Clin Orthop Surg.  2011 Sep;3(3):225-229. 10.4055/cios.2011.3.3.225.

Characteristics and Trends of Orthopedic Publications between 2000 and 2009

• Lee KM
• Ryu MS
• Chung CY
• Choi IH
• Kwon DG
• Kim TW
• Sung KH
• Seo SG
• Park MS

• KMID: 1743913
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/cios.2011.3.3.225

Abstract

BACKGROUND
This study was undertaken to investigate the trends of orthopedic publications during the last decade, and to document the country of origin, journal, funding source, and language of contribution using PubMed.
METHODS
Orthopedic articles published between 2000 and 2009 were retrieved from PubMed using the following search terms: "orthopaedic[Affiliation] AND ("2000/1/1"[PDAT]: "2009/12/31"[PDAT])" and "orthopedic[Affiliation] AND ("2000/1/1"[PDAT]: "2009/12/31"[PDAT])." The articles were downloaded in XML file format, which contained the following information: article title, author names, journal names, publication dates, article types, languages, authors' affiliations and funding sources. These information was extracted, sorted, and rearranged using the database's management software. We investigated the annual number of published orthopedic articles worldwide and the annual rate of increase. Furthermore, the country of publication origin, journal, funding source, and language of contribution were also investigated.
RESULTS
A total of 46,322 orthopedic articles were published and registered in PubMed in the last 10 years. The worldwide number of published orthopedic articles increased from 2,889 in 2000 to 6,909 in 2009, showing an annual increase of 384.6 articles, or an annualized compound rate of 10.2%. The United States ranked highest in the number of published orthopedic articles, followed by Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Republic of Korea. Among the orthopedic articles published worldwide during the last 10 years, 37.9% pertained studies performed in the United States. Fifty-seven point three percent (57.3%) of articles were published in journals established in the United States. Among the published orthopaedic articles, 4,747 articles (10.2%) disclosed financial support by research funds, of which 4,688 (98.8%) articles utilized research funds from the United States. Most articles were published in English (97.2%, 45,030 articles).
CONCLUSIONS
The number of published orthopedic articles has been increasing over the last decade. The number of orthopedic articles, journals publication, and funding sources were dominated by research conducted in the United States, while share and growth of Asian countries including Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China were notable.

Keyword

Bibliometrics; Orthopedics; Research trend; Periodicals as topics

MeSH Terms

*Bibliometrics
Humans
Orthopedics/*statistics & numerical data
Periodicals as Topic/statistics & numerical data
Publishing/*statistics & numerical data/trends

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