A bibliometric analysis of primary health care publication trends in the Asia-Pacific region from 2011 to 2023

IF 2.5 3区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Journal of the Formosan Medical Association Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-02 DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.028

Chun-Feng Huang , Brian Bih-Jeng Chang , I-Hsuan Hwang , Yu-Chun Chen , Shinn-Jang Hwang

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Abstract

Background

Emphasis on primary health care (PHC) is the most efficient and economical approach to achieving universal health coverage, and should serve as its foundation. The aim of the study is to examine academic publications from 2011 to 2023 in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) using the Web of Science (WoS) subject category of PHC.

Methods

Academic papers in the WoS PHC category published in the APR from 2011 to 2023 were retrieved and analyzed, including papers published in the Science Citation Index-Expanded and the Social Science Citation Index.

Results

A total of 5172 papers were published in the WoS PHC category from APR onwards. The annual number of publications and their citations increased from 2011 to 2023. Australia led PHC publications in the APR with 3918 publications (75.75% of APR regional output). New Zealand had the highest number of citations per paper (14.54) and the highest mean impact factor (3.25 ± 1.70). Publications in the WoS PHC category also covered a wide range of topics, including Medicine General Internal (70.86%), Health Care Sciences Services (18.10%), Health Policy Services (17.67%), and Public Environmental Occupational Health (17.67%), demonstrating the breadth of PHC research.

Conclusion

The annual number of publications and their citations in the WoS PHC category from the APR increased from 2011 to 2023. Australia and New Zealand have a significant presence in the PHC publications in the APR.

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2011年至2023年亚太地区初级卫生保健出版物趋势的文献计量学分析

背景：强调初级卫生保健（PHC）是实现全民健康覆盖最有效和最经济的方法，应作为其基础。本研究的目的是利用Web of Science （WoS）的PHC主题类别，对2011年至2023年亚太地区（APR）的学术出版物进行研究。方法：检索并分析2011 - 2023年《APR》发表的WoS PHC类学术论文，包括Science引文索引扩展版和Social Science引文索引。结果：4月以来WoS PHC类共发表论文5172篇。从2011年到2023年，每年的出版物数量和被引次数都有所增加。澳大利亚在亚太地区以3918篇出版物（占亚太地区产出的75.75%）领先PHC出版物。新西兰的论文引用数最高（14.54），平均影响因子最高（3.25±1.70）。世界卫生组织初级保健类别的出版物也涵盖了广泛的主题，包括内科综合医学（70.86%）、卫生保健科学服务（18.10%）、卫生政策服务（17.67%）和公共环境职业健康（17.67%），显示了初级保健研究的广度。结论：从2011年到2023年，APR WoS PHC类年度出版物数量和被引频次均有所增加。澳大利亚和新西兰在亚太地区的初级保健出版物中占有重要地位。

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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 医学-医学：内科

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6.50

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6.20%

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381

审稿时长

57 days

期刊介绍： Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (JFMA), published continuously since 1902, is an open access international general medical journal of the Formosan Medical Association based in Taipei, Taiwan. It is indexed in Current Contents/ Clinical Medicine, Medline, ciSearch, CAB Abstracts, Embase, SIIC Data Bases, Research Alert, BIOSIS, Biological Abstracts, Scopus and ScienceDirect. As a general medical journal, research related to clinical practice and research in all fields of medicine and related disciplines are considered for publication. Article types considered include perspectives, reviews, original papers, case reports, brief communications, correspondence and letters to the editor.