Rheumatol Int. 2013 Nov;33(11):2743-50. doi: 10.1007/s00296-013-2805-1. Epub 2013 Jun 25.
In recent years, scientific efforts on the topic "gout" have focused on pathogenetic aspects. This has opened new strategies of anti-inflammatory therapy and has improved urate-lowering therapy. So far, a scientometric analysis of the topic "gout" has not been generated despite an increased need for it in times of modified evaluation criteria for academic personnel and a subsequent tendency to co-authorship and author self-citation. The study aims to evaluate quality and quantity of scientific research dealing with the topic "gout" and to contribute to distinguish relevant research output. The current study uses scientometric methods and large-scale data analysis to evaluate quality and quantity of scientific efforts in the field of "gout." Data were gained from PubMed and ISI-Web. In the last 22 years (1990–2012), 4,424 items were published by 71 countries, of which the USA have been the most productive supplier with 32 % of all publications, followed in considerable distance by the United Kingdom, Japan, Spain and Germany, respectively. The USA have established their position as center of international cooperation. The most prolific journals in the field of gout were "Arthritis and Rheumatism," "Annals of the Rheumatic diseases" and the "Journal of Rheumatology." Our analysis specifies the most productive authors and institutions engaged with the topic, the most successful international and national cooperation and the most prolific journals and subject areas. Nevertheless, scientometric indicators, such as h-index, citation rate and impact factor, commonly used for assessment of scientific quality, should be seen critically due to distortion by bias of self-citation and co-authorship.
近年来，针对“痛风”这一主题的科学研究主要集中在发病机制方面。这为抗炎治疗开辟了新的策略，并改进了尿酸降低治疗。尽管在学术人员评估标准修改后，合作和作者自引的趋势增加，对该主题的科学计量分析仍然尚未进行。本研究旨在评估与“痛风”主题相关的科学研究的质量和数量，并有助于区分相关的研究成果。本研究采用科学计量学方法和大规模数据分析，评估了“痛风”领域的科学研究的质量和数量。数据来自 PubMed 和 ISI-Web。在过去的 22 年（1990-2012 年）中，71 个国家发表了 4424 篇文章，其中美国是发表文章最多的国家，占所有文章的 32%，其次是英国、日本、西班牙和德国。美国已经确立了其作为国际合作中心的地位。痛风领域最有影响力的期刊是《关节炎与风湿病》、《风湿病年鉴》和《风湿病学杂志》。我们的分析明确了参与该主题的最有影响力的作者和机构、最成功的国际和国家合作以及最有影响力的期刊和主题领域。然而，由于自引和合作的偏见会导致指标失真，因此，用于评估科学质量的科学计量指标（如 h 指数、引文率和影响因子）应受到批判性的看待。
