Antoniou Stavros A, Lasithiotakis Konstantinos, Koch Oliver O, Antoniou George A, Pointner Rudolph, Granderath Frank A
*Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neuwerk Hospital, Mönchengladbach, Germany †Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete, Crete §Department of Vascular Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece ‡Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital of Linz, Linz ∥Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Zell am See, Zell am See, Austria.
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2014 Feb;24(1):26-30. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182a4c00d.
Publication of scientific articles in peer-reviewed medical journals is considered as a measure of research productivity. The aim of the present study was to quantify the research contributions of different countries in minimally invasive surgery and to critically discuss the results under the prism of recent socioeconomic developments. The electronical archives of 4 major surgical journals (Annals of Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, and Surgical Endoscopy) were searched between 2009 and 2012. Publications on minimally invasive general surgery were assessed according to the country. A total of 6595 records were identified; 2160 articles were related to minimally invasive surgery. The volume of publication activity was evenly distributed in North America (34%) and Europe (39%). The United States (31%), the United Kingdom (7.6%), and Japan (6.7%) were the most productive countries. When adjusted for country population, the Netherlands (7.7/10), Denmark (4.4/10), and Switzerland (4.1/10) occupied the highest ranks. Although the United States dominates in terms of absolute number of publications, several smaller countries were more prolific, when the number of inhabitants was taken into account. The recent financial crisis is expected to undermine international collaborative conditions in the field of minimally invasive surgery. The need for a stepped-up international scientific collaboration is hereto highlighted.
在同行评审的医学期刊上发表科学文章被视为衡量研究生产力的一项指标。本研究的目的是量化不同国家在微创手术方面的研究贡献，并从近期社会经济发展的角度对结果进行批判性讨论。检索了2009年至2012年期间4种主要外科期刊（《外科学年鉴》《英国外科学杂志》《美国外科医师学会杂志》和《外科内镜》）的电子存档。根据国家对有关微创普通外科的出版物进行了评估。共识别出6595条记录；其中2160篇文章与微创手术相关。出版活动的数量在北美（34%）和欧洲（39%）分布均匀。美国（31%）、英国（7.6%）和日本（6.7%）是发表文章最多的国家。按国家人口进行调整后，荷兰（7.7/10）、丹麦（4.4/10）和瑞士（4.1/10）排名最高。尽管美国在出版物的绝对数量方面占据主导地位，但考虑到居民数量，一些较小的国家发表文章更为 prolific 。预计近期的金融危机将破坏微创手术领域的国际合作条件。在此强调加强国际科学合作的必要性。
