For debate... medical research output 1973-81: a romp around the United Kingdom research centres
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Wakeford, R. and Adams, R., For debate... medical research output 1973-81: a romp around the United Kingdom research centres, British Medical Journal, 288, 1984, p297 - 299Download Item:
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Abstract:
In order to measure output of medical research in the
United Kingdom, the computerised database of Excerpta
Medica was used to count the number of publications
emanating from each centre of research based on a
medical school in 1973-81. Data were amalgamated for
the first four years (1973-6) and the final four years
(1978-81) and the two sets of data were compared. Eight
centres showed a substantial change (20% or more)
between the first and second periods. In London three
medical schools showed an increase in output and one
showed a decrease in output. Elsewhere Leicester,
Nottingham, and Southampton schools showed an
increase and Bristol showed a decrease. The overall
contribution of Cambridge did not increase over the
decade but the proportion of clinical papers among
those produced at Cambridge did increase.
There are deficiencies in this type of exercise as all
articles are treated equally, but probably some of these
problems could be overcome in a more sophisticated
analysis. Some measure of weighting of the importance
of each paper needs to be devised.
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Author: ADAMS, ROBERT DAVID
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