"One Health" or Three? Publication Silos Among the One Health Disciplines
- Kezia R Manlove 1, Josephine G Walker 2, Meggan E Craft 3, Kathryn P Huyvaert 4, Maxwell B Joseph 5, Ryan S Miller 6, Pauline Nol 7, Kelly A Patyk 6, Daniel O'Brien 8, Daniel P Walsh 9, Paul C Cross 10
- 1Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
- 2School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
- 3Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America.
- 4Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.
- 5University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America.
- 6United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Science Technology and Analysis Services, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.
- 7United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.
- 8Wildlife Disease Laboratory, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, Michigan, United States of America.
- 9U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
- 10U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America.
- 0Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.The One Health initiative shows growing interdisciplinary collaboration in pathogen transmission research. However, distinct research communities, particularly ecologists and veterinarians, remain somewhat segregated.
Area Of Science
- Interdisciplinary research
- Public health
- Veterinary science
- Ecology
- Epidemiology
Background
- The One Health initiative promotes collaboration across human, animal, and environmental health sectors.
- Quantitative data on the benefits and interdisciplinary nature of One Health research are limited.
Purpose Of The Study
- To quantitatively assess the interdisciplinarity of One Health studies.
- To analyze the integration of different scientific communities within One Health research.
Main Methods
- Systematic literature survey of One Health publications.
- Social network analysis to measure author collaboration and citation patterns.
- Analysis of publication growth rates in One Health research.
Main Results
- One Health publications increased by 14.6% annually, exceeding overall life science growth.
- Three distinct research communities were identified: ecologists, veterinarians, and a diverse group of human health experts, population biologists, and mathematicians.
- Increased overlap in authorship and citations between communities over time was observed.
- Differences in systems studied, research questions, and methodologies persist between communities.
Conclusions
- Infectious disease research within the One Health framework demonstrates progress in disciplinary integration.
- Segregation persists, particularly between ecological and veterinary research communities.
- Further integration efforts are needed to fully realize the One Health initiative's potential.
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