Early Mobility Publication Trends

The searches for each of the images below are documented in Early Mobility Search Documentation.

Author Networks as of June, 2020

The following graph represents networks of authors in early mobility literature through June 2020, based on a highly-specific, targeted literature search in PubMed.

The mapping below represents connected authors with seven or more publications appearing in the PubMed search.

Author Networks Based on PubMed Data. This visualization was created with the open source tool VOSViewer.

Most Highly-Cited as of June, 2020

The following ten articles on early mobility are the most highly-cited, based on a targeted literature search in Scopus.The citation numbers reflect the total number of citations as of June, 2020. The literature search is documented below.

  1. Schweickert, W. D., Pohlman, M. C., Pohlman, A. S., Nigos, C., Pawlik, A. J., Esbrook, C. L., Spears, L., Miller, M., Franczyk, M., Deprizio, D., Schmidt, G. A., Bowman, A., Barr, R., McCallister, K. E., Hall, J. B., & Kress, J. P. (2009). Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 373(9678), 1874–1882. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60658-9 1,587 citations
  2. Morris, P. E., Goad, A., Thompson, C., Taylor, K., Harry, B., Passmore, L., Ross, A., Anderson, L., Baker, S., Sanchez, M., Penley, L., Howard, A., Dixon, L., Leach, S., Small, R., Hite, R. D., & Haponik, E. (2008). Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. Critical Care Medicine, 36(8), 2238–2243. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e318180b90e 677 citations
  3. Burtin, C., Clerckx, B., Robbeets, C., Ferdinande, P., Langer, D., Troosters, T., Hermans, G., Decramer, M., & Gosselink, R. (2009). Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery. Critical Care Medicine, 37(9), 2499–2505. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181a38937 498 citations
  4. Gosselink, R., Bott, J., Johnson, M., Dean, E., Nava, S., Norrenberg, M., Schönhofer, B., Stiller, K., Van De Leur, H., & Vincent, J. L. (2008). Physiotherapy for adult patients with critical illness: Recommendations of the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Task Force on Physiotherapy for Critically Ill Patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 34(7), 1188–1199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1026-7 351 citations
  5. Jones, C., Skirrow, P., Griffiths, R. D., Humphris, G. H., Ingleby, S., Eddleston, J., Waldmann, C., & Gager, M. (2003). Rehabilitation after critical illness: A randomized, controlled trial. Critical Care Medicine, 31(10), 2456–2461. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CCM.0000089938.56725.33 306 citations
  6. Jones, C., Bäckman, C., Capuzzo, M., Egerod, I., Flaatten, H., Granja, C., Rylander, C., & Griffiths, R. D. (2010). Intensive care diaries reduce new onset post traumatic stress disorder following critical illness: A randomised, controlled trial. Critical Care , 14(5). https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9260 269 citations
  7. Devlin, J. W., Boleski, G., Mlynarek, M., Nerenz, D. R., Peterson, E., Jankowski, M., Horst, H. M., & Zarowitz, B. J. (1999). Motor Activity Assessment Scale: A valid and reliable sedation scale for use with mechanically ventilated patients in an adult surgical intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine, 27(7), 1271–1275. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199907000-00008 266 citations
  8. Scott, V., Votova, K., Scanlan, A., & Close, J. (2007). Multifactorial and functional mobility assessment tools for fall risk among older adults in community, home-support, long-term and acute care settings. Age and Ageing, 36(2), 130–139. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afl165 231 citations
  9. Zanotti, E., Felicetti, G., Maini, M., & Fracchia, C. (2003). Peripheral muscle strength training in bed-bound patients with COPD receiving mechanical ventilation: Effect of electrical stimulation. Chest, 124(1), 292–296. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.124.1.292 215 citations
  10. Kayambu, G., Boots, R., & Paratz, J. (2013). Physical therapy for the critically ill in the ICU: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 41(6), 1543–1554. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827ca637 213 citations

Top Ten Journals as of June, 2020

The following graph represents journals publishing early mobility literature through June 2020, based on a highly-specific, targeted literature search in Web of Science.

Of a total of 2,592 results in a Web of Science search on June 10, 2020, these journals were the ones that were most widely represented in the results. Below the journal name is the 2018 Journal Impact Factor as reported in InCites Journal Citation Reports. However, please keep in mind that there are other metrics outside of the JIF for evaluating a journal’s impact and quality.

Top Ten Journals Based on Web of Science Data. This visualization was created with the open source tool Tableau Public.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) in PubMed as of June, 2020

The following graph represents networks MeSH terms in early mobility literature through June 2020, based on a highly-specific, targeted literature search in PubMed. The search is documented below. The visualization was created with the open source tool VOSviewer.

MeSH Network Analysis Based on PubMed Data. This visualization was created with the open source tool VOSViewer.

Publications Over Time through June, 2020

The following graph represents the growth of early mobility literature over time, based on a targeted literature search in PubMed.

Publications Over Time Based on PubMed Data. This visualization was created with the open source tool Tableau Public.

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