title: [Analysis of publications from 93 issues of Shanghai Journal of Stomatology over 20 years].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the characteristic of articles published in Shanghai Journal of Stomatology from 1992 to 2011,to provide some references for future development.
  
  
  METHODS
  By using bibliometric method,20 volumes and 93 issues of Shanghai Journal of Stomatology were searched and analyzed.The publication and pages,the type and number of articles, the distribution of subjects,the ratio of grant-supported paper,the first authors' local distributions and institutions,the total citation,impact factor and cited rate were recorded and subject to statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total number of articles published in Shanghai Journal of Stomatology was 2513 over 20 years, with 7 types and 11 subjects,169 papers(6.72%) supported by national natural science foundation of China. The total number of papers of top 10 distributions and institutions of the first authors was 2305 and 1394,respectively. The total citations impact factor and ranking have increased steadily over years, and the cited rate remained at a higher level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of Shanghai Journal of Stomatology is increasing year by year.It is an excellent academic journal with strong impact and is one of the most important sources in stomatology in China.
authors.affiliation: College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. xuling0774@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jia-wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hui-hong
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D002681:China; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D019242:Oral Medicine