Table 2 Evolution of the relative weight of first 15 metaterms between 1997, 2002 and 2007 for the BMJ and the JAMA
From: How are the different specialties represented in the major journals in general medicine?
| Â | BMJ | JAMA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialties | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | Trend | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | Trend |
Cardiology | 3.98% | 4.28% | 4.32% | +8% | 4.28% | 6.15% | 11.2% | +161% |
Neurology | 7.06% | 5.07% | 5.17% | -27% | 5.07% | 7.54% | 4.24% | -16% |
Environment and public health | 6.61% | 6.54% | 7.00% | +6% | 6.54% | 7.10% | 5.70% | -13% |
Cancerology | 2.35% | 2.72% | 3.26% | +39% | 2.72% | 3.33% | 4.73% | +74% |
Infectious diseases | 3.25% | 2.97% | 3.49% | +7% | 2.97% | 6.28% | 3.13% | +5% |
Epidemiology | 5.38% | 5.83% | 5.69% | +6% | 5.83% | 3.80% | 5.49% | -6% |
Allergy and immunology | 2.89% | 1.96% | 2.34% | -19% | 1.96% | 2.87% | 2.26% | +16% |
Vascular medicine and surgery | 2.66% | 1.62% | 1.63% | -39% | 1.62% | 3.15% | 5.35% | +231% |
Haematology | 1.47% | 2.08% | 1.60% | +9% | 2.08% | 1.96% | 3.72% | +79% |
Surgery | 2.19% | 2.76% | 2.77% | +27% | 2.76% | 2.89% | 2.82% | +2% |
Gastroenterology | 2.14% | 1.78% | 1.37% | -36% | 1.78% | 1.86% | 1.77% | 0% |
Psychiatry | 3.49% | 4.12% | 4.80% | +38% | 4.12% | 4.36% | 2.71% | -34% |
Pulmonary disease | 1.91% | 1.85% | 1.83% | -4% | 1.85% | 2.58% | 2.43% | +32% |
Genetics | 1.75% | 1.92% | 2.72% | +56% | 1.92% | 1.39% | 3.13% | +63% |
Pediatrics | 2.09% | 2.49% | 2.72% | +30% | 2.49% | 1.96% | 1.08% | -57% |