Class information for:
Level 1: RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES//INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD//IRB

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
9393 1091 26.9 41%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
991 9999 INFORMED CONSENT//RESEARCH ETHICS//MEDICAL ETHICS

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES Author keyword 31 58% 3% 36
2 INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD Author keyword 30 40% 5% 59
3 IRB Author keyword 27 44% 4% 47
4 JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS Journal 21 24% 7% 78
5 INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS Author keyword 17 39% 3% 34
6 RESEARCH ETHICS Author keyword 13 10% 11% 122
7 ETHICAL REVIEW Author keyword 12 39% 2% 24
8 ETHICS REVIEW Author keyword 10 54% 1% 13
9 RESEARCH ETHICS BOARDS Author keyword 8 70% 1% 7
10 ETHICS COMMITTEES Author keyword 8 19% 4% 39

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES 31 58% 3% 36 Search RESEARCH+ETHICS+COMMITTEES Search RESEARCH+ETHICS+COMMITTEES
2 INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 30 40% 5% 59 Search INSTITUTIONAL+REVIEW+BOARD Search INSTITUTIONAL+REVIEW+BOARD
3 IRB 27 44% 4% 47 Search IRB Search IRB
4 INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS 17 39% 3% 34 Search INSTITUTIONAL+REVIEW+BOARDS Search INSTITUTIONAL+REVIEW+BOARDS
5 RESEARCH ETHICS 13 10% 11% 122 Search RESEARCH+ETHICS Search RESEARCH+ETHICS
6 ETHICAL REVIEW 12 39% 2% 24 Search ETHICAL+REVIEW Search ETHICAL+REVIEW
7 ETHICS REVIEW 10 54% 1% 13 Search ETHICS+REVIEW Search ETHICS+REVIEW
8 RESEARCH ETHICS BOARDS 8 70% 1% 7 Search RESEARCH+ETHICS+BOARDS Search RESEARCH+ETHICS+BOARDS
9 ETHICS COMMITTEES 8 19% 4% 39 Search ETHICS+COMMITTEES Search ETHICS+COMMITTEES
10 RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE 6 37% 1% 13 Search RESEARCH+ETHICS+COMMITTEE Search RESEARCH+ETHICS+COMMITTEE

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 IRB 23 70% 2% 19
2 RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES 21 50% 3% 31
3 RESEARCH GOVERNANCE 17 72% 1% 13
4 IRBS 15 68% 1% 13
5 COMMITTEES 10 14% 6% 65
6 BOARD APPROVAL 9 55% 1% 12
7 COMMITTEE APPROVAL 8 100% 0% 5
8 MUTUAL ACCEPTANCE 6 100% 0% 4
9 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 5 11% 4% 40
10 SOUTH THAMES REGION 3 100% 0% 3

Journals


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS 21 24% 7% 78

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active
references		 % act. ref.
to same field
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EVALUATING IRBs: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE STILL NEED TO LEARN 2011 38 34 79%
How Variability in the Institutional Review Board Review Process Affects Minimal-Risk Multisite Health Services Research 2012 12 23 78%
Ethics Review of Pediatric Multi-Center Drug Trials 2015 2 39 38%
Institutional review boards and multisite studies in health services research: Is there a better way? 2005 42 11 91%
A review finds that multicenter studies face substantial challenges but strategies exist to achieve Institutional Review Board approval 2006 43 27 85%
Research ethics review and the sociological research relationship 2008 17 11 82%
Streamlining Ethical Review 2010 10 6 100%
Institutional Review Board Community Members: Who Are They, What Do They Do, and Whom Do They Represent? 2012 4 6 83%
Problematic variation in local institutional review of a multicenter genetic epidemiology study 2003 117 8 38%
How Closely Do Institutional Review Boards Follow the Common Rule? 2012 4 8 75%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ.
in class
1 MASTERS BIOETH PROGRAM 3 50% 0.5% 5
2 HUMAN SUBJECTS OFF 2 67% 0.2% 2
3 OFF HUMAN SUBJECT PROTECT 2 67% 0.2% 2
4 ETH COMM 2 17% 0.8% 9
5 C E PSYCHIAT 1 50% 0.2% 2
6 HUMAN SUBJECTS COMM D BIOMED 1 100% 0.2% 2
7 OFF REVIEW BOARD 1 100% 0.2% 2
8 OFF UNIV COUNSEL 1 100% 0.2% 2
9 POLICY COOPERAT UNIT 1 100% 0.2% 2
10 IMMUNIZAT VACCINES DEV PROGRAMME 1 40% 0.2% 2

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000212155 CONSENT BIAS//DEPENDENT INTERVIEWING//ELECTORAL REGISTERS
2 0.0000187547 EQUIPOISE//SHAM SURGERY//DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS
3 0.0000141208 COVERT METHODS//COVERT RESEARCH//LIMITED DISCLOSURE
4 0.0000118595 MANAGEMENT HEALTHCARE//RESEARCH NURSE//CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATORS
5 0.0000115130 SERV PSYCHIAT MENTAL HLTH//SYMPTOMATIC VOLUNTEERS//UNDUE INDUCEMENT
6 0.0000107788 MEMBER CHECK//SENSITIVE RESEARCH//TRAUMA RESEARCH
7 0.0000096756 ASSENT//RESEARCH PARTICIPATION DECISION MAKING//NON THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH
8 0.0000082369 MEDICAL WAR CRIMES//UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS//LEO ALEXANDER
9 0.0000074185 COMPREHENS LIVER DIS TREATMENT//CRIMINAL RISK//INTERCOMMISSURAL DISTANCE
10 0.0000074087 RESEARCH MISCONDUCT//RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH//RESEARCH INTEGRITY