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Top Research Topics at Pm&r?

The journal facilitates discussions on Physical therapy, Surgery, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Rehabilitation and Anesthesia. Issues in Physical therapy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Stroke, Randomized controlled trial and MEDLINE. Surgery and Radiology are closely related fields of research discussed in Pm&r.

The study on Anesthesia presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Spinal cord injury.

• Physical therapy (36.08%)
• Surgery (24.43%)
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation (20.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Long-term Consequences of Repetitive Brain Trauma: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (403 citations)
• Hand-held dynamometry correlation with the gold standard isokinetic dynamometry: a systematic review. (391 citations)
• Aquatic therapy: scientific foundations and clinical rehabilitation applications (297 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pm&r:

The journal articles primarily tackle Physical therapy, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, MEDLINE and Randomized controlled trial. Specifically, studies on Range of motion are prevalent in the Physical therapy works discussed in the journal publications. Psychological intervention and Stroke are some topics wherein Rehabilitation research discussed in the published papers has an impact.

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

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Pm&r are Physical therapy, MEDLINE, Rehabilitation, Psychological intervention and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. The works on Physical therapy deal in particular with Activities of daily living. The journal explores issues in MEDLINE which can be linked to other research areas like 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Amputation, Prospective cohort study and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The journal deals with Rehabilitation in conjunction with Retrospective cohort study and similar fields in Traumatic brain injury. The majority of Physical medicine and rehabilitation studies are focused on the issues of Balance (ability). It addresses concerns in the field of Pandemic by exploring it in line with topics in Health care which intersect with Nursing subjects.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Disparities in health care for Black patients in physical medicine and rehabilitation in the United States: a narrative review (7 citations)
• Ambulatory Rehabilitation of Patients Hospitalized with SARS CoV-2 Infections: Early Pandemic Experience in New York City and Boston (6 citations)
• Evaluation of a Game Based Tele Rehabilitation Platform for In-Home Therapy of Hand-Arm Function Post Stroke: Feasibility Study. (6 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 Pm&r (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jay Smith (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Heather K. Vincent (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kristin L. Sainani (48 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Michael Fredericson (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Zachary L McCormick (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Pm&r (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mayo Clinic (212 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Washington (204 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• Stanford University (181 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Northwestern University (154 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (134 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 3.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 35.32% 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 in Physical Therapy and Related Fields

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In addition to working as a Speech-Language Pathologist, other career avenues in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation include Physiatrists, Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, Occupational Therapists, and Rehabilitation Counselors, amongst others. These diverse career paths give individuals the opportunity to contribute positively to patient recovery and rehabilitation in a variety of settings.