Biobliometrics of Chinese Journal of Public Health, 1985-2014: a visualizing analysis

Objective To analyze literatures published in Chinese Journal of Public Health (CPH) from 1985 through 2014 with bibliometrics method for examining developmental trend of CPH and public health research in China. Methods With bibliometrics method, 19 776 articles published in CPH between 1985 and 2014 were extracted and analyzed with a visualization software CiteSpace III. Results The annual number of articles published in CPH increased yearly as a whole and reached the highest of 1 039 in 2004.There were 12 authors having 35 papers or more published in CPH during the period, with ZHUANG Hui, TAO Fang-biao, and SUN Chang-hao among the most prolific authors.Totally 36 keywords were employed 100 times or more and the top three keywords mostly employed were public health and anti-epidemic station, influence factor, and epidemiological survey.China Medical University, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention were the top three institutions with more authors publishing articles in CPH during the period. Conclusion Publications of Chinese Journal of Public Health support the development of prominent scholars-centered cooperative network and teams for public health research and promote the research progress in public health.