Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology Unit, UNSW Department of Surgery, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia.
J Surg Oncol. 2011 Aug 1;104(2):216-9. doi: 10.1002/jso.21942. Epub 2011 Apr 6.
To evaluate the distribution and scope of surgical research in Australia relating to malignant diseases in the field of surgery.
Surgical publications relating to adult malignant diseases originating from Australia were identified from a systematic literature examination using PubMed during a 12-year period between 1998 and 2009. The origin of the article, journal impact factor (IF), type of research and its subspecialty discipline were recorded.
Over a 12-year period, 1,132 papers were published in various journals at a median annual rate of 98 papers. Four hundred eighty-five (43%) papers arose from institutions in New South Wales, 225 (20%) papers from Victoria, 150 (13%) papers from South Australia, 106 (9%) papers from Western Australia, and 77 (7%) papers from Queensland. The mean IF was 3.22 (SD = 2.5). Papers were most commonly published in journals including the ANZ Journal of Surgery (n = 237, 21%), Annals of Surgical Oncology (n = 50, 4%), British Journal of Surgery (n = 38, 3%), and Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (n = 36, 3%). The mean IF of papers published per year ranged from 2.55 to 3.87. The most number of papers were published in the fields of urological oncology (n = 103, 9%), hepatopancreaticobiliary oncology (n = 144, 13%), breast oncology (n = 174, 15%), and colorectal oncology (n = 222, 20%).
Bibliometric findings of this review suggest that there is a growth in high scientific research publications in the field of surgical oncology in Australia, indicating an interest in this discipline. This research trend may impact on the national research strategy for clinical cancer control.
评估澳大利亚外科领域涉及恶性疾病的外科研究的分布和范围。
使用 1998 年至 2009 年期间在 PubMed 上进行的系统文献检查，确定来自澳大利亚的与成人恶性疾病相关的外科出版物。记录文章的来源、期刊影响因子（IF）、研究类型及其亚专科。
在 12 年期间，共有 1132 篇论文发表在各种期刊上，年均发表率为 98 篇。485 篇（43%）论文来自新南威尔士州的机构，225 篇（20%）论文来自维多利亚州，150 篇（13%）论文来自南澳大利亚州，106 篇（9%）论文来自西澳大利亚州，77 篇（7%）论文来自昆士兰州。平均 IF 为 3.22（SD=2.5）。论文最常发表在《澳大利亚和新西兰外科杂志》（n=237，21%）、《外科肿瘤学年鉴》（n=50，4%）、《英国外科学杂志》（n=38，3%）和《结肠直肠疾病杂志》（n=36，3%）等期刊上。每年发表的论文 IF 平均值范围从 2.55 到 3.87。发表的论文数量最多的领域是泌尿肿瘤学（n=103，9%）、肝胆胰腺肿瘤学（n=144，13%）、乳腺肿瘤学（n=174，15%）和结直肠肿瘤学（n=222，20%）。
本综述的文献计量学结果表明，澳大利亚外科肿瘤学领域的高科学研究出版物数量不断增加，表明对该学科的兴趣。这种研究趋势可能会影响国家癌症控制的临床研究战略。
