Community characteristics of reviewers in medical field based on Publons
[Purposes]Based on big data analysis from Publons,this study aims to characterize the reviewer community in the medical field,thus providing insights for peer review in English medical journals in China.[Methods]We collected data of reviewers affiliated with journals categorized under Clinical Medicine on Publons,including research areas,country/region,number of published papers,citation frequency,H-index,number of reviews,and number of reviewed journals.We conducted a descriptive analysis with SPSS 26.0 to delineate reviewer and review activity characteristics.We compared differences in review activities among reviewers with distinct characteristics while investigating the inherent correlations between bibliometric indicators and the characteristics of review activity.[Findings]75.2%of reviewers have registered 1-4 research areas,and 83.1%have reviewed for 1-3 different journals.Among the 79424 reviewers who provide their country/region information,56.1%are from 11 developed countries.Compared to reviewers from other countries/regions,these reviewers have more paper outputs,greater academic influence,and longer review comments.They review more frequently and across a larger number of journals.The academic influence of reviewers positively correlates with review frequency and length of review comments.Reviewers who have reviewed for more than 10 different journals and conducted more than 50 reviews during the past year demonstrate higher publication output,greater academic influence,and active reviewing engagement.[Conclusions]Reviewers in the medical field exhibit concentrated distributions in terms of number of research areas and reviews,but disparities exist in their country/region distributions.Reviewer characteristics can reflect their review activity characteristics to some extent,aiding editors in identifying suitable reviewers.
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