O' Connor D J, Lowery A J, Kearney D, McAnena O J, Sweeney K J, Kerin M J
Department of Surgery, National University of Ireland Galway and Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland,
Ir J Med Sci. 2015 Sep;184 Suppl 9:353-60. doi: 10.1007/s11845-015-1330-5.
The quality of abstracts presented at a conference reflects the academic activity and research productivity of the surgical/scientific association concerned. The abstract to publication rate (44.5 % internationally), is an important indicator of the quality of presented research.
To evaluate the publication rate and impact of abstracts presented at the plenary session of the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium over a 25-year period (1989-2014), and identify factors influencing publication.
Plenary abstracts were identified from abstract books of the Symposium from 1989-2014. The authors, institution, subspecialty and research subject were recorded. A Medline search with name of the first and last author, key words and content of all abstracts was conducted to identify related publications. The impact factor (IF) of the journal and the time to publication was recorded.
298 presented abstracts resulted in 168 publications (publication rate: 56 %). Basic Science research accounted for 80 % (n = 237) of the total number of presentations with the remaining 20 % (n = 61) being categorised as clinical research. Overall, cancer research accounted for 48 % of presented work. The average time to publication was 2 ± 7 years, while 11 % of all published studies achieved publication in the year of the symposium. The median impact factor for published research was 3.558 (IF range 0-39).
These results indicate that the quality of papers presented at the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium compares favourably with international equivalents, making this meeting an important forum for Irish Academic Surgery.
在会议上展示的摘要质量反映了相关外科/科学协会的学术活动和研究生产力。摘要发表率（国际上为44.5%）是所展示研究质量的一个重要指标。
评估在彼得·弗雷尔爵士外科研讨会全会上展示的摘要在25年期间（1989 - 2014年）的发表率和影响力，并确定影响发表的因素。
从1989 - 2014年研讨会的摘要集中识别全会摘要。记录作者、机构、亚专业和研究主题。使用所有摘要的第一和最后作者姓名、关键词和内容进行Medline搜索，以识别相关出版物。记录期刊的影响因子（IF）和发表时间。
298篇展示的摘要产生了168篇出版物（发表率：56%）。基础科学研究占展示总数的80%（n = 237），其余20%（n = 61）归类为临床研究。总体而言，癌症研究占所展示工作的48%。平均发表时间为2 ± 7年，而所有已发表研究的11%在研讨会当年实现发表。已发表研究的中位影响因子为3.558（IF范围0 - 39）。
这些结果表明，在彼得·弗雷尔爵士外科研讨会上展示的论文质量与国际同类会议相比具有优势，使该会议成为爱尔兰学术外科的一个重要论坛。
