Understanding the impact of public policy on cancer research: A bibliometric approach

Lewison, Grant; Purushotham, Arnie; Mason, Malcolm David; McVie, Gordon; Sullivan, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2009.12.020

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“…Precision represents proportion of filter output considered to be cardiovascular research, and recall represents the proportion of known cardiovascular research publications retrieved [7]. Testing was undertaken by two cardiovascular research specialists (MDH, GSB).…”

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“…In brief, integer counts give a country a score of one for all authors from that country, which overestimates the number of publications by approximately 20%, depending on publication year and subject [7]. Fractional counts divide the number of publication addresses from an individual country (numerator) by the total number of publication addresses (denominator).…”

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Global Cardiovascular Research Output, Citations, and Collaborations: A Time-Trend, Bibliometric Analysis (1999–2008)

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IntroductionHealth research is one mechanism to improve population-level health and should generally match the health needs of populations. However, there have been limited data to assess the trends in national-level cardiovascular research output, even as cardiovascular disease [CVD] has become the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.Materials and MethodsWe performed a time trends analysis of cardiovascular research publications (1999–2008) downloaded from Web of Knowledge using a iteratively-tested cardiovascular bibliometric filter with >90% precision and recall. We evaluated cardiovascular research publications, five-year running actual citation indices [ACIs], and degree of international collaboration measured through the ratio of the fractional count of addresses from one country against all addresses for each publication.Results and DiscussionGlobal cardiovascular publication volume increased from 40 661 publications in 1999 to 55 284 publications in 2008, which represents a 36% increase. The proportion of cardiovascular publications from high-income, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] countries declined from 93% to 84% of the total share over the study period. High-income, OECD countries generally had higher fractional counts, which suggest less international collaboration, than lower income countries from 1999–2008. There was an inverse relationship between cardiovascular publications and age-standardized CVD morbidity and mortality rates, but a direct, curvilinear relationship between cardiovascular publications and Human Development Index from 1999–2008.ConclusionsCardiovascular health research output has increased substantially in the past decade, with a greater share of citations being published from low- and middle-income countries. However, low- and middle-income countries with the higher burdens of cardiovascular disease continue to have lower research output than high-income countries, and thus require targeted research investments to improve cardiovascular health.

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Global Cardiovascular Research Output, Citations, and Collaborations: A Time-Trend, Bibliometric Analysis (1999–2008)

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“…(9-12) La investigación requiere de políticas que ayuden a definir las líneas de investigación y que se favorezca la producción de conocimiento en las áreas que sean de interés para los estados. (13) Los objetivos principales de este estudio bibliométrico fueron describir la producción científica escrita sobre cáncer en Argentina y generar una línea de investigación documental que sirva como insumo de base para la gestión de políticas de C&T y políticas de salud referidas al cáncer.…”

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Estudio Bibliométrico de la Producción Científica Argentina en Cáncer a través de las Bases de Datos Medline y Lilacs

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Este artículo analiza el perfil de la producción científica argentina en el campo del cáncer entre 2001 y 2010. Una investigación bibliométrica se realizó a través de las bases de datos Medline y Lilacs.En Medline, se registraron 1132 documentos. El núcleo de Bradford estuvo conformado por 37 revistas con 379 publicaciones. El Instituto de Oncología Ángel H. Roffo (UBA) fue la institución más productiva (71 documentos). En Lilacs, se registraron 824 documentos. El núcleo de Bradford estuvo conformado por cinco revistas con 291 publicaciones. El Hospital Italiano (CABA) fue la institución más productiva (86 documentos).La investigación en cáncer en Argentina se está incrementando, existe una fuerte producción en las Universidades Nacionales (Medline), Hospitales nacionales y provinciales (Lilacs), con importante participación en investigaciones observacionales descriptivas.

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“…The role of research in addressing the burden of disease, improving health and healthcare delivery and in developing evidence-based policy is increasingly being recognised. [5][6][7][8] Research publications are an important part of the scientific process, making results available to the wider scientific community and playing a key part in linking knowledge generation to uptake and use. Several methods exist to evaluate research publications.…”

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A bibliometric analysis of cancer research in South Africa: study protocol

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IntroductionCancer is an important and growing public health burden in South Africa (SA). Over the past few decades, there has been considerable scientific activity in cancer in SA. However, there has been limited analysis of cancer scientific publications. In this paper, we present a protocol for bibliometric analysis of cancer research conducted in SA.Methods and analysisA comprehensive search of the journal databases PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science and EBSCO will be conducted to identify and retrieve data from primary peer-reviewed cancer research articles using a set of consensus search words. Articles that involve cancer research conducted in SA or using biological or clinical data from South African participants and published between 2004 and 2014 will be included in the study. Two independent researchers will screen the articles for eligibility. Bibliometric indicators and study characteristics will be extracted, entered into a database and analysed. The cancer disease site will be recorded and research will be classified using the Common Scientific Outline system. Data obtained will be analysed to determine SA's publication productivity index in cancer research. Annual trends in bibliometric indicators and the type of cancer research will be determined. The degree of collaboration in research conducted in SA will be analysed using co-authorship matrix software. A publication to disease type ratio will be used to assess scientific production relative to disease burden.Ethics and disseminationAs this analysis will draw on publicly available data and does not directly involve human participants, ethical review is not required. We anticipate that the bibliometric analysis will identify the trends in cancer research productivity and the extent to which cancer research is aligned to the local burden of disease. Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented in a user-friendly format to relevant policymakers and funders.

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Understanding the impact of public policy on cancer research: A bibliometric approach

Cited by 36 publications

References 15 publications

Global Cardiovascular Research Output, Citations, and Collaborations: A Time-Trend, Bibliometric Analysis (1999–2008)

Global Cardiovascular Research Output, Citations, and Collaborations: A Time-Trend, Bibliometric Analysis (1999–2008)

Estudio Bibliométrico de la Producción Científica Argentina en Cáncer a través de las Bases de Datos Medline y Lilacs

A bibliometric analysis of cancer research in South Africa: study protocol

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