Worldwide research productivity in fracture surgery: A 10-year survey of publication activity

Sun, Jianzhong; Ren, Dianxu; Ma, Tai; Shi, Xun; Bao, Chaolu; Guan, Huapeng

doi:10.3892/etm.2017.4585

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“…A recent study [8], looking at worldwide publications in fracture surgery, found that only 0.1% of papers were published from LICs over a 10-year period, with an overwhelming majority (86.6%) from high-income countries (HICs).…”

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Orthopaedic research in low-income countries: A bibliometric analysis of the current literature

Graham

Brennan

Laubscher

et al. 2019

SICOT-J

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Background: To perform a bibliometric analysis and quantify the amount of orthopaedic and trauma literature published from low-income countries (LICs).Methods and methods: The Web of Science database was utilised to identify all indexed orthopaedic journals. All articles published in the 76 orthopaedics journals over the last 10 years were reviewed, to determine their geographic origin.Results: A total of 131 454 articles were published across 76 orthopaedic journals over the last 10 years. Of these, 132 (0.1%) were published from LICs and 3515 (2.7%) were published from lower middle-income countries (LMICs); 85.7% (n = 112 716) of published orthopaedic research was undertaken in a high-income setting. The majority of the studies (n = 90, 74.4%) presented level IV evidence. Only 7.4% (n = 9) were high-quality evidence (level I or II). Additionally, the majority of research (74 articles, 56%) was published in partnership with high-income countries (HICs).Conclusions: There is a stark mismatch between the publication of scientific reports on orthopaedic research and the geographical areas of greatest clinical need. We believe there is an urgent need for orthopaedic research to be carried out in low-income settings to guide treatment and improve outcomes, rather than assuming that evidence from high-income settings will translate into this environment. Level of evidence: IV

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Orthopaedic research in low-income countries: A bibliometric analysis of the current literature

Graham

Brennan

Laubscher

et al. 2019

SICOT-J

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“…Increasing efforts from different countries have been made to investigate this novel coronavirus [13][14][15][16][17][18]. Many global survey analyses have been published to present the characteristics of research production in multiple fields [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, there were few studies describing the current patterns of scientific efforts in the field of SARS-CoV-2.…”

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“…The database of Web of Science was selected in this study, because Web of Science was considered as the leading reliable database for academic assessment [9][10][11]. It had been widely accepted in similar studies [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. A comprehensive literature search was performed in the database of Web of Science in April 20, 2020.…”

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“…The keywords included "SARS-CoV-2", "2019-nCoV", "COVID-19", "COVID19", "Corona Virus Disease-19", "Corona Virus Disease-2019", "2019 novel coronavirus", "Wuhan coronavirus", and "Wuhan seafood market pneumonia virus". The original articles and reviews were included in this study [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The affiliated country of the corresponding author was considered as the origin of the publication [6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

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“…Publication as a critical method of knowledge sharing is a central part of scientific activity [6,7]. The research patterns, indexed by the quantity and quality of publications, have been widely analyzed to describe the worldwide researchers' efforts in multiple fields [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, to the best of our knowledge, such global survey analysis has been seldom reported in the field of SARS-CoV-2.…”

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Scientific efforts on SARS-CoV-2 research: A global survey analysis

Jia

Ding

et al. 2021

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has been a global pandemic. Researchers have made great efforts to investigate SARS-CoV-2. However, there are few studies analyzing the general situation of SARS-CoV-2 research at global level. This study aimed to characterize global scientific efforts based on SARS-CoV-2 publications. Methodology: SARS-CoV-2 -related publications were retrieved using Web of Science. The number of publications, citation, country, journal, study topic, total confirmed cases, and total deaths were analyzed. Results: A total of 441 publications were identified. China contributed the largest number of publications (198, 44.90%), followed by USA (51, 11.56%), Italy (28, 6.35%), Germany (19, 4.31%), and South Korea (13, 2.95%). Upper-middle-income economies (51.70%) produced the most SARS-CoV-2 publications, followed by high-income (45.12%), lower-middle-income (2.95%), and low-income economies (0.23%). The research output had a significant correlations with total confirmed cases (r = 0.666, p = 0.000) and total deaths (r = 0.610, p = 0.000). China had the highest total citations (1947), followed by USA (204), and Germany (54). China also had the highest average citations (9.83), followed by Netherlands (5.80), and Canada (5.43). The most popular journals were Journal of Medical Virology, Eurosurveillance, and Emerging Microbes and Infections. The most discussed topic was the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. Conclusions: Scientific research on SARS-CoV-2 is from worldwide researchers' efforts, with some countries and journals having special contributions. The countries with more total confirmed cases and total deaths tend to have more research output in the field of SARS-CoV-2. China was the most prolific country, and had the highest quality of publications on SARS-CoV-2.

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Measuring socioeconomic outcomes in trauma patients up to one year post-discharge: A systematic review and meta-analysis

David

Aroke

Roy

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Injury

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Worldwide research productivity in fracture surgery: A 10-year survey of publication activity

Cited by 19 publications

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Orthopaedic research in low-income countries: A bibliometric analysis of the current literature

Orthopaedic research in low-income countries: A bibliometric analysis of the current literature

Scientific efforts on SARS-CoV-2 research: A global survey analysis

Measuring socioeconomic outcomes in trauma patients up to one year post-discharge: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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