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ArticleBMC dermatology2014

Comparison of publication trends in dermatology among Japan, South Korea and Mainland China.

Huibin Man, Shujun Xin, Weiping Bi, Chengzhi Lv, Theodora M Mauro, Peter M Elias, Mao-Qiang Man

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Article in BMC dermatology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Huibin Man
Shujun Xin
Weiping Bi
Chengzhi Lv
Theodora M Mauro
Peter M Elias
Mao-Qiang ManThe Center for Skin Physiology Research, Dalian Skin Disease Hospital, Liaoning 116021, P,R, China. mqman@hotmail.com.
San Francisco VA Medical Center · USShanghai Skin Disease Hospital · CNWenzhou Central Hospital · CNUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

ATP2A2-Regulated Keretinocyted Ca2+ Signaling MechanismsR01AR051930 · NIAMS · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI MAURO, THEODORA M · 2006 to 2019
$3.2M
NIAMS NIH HHS AR051930NIAMS NIH HHS AR19089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe previously showed that the number of publications in dermatology is increasing year by year, and positively correlates with improved economic conditions in mainland China, a still developing Asian country. However, the characteristics of publications in dermatology departments in more developed Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea are unknown.

methodsIn the present study, publications from 2003 through 2012 in dermatology in Japan, South Korea and mainland China were characterized. All data were obtained from http://www.pubmed.com.

resultsDermatology departments in Japan published 4,094 papers, while mainland China and South Korea published 1528 and 1,758 articles, respectively. 48% of articles from dermatology in Japan were original research and 36% were case reports; The number of publications in Japan remained stable over time, but the overall impact factors per paper increased linearly over the last 10 year period (p < 0.05). In mainland China, 67% of articles from dermatology were original research, while 19% were case reports; The number of publications and their impact factors per paper increased markedly. In South Korea, 65% of articles from dermatology were original research and 20% were case reports. The impact factors per paper remained unchanged, despite of the fact that the number of publications increased over the last 10 year period (r2 = 0.6820, p = 0.0032). Only mainland China showed a positive correlation of the number of publications with gross domestic product per capita during this study period.

conclusionsThese results suggest that the total number of publications in dermatology correlates with economic conditions only in developing country, but not in more developed countries in Asia. The extent of economic development could determine both the publication quantity and quality.

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BibliometricsChinaDermatologyHumansJapanPeriodicals as TopicPublishingRepublic of Korea

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PMID24405832
PMCPMC3893556
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