Abstract: PURPOSE: To analyze the characteristics of articles published in China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery(CJOMS) in recent 10 years, and provide references for future development. METHODS: Articles published in China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from 2010 to 2019 were analyzed by bibliometric method, including the number and type of articles, the first authors' local distributions and institutions, the ratio of funding-supported paper, publication delay, impact factor and quoted frequency. RESULTS: From 2010 to 2019, 1107 articles were published in CJOMS, with 275(24.84%) basic researches and 491(44.35%) clinical researches. The total numbers of top 10 distributions and institutions were 998(90.15%) and 734(66.31%), 669（60.43%）papers were supported by various fund projects, 295(26.65%) of them were supported by national projects. The average time of publication delay was 240.86 days(8 months), the impact factors and quoted frequency were increased year by year in the first 5 years, while remained stable in the last 5 years. CONCLUSIONS: CJOMS has high academic standards and influence with strong core group of authors and institutions.

Key words: Analysis of publication, Bibliometrics, Group of authors, Citation analysis, Publication delay