title: [Assessing the correlation between international collaboration and academic influence in parasitic diseases: a case study of National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the activity of scientific research and international collaboration in National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) from 2002 to 2012, and assess the relationship between international collaboration and academic influence at an individual level.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-bibliometric indicators including number and structure of scientific research personnel, number of projects and funds, visiting frequency, etc, were used to assess the activity of scientific research and international collaboration, and bibliometric indicators including publications and h index, were employed to estimate the academic influence of senior professionals in NIPD, China CDC. The relationship between the international collaboration and international academic influence in the control and research of parasitic diseases was evaluated by using analysis of covariance and generalized linear models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was an increase tendency of the number of projects, funds and visiting frequency in NIPD, China CDC since the foundation of the institute in 2002, notably after 2011. The h2 index of NIPD, China was 7. Analysis of covariance and generalized linear model analysis revealed that the number of international partners (F = 81.75, P < 0.0001) , number of international projects (F = 22.81, P < 0.0001) , number of national projects (F = 7.30, P = 0.0110), and academic degree (F = 3.80, P = 0.0330) contributed greatly to individual academic influence, while visiting frequency, professional title and length of service had no significant association with h index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elevation of international collaboration projects and development of long-term, stable international partnership may enhance the institutional and individual international academic influence in the field of parasitic diseases.
authors.forename: Jia-wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Tie-wu
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis; Key Laboratory of Parasites and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-nong
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D002017:Budgets / Q000458:organization & administration; D002681:China; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D059232:Laboratory Personnel / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000078329:Workforce