A citation analysis of Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology

Objective To evaluate the academic level and the popularity of Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology Methods According to the information of Chinese Medical Citation Index(CMCI),statistically analyzed the amount and distribution of the originals in Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology cited by the journal included by CMCI.Results The proportion of cited articles for original articles,short report and review were(73.8%),58.1% and 60.7% respectively,and average cited numbers for them were 7.2,3.0 and 3.4.The average of original articles cited by other researchers is 3.9,and there are more articles cited than other journal.The authors of these articles are from the 27 province/or municipalities,Beijing and Shanghai municipalities are in the front of Radiation Oncology research.There are 320 citing journals,and self-citing rate is 9.4%.Conclusions The Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology has published high quality articles,and has its own edition characteristics to keep its steady level of research.It is the one of the most important information resource for the radiation oncology researchers and the most important medical journal.