Table 4

Comparison of investigators identified by experts and the methodology

Domain

Query

# Investigator experts identified in the methodology-generated list (%) *

# Investigator experts identified

#Investigator the methodology generated

First/Last Author only

All Author

Preterm Birth

preterm birth or premature

40 (83.33%)

46 (95.83%)

48

502(F/L)^§ 1694(All)

HIV

hiv

97 (83.62%)

111 (95.69%)

116

518(F/L)^§ 1997(All)

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydia trachomatis

17 (70.83%)

24 (100%)

24

19 (F/L)^§ 68(All)

* %: the number of the investigators in the methodology-generated list/the number of investigators experts identified.

^§F/L:First/Last Authors option in Investigator Browser; All: All Authors option in Investigator Browser.

Yu et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2007 7:17   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-7-17