npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Top Research Topics at npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of COPD, Asthma, Internal medicine, Physical therapy and Intensive care medicine. The journal facilitates discussions on COPD that incorporate concepts from other fields like Pulmonary disease, Exacerbation, Retrospective cohort study, Disease and Spirometry. Npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine connects the study in Exacerbation with the closely related area of Severity of illness.

Some problems in Asthma that were presented in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine overlapped with concepts under Cross-sectional study, Primary care, Family medicine and Pediatrics. It deals with Family medicine in conjunction with Health care and similar fields in Nursing. Aside from discussions in Pediatrics, the journal also deals with the subject of Odds ratio which intersects with Logistic regression disciplines.

The journal links adjacent topics like Internal medicine with Placebo. Issues in Physical therapy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Randomized controlled trial, Quality of life, Confidence interval and Quality of life (healthcare). Intensive care medicine study tackled is connected to the field of Protocol (science).

• COPD (41.36%)
• Asthma (36.92%)
• Internal medicine (22.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Asthma control and management in 8,000 European patients: the REcognise Asthma and LInk to Symptoms and Experience (REALISE) survey. (309 citations)
• Patient-reported side effects, concerns and adherence to corticosteroid treatment for asthma, and comparison with physician estimates of side-effect prevalence: a UK-wide, cross-sectional study (93 citations)
• Device errors in asthma and COPD: systematic literature review and meta-analysis. (85 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine:

The published papers mainly tackle studies in Asthma, COPD, Physical therapy, Intensive care medicine and Health care. The journal papers with studies in Asthma featured incorporate elements of Cross-sectional study, Quality of life, Pediatrics and Odds ratio. The published articles hold forums on COPD that merge themes from other disciplines such as Exacerbation, Spirometry and Family medicine.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Health care

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are COPD, Internal medicine, Asthma, Primary care and Family medicine. COPD research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Observational study, Pulmonary disease, Intensive care medicine, Chronic bronchitis and Disease. The concepts on Disease presented in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine can also apply to other research fields, including Rehabilitation, Activities of daily living and Quality of life (healthcare).

Interdisciplinary research on topics like Asthma and Self-management are the foci of the journal. The research on Primary care tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Health care, Nursing, Emergency medicine and Bronchiolitis, Respiratory system. Family medicine research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Psychological intervention, Focus group and Intervention (counseling).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Are smokers protected against SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19)? The origins of the myth. (11 citations)
• Using routinely collected primary care records to identify and investigate severe asthma: a scoping review. (3 citations)
• Outpatient prescribing pattern for acute bronchitis in primary healthcare settings in China. (2 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 npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hilary Pinnock (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Mike Thomas (27 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• David Price (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Aziz Sheikh (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Thys van der Molen (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Edinburgh (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University Medical Center Groningen (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Southampton (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Aberdeen (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Queen Mary University of London (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 4.55% 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 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 33.33% of all publications and 33.33% 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.

Nursing Disciplines in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

In context to the aim and scope of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, Nursing is one of the major disciplines that gets overseen in the journal. Detailed discussions are undertaken on various nursing topics including Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN). These discussions largely cover the practical aspects of nursing patient care, LPN roles in different healthcare settings, and LPN courses and training. Particularly noteworthy are the insights on practical nursing education presented in the journal. For instance, comprehensive and analytical comparisons between LPN programs in different states provide a deeper understanding of the disparity and diversity in LPN education across the country. One resource highly recommended by the journal for aspiring LPNs is the compilation of the best LPN programs in Michigan, which discusses rigorous and top-rated LPN courses. Further, the articles in the journal also explore how LPNs contribute to managing chronic respiratory conditions like Asthma and COPD. It discusses how LPNs perform necessary interventions, monitor patient progress, and liaise with the primary care team to provide holistic care. Moreover, it stresses the importance of ongoing education and training for LPNs, to meet the changing demands of primary care and respiratory medicine.