Table 3 Evolution of the relative weight of first 15 metaterms between 1997, 2002 and 2007 for the Lancet and the NEJM
From: How are the different specialties represented in the major journals in general medicine?
| Â | Lancet | NEJM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialties | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | Trend | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | Trend |
Cardiology | 7.08% | 6.85% | 4.87% | -31% | 9.86% | 8.41% | 9.23% | -6% |
Neurology | 7.94% | 6.26% | 6.25% | -21% | 6.38% | 6.21% | 5.86% | -8% |
Environment and public health | 4.58% | 6.64% | 9.47% | +107% | 2.33% | 2.67% | 3.35% | +44% |
Cancerology | 5.07% | 5.61% | 4.58% | -10% | 7.61% | 5.60% | 10.18% | +34% |
Infectious diseases | 6.74% | 4.98% | 4.01% | -41% | 5.46% | 6.19% | 4.34% | -20% |
Epidemiology | 4.21% | 4.59% | 8.50% | +102% | 1.47% | 2.38% | 1.85% | +26% |
Allergy and immunology | 5.46% | 5.41% | 3.37% | -38% | 5.81% | 5.46% | 5.56% | -4% |
Vascular medicine and surgery | 4.18% | 3.45% | 2.40% | -43% | 5.48% | 4.34% | 5.41% | -1% |
Haematology | 3.19% | 3.41% | 3.19% | 0% | 4.64% | 4.24% | 4.51% | -3% |
Surgery | 2.17% | 2.86% | 1.96% | -10% | 3.37% | 3.97% | 3.29% | -2% |
Gastroenterology | 3.50% | 3.61% | 1.94% | -45% | 4.33% | 3.97% | 3.44% | -21% |
Psychiatry | 2.10% | 1.86% | 2.77% | +32% | 1.01% | 1.67% | 1.18% | +17% |
Pulmonary disease | 2.43% | 2.81% | 2.03% | -17% | 2.86% | 4.54% | 4.53% | +58% |
Genetics | 3.61% | 2.90% | 0.88% | -76% | 2.77% | 2.85% | 3.18% | +15% |
Pediatrics | 2.62% | 2.45% | 3.81% | +45% | 1.83% | 2.83% | 1.85% | +1% |