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ArticlePublic health nutrition2021

Changing landscape of nutrition and dietetics research? A bibliographic analysis of top-tier published research in 1998 and 2018.

Sze Lin Yoong, Jacklyn Jackson, Courtney Barnes, Nicole Pearson, Taren Swindle, Sharleen O'Reilly, Rachel Tabak, Regina Belski, Alison Brown, Rachel Sutherland

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Article in Public health nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Sze Lin YoongSwinburne University of Technology, School of Health Sciences, Hawthorn, VIC3122, Australia.
Jacklyn JacksonSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Courtney BarnesSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Nicole PearsonSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Taren SwindleDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Sharleen O'ReillyUCD Institute of Food and Health, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.
Rachel TabakPrevention Research Center in St. Louis, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Regina BelskiSwinburne University of Technology, School of Health Sciences, Hawthorn, VIC3122, Australia.
Alison BrownSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4233-7467
Rachel SutherlandSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Hunter Medical Research Institute · AUSwinburne University of Technology · AUUniversity College Dublin · IEUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research CenterP30DK056341 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Brian N Finck · 1999 to 2026
$30.2M
The Role of the Mitochondrion in the Metabolic Stress Response to Burn TraumaP20GM109096 · NIGMS · ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RES INST · PI AYERS, BRITNI LEE · 2016 to 2025
$20.7M
Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research P30DK092950 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Ross C Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu · 2011 to 2026
$11.7M
Washington University Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control (WU-ISCCC)P50CA244431 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COLDITZ, GRAHAM A. · 2019 to 2023
$8.0M
Mentored Education for Dissemination and Implementation Science (MEDIS) ProgramR25DK123008 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BROWNSON, ROSS C, HAIRE-JOSHU, DEBRA · 2020 to 2024
$1.1M
Developing and Testing Implementation Strategies for Evidence-Based Obesity Prevention in ChildcareK01DK110141 · NIDDK · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI SWINDLE, TAREN · 2016 to 2019
$460k
De-Implementation of Detrimental Feeding Practices in Childcare- ResubmissionR03DK117197 · NIDDK · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI SWINDLE, TAREN · 2019 to 2020
$228k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe current study sought to describe and compare study type, research design and translation phase of published research in nutrition and dietetic journals in 1998 and 2018.

designThis was a repeat cross-sectional bibliographic analysis of Nutrition and Dietetics research. All eligible studies in the top eight Nutrition and Dietetics indexed journals in 1998 and 2018 were included. Two independent reviewers coded each study for research design (study type and study design) and translation phase (T0-T4) of the research using seminal texts in the field.

settingNot relevant.

participantsNot relevant.

resultsThe number of publications (1998, n 1030; 2018, n 1016) has not changed over time, but the research type, design and translation phases have. The proportion of intervention studies in 1998 (43·8 %) was significantly higher than 2018 (19·4 %). In 2018, more reviews (46·9 % v. 15·6 % in 1998) and less randomised trials (14·3 % v. 37·8 % in 1998) were published. In regard to translation phase, there was a higher proportion of T2-T4 research in 2018 (18·3 % v. 3·8 % in 1998); however, the proportion of T3/T4 (dissemination, implementation and population-level research) research was still low (<3 %). Our sensitivity analysis with the four journals that remained in the top eight journal across the two time periods found no differences in the research type, design and translation phases across time.

conclusionsThere was a reduction in intervention and T0 publications, alongside higher publication of clinical study designs over time; however, published T3/T4 research in Nutrition and Dietetics is low. A greater focus on publishing interventions and dissemination and implementation may be needed.

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DieteticsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNutritional StatusBibliometricImplementation scienceResearch focusResearch translationStudy design

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PMID33436117
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