Retrospective analysis of scientific research capacity of hospital based on bibliometrics

Objective The article analyzed the output and influence of papers published on SCI and statistical journals in our hospital from 2008 to 2013. The results could be provided to the scientific research management as reference. Methods Bibliometrics methodology was adopted to analyze the publication number of papers, citation conditions and impact factors of publishing journals to conduct retrospective analysis of the paper output and influence of our hospital. Results According to the longitudinal research, the output of sci-tech papers published on SCI and statistical journals have increased significantly in 2008 - 2013, but the influence needs to be further improved. On the other hand, the result also reflects the improvement of scientific research capacity of hospital. Conclusions High level sci-tech Paper is an important embodiment of the scientific research output and level in research institutions. The analysis shows continuous improvement of discipline construction as well as evaluation mechanism has played a positive role to enhance sci-tech output and influence of the hospital. Key words: Bibliometrics; Sci-tech Paper; Scientific research capacity of hospital; Discipline construction