Publication trends in knee surgery: a review of the last 16 years

The trends in the publication of articles regarding knee arthroplasty and soft tissue surgery were analysed with regard to geographical authorship, institutional funding and number of authors. Over 7500 articles from relevant journals with the highest impact factors according to the Thomson Reuters...

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Published in:The Journal of arthroplasty 2013-05, Vol.28 (5), p.751-758
Main Authors: Ajuied, Adil, Back, Diane, Smith, Christian, Davies, Andrew J, Wong, Fabian, Earnshaw, Peter H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Knee Joint - surgery
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Publishing - trends
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Summary:The trends in the publication of articles regarding knee arthroplasty and soft tissue surgery were analysed with regard to geographical authorship, institutional funding and number of authors. Over 7500 articles from relevant journals with the highest impact factors according to the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Report (2010) were evaluated from 1995 to 2010. The rate of publication increased by 16.9 per year for arthroplasty articles and by 13.9 per year for soft tissue surgery articles. The relative supremacy of the USA has declined over the 16 years, its share dropping from 72.2% to 39.2% for arthroplasty articles and from 61.7% to 36.6% for soft tissue surgery articles. The UK, Japan, South Korea and smaller countries in Asia and South America have become increasingly prolific.
ISSN:1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2012.12.022