Division of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Br J Anaesth. 2011 Sep;107(3):351-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer124. Epub 2011 May 26.
Bibliometrics provide surrogate measures of the quality and quantity of research undertaken by departments and individuals. Previous reports have suggested that academic anaesthesia research in the UK is in decline. We wished to provide a comprehensive description of current and historical published output of UK anaesthesia researchers.
Bibliometric indices (Web of Science(®)) were calculated for anaesthesia researchers in the UK for the whole period covered by the database, and for 2004-8. A parallel search was made using the Scholarometer™ tool, which parses output from Google Scholar™. Calculated indices included total number of publications; total number of citations; citations per paper; h-index; g-index; and modified impact index.
One hundred and four individuals and 23 academic departments were identified. Median values (inter-quartile range) for the indices were: total papers 57 (24-95) (individuals for the whole period), 11 (6-20) (individuals 2004-8), 50 (30-70) (departments 2004-8); total number of citations 571 (175-1328), 93 (38-207), 383 (239-845); h-index 13 (8-20), 6 (3-8), 11 (9-14). Four departments were ranked in the top 5 for all indices.
The general distribution of bibliometric data is similar to that seen in other specialities in Europe and North America. Four departments contribute to more than 50% of published anaesthesia research output in this data set. These data provide useful comparative tools for individuals, departments, and national bodies.
文献计量学提供了部门和个人所进行研究的质量和数量的替代衡量标准。先前的报告表明，英国的学术麻醉研究正在下降。我们希望提供英国麻醉研究人员当前和历史上发表成果的全面描述。
为英国麻醉研究人员计算了整个数据库和 2004-2008 年期间的文献计量学指标（Web of Science(®)）。使用 Scholarometer™工具进行了平行搜索，该工具解析了来自 Google Scholar™的输出。计算的指标包括出版物总数；总引用数；每篇论文的引用数；h 指数；g 指数；和修正影响指数。
确定了 104 名个人和 23 个学术部门。指数的中位数（四分位数范围）为：总论文 57（24-95）（整个时期的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人），11（6-20）（2004-2008 年的个人）；总引用数 571（175-1328），93（38-207），383（239-845）；h 指数 13（8-20），6（3-8），11（9-14）。有四个部门在所有指标中排名前 5 位。
文献计量学数据的总体分布与欧洲和北美的其他专业相似。有四个部门贡献了本数据集发表的麻醉研究成果的 50%以上。这些数据为个人、部门和国家机构提供了有用的比较工具。
