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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 184 409 805 55

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 596
Documents by Best Scientists*: 904
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 27
SCIMAGO H-index: 262
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.149
Impact Factor: 5.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Clinical Epidemiology?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology aims to foster the development of research in Epidemiology, Internal medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Statistics and MEDLINE. In addition to Epidemiology research, it aims to explore topics under Cohort study, Demography, Public health, Pediatrics and Risk factor. It investigates Public health research which frequently intersects with Gerontology.

The research on Internal medicine tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology, Surgery and Cardiology. Issues in Randomized controlled trial were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Research design, Physical therapy, Clinical trial and Confidence interval. It focuses on Physical therapy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Quality of life and Psychometrics.

The Statistics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Econometrics. The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of MEDLINE, focusing on Systematic review. While the journal focused on Systematic review, it was also able to explore topics like Meta-analysis and Evidence-based medicine.

  • Epidemiology (16.15%)
  • Internal medicine (13.58%)
  • Randomized controlled trial (13.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databases (8457 citations)
  • Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires (5402 citations)
  • A simulation study of the number of events per variable in logistic regression analysis. (4881 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Clinical Epidemiology:

The most cited publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Epidemiology, Statistics, MEDLINE, Physical therapy and Gerontology. The most cited papers explore topics in Epidemiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Demography, Incidence (epidemiology), Public health and Risk factor. The most cited articles with studies in Statistics featured incorporate elements of Meta-analysis and Econometrics.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Randomized controlled trial, Logistic regression, Physical therapy, Quality (business) and Cancer screening. Some problems in Randomized controlled trial that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Systematic review, Confidence interval, Meta-analysis, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Evaluating interventions. Logistic regression research featured in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Acute coronary syndrome, Bayesian information criterion, National registry, Goodness of fit and Confounding.

While Physical therapy is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Pharmacological treatment, Back pain, Observational study and Cohort. The overlapping concepts between Blinding and Psychological intervention are the key highlights of Quality (business) study. The journal explores topics in Cancer screening which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Demography, Stratified sampling, Generalizability theory and Lung cancer screening.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Secondary electronic sources demonstrated very good sensitivity for identifying studies evaluating interventions for COVID-19. (1 citations)
  • Evidence based social science in China paper 2: The quality of social science RCTs published from 2000-2020. (0 citations)
  • A few panel members dominated guideline development meeting discussions: Social network analysis. (0 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 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gordon H. Guyatt (205 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peter Tugwell (189 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. André Knottnerus (142 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Holger J. Schünemann (137 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elie A. Akl (91 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 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • McMaster University (475 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 48 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (335 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Ottawa (215 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (179 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Utrecht University (169 papers) absent at the last 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 28.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 28.57% 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.

Licensing and Compliance for Clinical Research

In the field of clinical research and epidemiology, regulatory compliance and licensing play a crucial role. It is important to understand and follow the licensing requirements in your respective state to maintain professional integrity and adhere to ethical guidelines in the field. For instance, Rhode Island has its own set of specific regulations for nursing licensure to practice and conduct research in nursing epidemiology. You can learn more about the Rhode Island nursing license requirements on our dedicated page. Apart from licensure, compliance with regulations set by bodies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) is crucial. They ensure that all clinical research adheres to the established scientific and ethical standards, safeguarding the rights, safety, and well-being of trial participants. Keeping up-to-date with policy changes in licensing and regulation, attending relevant training, and utilizing resources provided by professional organizations can help ensure the research aligns with current standards. It's important for studies to be designed and conducted under these compliance guidelines to maintain the research integrity, ensuring that its contributions to the field are valid and respected. Remember that adhering to licensing requirements and compliance regulations does not only back the credibility of your research, but also fortifies its acceptance in respected journals like the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

Top Publications

  • Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement

    Matthew J Page;Joanne E McKenzie;Patrick M Bossuyt;Isabelle Boutron

    (2021)
    1602 Citations
  • GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions

    Nancy Santesso;Claire Glenton;Philipp Dahm;Paul Garner

    (2020)
    681 Citations
  • A full systematic review was completed in 2 weeks using automation tools: a case study

    Justin Clark;Paul Glasziou;Chris Del Mar;Alexandra Bannach-Brown

    (2020)
    368 Citations
  • Logistic regression was as good as machine learning for predicting major chronic diseases.

    Simon Nusinovici;Yih Chung Tham;Marco Yu Chak Yan;Daniel Shu Wei Ting

    (2020)
    357 Citations
  • Framework for the treatment and reporting of missing data in observational studies: The Treatment And Reporting of Missing data in Observational Studies framework.

    Katherine J Lee;Kate M Tilling;Rosie P Cornish;Roderick J A Little

    (2021)
    333 Citations
  • GRADE Guidelines 28: Use of GRADE for the assessment of evidence about prognostic factors: rating certainty in identification of groups of patients with different absolute risks

    Farid Foroutan;Farid Foroutan;Gordon Guyatt;Victoria Zuk;Per Olav Vandvik

    (2020)
    253 Citations
  • Reporting scoping reviews-PRISMA ScR extension.

    Jessie McGowan;Sharon Straus;David Moher;Etienne V Langlois

    (2020)
    250 Citations
  • Thresholds for clinical importance were established to improve interpretation of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in clinical practice and research

    Johannes M Giesinger;Fanny L C Loth;Neil K Aaronson;Juan I Arraras

    (2020)
    249 Citations
  • GRADE guidelines: 21 part 1. Study design, risk of bias, and indirectness in rating the certainty across a body of evidence for test accuracy

    Holger J Schünemann;Reem A Mustafa;Jan Brozek;Karen R Steingart

    (2020)
    225 Citations
  • Conducting high quality scoping reviews-challenges and solutions.

    Hanan Khalil;Hanan Khalil;Micah Dj. Peters;Andrea C. Tricco;Danielle Pollock

    (2021)
    177 Citations

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