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Rheumatoid arthritis: Scientific development from a critical point of view
Rheumatology International, 06/29/09

Schöffel N et al. – Study is the first analysis of “rheumatoid arthritis” research activities and output. It revealed single areas of interest, the most prolific journals, authors and institutions dealing with the topic. Nevertheless, statements concerning the scientific quality should be considered critical due to a bias according to self-citation and co-authorship

Methods

Study describes the scientometric approach to evaluate quality and quantity of scientific research in the field of RA
Density-equalizing algorithms, scientometric methods and large scale data analysis were applied to evaluate the quality and quantity of scientific efforts
Data were gained from Pubmed and ISI-Web

Results

During the period 1901–2007, 78,128 items were published by 129 countries including the USA, UK and Germany
Germany was the most productive suppliers, representing 45.7% of all publications
Another 23 countries published more than 100 items
In terms of international cooperation the USA proved to be the most successful partner
“Arthritis and Rheumatism”, “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” and the “Journal of Rheumatology” are the most prolific journals

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