Top journals publishing articles related to drowning prevention: a bibliometric analysis 2000-2022

A Bibliometric Analysis 2000-2022

Authors

  • David F. Zane Injury Epidemiologist (Ret.), Austin, Texas, USA. and Member, International Drowning Researchers’ Alliance (IDRA), Kuna, Idaho, USA.
  • David W. Lawrence Director, SafetyLit Foundation, Inc. San Diego, California, USA.
  • Barbara Cosart Trauma Services, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA
  • Molly B. Johnson Member, International Drowning Researchers’ Alliance (IDRA), Kuna, Idaho, USA. and Trauma and Injury Research Center, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA. and Kinesiology Department, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Keywords:

drowning, bibliometrics, periodical, publishing, authorship

Abstract

Background: Drowning is a worldwide problem. Scholarly publications about drowning prevention play a crucial role in bringing data to policy makers and prevention specialists. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of published articles related to unintentional drowning prevention included in the comprehensive, curated injury literature database, SafetyLit®.

Method: Thorough searches of drowning-related search terms in English and non- English translations identified articles published in journals between 2000 and 2022.

Results: There was a 3-fold increase in publications between 2000 and 2022, with 2,937 articles published in 941 journals.  Articles were published in 20 different languages. Five journals published 16% of the articles and sixty-one top journals published 50% of the articles. Eighty-nine percent of the top journals were included in PubMed; 82% were indexed in MEDLINE®; and professional areas of expertise of article authors spanned 18 categories. 

Conclusion: This study can facilitate journal selection for drowning researchers to ultimately increase the publication of scientific literature globally.

Author Biographies

David F. Zane, Injury Epidemiologist (Ret.), Austin, Texas, USA. and Member, International Drowning Researchers’ Alliance (IDRA), Kuna, Idaho, USA.

David Zane has over 30 years of public health experience at local and state health departments in Texas (US), and internationally, mainly in the area of injury epidemiology and prevention. He earned a Master of Science in Public Health degree. Now retired, he enjoys working with drowning prevention coalitions to reduce drownings.

David W. Lawrence, Director, SafetyLit Foundation, Inc. San Diego, California, USA.

David Lawrence is director of the SafetyLit Foundation and is adjunct faculty at  San Diego State University. After witnessing a fatal high speed crash between a car and bicyclist while walking home from his job as a COBOL programmer, he has worked in the fields of injury prevention and global health since the mid-1970s as a paramedic, a registered nurse, an epidemiologist, and program administrator. David is currently the curator of SafetyLit, an on-line database of topics relevant to injury prevention and safety promotion. He earned a Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University in New Orleans and a PhD in Global Health with an emphasis in information-seeking behavior from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.

Barbara Cosart, Trauma Services, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA

Barbara Cosart is an Injury Prevention Coordinator specializing in Drowning Prevention and Water Safety. A former medical and science/technology librarian, she has many years of experience in information sciences in the realm of health and safety.

Molly B. Johnson, Member, International Drowning Researchers’ Alliance (IDRA), Kuna, Idaho, USA. and Trauma and Injury Research Center, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA. and Kinesiology Department, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Dr. Molly Johnson is the research scientist for the Dell Children’s Medical Center’s Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Program in Austin, TX, USA and an adjunct Kinesiology Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. Her research aims to understand factors associated with injury risk and to explore the impact of injury prevention approaches. Her current research focuses on drowning risk and prevention in children. Dr. Johnson also oversees a professional training program for Alexander technique specialists who work with performing artists and people with chronic pain. Her background allows her to approach pain and injury prevention from both a research and clinical side. 

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Published

2024-03-04

How to Cite

Zane, D., Lawrence, D., Cosart, B., & Johnson, M. (2024). Top journals publishing articles related to drowning prevention: a bibliometric analysis 2000-2022: A Bibliometric Analysis 2000-2022. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 16(1). Retrieved from https://jivresearch.org/jivr/index.php/jivr/article/view/1840

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): (In Press)

Section

Original Research Article

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