European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Integrative Medicine?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Alternative medicine, Physical therapy, Internal medicine, Traditional medicine and Family medicine. The concepts on Alternative medicine presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Intensive care medicine, Health care and Medical education. It explores issues in Physical therapy which can be linked to other research areas like Clinical trial, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Randomized controlled trial, Quality of life and Acupuncture.

The Randomized controlled trial study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Meta-analysis. European Journal of Integrative Medicine holds forums on Internal medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Gastroenterology, Placebo, Endocrinology and Oncology. European Journal of Integrative Medicine features Traditional medicine research that overlaps with concepts in Traditional Chinese medicine.

• Alternative medicine (21.61%)
• Physical therapy (19.53%)
• Internal medicine (14.96%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Delphi methodology in health research: how to do it?☆ (135 citations)
• Predictive factors for the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in radiation oncology (77 citations)
• Dog-assisted intervention significantly reduces anxiety in hospitalized patients with major depression (76 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Integrative Medicine:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Traditional medicine, Alternative medicine, Physical therapy, Internal medicine and Randomized controlled trial. The studies on Traditional medicine discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Traditional Chinese medicine and Antioxidant. The works on Alternative medicine tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Health care, Family medicine and Medical education.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Randomized controlled trial, Physical therapy, Acupuncture, Traditional medicine and Internal medicine. While it focused on Randomized controlled trial, it was also able to explore topics like Visual analogue scale, Placebo, Clinical trial and Confidence interval. The study on Physical therapy presented in European Journal of Integrative Medicine intersects with subjects under the field of Evidence-based practice.

While Acupuncture is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Guideline, Systematic review, Chronic pain and Family medicine. It connects research in Traditional medicine with the related topic of Antioxidant. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Internal medicine, apply to Cross-sectional study as well.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Association of smoking history with severe and critical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systemic review and meta-analysis. (11 citations)
• Effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in French Children and Adolescents: new results from the ONAPS national survey. (9 citations)
• COVID-19, prevention and treatment with herbal medicine in the herbal markets of Sale Prefecture, North-Western Morocco (9 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in European Journal of Integrative Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Nicola Robinson (89 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Myeong Soo Lee (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• George Lewith (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gustav Dobos (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ju Ah Lee (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in European Journal of Integrative Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Charité (90 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kyung Hee University (81 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (65 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• London South Bank University (55 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Southampton (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 9.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.84% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.37% of all publications and 56.58% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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