Tobacco Control: Visualisation of Research Activity Using Density-Equalizing Mapping and Scientometric Benchmarking Procedures

Kusma, Bianca; Scutaru, Cristian; Quarcoo, David; Welte, Tobias; Fischer, T.; Groneberg‐Kloft, Beatrix

doi:10.3390/ijerph6061856

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“…The finding that the United Kingdom and Germany are the biggest producers of tobacco research articles in Europe was also found in previous studies for the period 1999-2003 [12] and 1900-2008 [13] . This is also in line with the United Kingdom and Germany being the two most productive EU countries with respect to overall scientific output [14] .…”

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Country Differences and Changes in Focus of Scientific Tobacco Control Publications between 2000 and 2012 in Europe

Willemsen

Nagelhout

2015

Eur Addict Res

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Background/Aims: The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) stresses the importance of scientific research. We examined the differences between 31 European countries regarding quantity and focus of tobacco control research publications. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and PsycInfo were searched for peer-reviewed articles on tobacco, written by European authors, published between 2000 and 2012. For 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 we further identified the main focus of the publication. Results: The volume of European tobacco control scientific publications had almost doubled. Scandinavian countries had most publications per inhabitant, while Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia had relatively little research output. There was a smaller increase in publications about harm from tobacco, relative to publications about treatment, and education, and to publications about environmental interventions. In 2012, 49% of all publications were about health, while the total number of publications on environmental interventions was relatively small (10%). Conclusion: Research output had almost doubled, in line with global trends, but is still unevenly distributed across Europe. Although we observed a shift in European publications away from the harm of tobacco towards protecting smokers and changing the environment, the field is still dominated by publications on smoking and health.

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Country Differences and Changes in Focus of Scientific Tobacco Control Publications between 2000 and 2012 in Europe

Willemsen

Nagelhout

2015

Eur Addict Res

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“…Tobacco smoking takes an enormous toll on the global burden of disease (1)(2)(3). Its adverse health effects are attributable to approximately 2,500 toxins in the tobacco plant and approximately 4,000 substances in the tobacco smoke.…”

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Smoking among Macedonian Workers Five Years after the Anti-Smoking Campaign

Минов

Karadžinska-Bislimovska

Vasilevska

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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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To assess the effi cacy of nationwide anti-smoking campaign, we compared the fi ndings of a study on worker smoking performed in 2005 with our latest cross-sectional study completed in 2010. It included 753 randomly selected workers, of whom 126 offi ce, 108 construction, 93 agricultural, 97 petroleum refi nery, 114 textile, 117 food processing workers, and 98 cleaners. Information was collected with a selfadministered questionnaire. The prevalence of current smokers among all workers was 35.4 %, ranging from 30.2 % in offi ce workers to 43.5 % in construction workers. It did not signifi cantly differ from the prevalence recorded in 2005 (35.4 % vs. 36.8 %, respectively; P=0.441). Mean pack-years smoked among all smokers was 12.4±2.3, ranging from 10.9 in administrative workers to 13.7 in agricultural workers. We did not fi nd any signifi cant difference in the prevalence of current smokers between male and female workers and between workers aged less or more than 40 years, as well as between workers of higher and lower education. The prevalence of ex-smokers was 10.5 %, ranging from 8.4 % in construction workers to 12.1 % in administrative workers, whereas the prevalence of passive smokers was 29.1 %, ranging from 26.2 % in food processing workers to 32.9 % in agricultural workers. Our fi ndings indicate that the prevalence of current and passive smokers has remained high regardless of the anti-smoking campaign and call for stricter implementation of anti-smoking regulations.

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“…Using methods similar to those used to study tobacco-related research linkages in the United States19 and globally,20 Dr Gan searched the websites of CNTC and its branch corporations in each province between January 2008 and July 2009 to identify research institutions affiliated with the tobacco companies and relationships between the tobacco companies and academic institutions that conduct tobacco research, including universities (in which we include specialised institutions that are one level below universities in the Chinese higher educational system, known as ‘Zhuanke’ in Chinese) and public research institutions that are owned by the government.…”

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Relationship between the Chinese tobacco industry and academic institutions in China

Gan

Glantz²

2010

Tob Control

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Objective To investigate the relationship between the Chinese tobacco industry and academic institutions in China. Methods We searched online databases of journal articles published in both Chinese and English for academic institutions in China conducting research with or sponsored by Chinese tobacco companies. We also searched the websites of tobacco companies, their affiliated institutions and academic institutions for reports of collaborations. Results The Chinese tobacco industry, in addition to its own strong tobacco research capacity, maintains close ties with an extensive network of academic research institutions and universities to provide both research and training. The Chinese tobacco industry relies heavily upon academic researchers to advance its research agenda and such reliance has grown over time. Most research deals with farming, manufacturing and management issues, but research on ‘reduced harm’ and health effects has increased from 1% of projects in 1983–1987 to 4% in 2003–2007. Conclusions Chinese academic institutions should consider the fact that engagement with the tobacco industry, particularly on issues related to health or promotion of tobacco products, could damage their reputations, a concern that has led many leading Western universities to eschew relationships with the tobacco industry. To the extent that the Chinese tobacco industry’s involvement in academic institutions affects tobacco control policy making; it violates Article 5.3 of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which China ratified in 2005.

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Tobacco Control: Visualisation of Research Activity Using Density-Equalizing Mapping and Scientometric Benchmarking Procedures

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

Country Differences and Changes in Focus of Scientific Tobacco Control Publications between 2000 and 2012 in Europe

Country Differences and Changes in Focus of Scientific Tobacco Control Publications between 2000 and 2012 in Europe

Smoking among Macedonian Workers Five Years after the Anti-Smoking Campaign

Relationship between the Chinese tobacco industry and academic institutions in China

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