Citation analysis of Canadian psycho-oncology and supportive care researchers

Purpose The purpose of this study was to conduct a historical review of psycho-oncology and supportive care research in Canada using citation analysis and to review the clinical impact of the research conducted by the most highly cited researchers. Methods The lifetime journal publication records of...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2014-02, Vol.22 (2), p.315-324
Main Authors: Hack, Thomas F., Crooks, Dauna, Plohman, James, Kepron, Emma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Canada
Cancer
Citation analysis
Databases, Factual
Humans
Medical Oncology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Original Article
Pain Medicine
Palliative Care
Periodicals as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Psychology
Publishing - statistics & numerical data
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Rehabilitation Medicine
Social support
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this study was to conduct a historical review of psycho-oncology and supportive care research in Canada using citation analysis and to review the clinical impact of the research conducted by the most highly cited researchers. Methods The lifetime journal publication records of 109 psycho-oncology and supportive care researchers in Canada were subject to citation analysis using the Scopus database, based on citations since 1996 of articles deemed relevant to psychosocial oncology and supportive care, excluding self-citations. Three primary types of analysis were performed for each individual: the number of citations for each journal publication, a summative citation count of all published articles, and the Scopus h-index. Results The top 20 psycho-oncology/supportive care researchers for each of five citation categories are presented: the number of citations for all publications; the number of citations for first-authored publications; the most highly cited first-authored publications; the Scopus h-index for all publications; and the Scopus h-index for first-authored publications. The three most highly cited Canadian psycho-oncology researchers are Dr. Kerry Courneya (University of Alberta), Dr. Lesley Degner, (University of Manitoba), and Dr. Harvey Chochinov (University of Manitoba). Conclusions Citation analysis is useful for examining the research performance of psycho-oncology and supportive care researchers and identifying leaders among them.
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-013-1966-5