Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Page: 17-22

Background: Health research and publications are important for the global health, and it helps in making appropriate clinical decision. It has been found that highest number of publications is from developed countries. Studying publication trends in India helps to identify problems regarding publication and help to make improvements. It can enhance research visibility, address challenges, and help in making policy decisions. This analysis also supports institutional growth and promotes a stronger research culture. Hence, this study was planned at a tertiary care hospital.

Objectives: To evaluate the publication trend, number of awards received, amount of grant received, department wise research output, publication in indexed journals and area of research in pharmacology department.

Materials and Methods: After getting approval from Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC(II)/OUT/587/2024), a retrospective cross-sectional web-based study was conducted using data from annual reports available at the KEM hospital website from 2010 to 2023. Publications from pre-clinical, para-clinical, Medical and surgical branches were evaluated. Data regarding awards, grants, indexed articles were collected. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics. A Spearman’ rank correlation was performed to analyse the association between number of publication and awards received.

Results: The total number of articles found were 5,236 with an increasing trend from 2010 onwards followed by a dip during the COVID era, with increase again in the post-COVID phase. Medical and surgical department’s contribution were the highest amongst all the branches for publication. A significant positive correlation was observed between the number of publications and the awards received. 75% of the published articles were in indexed journals. In pharmacology, research in neurology was done followed by research ethics, medical education, and drug use.

Conclusion: There is an increasing trend seen in publication and receiving grants across departments.