We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Examining inequality in scientific production: a focus on critical care publications and global economic disparities.
- Authors
Daltro-Oliveira, Renato; Quintairos, Amanda; Santos, Laura I. Oliveira; Salluh, Jorge I. Figueira; Nassar Jr., Antonio P.
- Abstract
This letter examines the inequality in scientific production, specifically in the field of critical care medicine, and its association with global economic disparities. The authors gathered data on medical and critical care publications from 2018 to 2022 and analyzed the contributions of countries in different income strata to scientific production. They found that high-income countries (HICs) published the majority of medical and critical care documents, although there has been a slight increase in publications from upper-middle and lower-middle income countries. Factors such as higher GDP per capita, investment in health and research, publication bias, and the impact of the open-access model may contribute to this inequality. The authors emphasize the importance of reducing the distance between scientific production and healthcare for the majority of the world's population and call for further attention to this topic in the future.
- Subjects
LOW-income countries; INTENSIVE care units; PURCHASING power parity; ECONOMIC impact; INCOME distribution
- Publication
Intensive Care Medicine, 2024, Vol 50, Issue 9, p1538
- ISSN
0342-4642
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-024-07553-x