Abstract:
Objective: To identify and analyze the 50 most-cited gastroenterology and hepatology articles originatingrom mainland China.Methods: We utilized the 2015 edition of Journal Citation Reports and PubMed to determine the 50 mostcitedgastroenterology and hepatology articles from 75 professional journals and four leading journalsn clinical medicine, which are The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The Journal of theAmerican Medical Association, and The British Medical Journal. Then we excluded the articles writtenoutside mainland China and collected the basic information, including the title, authors, year of publication,source journal, city, institution, number of citations, and topic of the research.
Results: The number of citations for the top 50 papers ranged from 279 to 89 (mean, 129). These articles
were published between 2005 and 2012, in which 2009 was the year with the largest number of highly cited
papers(13). All articles were published in 15 journals. The journal Hepatology published the largest number
of articles(21), followed by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology(4), Journal of Hepatology(4)
and World Journal of Gastroenterology(4). The top 50 articles originated mainly from Shanghai(20),
Guangzhou(13) and Beijing(6). Sun Yat-sen University produced most highly cited papers(10). The number
of basic research was far more than clinical research, of which the ratio was about 1.78(32:18). In all these
articles, hepatocellular carcinoma was the most-discussed topic(19), followed by hepatitis B virus(8) and
endoscopic(5).
Conclusions: Although a large gap remains between mainland China and the global community, the
gastroenterology and hepatology research from China is gradually recognized by the world.
Page(s):
215-220
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Year: 2017
Keywords:
Web of Science
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Bibliometrics
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Science Citation Index
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Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Mainland China