly, the number of published journals also increased by 50% in the same period.…”

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“…However, there is a wide variation in research output among nations. Global and regional bibliometric analyses of English language journals have been done in various areas of research 11 12 13 14) . Many previous bibliometric analyses have looked at the overall orthopedic literature, regardless of research fields 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21) .…”

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Bibliometric Analysis of Orthopedic Literature on Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Countries: A 10-year Analysis

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Bamne

Chowdhry

et al. 2015

Knee Surg Relat Res

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PurposeWe aimed to determine the quantity and quality of research output of selected Asian countries in the field of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the last 10 years.Materials and MethodsTop 15 Asian countries were selected according to their gross domestic product. The Science Citation Index Expanded database was used to search for the literature published between 2004 and 2013 using "Total Knee Arthroplasty". The numbers of articles, journals and citations and the contribution of each country were analyzed. The articles were classified according to the type of study and the relative proportion of each type was analyzed.ResultsAsian surgeons have increasingly contributed to orthopedic literature on TKA for the past 10 years, but the dominant contribution came from only a few countries. The total number of articles published by Asian countries increased by 261%, with Japan producing most of the studies and China showing the maximum growth rate. The majority of studies were published in low impact factor journals. Korea published the highest proportion of articles in high impact factor journals. Clinical papers were most frequent.ConclusionsOur identification of research productivity pertaining to TKA among Asian countries gives a unique insight into the level of academic research in the field of TKA in these countries. There is a need to improve the quality of research to enhance the publishing power in high impact journals as well as the need for more basic research and epidemiological studies considering the unique differences among Asian patients undergoing TKA.

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confidence: 99%

Bibliometric Analysis of Orthopedic Literature on Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Countries: A 10-year Analysis

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Bamne

Chowdhry

et al. 2015

Knee Surg Relat Res

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“…Therefore, it is a necessity that published research aims to address knowledge gaps in the field and contains highqual ity evidence. 2,11,13 In this study we identified the three most commonly published topic domains in a 5year study period. These three topics-DR, FT, and CT-represented 27% of all the published articles with more than 3,000 published pages.…”

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Common Topics of Publication and Levels of Evidence in the Current Hand Surgery Literature

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Johnston

Smith

et al. 2019

Journal of Hand and Microsurgery

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Background Scientific publications are the primary vehicle for the distribution of scientific findings, but there has been limited research on literature topic surveillance. We sought to identify and characterize the most commonly published topic domains in the hand surgery literature. Methods We performed a 6-month hypothesis testing phase to identify the most frequently published topics in three hand surgery journals: Hand, The Journal of Hand Surgery (American), and The Journal of Hand Surgery (European). We reviewed all of the published articles in these journals from June 2010 to May 2015 to identify and characterize publications related to the three most common topic domains. Results A total of 2,146 articles were published during the 5-year study period. The three most frequent topics domains included distal radius (DR) (11% of all articles), flexor tendon (FT) (9%), and carpal tunnel (CT) (7.5%). These subjects accounted for a total of 584 articles (27% of all publications) and 3,014 published pages during the study period. FT, CT, and DR publications were cited on average 2.3 times per year (2.5, 2.4, and 2.0, respectively). Conclusion A small subset of topic domains makes up a significant proportion of scientific publications in hand surgery.

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“…Encouragingly, there has been a relative increase in level I evidence, though it still remains well below the volume of level IV evidence production. 18 The lack of research and adequate funding allocation to musculoskeletal conditions lead to the launch of the WHO Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 to try to increase awareness and funding for musculoskeletal conditions. We propose that there remains, beyond the Bone and Joint Decade, an urgent need to conduct high quality research, particularly randomised control trials to determine the best treatment options for common hand conditions.…”

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Linear regression analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics predicts a large increase in demand for elective hand surgery in England

Bebbington

Furniss

2015

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

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SummaryIntroductionWe integrated two factors, demographic population shifts and changes in prevalence of disease, to predict future trends in demand for hand surgery in England, to facilitate workforce planning.MethodsWe analysed Hospital Episode Statistics data for Dupuytren's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and trigger finger from 1998 to 2011. Using linear regression, we estimated trends in both diagnosis and surgery until 2030. We integrated this regression with age specific population data from the Office for National Statistics in order to estimate how this will contribute to a change in workload over time.ResultsThere has been a significant increase in both absolute numbers of diagnoses and surgery for all four conditions. Combined with future population data, we calculate that the total operative burden for these four conditions will increase from 87,582 in 2011 to 170,166 (95% confidence interval 144,517–195,353) in 2030.DiscussionThe prevalence of these diseases in the ageing population, and increasing prevalence of predisposing factors such as obesity and diabetes, may account for the predicted increase in workload. The most cost effective treatments must be sought, which requires high quality clinical trials. Our methodology can be applied to other sub-specialties to help anticipate the need for future service provision.

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Hand and wrist research productivity in journals with high impact factors: a 20 year analysis

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Bibliometric Analysis of Orthopedic Literature on Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Countries: A 10-year Analysis

Bibliometric Analysis of Orthopedic Literature on Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Countries: A 10-year Analysis

Common Topics of Publication and Levels of Evidence in the Current Hand Surgery Literature

Linear regression analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics predicts a large increase in demand for elective hand surgery in England

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