New journal selection for quantitative survey of infectious disease research: application for Asian trend analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quantitative survey of research articles, as an application of bibliometrics, is an effective tool for grasping overall trends in various medical research fields. This type of survey has been also applied to infectious disease research; however, previous studies were insufficient as they underestimated articles published in non-English or regional journals.

Methods

Using a combination of Scopus and PubMed, the databases of scientific literature, and English and non-English keywords directly linked to infectious disease control, we identified international and regional infectious disease journals. In order to ascertain whether the newly selected journals were appropriate to survey a wide range of research articles, we compared the number of original articles and re

SUBMITTER: Takahashi-Omoe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2766390 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature