Citation analysis of the Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine from 2001 to 2004
Yang, H.; Li, L.
Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 39(6): 412-415
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0253-9624 PMID: 16329805 Document Number: 586974
Objective To study the information absorbency of Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine and its' half-citing life, to find out the core journals and characteristics of literature requested by scientists, and to analyze the trend of preventive medicine research. Methods The citation analysis was used to analyze the references cited in 766 articles in Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine from 2001-2004. Results 505 (65.93%) of 766 articles have the 4 708 references, and the self-citation rate was 3.97%. The average number of references per paper was 6.15, and the maximum of references in one paper was 39. Main types of citations were from journals (87.43%) and the books (9.98%). The Price Index was 45.20%, and the self-citation rate was 3.97%. The percent of citations from the high-ranked 22 journals were 26.51%. Conclusions The publications in Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine have received more concerns than those from other major journals in medicine. Periodical and English literature were mostly used by the preventive researcher. Moreover, the articles published in the journal were able to keep closely along with the advances of the subject research.