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[Which language will MEDLINE speak in the next millennium?].
M A Sousa Escandón1, C González Guitián, M M González Fernández
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Comarcal de Monforte, Lugo.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|May 10, 2000
Summary
English dominates Medline, accounting for 75% of articles. This trend, particularly in Urology, suggests all Medline articles may be in English by 2014 if current growth continues.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Medical Informatics
- Scientific Communication
Context:
- Medline database evolution since its inception.
- Language distribution of indexed articles in Medline.
- Specific focus on the Urology field within Medline.
Purpose:
- To analyze historical language trends in Medline.
- To project future language prevalence in Medline.
- To assess language trends in Urology-specific Medline articles.
Summary:
- English has grown from 53% in 1966 to 89% in 1999.
- English articles in Medline increased by 400% since 1966.
- Articles in other languages decreased by 40%.
Impact:
- Predicts a future where Medline may exclusively contain English articles.
- Highlights the increasing global dominance of English in scientific literature.
- Suggests potential implications for non-English speaking researchers and accessibility.