[Bibliometric research on Chinese literatures published by five provincial institutes of schistosomiasis prevention and control in lake regions of China from 2002 to 2011].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the status of the Chinese literatures published by the 5 institutes of schistosomiasis prevention and control in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces from 2002 to 2011.

METHODS

All the Chinese literatures on schistosomiasis research published by the five provincial institutes of schistosomiasis prevention and control in lake regions of China from 2002 to 2011 were collected and analyzed by using the bibliometric software NoteExpress 2. Authors, journals, published date, and study affiliations were captured.

RESULTS

The number of the published literatures from 2002 to 2011 was 1 127 and the comprehensive influence index was 984.547 presenting an uptrend. Most of the papers were published in the Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control accounting for 50.5%, and the core authors based on Zhou, Liang, and Hong were formed. Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases was the first in all the statistical indexes. However, there existed an unbalanced phenomenon among the five provinces in the total status, author's information and the comprehensive influence index.

CONCLUSIONS

The number of the literatures increased steadily and the quality improved especially in Jiangsu Province. However, there exists an obvious imbalance in literature type distribution. The communication of scientific research is an urgent need in order to improve scientific research.