An overview of patterns and trends in nursing publications from the People's Republic of China

Rank	Full journal title	Journal impact factor (2018)
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	3.570
2	Journal of Tissue Viability	2.831
3	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	2.540
3	Nursing Outlook	2.540
5	Australian Critical Care	2.515
6	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	2.510
7	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	2.500
8	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	2.497
9	Nurse Education Today	2.442
10	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	2.433
11	European Journal of Cancer Care	2.421
12	Journal of Nursing Management	2.386
13	Journal of Advanced Nursing	2.376
14	Journal of Human Lactation	2.349
15	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	2.286
16	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	2.129
17	Women and Birth	2.079
18	American Journal of Critical Care	2.063
19	Midwifery	2.048
20	Cancer Nursing	2.022

[i] Source: Web of Science Group.¹²

Table 2

Weberg et al.'s domains of nursing leadership.

Domain of nursing leadership
Navigating the care networks and creating the context for professional practice
Policy, legislation, licensing, and professional nurse roles
Staffing, scheduling, and patient care assignments
Becoming a professional nurse
The person of the leader the capacity to lead
Applying the practices of leadership
Principles of ethical decision-making
Change and innovation
Conflict skills for the clinical leader
Leadership and practice partnerships
Managing your career
Resources for healthcare excellence
Delegation and supervision
Negotiation
Accountability and ownership

[i] Source: Weberg et al.¹⁴

Table 3

Impact factor, ranking of sources, and CiteScore (that are cited most frequently) in the category of “nursing” cited in Scopus in August 2019.

Journal title	Web of Science categories (ranking)	Journal impact factor (2018)	Scopus CiteScore (2018)
Stroke	Peripheral Vascular Disease (5th) and Clinical Neurology (20th)	6.058	4.94
Nutrients	Nutrition & Dietetics (17th)	4.170	4.51
Journal of Functional Foods	Nutrition & Dietetics (46th) and Food Science & Technology (33rd)	3.197	3.78
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	Agriculture and Multidisciplinary Science (9th); Chemistry and Applied Science (23rd); and Food Science & Technology (43rd)	2.422	2.75
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine	Not listed	None	0.05
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition	Not listed	None	0.05

[i] Sources: Scopus⁷ and Web of Science Group.¹²

Table 4

Top five authors from China (those who published most frequently) in the category of “nursing” cited in Scopus in August 2019.

Author	Affiliation	Title^{^*}	h-Index	ORCID ID	Number of publications
Shek, D.T.L., PhD (HKU), FHKPS, BBS, SBS, JP	Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Chair, Professor of Service Leadership Education	58	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-6229	112
Li, D., BSc in Medicine, MSc in Natural Products, and PhD in Nutrition	Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China	Professor of Nutrition	36	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-5565	93
Zheng, W., MD, PhD, MPH	Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Nashville, USA	Co-Lead of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Program	109	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1226-070X	77
Shu, X.O., MD, PhD	Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA	Ingram Professor of Cancer Research; Professor of Medicine/Co-Lead of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Program	97	None	65
Cai, W.	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Research, Shanghai, China	Professor of Medicine	19	None	58

Note:

* Titles only if available.

Table 5

A selection of five authors from China who published most frequently in the Journal of Nursing Management since 1993 (Scopus 2019).

Author	Affiliation	Title	h-Index	Scopus author identifier	ORCID ID	Number of publications
Cheng, L., MSN, PhD	School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China	School of Nursing, Faculty Member	4	57191886208	None	2
Hu, Y., PhD	Fudan University, Shanghai, China and Fudan University, A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Shanghai, China	Professor, School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China	6	56174094600	None	2
Li, Q.J., PhD, RN	School of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Affiliated Hospital & College of Nursing, Harbin, China	Professor, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital & College of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China	5	55587486800	None	2
Liu, H., PhD, RN, FAAN	Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China	Dean and Professor; Director of WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Policy-Making and Quality Management	9	50761197600	None	2
Liu, Y.E., BSN, MSN, PhD	PLA Stroke Care and Research Centre, The Second Artillery General Hospital PLA, Beijing, China	Not listed	4	55341814100	None	2

Table 6

An outline of patterns and trends in papers from the People's Republic of China published in the Journal of Nursing Management according to Weberg et al.'s outline of the leadership role in nursing.

Domain of nursing leadership	Number of papers (%)
Navigating the care networks and creating the context for professional practice	13 (30.23%)
Policy, legislation, licensing, and professional nurse roles	9 (20.93%)
Staffing, scheduling, and patient care assignments	7 (16.27%)
Becoming a professional nurse	4 (9.30%)
The person of the leader the capacity to lead	4 (9.30%)
Applying the practices of leadership	3 (6.97%)
Principles of ethical decision-making	2 (4.65%)
Change and innovation	1 (2.32%)
Conflict skills for the clinical leader	0 (0.00%)
Leadership and practice partnerships	0 (0.00%)
Managing your career	0 (0.00%)
Resources for healthcare excellence	0 (0.00%)
Delegation and supervision	0 (0.00%)
Negotiation	0 (0.00%)
Accountability and ownership	0 (0.00%)
All papers from China in Journal of Nursing Management (1993–2019)	43 (100%)