Tobacco control: visualisation of research activity using density-equalizing mapping and scientometric benchmarking procedures

Tobacco smoking continues to be a major preventable cause of death and disease and therefore tobacco control research is extremely important. However, research in this area is often hampered by a lack in funding and there is a need for scientometric techniques to display research efforts. The presen...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2009-06, Vol.6 (6), p.1856-1869
Main Authors: Kusma, Bianca, Scutaru, Cristian, Quarcoo, David, Welte, Tobias, Fischer, Tanja C, Groneberg-Kloft, Beatrix
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarking
Global Health
Health promotion
Humans
Mapping
Mortality
Q1
Radar
Scientific method
Smoking
Smoking Prevention
Tobacco
Tobacco Products
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Summary:Tobacco smoking continues to be a major preventable cause of death and disease and therefore tobacco control research is extremely important. However, research in this area is often hampered by a lack in funding and there is a need for scientometric techniques to display research efforts. The present study combines classical bibliometric tools with novel scientometric and visualizing techniques in order to analyse and categorise research in the field of tobacco control. All studies related to tobacco control and listed in the ISI database since 1900 were identified by the use of defined search terms. Using bibliometric approaches, a continuous increase in qualitative markers such as collaboration numbers or citations were found for tobacco control research. The combination with density equalizing mapping revealed a distinct global pattern of research productivity and citation activity. Radar chart techniques were used to visualize bi- and multilateral research cooperation and institutional cooperation. The present study supplies a first scientometric approach that visualises research activity in the field of tobacco control. It provides data that can be used for funding policy and the identification of research clusters.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
1661-7827
DOI:10.3390/ijerph6061856