臺灣家庭醫學團隊國際期刊論文發表之現況－從2015年Web of Science資料檔分析

Publication of Articles by Family Medicine Researchers in Taiwan in International Journals: A Bibliometric Analysis based on 2015 Web of Science Data

背景與目的：世界各地家庭醫學科研究者的論文產量有逐年增加趨勢，臺灣亦然。對於臺灣家庭醫學科研究者的研究現況，則少有詳細討論。本研究將分析臺灣家庭醫學科研究者參與發表論文收錄於國際科學引文索引資料庫的最新情況。方法：本研究於2016年1月15日自Web of Science®擷取資料，擷取條件為2015年內出版的論文(article)且作者任職機構為在臺灣的家庭醫學科。分析面向包括期刊、研究領域類別、影響係數及作者所屬的醫療機構。結果：2015年臺灣家庭醫學科共有279篇文章發表於Web of Science®收錄的期刊。由臺灣家庭醫學科研究學者擔任第一作者共76篇(27.2%)；擔任通訊作者共71篇(25.4%)；擔任第一或通訊作者共112篇(40.1%)；通訊及第一作者皆為家庭醫學科研究學者的文章共35篇(12.5%)。所有論文發表在180本期刊，共計67個領域。約1/3的文章發表在一般暨內科醫學、多學門科學與老年醫學/老年學領域的類別，僅有1篇發表於基層健康照護領域。結論：臺灣家庭醫學科研究學者常見跨部科合作的研究論文發表，極少數論文發表在基層健康照護領域的國際期刊。臺灣家庭醫學研究能量仍需持續提升，研究傳承亦是重要任務。

Background: There has been a steady rise in the number of papers and articles by family medicine researchers worldwide, including those in Taiwan. Studies examining the current status of publication of papers by family medicine researchers in Taiwan remains limited. This study analyzed the latest current state of papers and articles contributed by Taiwanese family medicine researchers and published in international journals based on an international scientific database index. Methods: A survey of the records from the Web of Science® was conducted on January 15, 2016, documenting articles and papers authored by Taiwanese researchers in the field of family medicine and published in international journals in 2015. The journals publishing the papers, the subject categories and impact factors of the published papers, and the professional/academic affiliations of the authors were analyzed. Results: A total of 279 articles were authored in 2015 by family medicine researchers in Taiwan, who appeared as the first authors in 76 articles (27.2%), the corresponding authors in 71% articles (25.4%), either the first or the corresponding authors in 112 articles (40.1%), and as both the first and the corresponding authors in 35 articles (12.5%). All of the articles were published in 180 journals and covered 67 subject categories. Approximately one-third of the articles were published in journals of general and internal medicine, multidisciplinary sciences and geriatrics/gerontology. Only one article was published in a journal about primary health care. Conclusion: Interdisciplinary collaboration is very common for family medicine researchers in Taiwan. Only a few articles are published in the field of primary health care. More efforts are needed to invest to expedite ongoing improvement in both the quality and quantity of family medicine research in Taiwan. Passing the research experiences to next-generation family medicine researchers is also of crucial importance.