Analysis on the changes of measurement indicators of Chinese Journal of Trauma from 2014 to 2023
Objective To analyze the changes of measurement indicators of Chinese Journal of Trauma(hereinafter termed as the"Journal")from 2014 to 2023.Methods The data from the Annual Report for Chinese Academic Journals Impact Factors(natural science and engineering technology)were used to aggregate,analyze,and evaluate the clout index,impact factor,number of articles published,number of citations that can be cited,and total citation,etc.of the Journal from 2014 to 2023.Results The changes in measurement indicators of the Journal from 2014 to 2023 were as follows:(1)The clout index averaged 555.652,with slight decrease in the first 6 years and rapid increase in the following 4 years.(2)The composite impact factor averaged 1.270,and the comprehensive impact factor averaged 1.174.(3)The average number of articles published was 303,and the average number of citations that can be cited was 213,both of which had decreased over the years.(4)The average composite total citation was 2 556 times,keeping over 2 100 times per year.The average comprehensive citation count was 1 987 times.(5)The average ratio of fund papers was 0.54,with the average citing half-life of 5.3 years and average cited half-life of 4.4 years.The average number of citing journals was 290,with average number of cited journals of 534.The ratio of other-citations to total-citations had been consistently at a high level with an average of 0.92.The total download volume averaged 18 200 times.The mass index averaged 3.146,with the level of the index in 2023 five times as much as that in 2015.Conclusion The clout index,impact factor and mass index of the Journal have steadily increased over the past 10 years,while the number of citations that can be cited has slightly decreased.
TraumatologyJournal articleBibliometricsClout index