Analysis of citation rate of scientific papers published in Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the academic level and the popularity of Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army. Method According to the information of Chinese Medical Citation Index(CMCI), The amount and distribution of the original in Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army cited by the journal included by CMCI were analyzed. Result The citation rate of published articles was 36.54%, and the average of original articles cited by other researchers was 2.70. The distribution of the most frequently cited authors covered 24 provinces, with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong Province in the lead in research work relevant to military medicine. The published papers were cited by 451 journals, and self-citing rate was 0.20. Conclusion Original medical scientific articles of high quality have been published in the Medical Journal of Chinese People′s Liberation Army. It have become one of the most important information resource for the medical researchers in the army and one of the important medical journal in the country.