Research Trends and Focus in Low-dose CT Study at Home and Abroad Based on Web of Science / 中国医学影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose To investigate the research trends and focus in low-dose CT study at home and abroad in recent ten years according to literature distribution and growth law. Materials and Methods The papers on low-dose CT research published at home and abroad from 2003 to 2012 which were abstracted in Web of Science database were taken as study objects. Data filtering was performed by using the Thomson Data Analyzer (TDA) Version 2.1 analysis software for the trend of cooperation, institutional cooperation trends, national distribution of the papers trend, high-citations, subject distribution, hot topics and other aspects to do bibliometric analysis. Results A total number of 6725 papers on low-dose CT from 2003-2012 were abstracted by Web of Science. The average number of authors in single papers was 6.05 (cooperation rate, 95.7%), and the average number of institutions in single papers was 2.56 (cooperation rate, 73.9%), which both showed an increasing trend year by year. 318 Chinese papers were published, and the published literatures in 2012 were ranked third in the world. Papers on low-dose CT, which were published in Medical Physics, European Journal of Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology, had rapid growth. The research focus of low-dose CT study involved in lung cancer screening, coronary angiography, pulmonary embolism examination, CT radiation dose and so on. Conclusion CT low-dose studies involve in collaboration between multi-author, multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary. The trends and focus of low-dose CT study in China keep pace with the world, and the quality and quantity of paper need to be further improved.