Use of Google Scholar public profiles in orthopedics : rate of growth and changing international patterns

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dc.contributor.author Tetsworth, Kevin
dc.contributor.author Fraser, Dave
dc.contributor.author Glatt, Vaida
dc.contributor.author Hohmann, Erik
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-02T08:54:07Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-02T08:54:07Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.description.abstract INTRODUCTION : The purpose of this study was to survey the growth of Google Scholar public profiles in orthopedics over a 12-month period and to investigate global patterns. METHODS : Data was prospectively acquired from June 2013 to June 2014. Google Scholar queries specific to orthopedic surgery were performed at 90-day intervals. Demographic aspects of each user were also compiled, including gender, current location, and primary interests. To determine differences between the growth of Google Scholar public profile registrations and citation counts, as well as differences in growth in different regions, repeated measures of analysis of variance (RMANOVA) were used. RESULTS : RMANOVA revealed statistically significant differences (p ¼ 0.0001) for regional growth. The largest growth was observed in the United Kingdom (p ¼ 0.009, 289%), followed by the Asia-Pacific region (p ¼ 0.004, 177%) and “Other” (p ¼ 0.006, 172%). The mean growth per 90-day interval is 19.9% (p ¼ 0.003) and the mean 12-month growth is 107% (p ¼ 0.05). Statistically significant differences between gender (male vs. female) and basic and clinical sciences (w2 ¼ 22.4, p ¼ 0.0001) were observed. CONCLUSION : This study suggests an exponential growth in the number of authors in the field of orthopedic surgery creating a Google Scholar public profile, and at the current rate participation doubles every 10.6 months. en_ZA
dc.description.department Orthopaedic Surgery en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2017 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://journals.sagepub.com/home/osj en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Tetsworth, K, Fraser, D, Glatt, V & Hohmann, E 2017, 'Use of Google Scholar public profiles in orthopedics : rate of growth and changing international patterns', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-7. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 2309-4990 (online)
dc.identifier.issn 1022-5536 (print)
dc.identifier.other 10.1177/2309499017690322
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60146
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Sage en_ZA
dc.rights © Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2017. Article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 3.0) licence. en_ZA
dc.subject Bibliometrics en_ZA
dc.subject Citation analysis en_ZA
dc.subject Google scholar en_ZA
dc.subject Orthopedic surgery en_ZA
dc.title Use of Google Scholar public profiles in orthopedics : rate of growth and changing international patterns en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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