Literature information visualization for health management research / 中华健康管理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To learn research cooperation and evolution process in the field of health management in China so as to provide evidence for decision-making.Methods A total of 2180 literatures were selected to investigate author affiliation,high output author,research cooperation,high frequency keywords,and research hotspot through information visualization tool CiteSpace Ⅱ.Results Domestic health management research literature had showed an increasing trend since 2007 and leveled off during recent 3 years (average annual output 446.7).A total of 4 216 authors contributed to 2 180 publications,resulting in an average number of authors per paper of 1.93.Researchers from all autonomous regions and municipalities in China had their health management research published (top fiveBeijing,Jiangsu,Guangdong,Shanghai and Sichuan),expect for Qinghai,Tibet,Guizhou and Hainan.Forty-six authors had an occurrence frequency of ≥5.Forty-four keywords showed an occurrence frequency of ≥15 and centrality degree＞0,including health check-up,health education,hypertension,diabetes,life behavior intervention and student health management.Conclusions Health management research have made a rapid progress in China during recent years.Increasing number of research institutions and teams have involved in health management research.However,scientific research cooperation in the field of health management is relatively loose,and interdisciplinary,cross-reginal and interagency cooperation is insufficient.