Bibliometric analysis of stereological research publications based on Web of Science database from 2010 to 2012

Objective To evaluate the current status of global stereological research,a bibliometric analysis of stereological research publications based on Web of Science database from 2010 to 2012 was conducted.Methods Stereolog * was used as a search word to make the bibliometric analysis in that database.Results There were 998 articles included in Web of Science database from 2010 to 2012,among which 62 articles were published by Chinese authors,ranked the 6th among all countries.In 2012,it reached the 4th place in world ranking.Research in neurology is still the hottest spot of stereological applications.An article by Chinese authors ranked the 5th of globally most highly cited articles in stereology research during 2010 to 2012.Conclusions Considerable progress has been made in both quantity and quality of Chinese stereological publications than that before 2010.