Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA, Ft. Sam Houston, TX.
Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA Ft. Sam Houston, TX.
Med J (Ft Sam Houst Tex). 2021 Jul-Sep(PB 8-21-07/08/09):57-62.
Emergency medicine is recognized as a critical wartime specialty within the US military. Military emergency medicine contributes to medical literature in unique ways not seen with our civilian counterparts. The impact of this contribution, especially regarding innovations in military medicine, has not been previously examined. This study evaluates the numbers of citations for emergency medicine manuscripts published by members of the US military.
Utilizing the Scopus database, we identified published manuscripts from 2000 to 2020 with an emergency medicine author affiliated with a US military treatment facility. We sorted manuscripts on the number of citations in Scopus and categorized each paper as to whether it addressed military unique topics.
We identified 1,718 manuscripts through Scopus, and based on a 10-citation minimum, we further analyzed 508 manuscripts. After verification of military affiliation, we included 421 manuscripts. The mean number of citations per manuscript was 31.7 ± 40.5; the Mean Cite Score was 4.75 ± 6.17 with a Field Weighted Citation Index (FWCI) of 2.96 ± 6.25. Citation count of publications has been steadily increasing in recent years with significantly more citations for military relevant publications when compared to non-military relevant publications.
These findings highlight the importance of military emergency medicine scholarly activity which has a history of contributions that address specific medical needs of the warfighter and advance the specialty. Military emergency medicine papers have seen rising numbers of citations in the medical literature, particularly those related to military relevant topics emphasizing combat casualty care and military readiness.
急诊医学在美国军队中被认为是一项关键的战时专业。军事急诊医学以与我们的平民同行不同的独特方式为医学文献做出贡献。这种贡献的影响，特别是在军事医学创新方面，尚未得到之前的检验。本研究评估了美国军队成员发表的急诊医学手稿的引用数量。
利用 Scopus 数据库，我们确定了 2000 年至 2020 年期间有美国军队治疗设施的急诊医学作者的已发表手稿。我们根据 Scopus 中的引用数量对手稿进行排序，并将每篇论文分类为是否涉及军事独特主题。
我们通过 Scopus 确定了 1718 篇手稿，根据最低引用数 10 次的标准，我们进一步分析了 508 篇手稿。在确认军队隶属关系后，我们纳入了 421 篇手稿。平均每篇手稿的引用数为 31.7 ± 40.5；平均引用分数为 4.75 ± 6.17，领域加权引用指数为 2.96 ± 6.25。近年来，出版物的引用计数稳步增加，与非军事相关出版物相比，与军事相关出版物的引用明显更多。
这些发现强调了军事急诊医学学术活动的重要性，该活动具有解决战斗人员特定医疗需求并推进该专业的历史贡献。军事急诊医学论文在医学文献中的引用数量不断增加，特别是那些与军事相关主题相关的论文，强调了战斗伤员救治和军事准备。
