Analysis of characteristics of highly cited papers in nursing management published in 12 nursing core journals from 2015 to 2017

Objective Analyze the distribution of high-cited papers on nursing management from 2015 to 2017, understand the research hotspots of nursing management in recent years, provide further reference for nurses to conduct research in this field in the future. Methods Bibliometrics method and visualization techniques were used to analyze the distribution of journals, fund support, thematic distribution, regional distribution of nursing management highly cited papers published in 12 nursing core journals. Results There were 422 highly cited papers in nursing management from 2015 to 2017, and the total cited frequency was 4 709 times, and the average cited frequency was 11.16 times. Among them, 187 papers were funded, and the frequency of citation is 11.63 times. There are 235 non-fund articles, and the average frequency of citation is 10.79 times. The highest number of highly cited papers published in the " Nursing Research" was 63, followed by 61 articles in the "Chinese Journal of Nursing" and the "Journal of Nursing Science" . The research focuses on nursing human resource management, nursing quality management, nursing safety management and so on. The high cited papers were funded by provincial (municipality) level, and the average fund paper ratio was 44.31%. The authors are distributed in 28 regions. Conclusions Nursing personnel caught the attention of the hot spots of clinical research and paid attention to teamwork, which played an active role in promoting the overall level of nursing management. Key words: Nursing management; High-cited papers; Bibliometrics; Cited frequency; Visual analysis