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A bibliometric analysis assessing temporal changes in publication and authorship characteristics in The Knee from 1996 to 2016.

Sheridan, G; Wisken, E; Hing, CB; Smith, TO (2018) A bibliometric analysis assessing temporal changes in publication and authorship characteristics in The Knee from 1996 to 2016. Knee, 25 (2). pp. 213-218. ISSN 1873-5800 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2018.01.014
SGUL Authors: Hing, Caroline Blanca

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evidence-based practice is a foundation to clinical excellence. However there remains little evidence on the characteristics of authors who contribute to the evidence-base and whether these have changed over time. The purpose of this study was to explore these characteristics by undertaking a bibliometric analysis to explore publication and authorship characteristics in a leading sub-speciality orthopaedic journal (The Knee) over a 20-year period. METHODS: All articles published in The Knee in 1996, 2006 and 2016 were identified. For each article, data collected included: highest academic award; profession; gender; continent of first and last author; total number of authors; the level of evidence; and funding source. We analysed temporal changes in these variables using appropriate statistical models. RESULTS: A total of 413 papers were analysed. Between 1996 to 2016 there has been a significant increase in the overall number of authors, the number of paper submitted from Asia, the proportion of Level 1 or 2 tiered evidence, the proportion of people with Bachelor or Master-level degrees as their highest level of educational award and the proportion of non-medically qualified authors (P<0.001). From 2006 to 2016 there was a significant increase in the proportion of articles whose first author was female (P=0.03), but no significant change in the number of females as last author (P=0.43). CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that there have been changes in publication and authorship characteristics in this sub-speciality orthopaedic journal during the past 20years. This provides encouraging indication of greater diversification and internationalisation of orthopaedic research.

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Additional Information: © 2018. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Keywords: Author characteristics, Evidence-base practice, Journal publication, Research dissemination, The Knee, Authorship, Bibliometrics, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Occupations, Orthopedics, Periodicals as Topic, Publishing, Research Support as Topic, Sex Distribution, Humans, Evidence-Based Medicine, Orthopedics, Sex Distribution, Authorship, Bibliometrics, Publishing, Occupations, Periodicals as Topic, Research Support as Topic, Journal publication, Evidence-base practice, Research dissemination, Author characteristics, The Knee, Author characteristics, Evidence-base practice, Journal publication, Research dissemination, The Knee, Authorship, Bibliometrics, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Occupations, Orthopedics, Periodicals as Topic, Publishing, Research Support as Topic, Sex Distribution, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science, 0903 Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)
Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Vascular & Cardiac Surgery (INCCVC)
Journal or Publication Title: Knee
ISSN: 1873-5800
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
March 2018Published
5 March 2018Published Online
31 January 2018Accepted
PubMed ID: 29519645
Web of Science ID: WOS:000430519800002
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/110940
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2018.01.014

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