Ireland's recent contribution to the radiological literature; a bibliometric analysis
Redmond, C.E.; Healy, G.M.; Ryan, D.T.; Conway, R.; Murphy, C.F.; Ni Leidhin, C.; Power, J.; Brophy, D.P.; Heffernan, E.J.
Irish Medical Journal 110(4): 544
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102 PMID: 28665083 Document Number: 692788
The aim of this study was to identify and analyse all articles published by Irish radiology departments in the medical literature since the year 2000. The PubMed database was searched to identify and review all articles published by radiologists based in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Citation counts were then obtained and the top ten most cited articles were identified. There were 781 articles published during the study period. Of these, 558 (71%) were published in radiology journals and the remaining 223 (29%) were published in general medical journals. Abdominal radiology was the most represented sub-specialty (33% of all articles). There was a general trend of increased publications per year. Only 75 (9.6%) of articles were collaborative efforts by more than one radiology department. Irish radiology departments have a considerable research output and this has increased since the year 2000. More collaborative research between Irish radiology departments is encouraged.