Key result
The US generates ~47% of orthopaedic publications, but smaller European countries lead per capita.
Population
13,311 articles with abstracts from 15 major clinical orthopaedic journals published between 2000 and 2004
Design
Other
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May guide equitable research funding allocation; leaves open determinants of per-capita orthopaedic productivity.
Observational (n=13,311)
The United States produces the highest absolute number of orthopaedic publications, but smaller European countries are the most productive when adjusted for population size.
Bosker et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Orthopaedic surgery publications (n=13,311). Country of corresponding author vs. Other countries was evaluated on Total number of publications, number adjusted for population size, and impact factor. The United States generated the highest absolute number of orthopaedic publications (47.4%), but smaller European countries like Sweden, Switzerland, and Finland led when adjusted for population.
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