Whan, P (Whan, Peter); Brown, NA (Brown, Nancy A.); Wootton, R (Wootton, Richard) A bibliographic snapshot of the telemedicine citation literature JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE, 12: 95-102 Suppl. 3 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: p.whan at uq.net.au 

Author(s): Whan, P (Whan, Peter); Brown, NA (Brown, Nancy A.); Wootton, R 
(Wootton, Richard) 

Title: A bibliographic snapshot of the telemedicine citation literature 

Source: JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE, 12: 95-102 Suppl. 3 2006 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: PUBLICATION OUTPUT 

Abstract: There appear to have been no previous literature-based or 
literature-oriented studies in telemedicine which have analysed raw 
citation data. Using a simple search strategy, the Web of Science was 
analysed up to the end of 2005 to give a snapshot of the field, and to 
identify matters which would need to be considered in larger scale 
bibliometric studies. Of the 3673 telemedicine documents retrieved, 2213 
(60%) had been cited. Of 56,875 citation records, 32,460 unique citation 
formats were found. The most-cited paper, and the paper with the greatest 
annual citation rate, was Perednia and Allen's review article in JAMA, 
1995. The two specialist telemedicine journals published 40% of all papers 
retrieved. In the general literature (i.e. excluding the two specialist 
journals) there were 1556 citations to their 1374 'citable' articles, 
apportioned in the ratio 76:24, almost exactly in accordance with the 
distribution of the articles themselves. However, each of the two 
specialist telemedicine journals cited itself in a proportion higher than 
its share of original articles, with an 'excess' of self-citations of 14% 
in the journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, and 19% in the Telemedicine 
journal and E-Health. Despite certain technical difficulties, there is 
considerable scope for bibliometric research in telemedicine. 

Addresses: Univ Queensland, Ctr Online Hlth, St Lucia, Qld 4067, 
Australia; Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA 

Reprint Address: Whan, P, Univ Queensland, Royal Childrens Hosp, Ctr 
Online Hlth, Level 3,Fdn Bldg, Herston, Qld 4029, Australia. 

E-mail Address: p.whan at uq.net.au 

Cited Reference Count: 12 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD 

Publisher Address: 1 WIMPOLE STREET, LONDON W1G 0AE, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 1357-633X 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J TELEMED TELECARE 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Telemed. Telecare 

Source Item Page Count: 8 

Subject Category: Health Care Sciences & Services 

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