Increase In Number Of Articles Research Articles

Performance Analysis of Abstract based Classification of Medical Journals using Ensemble Methods

Fetching the suitable web-based literature is one of the leading issues faced by the researchers now-a-days. This is due to the increase in number of articles with lack of appropriate keyword searching procedures. Specifically, in the field of biomedical research, the scientific literature repositories are growing exponentially. So, getting the appropriate and relevant documents from the vast amount of biomedical literatures is one of the key issues. To tackle the issue this research work proposed a model that uses topic modelling algorithm as the prior step before the implementation of ensemble algorithms to efficiently do the automatic labeling and classification respectively. National Center for Biotechnology Information’s (NCBI) - PubMed is the biggest source of peer-reviewed biological literatures for researchers and health practitioners in the field of biomedical. The dataset is collected from the NCBI’s Pubmed website. In this proposed work, we implemented and evaluated the performance of existing multiple classifier ensemble algorithms such as Bagging and Boosting. In this analysis, we have found that the Decision Tree algorithm performs well than other models.

Research impact and productivity of Benin according to the Science Citation Index Expanded (1973 to 2018)

Introduction: In Benin, a tropical West African country of 11 million inhabitants where the economy is based on agriculture, the only bibliometric work available has focused on the role of collaboration among researchers, but there are no general long term studies of the country’s scientific output. Objective: To analyse the scientific output of Benin, according to the Science Citation Index Expanded, in a 46-year period. Methods: We searched for “Benin” in the country/region field of the index and analysed the results with descriptive statistics. Results: We found 4 557 documents, published between 1973 and 2018. They closely match the trends previously found in other small tropical countries: domination of articles over other types of publication like letters and notes; increase in total number of articles published each year; small collaborations in large American and European projects; and a long article lifespan that reflects the relatively slow accumulation of scientific research in tropical regions. Considering the size of the country’s economy, Benin has a good level of scientific productivity. Conclusion: In its scientific activity, Benin is similar to other tropical countries, and would benefit from increased cooperation among local researchers; from less dependence on small participations in international megaprojects, and from opening the door to research in areas of innovation rather than just solving immediate problems.

Effects of anesthetics on postoperative sleep disturbances and research progresses

Sleeping is a process where the body rests and repairs. Surgical trauma can cause stress and change the original sleep patterns, and postoperative sleep disturbances appear. It may seriously affects patients′ postoperative rehabilitation and the quality of life, and gradually becomes a perioperative complications with great concern. In recent years, there are an increasing number of articles which report postoperative sleep disturbances are closely related to perioperative anesthesia management, including the use of anesthetics. Based on clinical trials and basic experimenttal data, this paper briefly summarizes the effects of different anesthetics on postoperative sleep disturbances and their possible regulatory mechanisms, so as to provide reference for determining the occurrence or development mechanisms and prevention and control strategies. Key words: Anesthesia; Postoperative sleep disturbances; Propofol; Sevoflurane; Remifentanil

RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY IN PAKISTAN HEART JOURNAL FROM 2005 TO 2018: A SCIENTOMETRIC STUDY

Objective: To describe bibliometric study of scholarly literature published inPakistan Heart Journal covering period from 2005 to 2018 and to explorepublication trends. Methodology: This quantitative study applied bibliometric methods to analyzeoriginal articles, authorship pattern, citations, contributions from differentregions and other relevant parameters of Pakistan Heart Journal covering periodfrom January 2005 to December 2018. The data was collected fromPostgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Library Hayatabad Peshawar and officialwebsite of PHJ. Results: The study reveals that number of articles published in issues of thejournal per year ranged from 09 to 57. Cardiology is main subject area covered inthe articles with stable Ischemic heart disease as leading topic (15.46%)followed by Preventive cardiology (14.40%), Interventional cardiology, Heartfailure and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Articles with three authors were more innumbers (23.30%). Journal (95.53%) proved to be the more cited source ofinformation. Variation was found in the number of references cited in each article(40.05%) (153) articles had 11-20 references. Article's length was analyzed andit was revealed that a majority (30.22%) of articles comprised of five pages. Inregards to productivity, more authors belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwaregion(40.96%). Number of articles submitted by foreign authors has shown asteady increase reflecting international acceptance and recognition. Conclusion: Pakistan Heart Journal is more than fifty years old journal withgradual increase in number of articles in the last seven years. This is specialtyorientatedjournal about heart diseases, larger number of articles were onischemic heart disease followed by preventive cardiology, interventionalcardiology and heart failure. Key Words: Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Original articles, Pakistan HeartJournal-Bibliometrics

Comparative study between cognitive adverse effects of bitemporal and bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy

In the past 26 years, an increasing number of articles have been published about the effects of bitemporal and bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on cognitive functions. Here, we review these studies, because there have been conflicting reports about the extent and persistence of ECT cognitive adverse effects related to the electrode position. In total, eight psychological and medical databases (Medline, PubMed, Psych INFO, Science Direct, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane, and Web of Knowledge) were searched during June 2016 to investigated studies from 1991 to 2016. The initial search presented 35 articles, of which 13 met the inclusion criteria. The articles studied the cognitive adverse effects of bitemporal and bifrontal ECT. If the studies did not fulfill the inclusion criteria, they were excluded. Study quality assessment included whether ethical approval was gained, eligibility criteria specified, appropriate controls, adequate information, and defined assessment measures. Comparisons were made by structured review with the results tabulated. In total, 13 potentially relevant publications were included, most of the included studies found that cognitive impairment is less noticed in bifrontal ECT than bitemporal ECT. Few authors did not see evidences of the advantage of bifrontal ECT regarding cognitive profile. Evidence suggests that cognitive impairment does occur because of bifrontal and bitemporal ECT. Objective measures found cognitive impairment to be relatively fewer and lasting for a short term in bifrontal ECT than bitemporal ECT.

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan: Five Years Bibliometric Analysis.

To conduct the bibliometric analysis of the Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP) from 2012 to 2014. The prime objectives of this report were to determine the number and percentage of articles by year, authorship pattern, gender and geographical affiliation, ranking by subject and citation analysis. A data collection instrument was developed as bibliometric form. The data was analysed using the Microsoft Excel spread sheet. Editorials and letters to editors were excluded. There were 1106 total research documents, including 721 original articles and 385 case reports. A rapid increase in number of articles per year was noticed, more original papers than case reports. Majority of the authors were male. The contribution of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was less than the other provinces. JCPSP was the most cited document in the reference list of the research documents. The scholars of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and female researchers should give more attention in writing quality articles eligible for consideration at this Journal. It is also suggested that writers should be compelled to address such fields of medical sciences as neurology, nephrology, anatomy and pharmacology, while writing original articles and case reports.

Global research on air pollution between 2005 and 2014: a bibliometric study

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze research works on air pollution published in 2005-2014 and indexed in Web of Science Core Collection. Design/methodology/approach The data of research publications on “air pollution” from the Web of Science Core Collection database were collected with following search strategy: publications with terms “Air contaminat*”, “Air pollut*”, “pollut* air” or “contaminat* air” in their titles for the period of 2005-2014 were collected. A total of 4,424 articles were published on air pollution during the period of 2005-2014, and the data were used for creation of database in Microsoft Excel for the analysis purpose. Bibliometric analysis techniques were applied wherever necessary. Findings Out of 4,424 articles published on air pollution in different languages, 4,276 articles were in English. The years 2013 and 2014 showed rapid increase in number of articles published, 563 and 638, respectively. The increased number of articles resulted in an increase in number of pages published and references cited in the articles. The articles published in the year 2006 had received more number of citations (12,318), and the average citation per article for the period was 17.59. Environmental Science was the major Web of Science subject category under which a greater number of articles were published. Article entitled as “Health effects of fine particulate air pollution: Lines that connect”, published in Journal of The Air & Waste Management Association by Pope and Dockery (2006), was the highest cited article (1,743) for the period, and the top most active journals that published huge number of articles were Atmospheric Environment and Environmental Health Perspective, with 11.79 per cent of the total articles (4,424) published. Research limitations/implications The findings of the study are limited to the journals covered under Web of Science Core Collection database and articles having the following keywords in their titles: “Air contaminat*”, “Air pollut*”, “pollut* air” or “contaminat* air”. Originality/value This study would be useful to researchers and policy makers to get an insight into the research trends of air pollution for effective decision-making and formulation of new research proposals.

A Seventeen-Year Study of Graduate Student Authorship in Advertising Journals

An examination of five leading advertising journals over seventeen years revealed that the number of graduate student authors increased over time. However, there was no increase in the total number of articles with graduate student authors. More than 70 percent of graduate students who authored or co-authored the published research were first, second, or sole author. Long-standing advertising programs had the most graduate student authors but our results revealed new contenders. Institutions worldwide had a slight increase in the number of graduate student authors, but journalism, advertising, and mass communication programs lagged behind business, marketing, management, and economics programs.

Blood Transfusion: the seventh Editor-in-Chief

On January 2015, eight years after the appointment of Claudio Velati as Editor-in-Chief of Blood Transfusion, the Board of Directors of the Italian Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology (Societa Italiana di Medicina Trasfusionale e Immunoematologia, SIMTI) has designated the successor of Claudio Velati, the seventh Editor-in-Chief. Claudio led Blood Transfusion towards an international arena where it now stands as an indexed and impacted international journal that is the free online official Journal of four European Scientific Societies: SIMTI, the Italian Association of Haemophilia Centres (Associazione Italiana dei Centri Emofilia, AICE), the Croatian Society of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine (Hrvatsko Drustvo za Hematologiju i Transfuzijsku Medicinu, HDHTM), and the Spanish Society of Blood Transfusion and Cellular Therapy (Sociedad Espanola de Transfusion Sanguinea y Terapia Celular, SETS). The journal also has two Affiliated Societies: the Portuguese Association of Immuno-Haemotherapy (Associacao Portuguesa de Imuno-Hemoterapia, APIH) and the Hellenic Society of Blood Transfusion (HSBT). Therefore, Blood Transfusion is now the cultural heritage of several scientific societies and can boast a prestigious international editorial board that has played a key role in achieving the current levels of editorial quality through a conservative policy of only accepting those manuscripts meeting the high standard requirements set by the editors. Claudio is the current President of SIMTI, Europe Regional Director of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), and Head of Emilia-Romagna Blood Coordinating Centre and Bologna Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank Department. He now will also act as the “Senior Editor” of Blood Transfusion with the task of supervising my work, which will be oriented towards maintaining and possibly increasing the international features of the Journal. In fact, since 2008, a constantly increasing number of articles published in Blood Transfusion have been co-authored by experts from different countries. In addition, we hope that investigators working in other specialties in close contact with Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology will publish their papers in Blood Transfusion and exploit the Journal for their continuing education. I am honoured and well aware of the challenging task that awaits me in succeeding Claudio in the role of Editor-in-Chief. I am confident that the deep motivation and enthusiasm of the Journal’s staff along with the excellent scientific credentials of the colleagues sitting on the editorial board and the numerous reviewers collaborating with us will be the ingredients to yield better and better results. Therefore, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Editorial Office and all members of the Editorial Board who have accepted to support me as well as all the readers, authors, and reviewers of Blood Transfusion, whose commitment is undoubtedly crucial for the continuing success of their Journal. The new Editor-in-Chief, Giancarlo M. Liumbruno (on the left), and the outgoing Editor-in-Chief, Claudio Velati.

Review of emotions research in marketing, 2002–2013

Study of emotions has been an important area of research for past several decades. Since emotions play an important role in purchase decisions, this area has particular importance for marketing scholars. In this study, we review the emotions research conducted within the marketing field between 2002 and 2013. Within the broad domain of emotions, this study focuses on social/personality issues, cognitive factors, the development of emotions and their interactions with other consumption factors. We found a total of 340 emotion-related articles, published in 19 marketing journals. There was a gradual increase in number of articles published every year with the trend peaking in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The review of extant literature offers interesting insights into emotion-related research, and helps in identifying clear directions for future studies.

Applying and theorizing institutional frameworks in IS research

Purpose – This paper investigates how Information Systems (IS) researchers apply institutional theoretical frameworks. The purpose of this paper is to explore the operationalization of meta-theoretical frameworks for empirical research which can often present difficulties in IS research. The authors include theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects to explore modalities of use and suggest further avenues. Design/methodology/approach – After an overview of institutional concepts, the authors carry out a thematic analysis of journal papers on IS and institutional frameworks indexed in EBSCO and ABI databases from 1999 to 2009. This consists of descriptive, thematic coding and cluster analysis of this textual database, this combined qualitative and quantitative method offers a unique way of analyzing how operationalization is carried out. Findings – The findings suggest three groups of publications which represent different methodological approaches and empirical foci: “descriptive exploratory approaches,” “generalizing approaches,” and “sociological approaches.” The authors suggest that these three groups represent possible patterns of the use of “meta” social theories in IS research, reflecting a search for disciplinary legitimacy. This helps us analyze papers according to how they use and apply theories. The authors identify the “organizing vision” and the regulatory approach as two institutionalist “intermediary” concepts developed by IS researchers. Furthermore, the authors find that institutional theoretical frameworks have been used in “direct,” “intermediary” or “combined” conceptualizations. The authors also confirm the dynamism of the IS institutional research stream, as evidenced by the increase in number of articles between 1999 and 2009, and identify a maturation process of the IS field in investigating a social theory. Originality/value – The evolution the authors identify in the application of institutional theoretical frameworks in the IS field reveals conformity in methodological, theoretical and empirical terms. By identifying these patterns, it becomes possible to understand institutional reasons for their existence and legitimacy; and to propose other avenues of exploration in future IS research, such as combining different theoretical lenses in institutional frameworks. The methodological contribution is to provide an innovative methodology which helps describe categories and levels of institutional theoretical frameworks used, leading to the identification of gaps and proposing further avenues of research.

예술영재에 대한 인식 변화: 1999~2013 신문기사 내용분석을 통하여

예술영재에 대한 인식의 변화를 알아보기 위해 1999년 7월부터 2013년 9월까지 14년 2개월간의 국내 주요일간지에 실린 예술영재 관련 신문기사를 분석하였다. 분석대상은 5개 주요일간지의 예술영재 관련 기사로, 결과는 다음과 같다. 기사의 건수는 모두 1,281건이 나타났고, 기사의 양은 전체적으로 증가 추세를 보였다. 구체적으로 영재교육진흥법이 시행된 2002년, 예술영재학교 설립 추진 계획이 발표된 2007년, 예술영재를 비롯한 문화예술 활동에 대한 지원을 다룬 특별법 제정을 위한 논의가 본격화된 2009년 이후 꾸준히 높게 나타났다. 예술영재 영역별 관심의 정도는 음악영재 379건으로 가장 많았으며, 무용영재 61건, 미술영재가 61건, 문학영재 21건으로 음악영재에 대한 관심이 다른 영역에 비해서 압도적으로 높게 나타났다. 분석유목별 기사의 양은 예술영재의 특성과 활동에 대한 기사 597건으로 가장 많았고, 예술영재 교육정보에 대한 기사 193건, 예술영재를 위한 사회 환경에 대한 기사 176건, 정책의 의의와 가치에 대한 기사 164건, 그리고 정책의 현황과 동향에 대한 기사 151건이었다. 정책의 의의와 가치에 대한 기사의 내용은 영재교육 예술영재교육에 대해서 전체적으로 필요하다는 인식이었지만 과도한 교육열에 대한 우려와 예술영재교육이 발전하기 위해서는 예술영재 분야별 판별 기준, 교사 양성, 프로그램 개발 등에 대한 국가적 차원의 지원이 필요하며 또한 예술영재교육에 대한 학부모들의 철학 개선이 필요하다는 논지가 있었다. Conceptions toward the artistically gifted were investigated through analyzing newspaper articles from 5 major newspapers for 14 years beginning from 1999 to 2013. There were a total of 1,281 articles having to do with artistically gifted, and showed a steady increase in number of articles as the years went by. Largest number of articles were about musically gifted, and an increase in number of articles were observed following new implementations in law and policy. Implications for education and policy development for the artistically gifted are discussed.

Get Your Articles Published in MJSBH: learning from our own mistakes.

We are in the era of “publish or perish”. As a medical professional, if we do not have publication under our belt, the career will be stagnant. The publication has become mandatory for academic appointment and ladder. Because of conversion of many clinical centers to an academic institution, academic requirement has increased and this has mounted pressure on clinicians. In recent years the pressure has extended to MJSBH (Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital) also, as there is exponential increase in number of articles submitted. In recent months, the visibility of our journal has increased because of inclusion of our journal into an open access system. This has raised the responsibility of editors and publishers to produce a high quality article1. On the other hand the demand on authors has also raised as they have to submit a quality and well prepared manuscript otherwise it will be rejected. The rejection rate of our journal for year 2012 was 30%, and will increase in coming years.Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital; January-June 2013/vol.12/Issue1/1-3DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/mjsbh.v12i1.8886

SU‐E‐T‐269: Trends in Medical Physics Research

Purpose: Electronic publication of present and archival journal materials has aided medical physics research by decreasing the effort necessary to locate relevant articles. Additionally, ease of access via electronic publishing has improved the prospect for meta‐studies. The purpose of this meta‐study is to investigate the past, present, and emerging trends in medical physics research. Methods: Keyword analysis was performed on abstracts from the journal Medical Physics from January 1994 — February 2013. Keywords were chosen by article authors. Similar keywords were reconciled via manual and clustering techniques. Frequency and trend analysis was performed. Keywords were weighted by article and total keyword occurrence over time. Results: Major and minor keyword trends were apparent along with the overall increase in number of articles published per month and change in keywords per article. Conclusion: While keyword data may not be sufficient to enable strong statistical prediction of emerging research trends, visualization of keyword trends allows for a better qualitative understanding of these trends. Full access to the journal article corpus would enable stronger predictive analytic techniques to be successfully performed.

The changing face of newspaper representations of the mentally ill

BackgroundNegative stereotypes presented in the media may contribute to the stigma associated with mental illness. People's attitudes towards the mentally ill are initially influenced and subsequently maintained in part by the frequent media presentation of negative stereotypes of mental illness. This could result in social rejection of individuals with mental illnesses.AimTo explore how four main UK national newspapers reported on mental health/mental illness stories over a 10-year period.MethodThis study utilised content analysis to identify words, themes and trends of representation related to the mentally ill in articles from the four newspapers.ResultsThe findings indicated that there was an increase in the number of articles related to mental health/illness over the time of the study. The rate of increase was far greater than that for the increase in the total number of articles carried in the press over this time period. It was also identified that pejorative terms were used, in a number of the articles, to describe the mentally ill person.ConclusionMany of the newspaper reports highlighted the need for protection of the general public from the mentally ill, and that the mentally ill were in some way different to the general public. In particular, both the words “violence” and “drugs” were linked to mental health/mental illness in these articles.

Status of current research evidence on diabetic neuropathy from a 40-year quantitative trend analysis of published articles in PubMed: A descriptive study

Background: Neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus and diabetes is the highly prevalent non-communicable life-style disorder until the date. Diabetic neuropathy (DN) presents a clinical challenge, with chronic disabling pain, neurological dysfunction, and impaired quality of life. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the evidence base for DN descriptively and report the current state of published articles indexed in PubMed. Materials and Methods: Descriptive exploratory study through a literature search was carried out to identify 9 time-points in the timeline from 1970-2010, with 5-year intervals in order to identify the scientific trend for the evidence-base in DN. The number of obtained citations were classified and analyzed under the names of search filters of PubMed namely - text availability, publication date, species, article type, language, gender, journal categories, age, and subject areas. The numbers for categories and subcategories of search filters were considered for comparison and analysis. Descriptive analysis using the frequencies on Microsoft Excel 2010 worksheet was carried out. Results: Although overall number of articles was less, there was an exponential increase in number of articles in DN over the 40 years. After comparison for various categories and sub-categories, there was a greater prevalence of abstract available articles, human studies, reviews, English language, MEDLINE journals, Middle-age population and cancer, with nearly equal gender representation. Conclusion: This study explored the existing research articles indexed in PubMed utilizing a quantitative approach reflected the status of current practice-based evidence. Future analyzes on DN should address diabetes-specific and age-specific influences on evidence.

Trends of articles published in National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (NJPPP)

Background: Periodical analysis of the published articles can be very informative regarding the research agenda, the group of participants involved in research, and their priorities & interest in the type of research field. Aims & Objective: To review trends in publication of the NJPPP focusing on manuscript country of origin, subject interest, contributions by institutions, and use of structured abstracts. Materials and Methods: All volumes and issues of the NJPPP were retrieved (2011–2013). Each article was reviewed for the type of articles, geographic region of origin of the author, and the presence of a structured or unstructured abstract. Results: There were increase in number of articles with every issue and every volume. Of the 62 articles, 45 were research articles while 7 were review articles. Most of the research articles were written on descriptive studies. All the abstracts of the research articles were written in a structured format and for rest of the articles it was written in unstructured manner. Articles were generated from 5 different countries: India, Serbia, Malaysia, Egypt, Ethiopia, China, and Algeria. Majority of articles were related to the Physiology (22), Pharmacology (14) & Pharmacotherapeutics (7) and Pharmacy (5). Conclusion: Analysis of the published article of NJPPP revealed trends in article types over a 2 year period. Manuscripts were submitted primarily by authors from Indian colleges and the majority was from Gujarat. Majority of articles are research articles and related to the subjects as of the name of the journal.

Evidence base for physiotherapy/physical therapy: A specialty-based quantitative trend analysis of articles

Background: Physiotherapy or Physical therapy (PT) grew as an allied health professional specialty originally under the field of Medicine, but later took its evolution as a paramedical service - both individually and as part of Rehabilitation. Objective of Study: To quantitatively explore the existing evidence base for physiotherapy/physical therapy in PubMed through review and analysis of current scientific literature. Materials and Methods: Descriptive exploratory study through a literature search was done to identify nine time-points in the timeline from 1970-2010, with five-year intervals to identify the scientific trend. The number of obtained citations were classified and analyzed under the names of search filters of PubMed namely - text availability, publication date, species, article type, language, gender, subject areas, journal categories, and age groups. The numbers for categories and subcategories of search filters were considered for comparison and analysis. Descriptive analysis using frequencies on Microsoft Excel 2010 worksheet was done. Results: There is an exponential increase in number of articles in general over the 40 years. There was more number of 'abstract available' articles. Human studies were more than animal studies. There was more number of clinical trials and randomized controlled trials among the article types. More articles were of English language, with nearly equal gender representation. There were more number of articles on complementary medicine, and MEDLINE journals had more articles, with more in adult and middle-age for study populations. Conclusion: This study provided information on current state of evidence for physiotherapy/physical therapy in a 40-year trend. This trend was similar to overall trend for all articles indexed in PubMed.

A synopsis of head and neck oncology and related papers published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2009/10

This review summarises all head and neck oncology and related papers published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) during the period 2009–2010. A similar review, covering the years 2007–2008 was published in the Journal in 2009 and was well received by readers, as evidenced by the high number of downloads from the BJOMS website. In this article, we include all head and neck oncology-related articles published in the print version of the journal during 2009/10 and concentrate on summarising the full length article papers. Compared to the previous 2-year period, there has been a 25% increase in number of articles published in this sub-specialty.

Authorship patterns of surgical chairs

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was an increase in the average number of articles published per year for surgery department chairs and if there was an association of publication patterns during their academic careers to authorship position and types and quality of articles written. Computerized literature searches were performed for 299 chairs of departments of surgery between 1950 and 2004. We compiled data on time as chair, number of publications per year, article types, authorship positions, and impact factors of the journals. Nonparametric tests allowed identification of differences between groups, and regression analyses were used to analyze publication trends over time. There was a significant increase in the number of articles published per year from the beginning to the end of the study (P < .01). Articles were more likely to be clinical than nonclinical (P < .01), and more review articles were written for nonclinical publications (P < .01). Individuals overall were most likely to be last authors than first or contributing authors (P < .01). More papers were published prior to becoming chairs compared to during tenure as chair or post-chair (P < .01). As post-chairs, individuals were most likely to be contributing authors (P < .01). There was no difference in the quality of the journals to which chairs' submitted their manuscripts during their academic careers. These findings provide valuable insight into the publication patterns of chairs of surgery departments. Individuals publish fewer articles as chairs and post-chairs, most likely due to the greater emphasis on administration and leadership duties during these career stages. Nevertheless, surgical department chairs tend to publish prolifically throughout their careers.