Open AccessCurrent research status and research hotspots in Chinese geriatric medicine: Data retrieved from the Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
Author(s) -
Chichen Zhang,
Ruifang Zhu,
Zhao Hu,
Jin Zhang,
Yan Feng-ru,
Xiao Zheng,
Xunzhang Pan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chinese nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2468-6972
pISSN - 2095-7718
DOI - 10.1016/j.cnre.2017.10.007
Subject(s) - geriatrics , china , medicine , bibliometrics , beijing , traditional chinese medicine , alternative medicine , medical education , gerontology , family medicine , library science , political science , pathology , psychiatry , computer science , law
Objective: To investigate the research hotspots and development trends of Chinese geriatric medicine by analyzing the high-frequency keywords, core authors, research institutions and their collaborations in papers published in the Chinese Journal of Geriatrics. Methods: Bibliometric methods and information visualization software (CiteSpace III) were used to analyze the following 3 aspects: keywords, institutions and authors. Results: Overall, the number of papers published in the Chinese Journal of Geriatrics grew between 1994 and 2015. The top 3 institutions with the greatest numbers of published papers were Beijing Hospital, People's Liberation Army General Hospital and the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. The authors with high productivity were Pulin Yu, Jianye Wang and Xiaoying Li. The terms âDiabetesâ, âhypertensionâ and âmyocardial infarctionâ were hotspot words that drew sustained attention in this field. Conclusions: Research on geriatric medicine is growing steadily in China. Hospitals and teaching hospitals are major contributors to publications. The collaboration of authors is more common within the same institutions or in the same regions. Clinical research is still the focus of current research. In the future, basic research should be strengthened, and collaborations between different institutions and regions should be promoted to achieve coordinated and integrated development in Chinese geriatric medicine. Keywords: Geriatric medicine, Current research state, Research hotspot, CiteSpace, Chinese Journal of Geriatric