Bibliometric study of meta-analysis in medical research / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective Meta-analysis is one of the most frequently used methods in clinical research in recent years , this study aims to understand Meta-analysis in the domestic application of medical research and trends . Methods retrieved Meta-analy-sis literatures In Pubmed database , and analyze the publication year ,regions and institutions and so on using bibliometric analysis meth-ods. Results Meta-analysis papers had been published during 1966 to 2012, 32 933 papers is published from 2001 to 2012 pub-lished, USA, UK, China, Canada and Netherlands become the 5 high publishing countries , and China′s growth momentum for more obviously, meanwhile Shanghai , Jiangsu and Beijing were the highest Meta-analysis publishing provinces in China . Conclusion Meta-analysis had been widely adopted by clinical researchers in more countries , China had become the country in which largest amount and fastest growing of meta-analysis researched .