title: The Canadian contribution to the otolaryngology literature: a five year bibliometric analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the 2008-2012 Canadian contribution to the Otolaryngology literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  All articles published from January 2008 - December 2012 in 5 Otolaryngology journals were reviewed. Nationality, number of authors, and study type were extracted. The output, number of authors, and study type of Canadian papers were compared to International papers using Mantel-Haenszel Common Odds Ratio Estimate, Pearson's Chi-Squared or Fishers exact tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  4519 papers were analyzed. There was a statistically significant decrease in Canadian authored papers from 12.8% in 2008-9 to 10.2% in 2011-12 (Fishers exact, p = .01). Multi-authorship increased in Canadian papers (χ2, p = .01). The types of studies published by Canadian Otolaryngologists did not change over the study period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Canadian authored papers in a sample of Otolaryngology journals decreased from 2008 to 2012. The increase in multiauthorship, whilst indicating increasing collaboration, suggests reduced per capita publication productivity. These findings warrant further study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Diamond Health Care Centre, The University of British Columbia, 4th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1 M9.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gurberg
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Diamond Health Care Centre, The University of British Columbia, 4th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1 M9.
authors.forename: June Rj
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Diamond Health Care Centre, The University of British Columbia, 4th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1 M9.
authors.forename: Elaheh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics, The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Diamond Health Care Centre, The University of British Columbia, 4th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1 M9.
authors.forename: Desmond A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nunez
keywords: Bibliometry; Canada; Canadian; Nationality; Otolaryngology; Productivity; Research