ArticleArchives of physiotherapy2018
Are they publishing? A descriptive cross-sectional profile and bibliometric analysis of the journal publication productivity of Italian physiotherapists.
Article in Archives of physiotherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Editorial: Surface Electromyography: Barriers Limiting Widespread Use of sEMG in Clinical Assessment and Neurorehabilitation.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Retracted articles in rehabilitation: just the tip of the iceberg? A bibliometric analysis.Archives of physiotherapy · 2020Review
- Surface EMG in Clinical Assessment and Neurorehabilitation: Barriers Limiting Its Use.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Visualizing highly cited scientific output of Indian physiotherapists: A bibliometric study.F1000Research · 2020Article
- Evolving Trends in Physiotherapy Research Publications between 1995 and 2015.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2020Article
- Respiratory physiotherapy education in Italy:Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn a clinical science-based profession such as physiotherapy, research is mandatory to update knowledge and to provide cost-effective, high quality treatments. This study aimed to provide point prevalence of Italian physiotherapists who are academics, holding a PhD degree, or being authors of scientific papers. The scientific journal productivity of physiotherapists was also thoroughly analyzed.
methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on all Italian physiotherapists. Academics, postdoctoral research fellows, and PhD graduates were identified by searching the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), Italian Society of Physiotherapy, and university websites. Then, authors of articles indexed in Scopus were searched. The following data were extracted: type of affiliation, authorship order, H-index, number of publications and citations, name of journals, year of publication, and journal's Impact Factor.
resultsThe prevalence of academics, physiotherapists holding a PhD, or being author was 0.01%, 0.05%, and 0.56%, respectively. We identified 1083 papers co-authored by Italian physiotherapists, and their number has progressively increased over the years (
conclusionsDespite the low prevalence of faculty members and the reduced availability of PhD programs in Italy (forcing some students to study abroad), the quantity and quality of journal productivity is growing fast, and an increasing number of physiotherapists are involved in research activities.
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