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Use and Spread of Osteopathic Medical Literature and Research Findings

Journal: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Date: 2009/08, 109(8):Pages: 458. doi: Subito , type of study: bibliometric review

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Keywords:

bibliometric review [5]
citation [2]
research [447]

Abstract:

Background: Evaluating how information about the history, practices, and science of osteopathy is disseminated and used by the scientific and medical community is an important and ongoing challenge. One way to achieve this goal is by measuring the citation history of articles related to osteopathy, as this is one index of an article's impact and contribution to its field of study. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that performing a citation analysis of articles relating to osteopathy would help determine the spread and influence of osteopathic studies and publications within the scientific community. Methods: Using the Web of Science and Scopus databases, we performed a citation analysis of the articles published with “osteopathic” in the title. From these data we evaluated the citation trends and timelines of these articles and identified a number of important indices of the spread and use of osteopathic related literature. Results: Of the primary articles that were evaluated, a limited number of articles were cited, and of those that were cited, the vast majority was cited only once. We found that the citation rates are highest within the first 5-10 years of the original publication date, but have occurred as much as 45 years later. Searches of primary articles published in JAOA—The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association also revealed limited citation number. We also found that the number of articles with “osteopathic” in the title has increased from 78 published between 1960 and 1989 to 339 published between 1990 and 2008. Conclusion: The greatest expansion of osteopathic literature has occurred within the past 18 years. However, these data indicate an area for continued expansion of osteopathic related literature as well as need to develop methods to increase the dissemination of results from osteopathic research.


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