Abstract:
The research work showed a comparative bibliometric study of two renowned medical journals between 2001 and 2010 in Nigeria. Information/data were transcribed on the cataloguing cards for the generation of databank. Subjects analyses were carried outusing Medial subject headings (MESH). Medical tree structure was used to determine the broad spectrum down to the specifics of each concept. Bradford’s Mathematical model was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that 1037 research articles were published within the period of study. Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine (NQJHM) pooled 374 (36.07%) while African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences had the highest number of articles published 663 (63.93%). Research activities reached its peak in the last quarter. The results showed that out of 21,093 references cited, NQJHM produced 7234 (34.30%) and AJMMS recorded the highest work 13,859 (65.70%). In terms of yearly distribution 2004 pooled the highest with 2746 (13.02%) and the lowest was in 2002 with 1761(8.35%). Three authorship collaborations ranked the highest, followed by two authorship. 134 subjects were analyzed in the study. Subject productivity showed that dental sciences pooled the highest with 80 (7.7%) and followed by Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome with 48 (4.6%). Lagos State pooled the highest (360), followed by Oyo State (357) all situated in South West of Nigeria.
