Bibliometrics research of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing research papers in China based on "China National Knowledge Infrastructure"

Objective By systematically analyse from 1950 to 2013 Chinese medicine nursing re-search situation, the paper aimed to give a comprehensive insight into the current situation of the development in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing, speed up the nursing literature resources development and utilization of traditional Chinese medicine and promote the comprehensive development of the discipline. Methods Using China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) as the data resource, the method of literature metrology was adopted to retrieve the valid papers, including published time distribution, regional distribution, the dispatch of productive organization, issuing system of institution, different number dis-tribution of authors, the author fund of cooperative research situation, the papers published periodical distribu-tion, the cited frequency content. Results A total of 3 569 effective papers in this study were selected, of which papers from 2010 to 2013 accounted for 46.70%.19 institutions had the highest paper production, dispatch agencies belonged to different systems, among which hospital and school accounted for a total amount of 96.30%, the core authors were 38 in the discipline research field, they published a total of 194 arti-cles, but the two literature metrology index analysis of degree and co-author rate showed that the authors lacked overall cooperation in the field of research. Conclusions Although the core authors had formed in the field of study, but through the analysis of parrot card law, the subject has not yet to reach maturity that the subject of the author's ideal distribution state. In scientific research activities for the future, researchers should strengthen cooperation, seek more high-level papers funded in order to enhance the development of TCM nursing level. Nurse practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and related scientific research personnel should pay attention to related academic papers from areas prone to paper and paper productive organization. Relevant academic journals, especially the core journals in the field of research should increase Chinese medicine nursing papers from low level hospitals and basic medical service organization. At the same time we look forward to professional nursing journal of traditional Chinese medicine being founded. Key words: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Nursing; Bibliometrics; Journal article