Objective Funded papers on pituitary adenoma were bibliometrie analyzed to provide fund information on pituitary adenoma for the researchers.Methods Funded papers on pituitary adenoma from 1994 to 2007 were searched by strategy using pituitary adenoma and fund as key words in Chinese Medical Current Contents.Evaluation of papers on quantity of papers,fund type,level and proportion,the first atuhor,journal,distrier and institute by bibliometries method.Results In 1629 papers collected,there are 110 funded papers,which are comprised of 70 papers supported by National funds(49 supported by National Natural Science Foundation),40 funded by provincial funds.In these papers,there are 65 on basic research(8 on neuropeptide),45 on clinical research(9 on surgery) and 11 are dual funds supported.Of these papers,the first author,journal published on,work institute and distiet,in proper order to Zhang Xiang(7 papers),Chinese Journal of Neurosurgical Disease Research(13 papers),the fourth military university(18 papers) and Shanxi(16 papers).Conclusions The analysis summarizes 49 subjects of National Natural Science Foundation,11 subjects supported by dual funds,core authors and core journals of these papers,which are of great help for researchers' research works.

The number of clinical postgraduates is growing with the reform of educational mode of postgraduates.It is a particular concern for medical colleges to improve educational quality of postgraduates,especially to cultivate postgraduates with great ability of observational study.The ability of clinical thinking and observational study is a key objective throughout postgraduate teaching.A good teaching method plays an important role in improving the ability of observational study for clinical postgraduates.A teaching platform combining academic theories with clincal pratice is a basis for promoting quality of clinical postgraduates.The construction of tutor team is a key point in elevating clinical observational ability.Academic exchange is a shortcut to cultivate postgraduates with great observational ability in clinical work.