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High-income countries remain overrepresented in highly ranked public health journals: a descriptive analysis of research settings and authorship affiliations

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Plancikova, Dominika, Duric, Predrag, O’May, Fiona·2021·Critical Public Health

Abstract

Scientific contribution in high-impact journals is largely from authors affiliated with institutions in high-income countries (HICs). Publication of papers by contribution of individual countries to leading journals can provide a picture of the most influential countries in a particular discipline. The aim of the study was to identify changes in the patterns in authorship and origin of original research articles in relation to countries’ income level in the field of public health in 2016 in comparison to previous studies. A descriptive analysis was conducted based on articles published in highly ranked public health journals in 2016. Based on the inclusion criteria, 368 research articles were identified. Over 80% of these studies were conducted in HICs. Authors were mainly based in HICs (84%), especially in the USA. The majority of first, last, and corresponding authors were affiliated with HICs (over 90%). Our study might serve as a prompt for editorial and advisory boards of the leading international journals to provide more opportunities for researchers based in low and middle-income countries.

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Authors
Plancikova, D., Duric, P., & O’May, F.
Affiliations
  • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Work, Trnava University in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia
  • Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
  • Queen Margaret University (GB)
Venue
Critical Public Health
Published
2020-02-04
Volume
31
Issue
4
Pages
487-493
ISSN
  • 0958-1596 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-3682
OpenAlex
W3005021303
Cited by
41
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 2
FWCI
3.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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other-oa
Locations
  • Critical Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • REDUN - Repository of the EDUCONS University (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
Keywords
high-income countries, country income level, publication bias, public health journals, international scientific collaboration, low- and middle-income countries, journal rankings

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