A bibliographic review of public health dissemination and implementation research output and citation rates

Luke Wolfenden¹, Andrew J Milat², Christophe Lecathelinais³, Eliza Skelton⁴, Tara Clinton-McHarg⁴, Christopher Williams⁴, John Wiggers¹, Li Kheng Chai⁵, Sze Lin Yoong¹

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¹ School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia; Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia.
² School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; New South Wales Ministry of Health, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia.
³ Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.

PMID: 27583203
PMCID: PMC4995384
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.08.006

A bibliographic review of public health dissemination and implementation research output and citation rates

Luke Wolfenden et al. Prev Med Rep. 2016.

. 2016 Aug 8:4:441-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.08.006. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Authors

Luke Wolfenden¹, Andrew J Milat², Christophe Lecathelinais³, Eliza Skelton⁴, Tara Clinton-McHarg⁴, Christopher Williams⁴, John Wiggers¹, Li Kheng Chai⁵, Sze Lin Yoong¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia; Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia.
² School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; New South Wales Ministry of Health, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia.
³ Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.

PMID: 27583203
PMCID: PMC4995384
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.08.006

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the research output and citation rates (academic impact) of public health dissemination and implementation research according to research design and study type. A cross sectional bibliographic study was undertaken in 2013. All original data-based studies and review articles focusing on dissemination and implementation research that had been published in 10 randomly selected public health journals in 2008 were audited. The electronic database 'Scopus' was used to calculate 5-year citation rates for all included publications. Of the 1648 publications examined, 216 were original data-based research or literature reviews focusing on dissemination and implementation research. Of these 72% were classified as descriptive/epidemiological, 26% were intervention and just 1.9% were measurement research. Cross-sectional studies were the most common study design (47%). Reviews, randomized trials, non-randomized trials and decision/cost-effectiveness studies each represented between 6 and 10% of all output. Systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials and cohort studies were the most frequently cited study designs. The study suggests that publications that had the greatest academic impact (highest citation rates) made up only a small proportion of overall public health dissemination and implementation research output.

Keywords: Bibliographic; Citation; Design; Dissemination; Implementation; Public health; Research output.

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