Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Top Research Topics at Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Emergency medicine, Medical emergency, Emergency department, Emergency medical services and Retrospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine addresses concerns in Emergency medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Alternative medicine and Observational study. The concepts on Medical emergency presented in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine can also apply to other research fields, including Quality (business), Injury prevention and Psychological intervention.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Emergency department, it also covered topics in Prospective cohort study, Cohort study and Family medicine. Retrospective cohort study research presented in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine encompasses a variety of subjects, including Incidence (epidemiology) and Intensive care unit. It focused on Resuscitation research but expanded to cover Intensive care medicine.

Most of the Surgery studies addressed also intersect with Injury Severity Score. The study on Injury Severity Score presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Major trauma. Hypothermia is a major topic of Anesthesia research presented in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.

• Emergency medicine (37.30%)
• Medical emergency (24.77%)
• Emergency department (20.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Thrombelastography and tromboelastometry in assessing coagulopathy in trauma. (226 citations)
• The Utstein template for uniform reporting of data following major trauma: A joint revision by SCANTEM, TARN, DGU-TR and RITG (208 citations)
• Emergency Department Triage Scales and Their Components: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Evidence (200 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Emergency medicine, Intensive care medicine, Emergency medical services, Medical emergency and Surgery. The journal publications address concerns in Emergency medicine which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Incidence (epidemiology), Emergency department, Retrospective cohort study, Injury prevention and Major trauma. In addition to Surgery research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Internal medicine and Injury Severity Score.

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:

Emergency medicine, Emergency medical services, Retrospective cohort study, Medical emergency and Emergency department are the subjects of interest in the journal. The works on Emergency medicine deal in particular with Resuscitation. While the primary focus in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine is Emergency medical services, it also dissects topics surrounding Major trauma and Epidemiology as a whole.

The research on Retrospective cohort study featured in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine combines topics in other fields like Mortality rate, Incidence (epidemiology), Intensive care unit and Receiver operating characteristic. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Medical emergency and Mass-casualty incident. Emergency department research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Patient safety and Cohort.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Smartphone-based dispatch of community first responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - statements from an international consensus conference (5 citations)
• Helicopter transport of critical care COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands: protection against COVID-19 exposure-a challenge to critical care retrieval personnel in a novel operation. (3 citations)
• Is venous blood a more reliable description of acid-base state following simulated hypo- and hyperventilation? (3 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 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mikkel Brabrand (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hans Morten Lossius (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Annmarie Touborg Lassen (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Maaret Castrén (33 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• David Lockey (31 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 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Norwegian Air Ambulance (124 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Oslo University Hospital (103 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Odense University Hospital (81 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Karolinska Institutet (78 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Aarhus University Hospital (75 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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, 3.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.66% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 47.59% 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.

Educational Pathways in Emergency Medicine

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