Objectives: The objective of this project is to use a bibliometric analysis to quantify faculty output to assist in the justification of a new library faculty line to support systematic review and evidence synthesis activities at the university.
Methods: Evidence syntheses such as scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses have been of increased interest across disciplines as a research methodology. Therefore the analysis for systematic review support justification will span across several databases including; PubMed, PsychInfo, Web of Science, and CINAHL. A systematic search will be run in each of these databases using the author's institutional affiliation, and a selection of keywords and controlled vocabulary terms to represent the evidence synthesis review methodology. The results will be analyzed to show trends in authorship for these various types of evidence syntheses over time.
Results: There has been a consistent increase in the output of evidence syntheses at Stony Brook University over time. The number has doubled since 2014. Based on first quarter publications for 2022 it can be inferred that we will double last year's output. Additionally from 2015-2021 the output has increased by 75% while library personnel has remained consistent at 5 full-time health sciences librarians.
Conclusions: These data can be useful when explaining the importance of systematic review support to both internal and external stakeholders. While institutions are hiring sparingly having data to support new faculty requests are essential. Additional investigation is warranted to analyze subject headings and specialties to target outreach and garner support for additional library services.
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