International Journal of Nursing Studies

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Nursing Studies?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Nursing, Health care, MEDLINE, Physical therapy and Psychological intervention. The studies in Nursing featured incorporate elements of Qualitative research and Family medicine. The Health care study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Context (language use).

More specifically, the research on MEDLINE in the journal is related to CINAHL. While International Journal of Nursing Studies focused on CINAHL, it was also able to explore topics like PsycINFO, Systematic review and Cochrane Library. Many of the studies tackled connect Physical therapy with a similar field of study like Randomized controlled trial.

The study on Randomized controlled trial presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Intervention (counseling). The Psychological intervention study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Clinical psychology. It connects research in Nurse education with the related topic of Nursing research.

• Nursing (41.22%)
• Health care (15.50%)
• MEDLINE (14.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement (6876 citations)
• A critical review of the Delphi technique as a research methodology for nursing (790 citations)
• Generalization in quantitative and qualitative research: Myths and strategies (682 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Nursing Studies:

The published papers explore disciplines such as Nursing, Health care, MEDLINE, Qualitative research and Clinical psychology. The studies on Nursing discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Job satisfaction and Family medicine. The Health care research tackled in the journal publications is interrelated with Psychological intervention which concerns subjects like Randomized controlled trial.

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

• Internal medicine
• Law
• Nursing

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of International Journal of Nursing Studies is to expand the discussion of research in CINAHL, Psychological intervention, MEDLINE, Nursing and Randomized controlled trial. Cochrane Library, Systematic review, Dementia, PsycINFO and Qualitative research are some topics wherein CINAHL research discussed in the journal have an impact. While work presented in International Journal of Nursing Studies provided substantial information on Psychological intervention, it also covered topics in Gerontology, Quality of life (healthcare), Intervention (counseling), Meta-analysis and Clinical psychology.

International Journal of Nursing Studies holds forums on MEDLINE that merges themes from other disciplines such as Intensive care and Family medicine. International Journal of Nursing Studies explores research in Health care and overlapping concepts in Pandemic to expand the discourse in Nursing. The close relationship between Physical therapy and Quality of life is one of the points of interest dissected in Randomized controlled trial research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Influenza vaccine uptake, COVID-19 vaccination intention and vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A survey (133 citations)
• Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going? (29 citations)
• Prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among nurses during the outbreak of COVID-19 in China: A cross-sectional study. (25 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 International Journal of Nursing Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

• Peter Griffiths (70 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Ian Norman (53 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Jan Kottner (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Wendy Chaboyer (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Patricia M. Davidson (26 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Nursing Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

• King's College London (138 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Manchester (102 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• RMIT University (95 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong (85 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 7 more 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, 4.20% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.72% of all publications and 53.39% 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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