Scientific publications in cardiology and cardiovasology journals from Chinese authors in various parts of North Asia: 10-year survey of literature

Scientific publications in urology and nephrology journals from China: A 10-year analysis

“…15,16 IF is highly associated with the quality of a journal, but not an article. For example, when we consider the average IF of each article, HK preceded TW and ML (3.464 vs. 2.723 vs. 2.689, respectively, p < 0.001); this implies that research results from HK in urology and nephrology are more acceptable to highimpact journals.…”

High quality medical journals and impact factors

“…In our article, we demonstrated that the total numbers of articles from Chinese authors increased significantly from 1998 to 2007 [2]. 84 journals related to cardiology and cardiovasology were selected from the "cardiac and cardiovascular systems" category of Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) in April 2008.…”

“…Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) has been optimised for cardiac muscle [1] and investigations [2][3][4][5][6] combining 2-DE and mass spectrometry have advanced cardiac biology. However, a weakness of 2-DE is that a…”

The importance of China (and Tsung O Cheng, International Consulting Editor for China) to the International Journal of Cardiology

“…In concert with this, we are established as the most popular place for papers from Africa, South America and "Greater China". Of these, Mainland China has shown the most dramatic increase in research papers [2]. This is not surprising given the dramatic rise in the power, influence and wealth of China in many spheres, not the least of which is medical science.…”