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Sheridan, G., Wisken, E., Hing, C. B. and Smith, T. O. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954
(2018)
A bibliometric analysis assessing temporal changes in publication and authorship characteristics in The Knee from 1996 to 2016.
The Knee, 25 (2).
pp. 213-218.
ISSN 0968-0160
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 20 years. This provides encouraging indication of greater diversification and internationalisation of orthopaedic research.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2019 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2024 02:59 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69826 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.knee.2018.01.014 |
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