Papers published in Journal of Chinese PLA Postgraduate Medical School from 2009 to 2011:A bibliometric analysis

Objective To provide the evidence for the development of Chinese PLA Postgraduate Medical School by analyzing the major bibliometric indexes of papers published in it from 2009 to 2011. Methods The total cited frequency,foundation-supported papers,average number of citations,cited rate,impact factor（IF）,and total overall assessment score of the papers published in the journal from 2009 to 2011 were comparatively analyzed according to CHINESE S＆T Journal Citation Reports in 2009-2011 core edition. Results The total cited frequency,foundation-supported papers,average number of citations,cited rate,and total overall assessment score of the papers published in the journal from 2009 to 2011 were greatly increased with a growth rate of 23.22%,90.90%,31.51%,15.38% and 25.80%,respectively,except for the IF which decreased 6.67% due to the sharply increased papers published in 2009-2011. Conclusion The following measures that directly influence the virtuous growth of different bibliometric indexes of the journal help to improve its long-term sustainable development,such as keeping abreast of the subject development orientation,strengthening solicited and invited contributions from experts in different subjects,and increasing the coverage of papers supported by national and provincial foundations.