Bibliometric Analysis of Research Areas, Publication Hierarchy and Gender Authorship in German University Orthopaedic Surgery.

Background: The aim of the present bibliometric study was to record the focus of publications, type of study and publication activities depending on the hierarchy level and gender of the authors of German university departments for orthopaedic surgery.

Material And Methods: The publication performance of the staff surgeons, consisting of chief and senior physicians, section and division heads of 39 German university departments of orthopaedic surgery university hospitals, was recorded over a period of 10 years (January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019). All publications were considered that were listed in PubMed and for which the staff surgeons were first or last authors.

[Publication performance of university orthopedic trauma surgery in Germany].

Background: One of the performance criteria of a university hospital is its publication activities. The aim of this bibliometric study was a comparative benchmarking of the publication activities of German orthopedic trauma surgery university hospitals.

Material And Methods: The publication performance of the leading groups, consisting of chief and senior physicians, section and division heads of 39 German orthopedic trauma surgery university hospitals, was recorded over a period of 10 years (1 January 2010-31 December 2019).