Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	51713
Country	China

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Scientometrics
Article Title	Chinese research into ulcerative colitis from 1978 to 2017: A bibliometric analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Min Zhu, Jing-Xi Mu, Ming-Shan Jiang, Arjudeb Mukherjee, Zhen Zeng, Yi-Ding Chen, Xiao-Li Yang and Hu Zhang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81570502 1.3.5. Project for Disciplines of Excellence, West China hospital, Sichuan University ZYJC18037
Corresponding Author	Hu Zhang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Department of Gastroenterology & Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. zhanghu@scu.edu.cn
Key Words	Ulcerative colitis; Bibliometric analysis; SinoMed; Literature research; Core journal; Academic institutions
Core Tip	Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. This bibliometric analysis indicated a significant increase in the number of Chinese ulcerative colitis publications over the last 40 years. Meanwhile, the numbers of both evidence-based articles and publications of randomized controlled trial were also increased, but the proportions of evidence-based articles and publications of randomized controlled trial were inadequate. In addition, Region distribution of these publications was unbalanced, Jiangsu province, Henan province, Shandong province, Guangdong province featured significantly in the research filed, and most of the studies were conducted by academic institutions.
Citation	Zhu M, Mu JX, Jiang MS, Mukherjee A, Zeng Z, Chen YD, Yang XL, Zhang H. Chinese research into ulcerative colitis from 1978 to 2017: A bibliometric analysis. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8(2): 163-172

Received	2019-09-29 11:22
Peer-Review Started	2019-09-29 11:22
To Make the First Decision	2019-11-01 00:27
Return for Revision	2019-11-04 09:59
Revised	2020-02-22 08:27
Second Decision	2020-03-26 13:03
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-03-26 21:15
Articles in Press	2020-03-26 21:15
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2020-04-01 02:44
Typeset the Manuscript	2020-04-24 04:46

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