Table 3.
Total number of Schistosoma-specific articles published from 2000–2006 in the 10 leading Chinese journals publishing original schistosomiasis research articles in China, by major research topic
| Journal | Total articles | New tools | Epidemiology | Control | Other research | ||||||
| Diagnostics | Drugs | Vaccines | Clinical issues | Chemotherapy | Health education | Water supply and sanitation | Integrated control | ||||
| Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control | 1154 | 128 (11.1%) |
134 (11.6%) |
40 (3.5%) |
382 (33.1%) |
117 (10.1%) |
28 (2.4%) |
31 (2.7%) |
16 (1.4%) |
67 (5.8%) |
211 (18.3%) |
| Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases | 230 | 23 (10.0%) |
21 (9.1%) |
17 (7.4%) |
33 (14.3%) |
6 (2.6%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2.2%) |
125 (54.3%) |
| Parasitoses and Infectious Diseases | 205 | 28 (13.6%) |
11 (5.4%) |
2 (1.0%) |
116 (56.6%) |
12 (5.9%) |
5 (2.4%) |
16 (7.8%) |
1 (0.5%) |
10 (4.9%) |
4 (2.0%) |
| Journal of Tropical Diseases and Parasitology | 186 | 20 (10.8%) |
17 (9.1%) |
10 (5.4%) |
69 (37.1%) |
16 (8.6%) |
5 (2.7%) |
2 (1.1%) |
12 (6.4%) |
18 (9.6%) |
17 (9.1%) |
| Chinese Journal of Parasitic Disease Control | 179 | 12 (6.7%) |
20 (11.1%) |
36 (20.1%) |
30 (16.8%) |
14 (7.8%) |
2 (1.1%) |
5 (2.8%) |
4 (2.2%) |
9 (5.0%) |
47 (26.3%) |
| Chinese Journal of Zoonoses | 156 | 16 (10.3%) |
7 (4.5%) |
68 (43.6%) |
10 (6.4%) |
3 (1.9%) |
1 (0.6%) |
0 | 0 | 3 (1.9%) |
48 (30.8%) |
| International Journal of Medical Parasitic Diseases | 141 | 15 (10.6%) |
13 (9.2%) |
35 (24.8%) |
15 (10.6%) |
3 (2.1%) |
0 | 0 | 2 (1.4%) |
8 (5.7%) |
50 (35.5%) |
| Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine | 71 | 12 (16.9%) |
5 (7.0%) |
2 (2.8%) |
21 (29.6%) |
3 (4.2%) |
4 (5.6%) |
2 (2.8%) |
3 (4.2%) |
16 (22.5%) |
3 (4.2%) |
| China Tropical Medicine | 67 | 2 (3.0%) |
8 (11.9%) |
25 (37.3%) |
15 (22.4%) |
3 (4.5%) |
0 | 1 (1.5%) |
3 (4.5%) |
3 (4.5%) |
7 (10.4%) |
| Practical Preventive Medicine | 59 | 9 (15.2%) |
6 (10.2%) |
5 (8.5%) |
14 (23.7%) |
8 (13.6%) |
6 (10.2%) |
0 | 1 (1.7%) |
6 (10.2%) |
4 (6.8%) |
| Total | 2448 | 265 (10.8%) |
242 (9.9%) |
240 (9.8%) |
652 (26.6%) |
238 (9.7%) |
51 (2.1%) |
57 (2.3%) |
42 (1.7%) |
145 (5.9%) |
516 (21.1%) |