Scientific Publications in Nephrology and Urology Journals from Chinese Authors in East Asia: A 10-Year Survey of the Literature
Scientific Publications in Nephrology and Urology Journals from Chinese Authors in East Asia: A 10-Year Survey of the Literature
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东亚地区中国作者在肾病学和泌尿学期刊上发表的科学论文：十年文献调查
DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0014781
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发表时间：
2011-04-08
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Mei, Chang-Lin
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作者：
Xu, Jing;Mao, Zhi-Guo;Mei, Chang-Lin
肾脏和泌尿生殖道疾病是影响所有年龄和人口背景的人的常见健康问题。在这项研究中，我们比较了中国大陆（ML）、香港（HK）和台湾（TW）三个主要地区在国际期刊上发表的肾脏病学和泌尿外科文章的数量和质量。方法从PubMed数据库中检索1999-2008年发表在61种期刊上的ML、TW和HK的肾脏和泌尿外科文献。我们记录了文章总数、临床试验、随机对照试验、病例报告、影响因子（IF）、引文和在领先的全科医学期刊上发表的文章数量。我们利用这些数据比较了三个地区出版物的数量和质量。结果1999年至2008年，三个地区的文章总数均呈明显增长。自2004年以来，ML的文章数量超过了香港，并在2008年超过了TW。来自TW的出版物具有最高的累积IF、文章的总引用次数以及在领先的全科医学期刊上发表的最多的文章。然而，香港出版物的平均影响因子最高。尽管ML生产的文章数量最多，但在三个区域中质量最低。结论1999 - 2008年我国三大地区肾脏和泌尿外科文献数量显著增加。ML研究人员的年度出版物数量超过了台湾和香港。但台湾和香港的文献质量高于ML。
Background Diseases of the kidneys and genitourinary tract are common health problems that affect people of all ages and demographic backgrounds. In this study, we compared the quantity and quality of nephrological and urological articles published in international journals from the three major regions of China: the mainland (ML), Hong Kong (HK), and Taiwan (TW). Methods Nephrological and urological articles originating from ML, TW, and HK that were published in 61 journals from 1999–2008 were retrieved from the PubMed database. We recorded the numbers of total articles, clinical trials, randomized controlled trials, case reports, impact factors (IF), citations, and articles published in the leading general-medicine journals. We used these data to compare the quantity and quality of publication output from the three regions. Results The total number of articles increased significantly from 1999 to 2008 in the three regions. The number of articles from ML has exceeded that from HK since 2004, and surpassed that from TW in 2008. Publications from TW had the highest accumulated IF, total citations of articles, and the most articles published in leading general-medicine journals. However, HK publications had the highest average IF. Although ML produced the largest quantity of articles, it exhibited the lowest quality among the three regions. Conclusion The number of nephrological and urological publications originating from the three major regions of China increased significantly from 1999 to 2008. The annual number of publications by ML researchers exceeded those from TW and HK. However, the quality of articles from TW and HK was higher than that from ML.