Analysis of highly cited papers in Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Objective To analyze the highly cited papers published by Chinese Journal of Or-thopaedic Trauma (CJOT) so as to provide evidence for policy decision or modification of the journal in the future. Methods Searches of the China Citation Database on December 12, 2009 revealed 55 CJOT papers which had been cited more than 24 times. The Journal Citation Report 2008 revealed 50 CJOT papers as the top cited in 2008. These 105 papers were analyzed in terms of section type, author, unit, geographical distribution, year of publication, and contribution type (invited or uninvited). Results The frequency of the top 55 papers ranged from 24 to 135 times, with an average of 39.51 times. Of the highly cited papers,clinical ones accounted for the largest proportion (47.3%), followed by articles in the sections of Academi-cians and Experts Forum which accounted for 23.6%. Editor-in-chief, Professor PEI Guo-xian, contributed 5 highly cited papers. Nanfang Hospital and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital each contributed 9 highly cited papers.Beijing had the most highly cited papers (19), followed by Shanghai (17) . Twenty-six highly cited papers (47.3%) were invited contributions. The frequency of the 50 top cited papers in 2008 ranged from 7 to 20 times, with an average of 9. 64 times. Clinical articles were also found to account for the largest proportion (52.0%). Professor LUO Cong-feng from the Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai contributed 5 highly cited papers. The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital each contributed 8 highly cited papers. Beijing contributed the most highly cited papers (18), followed by Shanghai (14). Twenty-four highly cited papers (48.0%) were invited. Conclusions Adequate space should be given to clinical papers and articles in Academicians and Experts Forum due to their high rate of citation. More attention should be paid to leading professors and prominent hospitals because of their great contributions. Invitation for key issues and to core authors is a good way to enhance the citation indexes of CJOT. Key words: Articles, academic;  Data interpretation, statistical;  Cites