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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

0281-3432

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ipri20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 2529 31 38 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 54
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.676
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Family medicine, General practice, Nursing, Primary health care and Health care. While work presented in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care provided substantial information on Family medicine, it also covered topics in Cross-sectional study, Medical prescription, MEDLINE and Norwegian. The concepts on General practice presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Internal medicine, Pediatrics and Medical education.

The Internal medicine study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Diabetes mellitus. The journal connects research in Nursing with the related topic of Focus group. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Primary health care as it also encompasses Physical therapy.

  • Family medicine (27.39%)
  • General practice (19.53%)
  • Nursing (17.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • International classification of primary care. (759 citations)
  • Symptoms by Age and Sex: The Population Studies of Men and Women in Gothenburg, Sweden (226 citations)
  • Quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus. An overview of research in primary health care in the Nordic countries. (202 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care:

The journal publications focus on Family medicine, MEDLINE, Physical therapy, Primary health care and Nursing. In addition to Family medicine research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Cross-sectional study, Health care and Norwegian. The most cited papers focus on Primary health care but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Psychiatry and Intensive care medicine.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Diabetes mellitus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care deals with Family medicine, General practice, Primary care, Primary health care and Medical education. The research topics discussed in it include Family medicine as well as Consultation process. The studies on General practice discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Orientation (mental), Ranking, Danish and Health care.

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care focuses on Primary care but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Intervention (counseling), Telemedicine, Secular variation and Medical emergency. The work on Primary health care tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Cancer, Patient pathway, Nursing, Self-monitoring and Gestational diabetes. While the journal focused on Nursing, it was also able to explore topics like Milestone (project management), Consciousness and Training (civil).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Association between received treatment elements and satisfaction with care for patients with knee osteoarthritis seen in general practice in Denmark. (1 citations)
  • Healthcare professionals' experiences with highly qualified nurses working in acute care teams in primary healthcare settings (1 citations)
  • Phone triage nurses' assessment of respiratory tract infections - the tightrope walk between gatekeeping and service providing. A qualitative study. (1 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 Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kirsti Malterud (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Calle Bengtsson (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frede Olesen (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jakob Kragstrup (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cecilia Björkelund (30 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 Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Bergen (142 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oslo (133 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (117 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lund University (104 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Aarhus University (102 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 1.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 61.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 11.11% 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 Requirements in the Field of Nursing

With such a rich discourse around the field of Nursing, the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care also presents a unique opportunity to explore career practicalities such as licensing requirements for nurses. These requirements differ by regions and jurisdictions, and it is crucial to consider them when researching or analyzing health care practices.

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Understanding these requirements alongside the insights from the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care can greatly enhance one's career development and adaptability in the nursing field.

Top Publications

  • The association between diabetes and cognitive changes during aging

    Sanna Papunen;Anna Mustakallio-Könönen;Juha Auvinen;Markku Timonen

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Motives for non-adherence to colonoscopy advice after a positive colorectal cancer screening test result: a qualitative study

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Suicide prevention training: self-perceived competence among primary healthcare professionals.

    Pia Solin;Nina Tamminen;Timo Partonen

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • The Norwegian PraksisNett: a nationwide practice-based research network with a novel IT infrastructure

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Psychosocial issues need more attention in COPD self-management education

    Hannele Siltanen;Tiina Aine;Heini Huhtala;Marja Kaunonen

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Patients want their doctors' help to increase physical activity: a cross sectional study in general practice.

    Frida Falskog;Ane M Landsem;Eivind Meland;Bjørn Bjorvatn

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Characteristics of patients assessed for cognitive decline in primary healthcare, compared to patients assessed in specialist healthcare.

    Mona Michelet;Mona Michelet;Anne Lund;Bjørn Heine Strand;Knut Engedal

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Chronic fatigue syndromes: real illnesses that people can recover from

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Forty-four-year longitudinal study of stroke incidence and risk factors – the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Personalized text message and checklist support for initiation of antihypertensive medication: the cluster randomized, controlled check and support trial.

    Aapo Tahkola;Päivi Korhonen;Hannu Kautiainen;Teemu Niiranen

    (2020)
    9 Citations

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