title: Citation analysis of Canadian psycho-oncology and supportive care researchers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to conduct a historical review of psycho-oncology and supportive care research in Canada using citation analysis and to review the clinical impact of the research conducted by the most highly cited researchers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The lifetime journal publication records of 109 psycho-oncology and supportive care researchers in Canada were subject to citation analysis using the Scopus database, based on citations since 1996 of articles deemed relevant to psychosocial oncology and supportive care, excluding self-citations. Three primary types of analysis were performed for each individual: the number of citations for each journal publication, a summative citation count of all published articles, and the Scopus h-index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The top 20 psycho-oncology/supportive care researchers for each of five citation categories are presented: the number of citations for all publications; the number of citations for first-authored publications; the most highly cited first-authored publications; the Scopus h-index for all publications; and the Scopus h-index for first-authored publications. The three most highly cited Canadian psycho-oncology researchers are Dr. Kerry Courneya (University of Alberta), Dr. Lesley Degner, (University of Manitoba), and Dr. Harvey Chochinov (University of Manitoba).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Citation analysis is useful for examining the research performance of psycho-oncology and supportive care researchers and identifying leaders among them.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Hack
authors.forename: Dauna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crooks
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plohman
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kepron
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D002170:Canada; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic