Lenhard, MS; et al Obstetrical and gynecological writing and publishing in Europe EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, 129 (2): 119-123 DEC 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: Miriam.Lenhard at med.uni-muenchen.de
 
Author(s): Lenhard, MS (Lenhard, Miriam S.); Johnson, TRC (Johnson, 
Thorsten R. C.); Himsl, I (Himsl, Isabelle); Ditsch, N (Ditsch, Nina); 
Rueckert, S (Rueckert, Sandra); Friese, K (Friese, Klaus); Untch, M 
(Untch, Michael) 

Title: Obstetrical and gynecological writing and publishing in Europe 

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE 
BIOLOGY, 129 (2): 119-123 DEC 2006 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: obstetrics and gynecology; impact factor; Institute for 
Scientific Information; Science Citation Index; scientific language 

Keywords Plus: SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION; IMPACT; UNION; FUTURE 

Abstract: Objective: To assess the number and quality of scientific 
articles published by authors from the European Union (EU) and Germany in 
the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

Study design: Scientific articles published during the years 1980-2003 
covered by the Journal Citation Report (JCR) were considered, with a focus 
on the impact factor (IF), authors' origin, journal country and publishing 
language.

Results: In 2003. there are 53 journals listed by the JCR for the field 
category 'obstetrics and gynecology', with altogether 3201 publications 
listed in the Science Citation Index (SCI). From the year 1980, the total 
number of publications increased persistently. Looking at the top 20 
journals in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, there are 12 journals 
from the US, 8 from Europe. None of these journals has an IF > 10 but 30 
journals show an IF > 1. Over the last 25 years, a growing importance of 
the English language as scientific language can be observed.
Conclusion: These data indicate an important role of European research in 
the field of obstetrics and gynecology comparable to that of US-American 
research. The English language is gaining importance as scientific 
language, displacing other languages and contributing to a loss of impact 
of non-English journals. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights 
reserved. 

Addresses: Univ Munich, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, D-81377 Munich, Germany; 
Univ Munich, Dept Radiol, Munich, Germany 
Reprint Address: Lenhard, MS, Univ Munich, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Campus 
Grosshadern,Marchioninistr 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany. 

E-mail Address: Miriam.Lenhard at med.uni-muenchen.de 

Cited Reference Count: 16 

Times Cited: 1 

Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD 

Publisher Address: ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, 
CLARE, 00000, IRELAND 

ISSN: 0301-2115 

29-char Source Abbrev.: EUR J OBSTET GYN REPROD BIOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 

Source Item Page Count: 5 

Subject Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology; Reproductive Biology 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 122VG 

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