%0 Journal Article %A Kristi Milley %A Sophie Chima %A Napin Karnchanachari %A Mairead McNamara %A Paige Druce %A Jon Emery %T A bibliometric analysis of general practice-based cancer research publications: 2013-2019 %D 2022 %R 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0025 %J British Journal of General Practice %P BJGP.2022.0025 %X Background: General practice plays a critical role in the prevention, diagnosis, management, and survivorship care of cancer patients. Mapping research outputs over time provides valuable insights into the evolving role of general practice in cancer care. Aim: To describe and compare the distribution of cancer in general practice research publications by country, cancer type, area of the cancer continuum, author gender and journal impact factor. Design and setting: Bibliometric analysis. Methods: MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for studies published between 2013-2019, that reported on cancer in general practice. Included studies were mapped to the cancer continuum framework. Descriptive statistics were used to present data from the included studies. Results: We included 2798 publications from 714 journals, spanning 79 countries. The publication rate remained stable over this period. Overall, the United States of America produced the most publications, although per general population capita, Denmark produced ten times more publications. Research across the cancer continuum varied by country, but overall, the majority of studies focused on cancer screening, diagnosis and survivorship. More than half of included studies used observational study designs. Females made up 66.5% of first authors, but only 47.0% of last authors. Conclusion: Cancer in general practice is a stable field where research is predominately observational. There is geographical variation in the focus of cancer in general practice research which may reflect different priorities and levels of investment between countries. Overall, these results support future consideration of how to improve under-represented research areas and the design, conduct, and translation of interventional resear %U https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/early/2022/09/21/BJGP.2022.0025.full.pdf