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Journal Publication Productivity in Academic Physical Therapy Programs in the United States and Puerto Rico From 1998 to 2002

RR Richter, PT, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, 3437 Caroline St, St Louis, MO 63104-1111 (USA).
SL Schlomer, PT, DPT, is Staff Physical Therapist, BJC HealthCare, St Louis, Mo.
MM Krieger, RN, MLIS, is Assistant Director for Information Services, Saint Louis University Medical Center Library, St Louis, Mo.
WL Siler, PhD, is Associate Dean for Research Administration, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University.

richterrr{at}slu.edu

Background and Purpose: The peer-reviewed journal article is the basic unit by which scholarship is defined. Few studies have examined peer-reviewed publication productivity in academic physical therapy programs. In this study, the publication productivity in academic physical therapy programs in the United States and Puerto Rico from 1998 to 2002 was documented, and publication productivity was examined in the context of selected program characteristics.

Subjects and Methods: A total of 194 programs listed on the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) Web site in the spring of 2004 were examined. The databases were searched for bibliographic citations of journal articles attributed to particular programs. The program characteristics of faculty size, offering of a research doctorate, and listing in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (Carnegie Classification) were compared with the number of citations.

Results: A total of 169 programs had at least 1 attributed citation, 50.3% of the programs had fewer than 5 citations, and 3% had 44 or more citations. Rankings based on the number of citations changed when adjusted for faculty size. Of the 38 programs offering a research doctoral degree, 16 had 20 or more citations. Five programs with 44 or more citations were all categorized by the Carnegie Classification as doctoral intensive or extensive.

Discussion and Conclusion: A few programs had a large number of attributed bibliographic citations, but the majority of programs had limited publication productivity in the 5 years studied. These results may provide a baseline for studying the effectiveness of the relatively new CAPTE standards mandating scholarship by physical therapy faculty over time and the impact of the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree on research in physical therapy.

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