Trends and research hotspots in English publications from China′s anesthesiology discipline in international journals: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2023
10.3760/cma.j.cn131073-20250218-00811
- VernacularTitle:我国麻醉学科国际期刊发表英文文章趋势和研究热点：2000—2023年文献计量学分析
- Author:
Hui ZHANG
1
;
Gang LUO
1
;
Ziyu ZHENG
1
;
Lini WANG
1
;
Chong LEI
1
Author Information
1. 空军军医大学西京医院麻醉与围术期医学科，西安 710032
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anesthesiology;
Bibliometrics;
Discipline development
- From:
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
2025;45(8):976-986
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the trends and research hotspots in English publications from China′s anesthesiology discipline in international journals from 2000 to 2023 using the bibliometric analysis.Methods:Based on the results retrieved from the Science Citation Index Expanded database covering English publications from China′s anesthesiology discipline in international journals from January 2000 to December 2023, CiteSpace 6.3.R1 and VOSviewer 1.6.20.0 were employed to analyze the annual publication counts, institutions, authors, co-cited references, and keywords, etc. with knowledge graph generated.Results:A total of 53, 039 articles published in English from January 2000 to December 2023 were included. The annual number of articles published in English showed an overall increasing trend year by year. Basic research articles exhibited a phase of slow growth during 2000-2007, entered a period of accelerated growth from 2008, and demonstrated a slightly decreased trend by 2023. The number of clinical research articles increased rapidly since 2008, was equivalent to the basic research articles by 2020, surpassed basic research articles by 2023 and became the mainstream research direction of anesthesiology discipline. Among clinical research publications, case series studies predominated from 2000 to 2022, and cohort studies exceeded case series for the first time in 2023, ranking second only to the randomized controlled trials. Research hotspots in anesthesiology discipline predominantly focused on the relationship of neuropsychiatry to anesthesia, pain management, cardiovascular surgery and organ injury, COVID-19 pandemic and patient safety. In terms of journals, Medicine was the journal with the largest number of publications, with 1, 345 publications in 2023 and an impact factor of 1.3. American journals dominated the top 15 highly productive journals, and Anesthesiology had the highest h-index (60) and g-index (98) with an impact factor of 9.1. In terms of domestic high-yield institutions, Shanghai Jiao Tong University topped the list, publishing about 1, 200 papers between 2000 and 2023, followed by Sichuan University (about 850) and Capital Medical University (about 720). Conclusions:China′s anesthesiology research has demonstrated a meteoric rise in both the number of papers published and cited frequency, reflecting ascending scientific academic levels and innovation capacity in the the international arena. While acknowledging this quantitative expansion, recognition is warranted that enhancing research quality and international impact remains imperative to narrow the gap with advanced nations and gradually achieve advancement.
