Bibliometric analysis of hot issues of pediatrics from 2012 to 2016

VernacularTitle:基于文献计量学的2012年至2016年儿科学研究热点分析
Author: Xiaoyun CAO ; Shichao XIN ; Yuhong ZHAO
Keywords: Pediatrics; Social medicine; Prevention of medical errors; Doctor-patient relationship
From: International Journal of Pediatrics 2017;44(6):426-431
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To conduct a bibliometric analysis of pediatric literature in recent 5 years in Pubmed database,and to explore the focus issues of pediatrics.Methods Bibliographies from research literature of pediatrics in PubMed database from 2012 through 2016 were retrieved.The publication years,journals,the prolific authors and frequency of Mesh major topics were counted.MeSH heading/subheading matrix were formed.SPSS 19.0 statistical software was applied for clustering analysis.Results A total of 9375 articles were included.There were 45 MeSH heading/subheadings,which were clustered into 4 categories.Conclusion The research focuses in pediatrics are as follows:the clinical competence training and education research;the related pediatric issues from the perspective of social medicine;medical error prevention and the related legislation;the situation of Chinese pediatricians and doctor-patient relationship.