Status and citation analysis of SCI publications from West China Hospital, Sichuan University: a cross-sectional study_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

XU Qian ¹ , GU Xianlin ² , YANG Tingting ¹ , ZHU Min ¹ , YANG Junduo ¹ , LONG Youlin ³ ,  LI Zhengchi ⁴ ,  DU Liang ^1,3,4

1. West China Medical Publishers, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
2. Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
3. Innovation Institute for Integration of Medicine and Engineering, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
4. Center for Education of Medical Humanities, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;

Corresponding?author：

LI Zhengchi, Email: zhengchili@scu.edu.cn; DU Liang, Email: duliang0606@vip.sina.com

Keywords：

Medical research papers; SCI journals; Citation frequency; Scientific and technological evaluation; Cross-sectional survey

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10.7507/1672-2531.202604198

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Objective To investigate the annual publication volume, paper type distribution, journal quartile distribution, and citation status of SCI journal papers published by West China Hospital, Sichuan University, to provide a reference for optimizing the publication-based research evaluation system. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. The Web of Science Core Collection was electronically searched to retrieve all papers affiliated with West China Hospital, Sichuan University. After screening, SCI journal papers up to December 31, 2024, in which the first author’s first affiliation was West China Hospital, Sichuan University published were included. Citation information as of December 31, 2024 was further obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection. R 4.2.2 software was used to analyze the annual quantity, journal quartile, paper type and citation distribution of SCI papers. Results A total of 38 005 papers were included. Original articles accounted for the highest proportion (62.06%), followed by reviews (17.66%), meeting abstracts (10.16%), letters (6.17%), and editorials (3.95%). Overall, 55.11% of the papers were published in JCR Q1 journals, and the proportion of Q1 papers showed a trend of initial decline followed by a rise over time. By the end of 2024, the total number of citations all included papers was 534 338, with an average number of citations of 14.06 per paper. The proportion of papers that received no citations within 2 years of publication was 29.65%. The 2-year average citation frequency ranked reviews (11.18) > original articles (5.99) > editorials (1.78) > letters (1.23) > meeting abstracts (0.23), and ranked as Q1 (7.61) > Q2 (4.28) > Q3 (3.18) > Q4 (1.56) when classified by JCR quartile. However, the 2-year citation rate was Q2 (75.67%) > Q3 (71.00%) > Q1 (68.78%) > Q4 (53.98%). Conclusion The annual publication volume, the proportion of high-level Q1 journal papers, and the citation rate and average citation frequency of West China Hospital all showed an increasing trend. Nevertheless, structural problems such as a high proportion of uncited papers and a lack of high-impact papers remain.

Citation： XU Qian, GU Xianlin, YANG Tingting, ZHU Min, YANG Junduo, LONG Youlin, LI Zhengchi, DU Liang. Status and citation analysis of SCI publications from West China Hospital, Sichuan University: a cross-sectional study. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2026, 26(6): 669-675. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202604198 Copy

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4. 許丹, 白彩軍, 徐爽. 中國科技論文評價的現狀、發展及優化路徑研究. 江蘇科技信息, 2025, 42(16): 126-130.
5. 李牧南, 周科宇. SCI論文價值的再錨定—兼論如何破解“唯論文”的科技評價弊端. 情報雜志, 2021, 40(10): 179-185.
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