Comparisons of Articles, Authors, Journals, and Departments for 2000* and 2003†
| 2000 | 2003 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total articles (n) | 499 | 790 | +58 |
| Articles with family medicine-researcher as lead author (n [%]) | 328 (66) | 477 (60) | +45 (−5) |
| Total family medicine researcher-authors (n) | 569 | 801 | +41 |
| Articles per family medicine researcher-author (n, mean) | 1.698 | 1.875 | +10 |
| Physicians (MD, DO, MBBS, MB) among family medicine researcher-authors (n [%]) | 361 (63) | 467 (58) | +106 (−5) |
| Total journals (n) | 157 | 285 | +82 |
| Journals publishing 1 article (n) | 94 | 159 | +69 |
| Journals publishing 6 or more articles (n) | 16 | 29 | +81 |
| Articles in "family medicine" journals (n [%]) | 176 (35) | 142 (18) | −24 (−17) |
| Articles in top-tier general medical journals (n) | 14 | 22 | +57 |
| Articles listing an author from an academic family medicine departments (n [%]) | 443 (89) | 699 (89) | +58 (0) |
* Data for 2000 are from an earlier study of research published in 1999 and 2000.22,23
† There are some differences in the study article search approaches for the 2 time periods, as described in the Methods and Limitations sections.