Bibliometric analysis of biobank based on Web of ScienceTM / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To provide evidence for the long-term development of biobank in China,we retrieved literature on biobank for analyzing the development status and trend of biobank in the world and China.Methods Using the topic of "Biobank" to search articles from 2008 to 2017 in the core collection of Web of ScienceTM,we conducted statistical analysis covering the annual published quantity,the corresponding national/regional distribution,h-index,and the authors of these articles.Results A total number of 2012 articles on biobank published from 2008 to 2017 were retrieved from the core collection of Web of ScienceTM,in which the annual published quantity on biobank in the world and China was basically similar,and was on the upward trend;among them,the top three countries/regions with the published quantity were United States,England and China;the top three countries/regions with the h-index were United States,England and the Netherlands,and China ranked fifth;the cooperation degree and co-authorship rate of the authors in China were higher than that in the world.Conclusions The annual growth trend of published quantity on biobank in China is basically consistent with that in the world.Chinese biobank plays an important role in the world,and the Chinese researchers on biobank attach more importance to cooperation.However,the scientific research achievements with significant academic influence need to be further improved.Therefore,in order to build a standardized and high-quality biobank,Chinese biobank still needs innovation and exploration continuously.