An Overview of Literature on Primates in China
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Abstract
This paper deals with an overview of primatological literature in China. The total number of publications was 2 052 from 1870-2001. Two peaks in the number of publications occurred during 1950-1965 and 1978-2001, respectively. In 2 052 publications, most of them were published by the science-research sector, ccounting for 54.2% of total publications. The percentage of publications from the science-research sector has been increasing over time, however, the contribution from the foreign sector has produced a contrary trend. Over 9% of total publications were indexed by SCI. The highest percentage of publications indexed by SCI took place during 1966-1977. In all publications indexed by SCI, those from the science-research sector dominated other sectors (59.1% of total publications). However, the foreign sector led with 30.1% of its own publications being in SCI. Studies of primatology were divided into nine areas. The percentage and change in percentage of publications in areas of primatology were counted. During 1978-2001 ecology and behaviour, neurobiology, reproduction and captive feeding were rapidly developing; fossil primates, morphology and anatomy decreasing; and taxonomy and distribution, cellular and molecular evolution became relatively poor. Increasing attention was paid to conservation biology. Prevention and control of diseases was fairly well studied in periods II (1950-1965) and IV (1978-2001). The number of authors was highest during period IV, however, the mean number of publications per author in period IV was not asigh s in period I (1870-1949). Generally speaking, Chinese authors dominated the authors included in SCI. However in period I, the sole author indexed by SCI was a foreign scholar, and foreign scholars comprised 60% of indexed authors in period III (1966-1977).
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