Table 2.
Articles published on the 10 most influential journals from Mainland (ML), Taiwan (TW) and Hong Kong (HK)
| Rank | Journal | 2009 IF | ML | (%) | TW | (%) | HK | (%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am J Respir Crit Care | 10.689 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 52 |
| 2 | Thorax | 7.041 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 60 |
| 3 | Chest | 6.360 | 28 | 13 | 127 | 58 | 65 | 30 | 220 |
| 4 | Eur Respir J | 5.527 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 77 |
| 5 | J Thorac Oncol | 4.547 | 19 | 59 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 | Am J Respir Cell Mol | 4.319 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 20 | 41 |
| 7 | Am J Physiol Lung C | 4.043 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 67 | 1 | 4.2 | 24 |
| 8 | Ann Thorac Surg | 3.644 | 115 | 44 | 109 | 42 | 37 | 14 | 261 |
| 9 | J Heart Lung Transpl | 3.541 | 9 | 32 | 15 | 54 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | Lung Cancer | 3.140 | 112 | 51 | 97 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 219 |
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Eur Respir J, European Respiratory Journal; J Thorac Oncol, Journal of Thoracic Oncology; Am J Respir Cell Mol, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology; Am J Physiol Lung C, American Journal of Physiology—Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Ann Thorac Surg, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; J Heart Lung Transpl, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.