Life science academic output in predominantly Chinese communities, 1990 to 2001: China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan

Cover title.February 2003--P. 6.published_or_final_versionCitation indexMedline listed journals with no impact factor 26Hong Kong total academic output 32Hong Kong area specific impact 38Area specific publication impact 38Summary of area specific publication impact 40Summary 48Cell biology 63Appendix 50Multidisplinary sciences 51Critical care medicine 70Clinical neurology 67Biochemistry and molecular biology 52Biotechnology and applied microbiology 58Cardiac and cardiovascular systems 61Toxicology 151Surgery 148Rheumatology 146Transplantation 154Urology and nephrology 156Virology 158Infectious diseases 91Immunology 88Hematology 86Genetics and heredity 81Gastroenterology and hepatology 79Endocrinology and metabolism 76Emergency medicine 74Dentistry, oral surgery and medicine 72Research impact given by the number of very high impact publicationsSurgery as an example of area adjusted journal impact factor 24Foreword 5Respiratory system 144Introduction 7Reproductive biology 142Radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging 139Public, environmental and occupational health 136Research output and research impact 10Psychiatry 133Physiology 130Pharmacology and pharmacy 126Peripheral vascular disease 124Pediatrics 121Pathology 118Otorhinolaryngology 116Global research impact given by the number of publications 12Orthopedics 114Ophthalmology 112Oncology 109Obstetrics and gynecology 107Nutrition and dietetics 105Neurosciences 103Microbiology 100Medicine, general and internal 97Research output and public health 14Asian research impact given by the number of publications 16Materials science and biomaterials 9