Abstract
We aimed to determine the quantitative scientific publication output of child and adolescent psychiatric/psychological affiliations
during 2005–2010 by country based on both, “PubMed” and “Scopus” and performed a bibliometric qualitative evaluation for 2009
using “PubMed”. We performed our search by affiliation related to child and adolescent psychiatric/psychological institutions
using “PubMed”. For the quantitative analysis for 2005–2010, we counted the number of abstracts. For the qualitative analysis
for 2009 we derived the impact factor of each abstract’s journal from “Journal Citation Reports”. We related total impact
factor scores to the gross domestic product (GDP) and population size of each country. Additionally, we used “Scopus” to determine
the number of abstracts for each country that was identified via “PubMed” for 2009 and compared the ranking of countries between
the two databases. 61 % of the publications between 2005 and 2010 originated from European countries and 26 % from the USA.
After adjustment for GDP and population size, the ranking positions changed in favor of smaller European countries with a
population size of less than 20 million inhabitants. The ranking of countries for the count of articles in 2009 as derived
from “Scopus” was similar to that identified via the “PubMed” search. The performed search revealed only minor differences
between “Scopus” and “PubMed” related to the ranking of countries. Our data indicate a sharp difference between countries
with a high versus low GDP with regard to scientific publication output in child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology.
during 2005–2010 by country based on both, “PubMed” and “Scopus” and performed a bibliometric qualitative evaluation for 2009
using “PubMed”. We performed our search by affiliation related to child and adolescent psychiatric/psychological institutions
using “PubMed”. For the quantitative analysis for 2005–2010, we counted the number of abstracts. For the qualitative analysis
for 2009 we derived the impact factor of each abstract’s journal from “Journal Citation Reports”. We related total impact
factor scores to the gross domestic product (GDP) and population size of each country. Additionally, we used “Scopus” to determine
the number of abstracts for each country that was identified via “PubMed” for 2009 and compared the ranking of countries between
the two databases. 61 % of the publications between 2005 and 2010 originated from European countries and 26 % from the USA.
After adjustment for GDP and population size, the ranking positions changed in favor of smaller European countries with a
population size of less than 20 million inhabitants. The ranking of countries for the count of articles in 2009 as derived
from “Scopus” was similar to that identified via the “PubMed” search. The performed search revealed only minor differences
between “Scopus” and “PubMed” related to the ranking of countries. Our data indicate a sharp difference between countries
with a high versus low GDP with regard to scientific publication output in child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Contribution
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s00787-012-0265-x
- Authors
- Özgür Albayrak, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Wickenburgstr. 21, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Manuel Föcker, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Wickenburgstr. 21, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Katrin Wibker, Fachbibliothek Medizin, Universitätsbibliothek Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Johannes Hebebrand, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Wickenburgstr. 21, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Online ISSN 1435-165X
- Print ISSN 1018-8827