Towards new ways of assessing the impact of local medical journals: A proposal and call for change

IFLA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Christine Wamunyima Kanyengo ◽  
Mercy Wamunyima Monde ◽  
Akakandelwa Akakandelwa
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Changing Practice ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
The Impact

The relevance of research output to the local community is critical to changing practice. Research relevance has to be determined using measurements that show that the knowledge that arose from that research has made an impact on society. This paper, based on a literature review and preliminary research results, advocates for research impact measurements which take account of local contexts when evaluating the relevance of a journal article or indeed any research output. It concludes that a journal should go beyond traditional measurement metrics of citation analysis and bibliometrics alone as a measure of research impact. Although it is important to standardise measurements, it is also important that local communities should be encouraged to choose measurements of research output that matter to them. The proposed ways of assessing research impact are: (a) change in policies in the health sector, (b) effect on local medical treatment guidelines, (c) effect on case management, (d) use in continuous professional development, and (e) impact on local knowledge production.

Restructuring of the Québec Health Network and its Effects on the Profession of Home Health Aides and their Occupational Health and Safety

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Cloutier ◽  
Elise Ledoux ◽  
Madeleine Bourdouxhe ◽  
Hélène David ◽  
Isabelle Gagnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Home Health Aides ◽  
The Impact

The Québec health sector is facing profound macroeconomic and macro-organizational changes. This article addresses the impact of these changes on the work of home health aides (HHAs) and their occupational health and safety (OHS). The study was carried out in the home care services of four local community service centers (CLSCs) with different organizational characteristics. It is based on an analysis by triangulation of 66 individual and group interviews, 11 work days, and 35 multidisciplinary or professional meetings observed, as well as administrative documents. HHAs are experiencing an erosion of their job because the relational and emotional components of their work are disappearing. This results in an increase in musculoskeletal and psychological health problems. This study also shows that managers’ decisions can reduce or increase the HHAs’ work constraints. Stability in the clientele served and the possibility of organizing their routes are good examples of positive impacts.

Quantifying the research impact of the Sustainable Forest Management Network in the social sciences: a bibliometric study

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 2248-2255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole L. Klenk ◽  
Anna Dabros ◽  
Gordon M. Hickey
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
Principal Investigators ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Standards ◽  
The Impact

This research note presents the results of a bibliometric analysis that was conducted to better understand the impact that Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFMN) funded research had in the forest-related social and Aboriginal research communities. We applied two indicators of research impact: (i) research outputs and (ii) citations. Our results suggest that the SFMN’s research outputs were highest in the fields of economics, sociology, and political science and law. The number of research articles that acknowledged the SFMN was 30% of the total research output of the SFMN-funded Principal Investigators. These articles represented 3% of the social science articles published in the Forestry Chronicle (the journal most frequently used by SFMN-funded Principal Investigators). Research output related to Aboriginal forestry indicated that the SFMN had a significant influence on the development of the field. Our citation analysis indicated that the average number of citations per SFMN-acknowledged publication in the social sciences was approximately the same as the international impact standard in the field. These results suggest that the SFMN-funded research in the social sciences compared very well with the international research standards in forest-related social sciences.

scholarly journals The Nexus between Funding and Research Output: A Case Study in Universiti Teknologi MARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.15) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Caroline Henry ◽  
Nor Azura Md Ghani ◽  
Halilah Haron ◽  
Umi Marshida Abd Hamid ◽  
Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Continuous Problem

Financial sustainability has been a continuous problem that Higher Learning Institutions (HLI) have to face. In addition, funding has always played a role in the process of research as many have proven that there is a relationship between funding and research impact. This study highlights the impact of funding on UiTM’s research productivity. Publications published by UiTM in 2012 to 2016 from Web of Science (WoS) were used to compare the impact of both funded and unfunded publications. The findings showed that 32.53% of the publications published from 2007 to 2016 were funded. Funded publications published in high impact journals have higher citations compared to unfunded publications particularly for Medical and Science & Technology related fields such as Clinical Medicine and Chemistry. This proves that financial assistance is key to drive quality research and produce impactful publications as it indirectly increases the institution’s research productivity.  

scholarly journals Bibliometrics approach to evaluating the research impact of CTSAs: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-344
Author(s):  
Fei Yu ◽  
Allison Alicia Van ◽  
Tanha Patel ◽  
Nandita Mani ◽  
Andrea Carnegie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bibliometric Measures

AbstractIntroduction:To enhance the performance evaluation of Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs, we examined the utility of advanced bibliometric measures that go beyond simple publication counts to demonstrate the impact of translational research output.Methods:The sampled data included North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS)-supported publications produced between September 2008 and March 2017. We adopted advanced bibliometric measures and a state-of-the-art bibliometric network analysis tool to assess research productivity, citation impact, the scope of research collaboration, and the clusters of research topics.Results:Totally, 754 NC TraCS-supported publications generated over 24,000 citation counts by April 2017 with an average of 33 cites per article. NC TraCS-supported research papers received more than twice as many cites per year as the average National Institute of Health-funded research publications from the same field and time. We identified the top productive researchers and their networks within the CTSA hub. Findings demonstrated the impact of NC TraCS in facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations within the CTSA hub and across the CTSA consortium and connecting researchers with right peers and organizations.Conclusion:Both improved bibliometrics measures and bibliometric network analysis can bring new perspectives to CTSA evaluation via citation influence and the scope of research collaborations.

scholarly journals Natriuretic peptide level at heart failure diagnosis and risk of hospitalisation and death in England 2004–2018

Heart ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. heartjnl-2021-319196
Author(s):  
Clare J Taylor ◽  
Sarah L Lay-Flurrie ◽  
José M Ordóñez-Mena ◽  
Clare R Goyder ◽  
Nicholas R Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Clinical Practice Research Datalink ◽  
Related Hospitalisation ◽  
One Year ◽  
Heart Failure Diagnosis ◽  
The Impact

ObjectiveHeart failure (HF) is a malignant condition requiring urgent treatment. Guidelines recommend natriuretic peptide (NP) testing in primary care to prioritise referral for specialist diagnostic assessment. We aimed to assess association of baseline NP with hospitalisation and mortality in people with newly diagnosed HF.MethodsPopulation-based cohort study of 40 007 patients in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink in England with a new HF diagnosis (48% men, mean age 78.5 years). We used linked primary and secondary care data between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2018 to report one-year hospitalisation and 1-year, 5-year and 10-year mortality by NP level.Results22 085 (55%) participants were hospitalised in the year following diagnosis. Adjusted odds of HF-related hospitalisation in those with a high NP (NT-proBNP >2000 pg/mL) were twofold greater (OR 2.26 95% CI 1.98 to 2.59) than a moderate NP (NT-proBNP 400–2000 pg/mL). All-cause mortality rates in the high NP group were 27%, 62% and 82% at 1, 5 and 10 years, compared with 19%, 50% and 77%, respectively, in the moderate NP group and, in a competing risks model, risk of HF-related death was 50% higher at each timepoint. Median time between NP test and HF diagnosis was 101 days (IQR 19–581).ConclusionsHigh baseline NP is associated with increased HF-related hospitalisation and poor survival. While healthcare systems remain under pressure from the impact of COVID-19, research to test novel strategies to prevent hospitalisation and improve outcomes—such as a mandatory two-week HF diagnosis pathway—is urgently needed.

scholarly journals Effect of Undergraduate Research Output on Faculty Scholarly Research Impact

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Adriana Popescu ◽  
Radu Popescu
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Faculty Research ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Citation Counts ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective – In the context of the ongoing discourse about the role of Institutional Repositories (IRs), the objective of the study is to investigate if there is any evidence of a relation between undergraduate student activity in an IR and the impact of faculty research. Methods – The data used for the study is representative of six academic departments of the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). Digital Commons@Cal Poly (DC) is the IR supported by the library. Regression analysis was used to investigate the interdependence between faculty research impact (dependent variable) and undergraduate student repository activity (independent variable). For each department, faculty research impact was quantified as a measure of the citation counts for all faculty publications indexed in Web of Science (WoS) between January 2008 and May 2017. Student repository activity was quantified for each department in two ways: (1) total number of student projects deposited in DC since 2008 (Sp) and (2) total number of student project downloads from DC (Sd). The dependent variable was regressed against each of the two elements of student repository activity (Sp and Sd), and the resulting statistics (sample correlation coefficients, coefficients of determination, and linear regression coefficients) were calculated and checked for statistical significance. Results – The statistical analysis showed that both components of student repository activity are positively and significantly correlated with the impact of faculty research quantified by a measure of the citation counts. It was also found that faculty repository activity, although positively correlated with faculty research impact, has no significant effect on the correlation between student repository activity and faculty research impact. Conclusion – The analysis considers two distinct groups of publications: one group of student publications (senior projects) from six academic departments, which are deposited in an open repository (DC), and one group of publications (not necessarily represented in DC) of faculty affiliated with the same six departments and whose citation impact is believed to be affected by the first group. The statistical correlation between student repository activity and faculty research impact can be seen as an indication that an active, open IR centered on collecting, preserving, and making discoverable student research output has a positive impact on faculty’s research impact. More research that includes additional factors and uses a larger data set is necessary to arrive at a definitive conclusion.

scholarly journals Management of University Research Publication: A Case Study of JUIT Publication Database (JPubDB)

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shri Ram ◽  
Nitin Paliwal
Keyword(s):  
Research Output ◽  
Citation Count ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Research Publication ◽  
Standard Format ◽  
Free Mode ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Along with the teaching, publications and research output, national and international funding has become essential criterion for benchmarking and performance measurement of the university. To stand and compete with stakeholders, it is essential to carefully monitor the impact of university publication over global research. The role of the library becomes more important to take a lead in monitoring and management of the university publications. A library needs to gather, organize and maintain publication in a standard format and take appropriate measure to disseminate research with global community. Further, it is essential to assess the research impact of the publication through different methodologies such as bibliometrics or web metrics. The purpose of this paper is to develop a database of university publication with the acronym ‘JPubDB’ (JUIT Publication Database: available at http://juit.ac.in/jpubdb), in order to collect, analyze and organized at one place and market the research publication with global community. The provisions have been made to link each publication with each faculty profile and department in a standard citation style, assess the citation count through Google Scholar, sharing of publication through social networking tools, and if the full text of any publication is available, that can be downloadable in copyright free mode.

‘Right' for publication: strategies for supporting novice writers across health and medical disciplines

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Paliadelis ◽  
Vicki Parker ◽  
Glenda Parmenter ◽  
Myf Maple
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Publication Rates ◽  
Novice Writers ◽  
The Impact

The idea that scholarly writing is an integral part of academic and clinical work is not new; however, increasing expectations that health professionals contribute to research output through publication, regardless of level of employment or experience, creates anxiety and dissonance for many novice and sometimes not-so-novice writers. Publications and the impact of scholarly work have become the key indicators not only of the performance of individual health academics, but also of health disciplines and universities more broadly. In Australia, as in many other countries, publications as the measure of research impact and outputs are expected in professional disciplines, universities and schools. Research impact is assessed and rated against other institutions and used as a means of allocating scarce research funding. Publishing has become a matter of professional reputation and sustainability. This paper reports on a project designed to enhance publication rates across health disciplines based at a rural university, where many staff members combine academic work with ongoing clinical roles. Without deliberate and focused support to enhance skills and confidence in writing it was unlikely that these academics and clinical staff members would be able to develop the kind of track record required for a successful academic career or promotion. This paper outlines the development, delivery and outcomes of this university-funded project, which drew on evidence in the literature to increase the publication rates across two Schools (Health and Medicine) at a rural university. What is known about the topic? The dissemination of scholarly work is an expectation in most health disciplines, and there are numerous strategies presented in the literature designed to boost publication rates. However, the expectation to publish becomes more challenging because many teaching positions straddle both clinical and academic roles. This article reports on a project focused on increasing the rate of published work by implementing some of the strategies discussed in the literature. What does this paper add? This paper describes the development, delivery and outcomes of a project focused on implementing strategies discussed in the literature to increase the confidence and competence of clinical and academic health professionals to publish their scholarly, project-based and research work. What are the implications for practitioners? With many health professionals combining clinical and teaching roles, there is an expectation that as they progress through their careers they can demonstrate evidence of scholarly publications. This paper provides an overview of the development and delivery of a strategy to encourage health professionals to publish that may be useful across a range of health settings.

scholarly journals Review of Effectiveness of the Foreign Medical Team Deployment in Nepal Earthquake, 2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s26-s26
Author(s):  
Ashok Pandey ◽  
Achyut Raj Pandey ◽  
Meghnath Dhimal ◽  
Anjani Jha
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Emergency Operation ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Medical Team ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Medical Relief ◽  
The Impact

Introduction:Nepal experienced a massive earthquake on 25th April, 2015 measuring 7.8 Richter scale followed by large aftershock on 12th May that further added to the destruction, especially in Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha. On request of Government of Nepal, international community extended financial and technical assistance to overcome the impact of the earthquake. Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs); now known as emergency medical team, from different countries and volunteers from within the country had helped in health service delivery.Aim:to get a clear picture of Strengths, Weaknesses/Gaps and Areas of Improvement that would be very important in making the response better in any future events of such scale when discussed and shared with all relevant stakeholders in Nepal.Methods:It was a multi-method study. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to have an in-depth overview of the research question and the objectives set for the study. Records and reports relating Foreign Medical Team Coordination Committee (FMTCC) and meeting minutes of Health Emergency Operation Centre were reviewed.Results:Total of 8,962 deaths and 22,302 injuries occurred following earthquake of which 8,864 deaths and 21,156 injuries occurred in the most affected 14 districts of Nepal. In FGD and KIIs, most of the participants highlighted the earthquake had a huge impact on infrastructures. A large number of casualties were reported immediately after earthquake. Health facilities were overloaded with injured patients. One hundred and thirty-seven FMTs from 36 countries worked in Nepal to provide medical relief.Discussion:Timely preparation and readiness of the procedures to handle the FMTs including their registration process, medical licensing procedures, procedures of coordinating mechanisms with the district, case management and treatment guidelines to be followed by the FMTs are crucial to have a better health sector response including that of FMTs.

scholarly journals Setting the agenda for further research on health and welfare

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Lhussier ◽  
N Forster ◽  
K Haighton ◽  
M Egan ◽  
C Woodhead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
System Level ◽  
Delivery Mode ◽  
Welfare Provision ◽  
Stakeholder Consultation ◽  
Maximum Utility ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Given the recognised relationship between poverty, welfare provision and health, welfare rights advice has emerged as a potentially key intervention in improving health and reducing inequalities. The generation of evidence in this area has proven difficult however, creating a need to take stock of existing research and develop an agenda for future work. Methods A series of four workshops was convened involving researchers from four UK universities who had previously undertaken work examining the relationship between welfare advice and health, from a range of methodological perspectives. Run concurrently to a scoping of the literature, these workshops aimed to synthesise lessons from prior research; formulate outstanding research questions; and outline potential methodological approaches for addressing these. A survey was undertaken with professionals (from welfare or legal advice sectors, the health sector, commissioning, local government, and housing services, n = 50) to test out, refine and add to these research questions. Results Key research questions developed from these workshops were: Are there inequalities in the impact and reach of advice services across social groups? How/ does advice delivery mode matter?What are the individual and system level impacts of the de-implementation of advice services?What are the impacts of changes to welfare provision on children, inter-generationally and throughout the life course?How do experiences of social welfare vary by social group, geographically and across generations? How do different identities combine to influence how social welfare is understood? Conclusions While the collaborative process brought challenges in balancing research and practitioner expertise, this model of working has been successful in setting an agenda for further research with maximum utility to practice. Direct outputs from the projects have been the collaborative submission of a journal article and a research bid. Key messages The collaboration, which was supported by the NIHR School of Public Health Research, led to the establishment of a concise research agenda. Through extensive stakeholder consultation, this will have maximal utility for practice.

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