Citation analysis of published articles in the Chinese Journal of Dermatology from 2002 to 2007
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2009.12.017
- VernacularTitle:2002-2007年中华皮肤科杂志载文被引分析
- Author:
Shuxian SHANG
;
Xiaochu WU
;
Li JIANG
;
Guilan YAN
;
Hua YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bibliometries;
Periodicals;
Dermato-venereology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
2009;42(12):846-849
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To learn the academic level and scientific impact of the Chinese Journal of Dermatology by using bihliometric methods. Methods Citation frequencies, first authors and their affiliation, citing journals of cited articles published in the Chinese Journal of Dermatology from 2002 to 2007 were statistically analyzed according to the database of Chinese Medical Citation Index (CMCI) by using bibliometric methods. Results From 2002 to 2007, a total of 2259 original papers were published in the Chinese Journal of Dermatology. Of them, 1224 were cited with a total citation frequency of 3963, citation rate of 54.1%, average citation frequency per paper of 3.2 and top citation frequency of 204. The number of first authors of cited papers amounted to 893, and 61 (6.63%) authors published 3 or more cited papers during this period. These authors were distributed in 30 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and 1 foreign country; Jiangsu, Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shanghai and Shandong ranked in the top 6 regions with high total citation frequencies. There were 517 journals citing articles published in the Chinese Journal of Dermatology from 2002 to 2007;the top citing frequencies were observed in the Chinese Journal of Dermatology, China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases, The Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology, Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Southern China Journal of Dermato-Venereology, etc. Conclusions The articles in the Chinese Journal of Dermatology have a high academic quality and citation frequency. Chinese Journal of Dermatology is an important publication in the dermato- venereology field as well as a core periodical in medical field of China.