Visual Analysis of the External Characteristics and Research Hotspots of Literatures in International Forensic Science.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.491011
- Author:
Hong Xia LIU
1
;
Tian Tong YANG
1
;
Si Zhe HUANG
2
;
Jie ZHANG
2
;
Dong ZHAO
1
;
Liang LIU
2
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Evidence Law and Forensic Science, Ministry of Education （China University of Political Science and Law）, Beijing 100088, China.
2. Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
forensic medicine;
forensic science;
bibliometrics;
science citation index;
journal citation reports;
Web of Science
- MeSH:
Bibliometrics;
China;
Forensic Medicine;
Forensic Sciences;
Humans
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2021;37(1):38-38
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the forensic science-related literature included in the Web of Science database in the recent decade through bibliometric methods, to provide reference for relevant research. Methods Literatures were searched in 3 ways： Subject search, Journal search and Institution search. The annual distribution, national （regional） distribution, institution distribution, journal distribution and the research hotspots of the related literatures were analyzed through Thomson Data Analyzer （TDA）, Ucinet, VOSviewer, and so on. Results A total of 49 469 related literatures were included in the recent decade. The number of literatures continued to climb year by year. The top 15 countries （regions） accounted for 78.52% of the total number of published literatures, and China ranked 5th, but ranked 12th in terms of the proportion of high-cited papers; Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, etc. had high comprehensive influence. The number of countries （regions） that cooperated with China were 129, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The Institute of Forensic Science of Saint Mary's University, University of Sydney and Netherlands Forensic Institute had high comprehensive influence, and the related literatures were published on 6 357 journals. According to high-frequency co-occurrence network and high-cited papers, brain injury, health policy, assessment scales and models and medical imaging were selected as research hotspots. Conclusion The total number of literatures in forensic science included in international SCI increased significantly, and the influence of China's achievements needs to be greatly enhanced; the research institutions were scattered, and China's research power needs to be continuously condensed; the research hotspots in international fields are extensive, and the international participation of China in top level research needs to be strengthened.
