ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2023
Evaluation of Low- and Middle-Income Country Authorship in the Global Orthopaedic Literature.
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Authorship Inequity in Global Health Research Conducted in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Published in High-Income Country Family Medicine Journals.Annals of family medicine · 2025Article
- Global Health Inequities in Orthopaedic Care: Perspectives Beyond the US.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- International Pediatric Orthopedics Research: The POSNA POGO Scholars Initiative.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Article
- Peer-reviewed publications in orthopaedic surgery from lower income countries: A comparative analysis.SICOT-J · 2024Article
- POSNA-POGO Scholars Research Initiative: Capacity and Needs.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2023Article
- Authorship Patterns in the Orthopaedic Journals of Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries.JB & JS open accessArticle
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Abstract
introductionExtensive research collaborations exist between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), although prior work has raised concerns regarding equitable representation among LMIC authors. The goal of this bibliometric analysis was to characterize LMIC authorship among indexed orthopaedic journals and identify factors contributing to disparities in representation.
methodsWe identified all articles appearing in orthopaedic journals indexed in MEDLINE and Journal Citation Reports with a focus on LMICs or cohorts between 2009 and 2018. All articles describing research conducted in LMICs or research focused on applications to cohorts in LMIC(s) were included. Author affiliation, article characteristics, and impact factor were assessed for 1,573 articles. Logistic regression models created to identify predictors of LMIC authorship.
resultsWe identified few studies published in indexed journals focused exclusively on LICs. Funded studies were less likely to have LMIC last authors. Compared with articles published in lower impact factor journals, those in journals with a higher impact factor were less likely to have a LMIC first or last author. The greater the number of countries represented per study, the less likely it had a LMIC first or last author.
conclusionOur study highlights persistent disparities in authorship from LMICs in indexed orthopaedic journals.
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