SCI Bibliometric Analysis of Vancomycin Against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection / 医药导报

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the current research of vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infection and to reflect major nations' scientific advances and influence in the field. Methods The literatures were searched from Web of Science citation database,using the term of"vancomycin"and"methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus"(1997—2016).The results were analyzed by bibliometric method concerning the numbers of literatures and citations. Results A total of 5 049 literatures were recorded in Web of Science.The total number of publications and citations was increased quickly from 1997 to 2016.The major type was journal article,about 84.492%.The most studies were on the aspects of microbiology and pharmacology.USA had the largest numbers of publications,accounting for 42.523% of all related publications. Most institutions were from USA,which had the highest number of publications with the highest quality.China ranked the seventh by the numbers of publications. Conclusion USA plays a leading role in this field and the research in China still lags behind its international peers.