title: Analysis of the publication volume of Canadian ophthalmology departments from 2005 to 2009: a systematic review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the publication volume of Canadian ophthalmology departments over a 5-year period, 2005-2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review of the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  MEDLINE was searched for papers published from 2005 to 2009 where the designated affiliation corresponded to a Canadian ophthalmology department. The papers were sorted by year, university, and study design. A total impact score (the impact factor of the journal multiplied by the number of papers published in that journal per year) was also calculated for each university.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 5-year period there was an increasing trend in the total number of published ophthalmology papers. The University of Toronto had the highest number of published papers (224), followed by the University of British Columbia (143) and McGill University (120). The Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology published the most papers, followed by Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. The most frequent study design category was basic science research and a total of 11 different randomized controlled trials were retrieved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The publication volume of Canadian ophthalmology researchers increased significantly from 2005 to 2009 with larger institutions accounting for the majority of published papers. Like researchers in other countries, Canadian ophthalmology researchers preferred to publish in domestic journals.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada. andrew.smith@medmetricsinc.com
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Micieli
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Micieli
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015706:Bibliometrics; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002170:Canada; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data