摘要：2003～2013 年对国外健康传播研究文献的年度分布、期刊分布、作者分布、主题统计及引文分析结果表明，国外健康传播研究文献有逐年上升趋势，呈现出既分散又集中于健康教育类、医药卫生类期刊上的特征，研究者分布在多个学科领域，近十年来对儿童及老年人疾病的关注度最高，肿瘤、艾滋病、吸烟是热点话题，因特网是最关注的传播媒介，被引频次高的文献较少。

    关键词：健康传播； 文献计量；主题分析；引文分析

    [中图分类号] R193

    Abstract：The annual distribution，journal distribution，author distribution，subject distribution and citation analysis in health communication literature published from 2003 to 2013 in foreign publication were statistically analyzed. The literature of foreign health communication research tends to increase year after year and is either decentralized or centralized in journals of health education ......