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ArticleDer Anaesthesist2019

[Publications by university Departments of Anaesthesiology from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2011-2015 : Scientific publications by university hospitals in D‑A-CH].

C Miller, J Ausserer, G Putzer, P Hamm, H Herff, V Wenzel, P Paal

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Article in Der Anaesthesist, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

C MillerAbteilung für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Salzburg, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Salzburg, Österreich. cmiller@mailbox.org.
J AussererUniversitätsklinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich.
G PutzerUniversitätsklinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich.
P HammUniversitätsklinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich.
H HerffKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
V WenzelKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Friedrichshafen, Medizin Campus Bodensee, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland.
P PaalAbteilung für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Salzburg, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Salzburg, Österreich.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study presents a count of publications and citations for all articles published by university Departments of Anaesthesiology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland between 2011 and 2015. The results were compared with former analyses of these countries from 2001-2010 as well as similar international studies.

methodsWe performed a PubMed search based on PERL-scripts for all publications originating from university Departments of Anaesthesiology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland between 2011 and 2015. According to their author's affiliation, articles were assigned to their affiliated university department. Publications were considered an original article if the category of publication was classified as original research in PubMed. Predatory journals were omitted by using PubMed-listed journals only. Data of citations was retrieved from Thomson Reuter's ISI Web of Knowledge. The following indicators were reported: the number of publications and original articles (counting each author and first authors only) and the share of original articles out of all publications. With regard to citations, we reported the overall number, the percentage of publications, which were cited at least once and the median of citations per publication and per original article as well as the calculated h-index.

resultsThe 47 university Departments of Anaesthesiology published 4.697 articles between 2011 and 2015, which make up 89% of all anaesthesiology research originating from Germany, Austria and Switzerland (overall 5.284 publications). Of these, 1.037 (22%) were classified as original articles. Considering only articles with first authors, equalizing a change of PubMed's affiliation field policy in 2012 to compare the numbers with previous periods, 3.709 publications and 821 original articles were published. 90% of all publications and 96% of original articles, respectively, were cited at least once. Publications were cited six times, while original articles were cited nine times. The university department of Anaesthesiology in Zurich published most (n = 245), while most original articles were published in Vienna (n = 77). The highest share of original articles was achieved by Vienna (37%). Publications from Berlin - Benjamin Franklin and Jena (11 citations per publication) and original articles from Essen (23,5 citations per original article) achieved the highest citation rates. DISCUSSION: In contrast to the worldwide increasing trend, the number of publications of the university Departments of Anaesthesiology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland stagnated. The share of original articles out of all publications continues to decline in comparison to 2001-2010 (-6%). Despite this, original articles were cited more frequently and thus had a higher value for the scientific community. The reasons of the decrease in the number of original articles remain unclear and require further investigation to reverse this negative trend.

conclusionStrategies to foster academic work in anaesthesiology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are required.

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