Analysis of international literatures on geriatrics and gerontology in mainland of China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2013.06.032
- VernacularTitle:我国老年医学国际论文产出情况分析
- Author:
Baiyu ZHOU
;
Chunbo DUAN
;
Jing SHI
;
Xiao TAN
;
Pulin YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Geriatrics;
Bibliometrics;
Journal impact factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2013;(6):675-678
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the situation and development of international literatures on geriatrics and gerontology in mainland China.Methods The literatures on geriatrics and gerontology written by mainland Chinese scholars as the first author were selected from Thomson Scientific database in 1979-2011 period.Researches on basic theory,summary reports of clinical practice and reviews were collected.The quantity of published articles,article types,international cooperation research and funding programs,hospital rankings,as well as the 2011 geriatrics professional journals,thesis topic disciplines distribution and high-performance papers were analyzed by Thomson Data Analyzer software.Results From 1979 to 2011,the quantity of literatures written by Chinese scholars as the first author (not including Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan regions) was 1927,including 1769 research articles,86 reviews,18 editorials,54 letters.Average paper was cited 7.6 times and the average number of article citation was 30.6.International cooperation research articles occupied 379 (19.7 ％).Articles with research sponsorship were 734 (38.1 ％),in which most subject discipline was geriatric and gerontology.Conclusions The development of geriatric medicine in China is rapid.The international scientific and technological cooperation is very extensive.It is important to further improve the world impact of geriatric medicine from China.The development of geriatric medicine in a large,cooperative,comprehensive,interdisciplinary,interagency direction,and the prospective,multicenter,cooperative study need to promote.It is extremely urgent to establish the English version of Chinese journals of geriatrics with a international influence.
