Analysis of scientific literatures on the oral &maxillofacial surgery from the view point of informational science: Korean, Japanese, American, and International joms.
- Author:
Sang Han LEE
;
Tae Geon KWON
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Academies and Institutes;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Ethnic Groups;
Europe;
Humans;
Japan;
Jaw;
Plastics;
Publications
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1997;23(1):1-16
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
In order to examine a way of utilizing the papers published in the field of oral &maxillofacial surgery, the subjects and the references from total 3,392 papers. ; 263 papers in the KJOMS(Journal of Korean Association of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgeons. vol. 17-21), 237 papers in the KJMPRS(Journal of Korean Academy of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Vol 13-17), 1,233 papers in the JJOMS (Journal of Japanese Association of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgeons. vol 37-41), 1,212 papers in the AJOMS(Journal of American Association of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgeons. vol 49-53), and 447 papers in the International JOMS(Official publication of the International association of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgeons vol 20-25) have been analyzed. The results were as follows: 1. The subjects of KJOMS and KJMPRS were composed of various 28 items. Among 15 main subjects excluding the minor subjects below 1%, there were Aquired deformity &-Reconstruction (17.4%), Jaw deformity (14.2%), Trauma (14.2%) and Malignant tumor (10.8%). 2. The main subjects of JJOMS were Malignant tumor (22.8%) and Benign tumor (20.6%), In AAOMS, Trauma (13.0%), Jaw deformity (13.0%), and malignant tumor 12.4%) were main subjects. In IJOMS Malignant tumor (16.1%), Acquired deformity &Reconstruction (13.0%), and Trauma (10.3%) were main subjects. 3. IN KJOMS and KJMPRS, Scientific and Clinical articles was 63.5% and Case reports was 36.5%. But scientific and Clinical articles was 43.4% and Case reports was 56.6% in JJOMS, 47.1% and 52.9% in AAOMS, 50.1% and 49.9% in IJOMS. 4. The number of institutes in KJOMS and KJMPRS was 46. The main 6 institute published the 57.4% of total articles. In IJOMS, Nationality of the author was composed of 42 nations. West Europe Area published 52.8% of total articles, and The dominant nation of the author were West Germeny (16.3%), U.K. (12.1%), and Japan (11.6%). 5. Authors cited 30.4 references per articles in average, but only 2.7 domestic articles was cited in KJOMS and KJMPRS. It was 17.4 references, but 9.3 domestic articles was cited. In AJOMS and IJOMS, were 19.5 and 18.0 references.
