Bibliometrical analysis of literature on neonatal transportation in China / 中国新生儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the current status and the trend of neonatal transportation in China for future reference.Method From the establishment day of the databases to December 2017,articles on neonatal transportation were reviewed from the databases including the Chinese biological medical disc (CBMdisc),China journal full-text database (CJFD),China science periodical database (CSPD) and China science and technology journal database (CSTJ).The bibliographic items co-occurrence matrix builder (BICOMB) was used to extract the data according to the criteria and the SPSS 21.0 software was used for cluster analysis.Result A total of 415 articles were collected from 1992 to 2017.The number of published documents increased in general with a peak in 2011 and then decreased slightly.The number of papers from Guangdong province was the highest,while the Heilongjiang,Ningxia and other regions the lowest.85 articles (20.5％) focused on sharing neonatal transportation experience,37 articles (8.9％)introduced small inventions and creations,and another 3 articles (0.7％) further explained the guidelines.The 415 articles were published in 172 journals,involving 991 authors and 368 first authors.And the degree of literature cooperation was 2.69 (991/368).14 core authors in this field published 55 papers.The clustering analysis results of key words showed three research hot-spots including the transport of critically-ill newborn or premature,the operation of transport network and related nursing strategy.Conclusion Although neonatal transportation received more and more attention from researchers,studies in this area was still lacking,especially high credibility and more cooperative researches.More comprehensive research ismuch needed.Adequate attention should be paid to this area.