Research on status of epidemiology by Science Citation Index

VernacularTitle:利用SCI数据库分析流行病学研究现状
Author: Xia SHEN ; Ang LI ; Siyan ZHAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Science Citation Index; Database; Bibliometrics; Epidemiology
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2010;23(2):125-128
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objects To analysis the research status of epidemiology.Methods According to SCI database,a statistical analysis was made for the amount and distribution of published original studies in epidemiological methods in SCI from 1998 to 2007.Some characteristic index,such as the subject areas,countries distribution,study designs and research status in china were evaluated.Results The number of articles of epidemiological methods showed an increasing tendency annually.These articles are mainly from public,environmental & occupational health and analytical epidemiology.America is core country in this field.Shanghai cancer institution showed higher productive in papers in China.Most of papers were mainly published in "CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION",which ranked at the first place in China.Conclusion With the development of epidemiology,epidemiological study methods have also been continuously improved and have played an important role.In addition,Cancer Epidemiology is a focus subject in China.