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Injury Prevention
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Injury Prevention

1353-8047

Published by: BMJ Publishing Group

https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 99 139 23
Medicine 1168 159 92 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 300
Documents by Best Scientists*: 231
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.878
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Injury Prevention?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Injury prevention, Occupational safety and health, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Environmental health. Injury prevention research presented in Injury Prevention encompasses a variety of subjects, including Psychological intervention, Demography, Medical emergency, Pediatrics and Forensic engineering. Injury Prevention is mostly focused on Demography, specifically Mortality rate.

While Injury Prevention focused on Occupational safety and health, it was also able to explore topics like Transport engineering, Incidence (epidemiology), Emergency department, Emergency medicine and Physical therapy. The majority of Transport engineering studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Pedestrian. Topics in Suicide prevention explored in Injury Prevention were investigated in conjunction with research in Intervention (counseling), Psychiatry, Family medicine, Public relations and Public health.

Research on Human factors and ergonomics addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Applied psychology.

  • Injury prevention (56.91%)
  • Occupational safety and health (48.55%)
  • Suicide prevention (42.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults (1193 citations)
  • Global status report on road safety. (908 citations)
  • Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling (684 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Injury Prevention:

The journal articles investigate areas of study like Injury prevention, Occupational safety and health, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Demography. The journal articles explore topics in Injury prevention which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Environmental health, Medical emergency, Physical therapy, Pediatrics and Forensic engineering. The journal publications hold forums on Occupational safety and health that merge themes from other disciplines such as Odds ratio, Transport engineering, Incidence (epidemiology), Cross-sectional study and Emergency department.

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

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Injury prevention, Psychological intervention, Public health, Demography and Environmental health. The journal explores topics in Injury prevention which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Occupational safety and health and Suicide prevention. The Suicide prevention study featured in Injury Prevention draws parallels with the field of Human factors and ergonomics.

The journal facilitates discussions on Psychological intervention that incorporate concepts from other fields like Intervention (counseling) and Mental health. It deals with Public health in conjunction with Epidemiology and similar fields in Emergency medicine and Incidence (epidemiology). While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Demography, it also covered topics in Logistic regression and Odds.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Changes in intimate partner violence during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. (19 citations)
  • COVID-19 lockdown and fatal motor vehicle collisions due to speed-related traffic violations in Japan: a time-series study. (17 citations)
  • Initial impact of COVID-19's stay-at-home order on motor vehicle traffic and crash patterns in Connecticut: an interrupted time series analysis. (16 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.

The top authors publishing in Injury Prevention (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Adnan A. Hyder (106 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frederick P. Rivara (90 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rebecca Ivers (84 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Denise Kendrick (72 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John Desmond Langley (67 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Injury Prevention (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Johns Hopkins University (349 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (175 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Monash University (171 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (167 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (111 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 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, 16.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.01% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.15% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.92% of all publications and 43.92% 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.

Career Opportunities and Progression in the Field of Injury Prevention

Field study of injury prevention not only offers an opportunity to do meaningful research on pertinent issues affecting people's lives, but it also opens a wide array of career opportunities for individuals. Besides being researchers and academicians, professionals in this field often will find themselves in roles of consultants, policy advisors, occupational safety experts, and even therapists, to name a few.

For instance, the principles learned in injury prevention can be very well applied in the therapy and counseling sector, specifically in roles such as a Marriage and Family Therapist. As a professional in this role, one can use the principles of injury prevention to advise families on preventing injuries at home, maintaining a safe living environment, and coping with traumatic events should they occur. To get a clearer idea about how one can transition from the research arena of injury prevention to becoming a family therapist, you can check our article on How to become a marriage and family therapist in Minnesota.

Overall, a career in injury prevention is not just limited to research, but extends to a range of fields where prevention, safety, and health management are of prime concern. Having a diverse set of career opportunities to choose from means growing possibilities for growth and career progression for professionals in this field. They will often find themselves with the ability to shape policies, change attitudes, and make a tangible difference in people's lives.

Top Publications

  • The global burden of falls: global, regional and national estimates of morbidity and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Spencer L. James;Spencer L. James;Lydia R. Lucchesi;Catherine Bisignano;Chris D. Castle

    (2020)
    529 Citations
  • Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Spencer L James;Chris D Castle;Zachary V Dingels;Jack T Fox

    (2020)
    257 Citations
  • The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study.

    Richard Charles Franklin;Amy E Peden;Erin B Hamilton;Catherine Bisignano

    (2020)
    196 Citations
  • Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study.

    Spencer L. James;Lydia R. Lucchesi;Catherine Bisignano;Chris D. Castle

    (2020)
    191 Citations
  • Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

    Spencer L James;Spencer L James;Lydia R Lucchesi;Catherine Bisignano;Chris D Castle

    (2020)
    181 Citations

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