一项试点研究,研究期刊影响因子与现实世界观察性研究的方法质量之间的关系
Digant Gupta1, Amandeep Kaur1, Mansi Malik1
1Bridge Medical Consulting Ltd, London, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in research metrics and analytics
|November 7, 2025
概括
期刊影响因子 (IF) 显示了观察性研究中研究质量与研究质量的微弱正相关性. 高质量的研究可以在较低的IF期刊中找到,特别是由行业资助的期刊,强调仔细的方法审查.
科学领域:
- 图书统计学 图书统计学
- 研究诚信研究诚信
- 科学出版科学出版
背景情况:
- 期刊影响因子 (IF) 是评估期刊声望的常见指标.
- 评估IF与已发表研究的方法质量之间的关系对于理解研究影响至关重要.
- 观察性研究构成了大量现实世界的证据,使得它们的质量评估很重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查期刊影响因子 (IF) 与实体观察研究中的研究质量之间的关联.
- 探索这种关联是否根据研究设计,资金来源和地理位置而有所不同.
主要方法:
- 研究质量使用纽卡斯尔-太华尺度 (NOS) 进行评估.
- 期刊影响因素 (IFs) 收集自期刊网站.
- 使用Spearman的相关性和差异分析 (ANOVA) 来评估IF和NOS分数之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 在457项研究中,在NOS分数和IF分数之间观察到微弱的正相关性 (ρ = 0.23).
- 在前性队列研究 (ρ = 0.07) 或行业资助的研究 (ρ = 0.06) 中没有发现显著的相关性.
- 在ANOVA中,该协会的效果大小很小 (η2 = 0.04).
结论:
- 虽然存在微弱的联系,但高质量的研究并不仅限于高IF期刊.
- 评估研究质量需要对方法进行彻底审查,而不仅仅依赖期刊指标.
- 行业资助的研究缺乏相关性,这凸显了在不同背景下对研究质量进行细微评估的必要性.
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