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A bibliometric overview of public health research in Europe

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Clarke, Aileen, Gatineau, Mary, Grimaud, Olivier, Royer-Devaux, Sandrine, Wyn-Roberts, Nia, Le Bis, Isabelle and Lewison, Grant (2006) A bibliometric overview of public health research in Europe. In: 14th European Public Health Research Conference, Montreux, Switzerland, Nov 2006. Published in: European Journal of Public Health, 17 (Supplement 1). pp. 43-49. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckm063 ISSN 1101-1262.

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Abstract

Background: Our aim, within the collaborative study SPHERE (Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe), was to produce a bibliometric overview of public health research literature for Europe. Methods: A search strategy ('filter') was designed to interrogate the Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) databases for research articles published between 01/01/1995 and 31/12/2004 in any language. We analysed output for country by population, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), burden of disease using DALYs, and language. Results: Overlap between the two databases SCI and SSCI was 35%. 210433 publications were identified after duplicates were removed, a world total of about 20 000 per year. Approximately 7000 papers per year were produced in Europe and 9400 by the USA. Thirteen of 28 individual European countries produced more than 100 public health papers per year. Publications per capita were highest in northern European countries. In multiple regression analyses, GDP was a modest predictor (r(2)=0.53, P<0.02) of publications for European countries, while population size and disability adjusted life years were not significantly related. Smaller countries and lower producers of public health research were more likely to collaborate with other countries. Of the publications, 3.5% were published in a non-English language, with German the most common. Conclusion: There is marked variation in public health publication by country in Europe. Eastern,and southern European countries appear to under-invest in public health research compared with northern European countries and compared to relative health need.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of Public Health
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1101-1262
Official Date: 2006
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2006Published
Volume: 17
Number: Supplement 1
Number of Pages: 7
Page Range: pp. 43-49
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm063
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 14th European Public Health Research Conference
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Montreux, Switzerland
Date(s) of Event: Nov 2006

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