Mojon-Azzil SM, Jiang XY, Wagner U, St Mojon D "Ophthalmology ,,Made in Switzerland" - Swiss papers listed in Medline" KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE 219 (12): 866-871 DEC 2002

[Eugene Garfield]

Daniel Mojon : daniel.mojon at kssg.ch


TITLE     Ophthalmology ,,Made in Switzerland" -
          Swiss papers listed in medline
AUTHORS   Mojon-Azzil SM, Jiang XY, Wagner U, St Mojon D
JOURNAL   KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE
          219 (12): 866-871 DEC 2002

 Document type: Article  Language: German
 Cited References: 10    Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
Background: Publications are one of the most important tools to measure
scientific production in a particular sphere. Hence, the aim of this study
was to identify the quantitative and (through journal Impact Factor)
qualitative amount of ophthalmological articles coming from Switzerland.
Materials and methods: With a specifically developed software we searched 70
ophthalmological journals indexed by Medline for articles from Switzerland.
Results: Not counting the publications related to the annual meeting of the
Swiss Ophthalmological Society, the amount of Swiss papers in
ophthalmological journals indexed by Medline, increased between 1988
and 1999 by a factor of four. in proportion to the global amount of
ophthalmological publications we calculated an increase by a factor of 2.6.
The amount of publications grew particularly during the analysed time period
in journals with high impact factors. In 1999 a total of 1.8% of the indexed
ophthalmological articles originated from Swiss research institutes and
hospitals. The average amount of authors of Swiss publications increased,
thereby following an international trend.
Conclusions: The increased amount of publications may rely on the growing
role of Swiss research in ophthalmology as well as on a broadened and
deepened international orientation of Swiss ophthalmology. The increased
amount of authors can be explained by the growing complexity and
interdisciplinarity of research projects. Both, the amount of publications
and the number of authors, can be linked to the "publish or perish"
paradigma.

Author Keywords:
Switzerland, research, ophthalmology, publications, authors, articles,
papers

Addresses:
St Mojon D, Kantonsspital, Augenklin, Abt Strabol & Neuroophthalmol, CH-9007
St Gallen, Switzerland
Kantonsspital, Augenklin, Abt Strabol & Neuroophthalmol, CH-9007 St Gallen,
Switzerland
Hsch Tech Wirtschaft & Soziale Arbeit, Forschungsinst Management
Gesundheitswesen, St Gallen, Switzerland
Tech Univ Berlin, Fak Elektrotech & Informat, Berlin, Germany

Publisher:
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, STUTTGART

IDS Number:
645AF

ISSN:
0023-2165


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