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Why do Some Countries Publish More Than Others? An International Comparison of Research Funding, English Proficiency and Publication Output in Highly Ranked General Medical Journals

Man, Jonathan P., Weinkauf, Justin G., Tsang, Monica, Sin, James Hogg Don D.·2004·European Journal of Epidemiology
DOI 10.1023/b:ejep.0000036571.00320.b8
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National factor(s) influencing publication output in the highest ranked medical journals are largely unknown. We sought to examine the relationship between national research funding and English proficiency on publication output. We identified all original research articles appearing in the five highest ranked general medical journals between 1997 and 2001. Using the country of the corresponding author as the source nation for each article, we determined a standardized publication rate across developed nations. We used multiple regression techniques to determine the influence of national expenditures on research and scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), a surrogate for English proficiency, on publication output. There was a significant relationship of national spending on research and TOEFL scores to publication output of developed countries (p = 0.04; p < 0.01, respectively). These two variables explained approximately 71.5% of the variation in publication rate across developed nations around the world (R = 0.85; p < 0.01). Normalized for population size, English-speaking nations and certain northern European countries such as Denmark, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden had the highest rate of publication in the five highest ranked general medical journals, while Asian countries had generally low rates of publication. Research spending and English proficiency were strongly associated with publication output in the highest ranked general medical…

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  1. The Institute for Scientific Information Journal Citation Reports, 2000. Available at http://jcrcoeb.com. Accessed December 19, 2003.
  2. Quarterly labour force statistics 2000. No. 4. Paris, France: OECD, 2001.
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Authors
Man, J. P., Weinkauf, J. G., Tsang, M., & Sin, J. H. D. D.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
ORCID
Weinkauf, Justin G.
Venue
European Journal of Epidemiology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-08
Volume
19
Issue
8
Pages
811-817
ISSN
  • 0393-2990 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7284
DOI
10.1023/b:ejep.0000036571.00320.b8
OpenAlex
W1969225797
Cited by
315
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 17
FWCI
8.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • European Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Academic Publishing and Open Access
Keywords
publication output, research funding, English proficiency, TOEFL scores, medical journals, cross-national comparison, research productivity
MeSH terms
Language, Periodicals as Topic, Publishing, Bibliometrics, Biomedical Research, Internationality

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