Oakes JM "An analysis of American journal of epidemiology citations with special reference to statistics and social science " American Journal of Epidemiology 161 (5):494-500 March 1, 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

J. Michael Oakes :
E-mail Addresses: oakes at epi.umn.edu

Title: An analysis of American journal of epidemiology citations with
special reference to statistics and social science

Author(s): Oakes JM

Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 161 (5): 494-500 MAR 1 2005

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 39      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
In an effort to inform the ongoing discussion about the purpose, purview,
theoretical orientation, and viability of epidemiology, this paper
considers the contemporary epistemological foundations of the discipline by
analyzing article citations. Two principal questions are the following: 1)
What research do American Journal of Epidemiology (AJE) authors rely on to
support, inform, and frame their investigations? and 2) to what extent do
such authors use social scientific and statistical citations? The data used
appear to be superior to those used in previous efforts because they
contain complete citations for all articles published, along with complete
within-article citations, for all AJE articles published from January 1981
to December 2002. The most frequent AJE citations are statistically
oriented works. About 9% of citations are to AJE articles, 15% are to a
larger set of eight epidemiologic journals, 15% are to a select set of
eight medical journals, 3% are to (bio)statistics journals, and just 0.2%
are to social science journals. Trend analysis reveals little change during
the 22-year study period. The principal implication is that AJE authors are
overlooking a vast literature that could inform their understanding of how
exposures emerge and are maintained.


Addresses: Oakes JM (reprint author), Univ Minnesota, Div Epidemiol,
Minneapolis, MN 55454 USA
Univ Minnesota, Div Epidemiol & Community Hlth, Minneapolis, MN 55454 USA

E-mail Addresses: oakes at epi.umn.edu

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC
27513 USA
Subject Category: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
IDS Number: 899DX

ISSN: 0002-9262

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