Table 5:

Collaboration with other disciplines in neurointerventional research between 2003 and 2012a

Collaboration TypeDepartment of the First Author
Neurosurgery (n = 910)Radiology (n = 747)Neurology (n = 270)Miscellaneous (n = 196)Total (n = 2123)
Collaboration with other disciplines376 (41.3)397 (53.1)177 (65.6)b110 (56.1)1060 (49.9)
Corresponding author from other disciplines17 (1.9)7 (0.9)10 (3.7)9 (4.6)43 (2.0)
    1) Coauthors from neurosurgery, radiology, and/or neurology disciplines264 (29.0)287 (38.4)107 (39.6)65 (33.2)723 (34.1)
    2) Coauthors from other disciplines57 (6.3)52 (7.0)26 (9.6)25 (12.8)160 (7.5)
    1 + 238 (4.2)51 (6.8)34 (12.6)11 (5.6)134 (6.3)
No collaboration with other disciplines534 (58.7)350 (46.9)93 (34.4)86 (43.9)1063 (50.1)
  • a Data in parentheses are percentages.

  • b Significantly different from values for all other departments.