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Trial reportIrish journal of medical science2019

Worldwide scientific production in obstetrics: a bibliometric analysis.

Ana M Palacios-Marqués, Concepción Carratala-Munuera, Juan C Martínez-Escoriza, Vicente F Gil-Guillen, Adriana Lopez-Pineda, Jose A Quesada, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán

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Trial report in Irish journal of medical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Bibliometric Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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  4. Evolutionary Analysis of International Scientific Output in Occupational Therapy from 1917 to 2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana M Palacios-MarquésGynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Concepción Carratala-MunueraCátedra de Medicina de Familia, Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Nnal. 332 Alicante-Valencia s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. atencion.primaria@umh.es.
Juan C Martínez-EscorizaGynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Vicente F Gil-GuillenCátedra de Medicina de Familia, Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Nnal. 332 Alicante-Valencia s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Adriana Lopez-PinedaCátedra de Medicina de Familia, Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Nnal. 332 Alicante-Valencia s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Jose A QuesadaCátedra de Medicina de Familia, Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Nnal. 332 Alicante-Valencia s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Domingo Orozco-BeltránCátedra de Medicina de Familia, Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Nnal. 332 Alicante-Valencia s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ESHospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRandomised clinical trials are considered to be the most reliable study design for assessing the efficacy and safety of health interventions.

aimsTo analyse worldwide obstetrics research carried out through randomised clinical trials, from 2002 to 2013.

methodsA bibliometric analysis was performed. Publications on obstetrics that were published journals indexed in the MEDLINE database from 2002 to 2013 were analysed. The major medical subject headings used in the search were obstetrics, pregnancy complications and obstetrics surgical procedures. The main study outcome was index of research productivity.

resultsOur study search strategy yielded a total of 142,659 articles and 9967 clinical trials. The growth rate of scientific production in obstetrics during this period was 55.43% (n = 5094). The growth rate of production of randomised clinical trials in this specialty, meanwhile, was 97.84% (n = 544). Most of the identified authors (n = 22,622, 71.21%) published only one paper during the study period. Patterns of co-authorship among the 20 most productive authors were identified. After applying Bradford's law, six journals in the nucleus (the most prolific journals) were found. Of all the clinical trials in obstetrics published between 2002 and 2013, 10.3% were published in journals belonging to categories other than Obstetrics and Gynecology. The most common research topic in 2002 and 2013 was the use of analgesia and anesthesia in obstetrics.

conclusionsTotal scientific production rate in obstetrics increased from 2002 to 2013, especially randomised clinical trials. However, randomised clinical trials continue to represent a small proportion of total production.

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BibliometricsFemaleHumansObstetricsResearch DesignBibliometricsGynaecologyObstetricsRandomised clinical trials

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PMID30627959
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