bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2021‒12‒12
thirty-two papers selected by
Thomas Krichel
Open Library Society
  1. Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  2. Top 100 Most-Cited Papers in Neuropathic Pain From 2000 to 2020: A Bibliometric Study.
  3. Editorial: Best Practices in Bibliometrics & Bibliometric Services.
  4. Bibliometric Evaluation of Publications (2000-2020) on the Prognosis of Gastric Cancer.
  5. The 50 Top-Cited Articles on the Posterior Cruciate Ligament: A Bibliometric Analysis and Review.
  6. Status of the research in fitness apps: A bibliometric analysis.
  7. Mapping Knowledge Structure and Themes Trends of Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  8. Predictors of Citation Rates in High-Impact Glioblastoma Clinical Trials.
  9. Top 100 Most Cited Journal Articles in Anatomy.
  10. Subspecialty Variation in Academic Citations of Orthopedic Surgery Publications.
  11. Progress and Research Trends on Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl. (Catha edulis): A Review and Bibliometric Analysis.
  12. Trends in Academic Achievement Within Otolaryngology: Does Fellowship Training Impact Research Productivity?
  13. Period-prevalence and Publication Rate of Health Research Productivity in Seven Arabian Gulf Countries: Bibliometric Analysis from 1996 to 2018.
  14. Visual analysis on the research of monocarboxylate transporters based on CiteSpace.
  15. Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review of Global Coronavirus Research Trends Before COVID-19: Prospects and Implications for COVID-19 Research.
  16. Publication analysis in Bay for Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Nations.
  17. Discovering future research trends of aerobic granular sludge using bibliometric approach.
  18. Evolutionary Analysis of International Scientific Output in Occupational Therapy from 1917 to 2020.
  19. Scientometric Analysis of Global Scientific Literature on Aging in Place.
  20. Research on high anal fistula: a bibliometric analysis.
  21. Bibliometric Differences Between WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Countries in the Outcome Research on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
  22. The hotspots and trends of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and physical therapy: a bibliometric and visual analysis.
  23. A Bibliometric Network Analysis of Recent Publications on Digital Agriculture to Depict Strategic Themes and Evolution Structure.
  24. Citation Advantage of Promoted Articles in a Cross-Publisher Distribution Platform: 36-Month Follow-up to a Randomized Controlled Trial.
  25. Bibliometric Analysis of Post Covid-19 Management Strategies and Policies in Hospitality and Tourism.
  26. Woman authorship in pre-print versus peer-reviewed oral health-related publications: A two-year observational study.
  27. Surveying 80 Years of Psychodrama Research: A Scientometric Review.
  28. Was the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Gender Disparities in Authorship of Manuscripts Submitted to Clinical Neuropsychology Journals?
  29. Sex and Gender Bias in Covid-19 Clinical Case Reports.
  30. Persuasive discourses in editorials published by the top-five nursing journals: Findings from a 5-year analysis.
  31. Exploring the Accuracy of Cited References in a Selected Data Set of Nursing Journal Articles.
  32. Altmetric analysis of the top 100 most popular dermatology articles: a cross-sectional study.
  1. Front Psychol. 2021 ;12 752026
    Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Natalia Rodriguez Novo, Maria Mercedes Novo Muñoz, Leticia Cuellar-Pompa, Jose Angel Rodriguez Gomez.
      Aim: Despite the increase in international research in art therapy, few studies have been developed with a bibliometric approach which describe the situation regarding this area of knowledge. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe and contextualize international scientific production in the visual arts modality in the context of artistic therapies, to offer a broader and more in-depth vision of the structure of this area of knowledge through of a bibliometric analysis of the publications indexed in the core collection of the Web of Science. Methods: This is a retrospective, exploratory and descriptive, cross-sectional study to analyze the bibliographic data retrieved from the databases of the core collection. The analysis parameters included the data corresponding to the production according to type of document, country, journal, and institution. In addition, the main lines of research were located and classified and the subject matter of the most cited articles in each of them was summarized. Four periods were selected, between 1994 and 2020, to facilitate the thematic analysis and offer an evolutionary perspective of art therapy research. Results: A total of 563 works were published, in 250 journals, in the 63 years between 1958, when the first document was published, and April 2021. The annual growth rate was 7.3% with a mean average of 8.7 publications per year, and 83.13% of the published works were articles. A total of 1,269 authors from 56 countries were counted. The mean number of citations per document was 5.6 and the mean number of citations per document and year was 0.6. The main research domains were psychology and/or rehabilitation and the highest production on this topic was concentrated in only three journals. In general, a high degree of variability was observed in the study topics and numerous theoretical and methodological articles. The most used visual arts modalities were in the main drawing, painting and photography. Conclusion: This work did not find previous existence of any bibliometric analysis on the international scientific production in art therapy. In general terms, there has been a substantial growth in the number of publications on the subject over the last decade. However, this research area does not appear to have peaked, but, on the contrary, is still growing and progressing despite its long history in clinical practice.
    Keywords:  art therapy; bibliometric; health; trend analysis; visual arts
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.752026
  2. Front Neurol. 2021 ;12 765193
    Top 100 Most-Cited Papers in Neuropathic Pain From 2000 to 2020: A Bibliometric Study.
    Huan-Yu Xiong, Hao Liu, Xue-Qiang Wang.
      Background: Neuropathic pain research has grown impressively in the past two decades, as evidenced by improvements in research quality and increments in the number of research papers. In views of this situation, the use of quantitative measurements to analyze and characterize existing research has become imperative. The aim of this research is to identify and analyze the 100 most-cited papers in neuropathic pain research. Methods: Neuropathic pain-related articles published between 2000 and 2020 were screened from Web of Science (WOS) by using the following subject terms: TI = (Neuralgia$ OR Neurodynia$ OR "Neuropathic pain" OR sciatica OR "Nerve pain$"). The publications were ranked in a descending order on the basis of citation counts, and the top 100 most-cited neuropathic pain papers were determined. Subsequently, we conducted a bibliometric study to determine the authors, journals, countries, and institutions that contributed the most to the top 100 neuropathic pain lists; describe the keywords and hotspots of the top 100 most-cited papers; and explore the factors associated with successful citations. Results: The top 100 most-cited papers were published from 2000 to 2017, and 2003 had the largest number of published papers (n = 16). The mean number of citations per paper was 480.72, with a range of 262-1,569. Forty-four kinds of journals contributed to the top 100 most-cited papers, which were predominantly published in "Pain" (n = 23). The USA was determined to be the leader of neuropathic pain research in terms of quality and quantity. Conclusion: This study provides a comprehensive list of the most influential papers on neuropathic pain and demonstrates the important advances in this field to help understand academic concerns and the directions of technological innovations in neuropathic pain worldwide.
    Keywords:  bibliometric study; citation analysis; neuropathic pain; top-cited; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.765193
  3. Front Res Metr Anal. 2021 ;6 771999
    Editorial: Best Practices in Bibliometrics & Bibliometric Services.
    Juan Ignacio Gorraiz.
      
    Keywords:  best praclices; bibliometric services; bibliometrics; informetrics; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2021.771999
  4. Inquiry. 2021 Jan-Dec;58:58 469580211056015
    Bibliometric Evaluation of Publications (2000-2020) on the Prognosis of Gastric Cancer.
    Yujie Zhang, Chaoran Yu.
      Background: Gastric cancer remains a global malignancy. The role of bibliometric analysis is increasingly valued. It is feasible and necessary to perform a bibliometric analysis to regurgitate studies in the prognosis of gastric cancer. Materials and methods: Web of Science was selected for the dataset resource. Articles published between 2000 and 2020 within the database of Web of Science Core Collection were included with predefined search terms. CiteSpace version 5.7.R1 and R software program version 4.0.3 were used for bibliometric analysis with parameters extrapolated from included studies. Results: A total of 1721 articles were included from 2000 to 2020 with remarkably increasing trends. China (n=1183), Japan (n=218), and South Korea (n=119) showed the most publications. SUN YAT SEN University, FUDAN University, and NANJING MED University were the top institutions with most publications. Keywords with strongest citation bursts between 2000 and 2020 were characterized. Particularly, "statistics", "resistance", "mortality", "lncrna", "diagnosis", "outcome", "migration", "promote," and "regulatory t cell" were the latest rising keywords since 2017, indicating possible study trends ahead. Several articles showed strongest citation bursts, including Jemal A. CA-CANCER J CLIN, Van Cutsem E. LANCET, and Japanese Gastric Cancer Association GASTRIC CANCER. Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis provides a thought-provoking, insightful result concerning the trajectory of research development in prognosis of gastric cancer with a future perspective.
    Keywords:  Web of Science; bibliometric analysis; gastric cancer; journal; prognosis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580211056015
  5. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Nov;9(11): 23259671211057851
    The 50 Top-Cited Articles on the Posterior Cruciate Ligament: A Bibliometric Analysis and Review.
    Arvind Kumar, Siddhartha Sinha, Rajesh Arora, Sahil Gaba, Rizwan Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
      Background: Limited attention has been paid to the natural history, management, and treatment outcomes related to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)-deficient knee joint.Purpose: To perform a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to evaluate the 50 top-cited articles in PCL research.
    Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
    Methods: We performed a keyword-based search in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science to generate a list of the 50 most cited articles relevant to the PCL. The included articles were analyzed according to journal, country of origin, publication year, total number of citations, citations per year, citation trends, and type of study (clinical vs basic science).
    Results: The 50 top-cited articles were published between 1975 and 2012, and the number of individual article citations ranged between 98 and 410. The listed articles were published in 7 journals, with the American Journal of Sports Medicine contributing to more than half of the articles and citations. The United States contributed the most articles (84%) and citations (n = 4873). There were 32 clinical studies and 18 basic science studies. All clinical studies had level 4 clinical evidence, and topics included the natural history of PCL tears, factors predicting the need for surgical intervention, and long-term outcomes of isolated PCL injuries and combined capsuloligamentous injuries. Most (77.8%) of the top-cited basic science articles consisted of experimental or biomechanical studies on human cadaveric knees.
    Conclusion: The current analysis suggests that PCL research is still evolving and needs high-quality prospective evidence to establish sound recommendations.
    Keywords:  PCL; bibliometric analysis; posterior cruciate ligament; sports medicine; top-cited
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211057851
  6. Telemat Inform. 2021 Mar;57 101506
    Status of the research in fitness apps: A bibliometric analysis.
    Yali Liu, Maria Avello.
      Fitness applications have undergone considerable development in the last few years and becoming popular and significant in both academic and practical areas. However, contributions to the systematic mapping of this field continue to be lacking. This paper constitutes the first bibliometric study in this field to better understand the current state of research. We examined 481 records from databases Scopus and Web of Science (Core Collection) using several bibliometric analysis methods. All the records on this emerging topic were published between 2011 and 2019. We processed these records using statistical analysis and science mapping. The bibliometric analysis included the year of publication, journal name, citation, author, country, and particularly, research methodology. Additionally, we used the VOSViewer software to perform bibliometric mapping of co-authorship, co-citation of authors, and co-occurrence of keywords. This field of study, it was found, is currently in its precursor stage, contributing primarily to the fields of medicine, computer science, and health sciences. The United States appeared to have made the largest contribution to this field. However, author productivity, number of citations, and number of core journals all indicated a high degree of fragmentation of research in this filed. Remarkably, scientific research in this area is expected to progress tremendously over time. Overall, this study provides basic data and research classifications for the initial phase of research and research direction for future research in this area.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric study; Fitness app; Mapping; mHealth
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101506
  7. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 ;8 787228
    Mapping Knowledge Structure and Themes Trends of Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Haiyang Wu, Kunming Cheng, Qiang Guo, Weiguang Yang, Linjian Tong, Yulin Wang, Zhiming Sun.
      Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disabling disease characterized by chronic inflammation, articular cartilage destruction, and reduced bone mass. Multiple studies have revealed that the development of osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA; ORA) patients could be led to a reduced quality of life and increased healthcare costs. Nevertheless, no attempt has been made to analyze the field of ORA research with the bibliometric method. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge structure and theme trends in the field of ORA research from a bibliometric perspective. Methods: Articles and reviews regarding ORA from 1998 to 2021 were identified from the Web of Science database. An online bibliometric platform, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer software were used to generate visualization knowledge maps including co-authorship, co-citation, and co-occurrence analysis. SPSS, R, and Microsoft Excel software were used to conduct curve fitting and correlation analysis, and to analyze quantitative indicators, such as publication and citation counts, h-index, and journal citation reports. Results: A total of 1,081 papers with 28,473 citations were identified. Publications were mainly concentrated in North America, Western Europe, and Eastern Asia. Economic strength is an important factor affecting scientific output. The United States contributed the most publications (213) with the highest h-index value (46) as of September 14, 2021. Diakonhjemmet Hospital and professor Haugeberg G were the most prolific institution and influential authors, respectively. Journal of Rheumatology was the most productive journal concerning ORA research. According to the burst references, "anti-citrullinated protein antibodies" and "preventing joint destruction" have been recognized as the hot research issues in the domain. The keywords co-occurrence analysis identified "teriparatide," "interleukin-6," "Wnt," and "vertebral fractures" as the important future research directions. Conclusion: This was the first bibliometric study comprehensively summarizing the trends and development of ORA research. Our findings could offer practical sources for scholars to understand the key information in this field, and identify the potential research frontiers and hot directions in the near future.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometrics; osteoporosis; rheumatoid arthritis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.787228
  8. Cureus. 2021 Nov;13(11): e19229
    Predictors of Citation Rates in High-Impact Glioblastoma Clinical Trials.
    Ammer M Jamjoom, Abdulhadi Y Gahtani, Abdulhakim B Jamjoom.
      Clinical trials are at the top of research study designs and tend to attract high citation numbers. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a multidisciplinary disease that continues to be the subject of peak research interest. In general, the literature relating to the predictors of citation rates in clinical trials remains limited. This review aims to identify the factors that influence citation numbers in high-impact GBM clinical trials. The 100 most cited GBM trials of any phase published from 1975 to 2019 were selected and reviewed. The primary analysis correlated citation numbers of articles with various trial and publication-related predictors using the Pearson correlation coefficient. The secondary analysis compared the mean citation numbers for different subgroups using the mean difference test. The median (range) citation number for the selected 100 trials was 349 (135-16,384). The primary analysis showed a significant correlation between citation numbers of articles and the study population (P = 0.024), trial phase (I-III) (P = 0.0427), and the impact factor (IF) of the journal (P < 0.0001). The secondary analysis demonstrated significantly higher mean citation numbers in all trials with the following features: study population ≥115 (P = 0.0208), phase III (P = 0.0372), treatment protocol including radiotherapy (P = 0.0189), temozolomide (TMZ) therapy (P = 0.0343), IF of the journal ≥14.9 (P = 0.02), and general medical journals (P = 0.28). We conclude that the most significant predictors of citation rates in high-impact GBM trials were the study population, trial phase, and journal's IF. The treatment protocol was a positive predictor when it included the currently widely accepted treatment modalities (radiotherapy and TZM). Randomization, age of publication, as well as the numbers of arms, authors, centers, countries, and references were not significant predictors. Increasing awareness of the factors that could affect citations may help researchers undertaking clinical trials to enhance the academic impact of their work.
    Keywords:  astrocytoma; bibliometric analysis; citation prediction; citation rate; clinical trials; gbm; glioblastoma; glioblastoma multiforme; grade iv glioma; high impact
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19229
  9. Clin Anat. 2021 Dec 08.
    Top 100 Most Cited Journal Articles in Anatomy.
    Mitchell W Couldwell, Viktoriya S Grayson, Joe Iwanaga, Marios Loukas, R Shane Tubbs.
      The number of citations a journal article receives can be used to represent its impact on its field. The aim of the current study was to identify and characterize the top 100 cited articles in journals related to anatomy. The Journal Citation Report database was searched to identify journals categorized as anatomy and morphology. The top 15 most highly cited journals were selected for review. The articles from these journals were then sorted by "Times Cited". The timeline used was 1976-2001. The top 100 most cited articles were extracted for analysis. Articles were excluded if they focused on basic scientific research or animal studies. Fifteen journals were identified on the basis of our criteria using the Journal Citation Report database and the articles were sorted by most cited; 916 anatomy articles were screened to select the top 100 cited since 1976. Among the selected articles, 46 were published in Journal of Anatomy, 13 in Clinical Anatomy, 12 in Microscopy Research and Technique, 11 in Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, seven in Brain Structure & Function, five in Annals of Anatomy - AnatomischerAnzeiger, three in Anatomical Record - Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, two in Cells Tissues Organs, and one in Developmental Dynamics. Our study identified the top 100 journal articles in anatomy with a clinical and surgical focus. This compilation of articles could help anatomists and clinicians familiarize themselves with impactful research included in terms of study type and field of anatomy, journal of publication, and recurring authors.
    Keywords:  Web of Science; anatomy; bibliometric analysis; citation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.23822
  10. Clin Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec;13(4): 569-574
    Subspecialty Variation in Academic Citations of Orthopedic Surgery Publications.
    Dafang Zhang, Philip Blazar, Brandon E Earp.
      Background: The objective of this study was to assess the variation in academic citation and social media mentions across orthopedic subspecialties in general orthopedic surgery journals.Methods: An internet-based study was performed of 666 articles from four orthopedic journals published from January 2018 to February 2019. Each publication was categorized by its subspecialty within orthopedics: arthroplasty, hand and upper extremity, foot and ankle, orthopedic oncology, pediatric orthopedics, shoulder, spine, sports medicine, orthopedic trauma, basic science, and miscellaneous. For each publication, academic citations were quantified using Google Scholar and Web of Science, and social media mentions were quantified using Twitter. Comparisons of continuous data among various subspecialties were performed using analysis of variance.
    Results: The average number of citations per publication was 7.4 ± 9.0 on Google Scholar, 4.5 ± 5.3 on Web of Science, and 2.8 ± 8.7 on Twitter. The number of academic citations differed significantly by subspecialty on Google Scholar (p < 0.001) and Web of Science (p < 0.001). There was no difference in social media mentions on Twitter by subspecialty (p = 0.8). The most highly cited subspecialties, adjusted for number of publications, were arthroplasty, orthopedic oncology, and sports medicine, while the least highly cited subspecialties were hand and upper extremity, pediatric orthopedics, and orthopedic basic science.
    Conclusions: There is significant baseline variation in the citation of orthopedic publications among various subspecialties. Our findings argue against the use of a uniform threshold to gauge scholarly success in orthopedic surgery. The variation in citation of orthopedic publications across subspecialties support the use of subspecialty-specific benchmarks to gauge academic productivity.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Orthopedics; Research; Social media; Specialization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4055/cios20263
  11. Front Pharmacol. 2021 ;12 705376
    Progress and Research Trends on Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl. (Catha edulis): A Review and Bibliometric Analysis.
    Shuang Ye, Jin Hu, Zilong Liu, Man Liang.
      Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl., known as Catha edulis or Khat is a traditional and regional plant for chewing, smoking and drinking, that has posed a worldwide public health problem due to its recent emerging abused consumption. In the face of the massive use of Catha edulis, we reviewed related publications to analyze the progress and research trends through bibliometric methods. After screening, a total of 514 scientific publications published from 1997 to 2020 were included by systematic retrieval from the Web of Science (WoS) database. According to further scientometric analysis, the annual number of publications output kept rising in most of the years. Ethiopia and the United States of America (USA) have been devoting significant contributions to the field. Though the research emphasis had been the chemical composition and pharmacological and toxicological effects for several years, the hot spots were transferred; the mechanism investigations of Catha edulis have been the focus in recent years, which might be continued in the future. Furthermore, co-operations of multi-disciplinary researchers are needed to minimize abuse harms and maximize the medicinal benefits of Catha edulis to human beings.
    Keywords:  Catha edulis; Catha edulis (vahl) endl.; bibliometric analysis; cathinone; chemical composition; mechanisms; pharmacological effect; toxicology
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.705376
  12. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2021 Dec 09. 19458924211054788
    Trends in Academic Achievement Within Otolaryngology: Does Fellowship Training Impact Research Productivity?
    David C Moffatt, Andrew M Ferry, Jared M Stuart, Jesse D Supernaw, Alex E Wright, Erik D Davis, Mohamad R Chaaban.
      BACKGROUND: Scholarly productivity and research output vary among different subspecialties. The h-index was developed as a more wholesome metric that measures an author's contribution to literature.OBJECTIVE: Through a web-based cross-sectional analysis, we investigated the differences in scholarly impact and influence of both fellowship and nonfellowship-trained academic otolaryngologists in the United States. A secondary objective was to further understand the output among the larger fellowship fields.
    METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was performed for active faculty otolaryngologists. A total of 1704 otolaryngologists were identified as faculty in residency training programs across the United States. Their h-index and publication data were gathered using the Scopus database. The data were obtained in August 2019 and analysis occurred in January 2020.
    RESULTS: Head and neck surgical faculty (25.5%) had the highest representation with fellowship experience. Among all faculty, there was no statistical difference in the overall average h-index scores when comparing faculty that had fellowship training with those who did not (12.6 and 12.1, respectively, P = .498). Rhinologists had the highest publication output per year at 3.90. Among fellowship-trained faculty, the highest average h-index and total publications were seen in head & neck surgery, while facial plastics had the lowest averages (P < .001).
    CONCLUSIONS: In this study, fellowship-trained faculty had a greater but not significant scholarly impact than nonfellowship faculty. Furthermore, there were significant variations in output among the various subspecialties of otolaryngology. Growing fields, as academic rhinology, are continuing to flourish in robust research productivity and output. This study further demonstrates the potential, growing influence of fellowship training on research involvement and academic advancement within the otolaryngology subspecialties.
    Keywords:  academic medical centers; academic rhinology; academic success; faculty; fellowships; h-index; otolaryngology; publications; research productivity; scholarly impact
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/19458924211054788
  13. Oman Med J. 2021 Nov;36(6): e316
    Period-prevalence and Publication Rate of Health Research Productivity in Seven Arabian Gulf Countries: Bibliometric Analysis from 1996 to 2018.
    Yahya M Al-Farsi, Nawaf H Albali, Muneera K Alsaqabi, Mohammed Sayed, Adhra H Al-Mawali, Samir Al-Adawi.
      Objectives: Despite the worldwide increase in health research, few studies have evaluated the health research productivity in member states of the Gulf Health Council (GHC). This study solicited the period-prevalence and publication rates of health research productivity in the seven GHC countries.Methods: We searched the Scopus database for publications between 1996 and 2018 and used the SCImago Journal and Country Rank portal to obtain the relevant information. We also recorded qualitative (citation-based) and quantitative (document recount) indicators. Overall and country-specific period-prevalence and publication rates were estimated and standardized to the corresponding overall Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) population and country-specific population size.
    Results: Overall, 112 409 articles were enumerated during the study period. The majority (59.8%) were from Saudi Arabia, followed by UAE (11.9%). The GCC publications were associated with 1 315 778 citations, which revealed a 46.0 Hirsch-index. The period-prevalence of health publications for the overall GCC region was 1320 publications per million population over 22 years, and the publication rate estimate was 13.2 (95% confidence interval (CI): 13.1-13.3) publication per 10 000 population. The highest publication rate estimate was noted in Qatar (36.5; 95% CI: 35.8-37.3), followed by Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and Yemen.
    Conclusions: This study is the first study in the context of GCC to utilize period-prevalence and publication rates to chart health research productivity in the GCC region. Concerted efforts are required to improve the quality and quantity of the health research output in the GCC region.
    Keywords:  Gulf Cooperation Council; Health research; Period-prevalence; Publications
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.100
  14. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Nov 05. 100(44): e27466
    Visual analysis on the research of monocarboxylate transporters based on CiteSpace.
    Feifei Li, Shuqi Wang, Youlong Yao, Xueming Sun, Xiaoyan Wang, Ning Wang, Yulin You, Yanli Zhang.
      BACKGROUND: Monocarboxylate transports (MCTs), a family of solute carrier protein, play an important role in maintenance of cellular stability in tumor cells by mediating lactate exchange across membranes. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the knowledge structure, development trend, and research hotspot of MCTs research field systematically and comprehensively.METHODS: Based on the 1526 publications from 2010 to 2020 retrieved from "Web of Science Core Collection" (WoSCC), we visually analyzed the MCTs research in terms of subject category, scientific collaboration network, keywords, and high-frequency literature using CiteSpace.
    RESULTS: The number of publications exhibits an upward trend from 2010 to 2020 and the top 5 countries in the MCTs research were the United States, China, Japan, Germany, and England. Visser TJ was the most prolific author, while Halestrap AP was the most influential author with the highest citations. Analysis of the 7 cluster units from the co-cited references and keywords revealed that high expression of MCTs induced by oxidative stress and glycolysis was the pivotal point in the MCTs research field, while regulation of metabolism in tumor microenvironment, prognostic markers of cancer, and targeted inhibitors are the top 3 research frontiers topics.
    CONCLUSION: This study will help the new researcher to understand the MCTs related field, master the research frontier, and obtain valuable scientific information, thus providing directions for follow-up research.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000027466
  15. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 ;8 729138
    Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review of Global Coronavirus Research Trends Before COVID-19: Prospects and Implications for COVID-19 Research.
    Peijing Yan, Meixuan Li, Jing Li, Zhenxing Lu, Xu Hui, Yuping Bai, Yangqin Xun, Yongfeng Lao, Shizhong Wang, Kehu Yang.
      Coronaviruses (CoV) cause respiratory and intestinal infections. We conducted this bibliometric analysis and systematical review to explore the CoV-related research trends from before COVID-19. We systematically searched the Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, and Web of Science (WOS) databases for published bibliometric analyses of CoV from database inception to January 24, 2021. The WOS Collection was searched from inception to January 31, 2020, to acquire the CoV-related publications before COVID-19. One-Way ANOVA and Bonferroni multiple-comparison tests were used to compare differences. Visualization mapping and keyword cluster graphs were made to illustrate the research topics and hotpots. We included 14,141 CoV-related publications for the bibliometric analysis and 16 (12 articles) CoV-related bibliometric analyses for the systematic review. Both the systematic review and bibliometric analysis showed (1) the number of publications showed two steep upward trajectories in 2003-2004 and in 2012-2014; (2) the research hotpots mainly focused on the mechanism, pathology, epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of the coronavirus in MERS-CoV and SARS-Cov; (3) the USA, and China; the University of Hong Kong; and Yuen KY, came from the University of Hong Kong contributed most; (4) the Journal of Virology had the largest number of CoV related studies. More studies should focus on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the future.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; Coronaviruses; bibliometric analysis; contribution; research topics; systematic review
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.729138
  16. F1000Res. 2021 ;10 510
    Publication analysis in Bay for Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Nations.
    Manthan Janodia, Aparna I Narayan, Santhosh Krishnan Venkata, Bharti Chogtu.
      Background: Research output provides an insight into the development of the scientific capability of a country. Budget allocation for research and development (R&D) is directly proportional to the research output of a country. While developed countries spend a significant percentage of their GDP on R&D, developing countries do not have enough resources to invest in R&D. Countries in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Nations has received significantly less attention from outside the region in studying R&D and research publication scenario of the region. The research output of BIMSTEC countries was analyzed using various metrics in this paper. Methods: Data on citation per paper, Field Weight Citation Impact (FWCI), paper per researcher, collaborative publications, and output in top 10 percent journals was extracted from one of the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, Scopus and its affiliate SciVal, for a period of 6 years between 2012-2017. Percentage of R&D spend, researchers per million population, and total scientific output were extracted from World Bank data. Results: India and Thailand have a higher quantum of publications compared to other countries. Subjects like clinical, technology, Computer Science have a larger publication number as compared to other subject areas like Social Science, Arts, Education, Law, and Physiology. The researcher population and research spend of a nation have an evident implication on the publication though no direct relation can be derived. Conclusion: Huge disparities in terms of percentage of research spent, research output, papers per researcher, and output with national and international authorship differ for countries. Higher research spent and publication count are not positively correlated with better FWCI.
    Keywords:  BIMSTEC; Collaboration; Field Weighted Citation Impact; Scopus
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52286.1
  17. J Environ Manage. 2021 Dec 02. pii: S0301-4797(21)02212-X. [Epub ahead of print]303 114150
    Discovering future research trends of aerobic granular sludge using bibliometric approach.
    Laila Dina Amalia Purba, Jauharah Md Khudzari, Koji Iwamoto, Shaza Eva Mohamad, Ali Yuzir, Norhayati Abdullah, Kazuya Shimizu, Joni Hermana.
      The advantageous characteristics of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) have led to their increasing popularities among academics and industrial players. However, there has been no bibliometric report on current and future research trends of AGS. This study utilized the available reports of AGS in the Scopus database for comprehensive bibliometric analyses using VOSviewer software. A total of 1203 research articles from 1997 to 2020 were analyzed. The dominance of the Netherlands and China were revealed by the high number of publications and citations. Nevertheless, the Netherlands exhibited higher average citation per article at 76.4. A recent process of AGS involving biochar and algal addition were also identified. Meanwhile, the application of AGS for antibiotic containing wastewater as well as possibility of resource recovery were recently reported and was expected to expand in the future. It was suggested that application of AGS would develop further along with the development of sustainable wastewater treatment process.
    Keywords:  Aerobic granular sludge (AGS); Bibliometric analysis; Countries co-authorship; Keywords co-occurrence; Scopus database
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114150
  18. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 02. pii: 12740. [Epub ahead of print]18(23):
    Evolutionary Analysis of International Scientific Output in Occupational Therapy from 1917 to 2020.
    Maria Cristina Espinosa-Sempere, Virtudes Pérez-Jover, Jose A Quesada, Adriana López-Pineda, Concepción Carratalá-Munuera.
      Published evidence on the progress of occupational therapy research from a broad perspective is limited. The purpose of this study was to analyze the international research productivity on occupational therapy from 1917 to 2020. This was a bibliometric study including articles indexed on MEDLINE, Scopus, and CINAHL. The literature search was conducted in June 2021 using the descriptor "occupational therapy" and the term "Ergotherap*", and was limited to citable documents. Price's law and Bradford's law were applied to analyze a number of bibliometric indicators. Research on occupational therapy had an average annual growth rate of 26.4% and followed an exponential model. The top producing countries were the USA (21.52%) and the UK (6.07%). There is a high transience index of 74.81%. The top producing author was Kielhofner, G. (n = 132). Studies with the highest reported scientific evidence accounted for 1.13% (n = 638) of the total number of publications. More randomized controlled trials are necessary to increase the quality of the evidence base. Moreover, a greater collaboration between authors is needed for the professionalization of this research field.
    Keywords:  MEDLINE; bibliographic research; health occupations; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312740
  19. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 26. pii: 12468. [Epub ahead of print]18(23):
    Scientometric Analysis of Global Scientific Literature on Aging in Place.
    Olugbenga Oladinrin, Kasun Gomis, Wadu Mesthrige Jayantha, Lovelin Obi, Muhammad Qasim Rana.
      The amount of literature reporting "aging-in-place" studies has increased sharply in recent decades. However, the studies have taken a global view of the range and scope of the research that has taken place. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the current status of the aging in place research themes published as scientific articles between 1970 and 2021, using the Web of Science database. VOSviewer software was employed to map and visualize the 1331 items of bibliographic data retrieved. The findings reveal a continuous growing trend in the publication of aging in place research. Most productive institutions derive from the USA. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is the most preferred Journal. The most popular research hotspots or areas include; older adults, aging, housing, dementia, long-term care, and technology, and their associations with the field of "aging in place" field were elucidated. This study offers several valuable insights to scholars, research institutions, and policymakers, enabling a better understanding of the developments in the aging in place research domain.
    Keywords:  Gerontologist; VOSviewer; aging in place; smart-home technologies
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312468
  20. Ann Palliat Med. 2021 Nov;10(11): 11492-11503
    Research on high anal fistula: a bibliometric analysis.
    Xin Li, Congcong Zhi, Yuying Shi, Yicheng Cheng, Lihua Zheng.
      BACKGROUND: High anal fistula (HAF) treatment is more complicated than low anal fistula treatment. Improper treatment can easily affect anal function. The main treatment of HAF is surgery; however, external medicine and systemic medicine may also be used as adjuvant treatments. This study used bibliometric methods to analyze the relevant literature and provide a rough outline of the current status of HAF research.METHODS: A subject word-search strategy was used to retrieve HAF-related documents from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) database. CiteSpace software was used to analyze the exported raw data files, and draw a visual map, and BUSRT was used to detect and analyze the usage of keywords.
    RESULTS: A total of 1,020 documents were retrieved using "high anal fistula" as the search term, and the number of documents generally shows an increasing trend over time. These papers were mainly published in developed countries, such as Europe and the United States (US). The US is the country that has carried out the most relevant cooperative research; however, there is a lack of cooperation among a large number of authors. The keyword analysis showed that the current research focus is the treatment of HAF, while research on the prevention of HAF is largely lacking.
    CONCLUSIONS: More international multi-center clinical research studies on HAF should be conducted, and research on HAF prevention should also be strengthened.
    Keywords:  High anal fistula (HAF); anal function; bibliometric analysis; surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-21-3190
  21. Front Psychol. 2021 ;12 754885
    Bibliometric Differences Between WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Countries in the Outcome Research on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
    Mark Beyebach, Marie-Carmen Neipp, Ángel Solanes-Puchol, Beatriz Martín-Del-Río.
      Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) developed in parallel to Positive Psychology, as a type of intervention that also emphasizes the strengths and resources of clients. The aim of this study was to examine the development of outcome research on SFBT and to determine whether it is predominantly carried out in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) countries. A literature review was conducted using a bibliometric methodology, identifying: (a) authors and countries, (b) time trends, (c) language of publications; (d) and journals; (e) samples on which they were tested; (f) characteristics of interventions; and (g) main study designs. A total of 365 original outcome research articles published in scientific journals on solution-focused interventions were extracted. The results show that outcome research on SFBT has grown steadily over the last three decades. Although it started in WEIRD countries, the number of outcome research publications generated in non-WEIRD countries is now higher. There is little international collaboration and, although English is the main language of publication in WEIRD countries, English, Chinese and Parsi predominate in non-WEIRD countries. Productivity is low and most authors have only published one paper. The journals that have published the most papers have a very diverse visibility. The tested interventions are conducted both in clinical and non-clinical samples; mostly in individual and group format; face-to-face; and not only in the form of psychotherapy, but also as coaching and school interventions. Almost half of the publications are randomized controlled trials. The results confirm the wide applicability of SFBT as a single or main component of psychosocial interventions. They support the claim that solution-focused interventions are not a WEIRD practice, but a global practice.
    Keywords:  WEIRD; bibliometric analysis; non-WEIRD; positive psychology; solution-focused brief therapy; solution-focused therapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.754885
  22. J Phys Ther Sci. 2021 Dec;33(12): 903-907
    The hotspots and trends of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and physical therapy: a bibliometric and visual analysis.
    Conghui Li, Ziwei Li, Jiabao Guo, Yujie Yang, Chunyu Liu, Mengqi Wang, Yi Zhu.
      [Purpose] With the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more articles have been published to explore the role of physical therapy on COVID-19. In order to analyze the research hotspots and the trends of physical therapy and COVID-19, we conducted bibliometric and visual analysis. [Methods] Data were collected from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) of the Web of Science Core Collect (WoSCC) from 2019 to 2021. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to perform the visual analysis of keywords and references to help quickly get key information. [Results] A total of 466 publications were retrieved. Exercise, sedentary behavior, and mental health were research hotspots. The relationship between exercise and immunity, as well as the management of COVID-19 patients after discharge were the research trends. [Conclusion] This study provided relevant information for future research. Findings suggested that physical therapy is beneficial for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients during isolation. It is hoped that academic exchanges can be quickly established in the face of infectious diseases. And in the future, we should focus on the rehabilitation of discharged patients.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Coronavirus disease 2019; Physical therapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.33.903
  23. Sensors (Basel). 2021 Nov 26. pii: 7889. [Epub ahead of print]21(23):
    A Bibliometric Network Analysis of Recent Publications on Digital Agriculture to Depict Strategic Themes and Evolution Structure.
    Michele Kremer Sott, Leandro da Silva Nascimento, Cristian Rogério Foguesatto, Leonardo B Furstenau, Kadígia Faccin, Paulo Antônio Zawislak, Bruce Mellado, Jude Dzevela Kong, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi.
      The agriculture sector is one of the backbones of many countries' economies. Its processes have been changing to enable technology adoption to increase productivity, quality, and sustainable development. In this research, we present a scientific mapping of the adoption of precision techniques and breakthrough technologies in agriculture, so-called Digital Agriculture. To do this, we used 4694 documents from the Web of Science database to perform a Bibliometric Performance and Network Analysis of the literature using SciMAT software with the support of the PICOC protocol. Our findings presented 22 strategic themes related to Digital Agriculture, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Climate-smart Agriculture (CSA), among others. The thematic network structure of the nine most important clusters (motor themes) was presented and an in-depth discussion was performed. The thematic evolution map provides a broad perspective of how the field has evolved over time from 1994 to 2020. In addition, our results discuss the main challenges and opportunities for research and practice in the field of study. Our findings provide a comprehensive overview of the main themes related to Digital Agriculture. These results show the main subjects analyzed on this topic and provide a basis for insights for future research.
    Keywords:  agriculture 4.0; bibliometrics; digital agriculture; industry 4.0; innovation; precision agriculture; science mapping; smart farming; sustainability
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/s21237889
  24. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Dec 10. 23(12): e34051
    Citation Advantage of Promoted Articles in a Cross-Publisher Distribution Platform: 36-Month Follow-up to a Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Paul Kudlow, Tashauna Brown, Gunther Eysenbach.
      BACKGROUND: There are limited evidence-based strategies that have been shown to increase the rate at which peer-reviewed articles are cited. In a previously reported randomized controlled trial, we demonstrated that promotion of article links in an online cross-publisher distribution platform (TrendMD) persistently augments citation rates after 12 months, leading to a statistically significant 50% increase in citations relative to the control.OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate if the citation advantage of promoted articles upholds after 36 months.
    METHODS: A total of 3200 published articles in 64 peer-reviewed journals across 8 subject areas were block randomized at the subject level to either the TrendMD group (n=1600) or the control group (n=1600) of the study. Articles were promoted in the TrendMD Network for 6 months. We compared the citation rates in both groups after 36 months.
    RESULTS: At 36 months, we found the citation advantage endured; articles randomized to TrendMD showed a 28% increase in mean citations relative to the control. The difference in mean citations at 36 months for articles randomized to TrendMD versus the control was 10.52 (95% CI 3.79-17.25) and was statistically significant (P=.001).
    CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first randomized controlled trial to demonstrate how a postpublication article promotion intervention can be used to persistently augment citations of peer-reviewed articles. TrendMD is an efficient digital tool for knowledge translation and dissemination to targeted audiences to facilitate the uptake of research.
    Keywords:  digital knowledge translation; digital publishing; dissemination; e-publishing; infometrics; knowledge; knowledge translation; open access; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2196/34051
  25. Front Psychol. 2021 ;12 769760
    Bibliometric Analysis of Post Covid-19 Management Strategies and Policies in Hospitality and Tourism.
    Kanwal Iqbal Khan, Adeel Nasir, Saima Saleem.
      The strategic perspective of management policies gained utmost importance during the post-Covid era. The researchers are trying to introduce strategies that can help organizations cope with post-crisis destruction. Yet, the research on the topic is fragmented, mainly related to the hospitality and tourism industry. This manuscript aims to present scholarly research findings dealing with the post-Covid-19 management strategies in the hospitality and tourism industry from January 1, 2020, to July 28, 2021. These strategies can play an essential role in the survival and growth of the sectors. The study identified and acknowledged the core contributing authors, journals, countries, affiliation, corresponding authors through bibliometric, citation, and keyword analysis. It also conducted the co-occurrence analysis and reported three significant research streams and bibliometric coupling to identify four research themes for management strategies of the tourism and hospitality industry in the post-Covid era. With the help of an influential and conceptual framework, the study highlights the future challenges managers could face and suggests the possible area for reviewing and revising the existing policies by proposing future directions. Consequently, this study contributes to the current literature on post-Covid-19 management strategies and policies by developing the critical analysis of the extant literature and highlighting the understudy areas that future studies must explore to expand the scope of the research.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; bibliometric analysis; hospitality; management strategies (MS); post Covid; tourism
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769760
  26. PLoS One. 2021 ;16(12): e0260791
    Woman authorship in pre-print versus peer-reviewed oral health-related publications: A two-year observational study.
    Lavanya Rajendran, Namita Khandelwal, Jocelyne Feine, Effie Ioannidou.
      OBJECTIVES: Women in oral health science face similar societal issues and challenges as those in other STEMM careers, and gender disparities continue to exist as evidenced by fewer women represented as first and last authors in scientific publications. Pre-prints may serve as a conduit to immediately disseminating one's work, bypassing the arduous peer review process and its associated inherent biases. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to 1] compare the gender of first and last authors in pre-print versus peer reviewed publications, 2] examine the composition of first and last author pairs as stratified by publication type, and 3] examine the correlation between woman authorship and institutional geographic location and publication metrics stratified by publication type.METHODS: The keyword "oral health" was used to search for publications in BioRxiv and Pubmed in the years 2018 and 2019. Gender of first and last authors were determined, and its frequency was considered as the primary outcome. Additionally, the geographic location of the author's associated institution and publication metrics measured by Altmetrics score were extracted. Data was descriptively summarized by frequencies and percentages. Chi-square analysis was conducted for categorical variables which included the relationship between gender and publication type as well as gender and region of author's associated institution. Binomial regression analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between gender and Altmetrics.
    RESULTS: Woman first authors comprised 40.3% of pre-prints and 64.5% of peer reviewed publications [p<0.05]. Woman last authors comprised 31.3% of pre-prints and 61.5% of peer reviewed publications [p<0.05]. When analyzing the relationships between first and last author, the Man-Man pairing represented 47.7% of the pre-print publications and the Woman-Woman pairing comprised a majority of the of the peer review publications at 47.5%. All results were statistically significant with a p-value <0.05. No significant correlation was found between region of institution or Altmetrics and gender of first or last authors [p>0.05].
    CONCLUSION: For the first time in oral health science, it was found that women show higher representation as first and last author positions in peer reviewed publications versus pre-prints.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260791
  27. Front Psychiatry. 2021 ;12 780542
    Surveying 80 Years of Psychodrama Research: A Scientometric Review.
    Mengyu Lim, Alessandro Carollo, S H Annabel Chen, Gianluca Esposito.
      Almost a century after Jacob Levy Moreno pioneered the group practice of psychodrama, research in this area has flourished to include different sub-fields of study and psychodramatic intervention for various psychological conditions. By making use of scientometric analysis, particularly document citation analysis and keyword analysis, this study maps out dominant research domains in psychodrama since its inception. From these findings, projections of future research trends and an evaluation of psychodrama research are discussed. Generally, there has been an increased adoption of technology to facilitate psychodrama practice, along with an increasing integration of psychodramatic principles with other psychotherapies. To improve research in this area, this paper recommends greater transparency in the reporting of materials, processes and data used in publications. Finally, we encourage embracing new technological methods such as neuroimaging to provide greater insight into mechanisms of change in psychodrama. The field of psychodrama remains full of potential and innovations to be developed.
    Keywords:  Moreno; document co-citation; keyword analysis; psychodrama; psychotherapy; scientometry; systematic review
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.780542
  28. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2021 Dec 09. 1-5
    Was the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Gender Disparities in Authorship of Manuscripts Submitted to Clinical Neuropsychology Journals?
    Michelle A Babicz, Anastasia Matchanova, Robiann Broomfield, Libby A DesRuisseaux, Michelle M Gereau, Stacey L Brothers, Lauren Radigan, Erik Porter, Gregory P Lee, Lisa J Rapport, Yana Suchy, Keith Owen Yeates, Steven Paul Woods.
      OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated gender disparities in some academic disciplines. This study examined the association of the pandemic with gender authorship disparities in clinical neuropsychology (CN) journals.METHOD: Author bylines of 1,018 initial manuscript submissions to four major CN journals from March 15 through September 15 of both 2019 and 2020 were coded for binary gender. Additionally, authorship of 40 articles published on pandemic-related topics (COVID-19, teleneuropsychology) across nine CN journals were coded for binary gender.
    RESULTS: Initial submissions to these four CN journals increased during the pandemic (+27.2%), with comparable increases in total number of authors coded as either women (+23.0%) or men (+25.4%). Neither the average percentage of women on manuscript bylines nor the proportion of women who were lead and/or corresponding authors differed significantly across time. Moreover, the representation of women as authors of pandemic-related articles did not differ from expected frequencies in the field.
    CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that representation of women as authors of peer-reviewed manuscript submissions to some CN journals did not change during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies might examine how risk and protective factors may have influenced individual differences in scientific productivity during the pandemic.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Female; Male; Peer review; Publications; SARS-CoV-2
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617721001375
  29. Front Glob Womens Health. 2021 ;2 774033
    Sex and Gender Bias in Covid-19 Clinical Case Reports.
    Aysha E Salter-Volz, Abigail Oyasu, Chen Yeh, Lutfiyya N Muhammad, Nicole C Woitowich.
      Clinical case reports circulate relevant information regarding disease presentation and describe treatment protocols, particularly for novel conditions. In the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, case reports provided key insights into the pathophysiology and sequelae associated with Covid-19 infection and described treatment mechanisms and outcomes. However, case reports are often subject to selection bias due to their singular nature. To better understand how selection biases may have influenced Covid-19-releated case reports, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of Covid-19-releated case reports published in high impact journals from January 1 to June 1, 2020. Case reports were coded for patient sex, country of institutional affiliation, physiological system, and first and last author gender. Of 494 total case reports, 45% (n = 221) of patients were male, 30% (n = 146) were female, and 25% (n = 124) included both sexes. Ratios of male-only to female-only case reports varied by physiological system. The majority of case reports had male first (61%, n = 302) and last (70%, n = 340) authors. Case reports with male last authors were more likely to describe male patients [X 2 (2, n = 465) = 6.6, p = 0.037], while case reports with female last authors were more likely to include patients of both sexes [OR = 1.918 (95% CI = 1.163-3.16)]. Despite a limited sample size, these data reflect emerging research on sex-differences in the physiological presentation and impact of Covid-19 and parallel large-scale trends in authorship patterns. Ultimately, this work highlights potential biases in the dissemination of clinical information via case reports and underscores the inextricable influences of sex and gender biases within biomedicine.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; bibliometrics; case reports (publication type); gender bias; sex bias
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2021.774033
  30. Nurs Philos. 2021 Dec 05. e12378
    Persuasive discourses in editorials published by the top-five nursing journals: Findings from a 5-year analysis.
    Giovanna Iob, Chiara Visintini, Alvisa Palese.
      The aim is to describe which persuasive tool from the triad of Aristotle (Ethos, Pathos and Logos) is most commonly used in editorials to convey visions and ideas in the nursing journals of the last 5 years (2014-2019). A descriptive qualitative study, based on content analysis, was performed in 2020 and summarized according to the COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research principles. Two hundred and eighty-five editorials were included in the study, all of which were published in the top-five nursing journals, specifically, the International Journal of Nursing Studies (5-years Journal Impact Factor [5-Y JIF] = 5.022), the Journal of Nursing Scholarship (=3.374), the Journal of Advanced Nursing (=3.010), the Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing (2.990) and the Nursing Outlook (=2.867). Logos was the most widely used tool in 148 editorials (51.9%). Ethos was used in a quarter of them (n = 72, 25.3%) and the Pathos tool was used to a similar extent (n = 65, 22.8%). Logic is the most used tool for persuasion in nursing editorials; however, nurses who would capture the attention of the nursing community by writing an editorial should also consider the profiles of the potential readers, who might be attracted in different ways by logical-objective, ethical-moral, or emotional discourses.
    Keywords:  Aristotle; ethos; logos; nursing editorials; pathos; persuasive discourse
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12378
  31. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2021 Dec 07.
    Exploring the Accuracy of Cited References in a Selected Data Set of Nursing Journal Articles.
    Leslie H Nicoll, Marilyn H Oermann, Heather Carter-Templeton, Jordan Wrigley, Jacqueline K Owens.
      Accuracy of cited references in scholarly publications gives credit to original authors and offers information for readers to access sources for additional review. Errors in this foundational information can, at a minimum, create confusion and additional burden for consumers; at worst, these errors can make it impossible to locate the original work. For systematic and other types of reviews, finding relevant studies is critical for comprehensiveness and accuracy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of cited references in a curated data set of 100 articles from 100 different nursing journals. From these articles, a sample of references for analysis (n = 666) was created. From this total, only 8 references (1.3%) could not be retrieved at all. Small numbers of references (≤3%) had errors in the author name, journal title, article title, or year, but these did not prevent retrieval. These small numbers suggest that use of current technology including electronic databases and reference management software has improved overall accuracy in reference lists. An unexpected finding was the discovery of enhanced reference lists for online articles at publisher sites. These provide at least 1 and as many as 5 direct links to cited articles, thus increasing accuracy and ease of retrieval. Implications for authors, editors, and publishers are discussed.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000408
  32. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Dec 05.
    Altmetric analysis of the top 100 most popular dermatology articles: a cross-sectional study.
    Michelle J Chang, Shari R Lipner.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.16030
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