Current situation analysis and development plan for clinical specialties of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine based on bibliometric methods / 上海交通大学学报（医学版）

ABSTRACT

Objective • To compare the current situation and propose the development plan for the clinical specialties of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Methods • Based on Scopus database, English academic papers issued by 39 clinical specialties of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine during 2011-2015 were analyzed by bibliometric methods. Results • The overall performance of the clinical specialties was good. The total scholarly output was 8 957 and showed an increasing trend year by year, the total citation count was 99 342, the total average citation count was 11.1, the total number of Top 1% of highly cited papers was 83, the total international cooperation papers accounted for 16.3%, and the total field-weighted citation impact of 22 clinical specialties was higher than the world average level. However, the development of each clinical specialty was not balanced. According to the number of the outstanding indexes, the 39 clinical specialties could be divided into five types, including leading type, advantage type, potential type, characteristic type, and disadvantaged type. Conclusion • According to the different types of clinical specialties, medical colleges should adhere to the development concept of classified management and take targeted measures to promote the overall level of clinical specialties.