title: A substantial number of scientific publications originate from non-university hospitals.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As we found no recent published reports on the amount and kind of research published from Danish hospitals without university affiliation, we have found it relevant to conduct a bibliometric survey disclosing these research activities.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrieved all scientific papers published in the period 2000-2009 emanating from all seven Danish non-university hospitals in two regions, comprising 1.8 million inhabitants, and which were registered in a minimum of one of the three databases: PubMed MEDLINE, Thomson Reuters Web of Science and Elsevier's Scopus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 878 of 1,252 papers, the first and/or last author was affiliated to a non-university hospital. Original papers made up 69% of these publications versus 86% of publications with university affiliation on first or last place. Case reports and reviews most frequently had authors from regional hospitals as first and/or last authors. The total number of publications from regional hospitals increased by 48% over the 10-year period. Publications were cited more often if the first or last author was from a university hospital and even more so if they were affiliated to foreign institutions. Cardiology, gynaecology and obstetrics, and environmental medicine were the three specialities with the largest number of regional hospital publications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A substantial number of scientific publications originate from non-university hospitals. Almost two thirds of the publications were original research published in international journals. Variations between specialities may reflect local conditions.
  
  
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authors: Scientific Unit, Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Horsens Hospital, Denmark. fedder@dadlnet.dk
authors: Jens
authors: J
authors: Fedder
authors: Gunnar Lauge
authors: GL
authors: Nielsen
authors: Lars J
authors: LJ
authors: Petersen
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Rasmussen
authors: Finn F
authors: FF
authors: Lauszus
authors: Lars
authors: L
authors: Frost
authors: Nete
authors: N
authors: Hornung
authors: Ole
authors: O
authors: Lederballe
authors: Jens Peter
authors: JP
authors: Andersen
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D003718:Denmark; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*