title: Publications as an indicator of increased tobacco control research productivity (quantity and quality) in New Zealand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tobacco control (TC) research capacity and productivity are critical for developing evidence-informed interventions that will reduce the harmful effects of smoking. The aim of this paper was to investigate New Zealand's (NZ) TC research capacity along with the quantity and quality of publications, following two government initiatives aimed, in part, at improving the quantity and quality of NZ TC research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Scopus was searched for articles with at least one NZ author and where the topic was of primary relevance to TC. Publications were organized into two time periods, following the government initiatives, 1993-2003 and 2004-2009. We analyzed the number of publications, publication journals, type of publications, impact (using the impact factor), and authorship.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There has been an increase in number and impact of publications and number of authors. The number of publications has increased from an average of 14 (1994-2003) to 38 per year (2004-2009). The number of journals published increased from 64 to 86. The impact during 2004-2009 was almost threefold than in 1993-2003. The number of authors increased from 212 to 345, and the number of authors who had at least one first-authored publication increased from 80 to 124.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results show an encouraging trend in NZ TC research, with an increase in research productivity, quality, and in research capacity. It is possible that government-initiated and -funded infrastructural support contributed to increasing needed TC research, which supports the worth of such initiatives.
authors: Centre for Tobacco Control Research, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. a.kira@auckland.ac.nz
authors: Anette
authors: A
authors: Kira
authors: Marewa
authors: M
authors: Glover
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Bullen
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Viehbeck
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014026:Nicotiana