Table 2 Median impact factors according to the discipline of the target readership
From: Osteopathic empirical research: a bibliometric analysis from 1966 to 2018
Discipline | Osteopathic publications selected; n; mean (min, max) | All topic literature; mean (min, max) |
|---|---|---|
Arthritis/rheumatology | 2; 1.909 (1.792, 2.025) | 4.028 (0.316, 16.625) |
Cancer | 1; 2.773 | 7.209 (0.052, 292.278) |
Gastroenterology | 7; 2.337 (1.693, 3.424) | 4.962 (0.658, 29.869) |
General or internal medicine | 102; 2.543 (0.103, 70.331) | 3.457 (0.075, 74.699) |
Obstetrics/gynecology | 6; 2.884 (0.552, 5.642) | 2.176 (0.139, 6.502) |
Pediatrics | 8; 2.540 (0.828, 5.485) | 2.239 (0.156, 13.946) |
Physiology | 2; 3.59 (2.810, 4.371) | 3.950 (0.111, 25.588) |
Rehabilitation | 30; 2.182 (0.088, 3.618) | 1.568 (0.308, 3.657) |