From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 1 17:36:13 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:36:13 -0400 Subject: ART:Finding Cyber-communities Message-ID: Trawling the web for emerging cyber-communities Ravi Kumar, Prabhakar Raghavan, Sridhar Rajagopalan, Andrew Tomkins WWW8 Conference Refereed Papers, Toronto 1999 http://www8.org/w8-papers/4a-search-mining/trawling/trawling.html Abstract: The web harbors a large number of communities -- groups of content-creators sharing a common interest -- each of which manifests itself as a set of interlinked web pages. Newgroups and commercial web directories together contain of the order of 20000 such communities; our particular interest here is on emerging communities -- those that have little or no representation in such fora. The subject of this paper is the systematic enumeration of over 100,000 such emerging communities from a web crawl: we call our process trawling. We motivate a graph-theoretic approach to locating such communities, and describe the algorithms, and the algorithmic engineering necessary to find structures that subscribe to this notion, the challenges in handling such a huge data set, and the results of our experiment. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 1 18:19:55 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:19:55 -0400 Subject: SOC:RICYT, Argentina Message-ID: Red Iberoamericana de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnologia http://www.unq.edu.ar/ricyt/ricyt.htm >From the intro: Objetivo general Promover el desarrollo de instrumentos para la medicion y el analisis de la ciencia y la tecnologia en Iberoamerica, en un marco de cooperacion internacional, con el fin de profundizar en su conocimiento y su utilizacion como instrumento politico para la toma de decisiones. Alta Vista Translation General objective: To promote the development of instruments for the measurement and the analysis of science and tecnology in Iberoamerica, within a framework of international cooperation, with the purpose of deepening knowledge in the subject and expanding its use as political instrument for decision making. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 1 18:36:32 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:36:32 -0400 Subject: ORG:US Office of Naval Research Message-ID: DATA MINING PILOT PROGRAM http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/dmi.htm [n.b. Possible research funding source. --gw] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From j.s.katz at SUSSEX.AC.UK Fri Jul 2 10:16:15 1999 From: j.s.katz at SUSSEX.AC.UK (Dr. J. Sylvan Katz) Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 15:16:15 +0100 Subject: The Self-Similar Science System In-Reply-To: <19990618193106.L8401@research.nj.nec.com>; from "j.s.katz" at Fri Jul 02 15:16:15 1999 Message-ID: Title: The self-similar science system AUTHOR: Katz JS JOURNAL: Research Policy 28 (1999) 501-517 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 31 Abstract: A system with a self-similar property is scale-independent and statistically exhibits that property at all levels of observation. In addition, a power law describes the distribution of the scale-independent property. Many investigators have observed some social activities and structures, particularly in the science system, that are best described by a power law distribution. However, unlike physical power laws that are used in the design of complex technical systems, social power laws are not used to develop social policy. Using the science system as a model social system and peer-reviewed publications and citations to these papers as the data source we will demonstrate the existence of two power law distributions that are then used to predict the existence of three additional power laws. In fact, it will be shown that in four UK sectoral, six OECD national, a regional and the world science systems the Matthew effect can be described by a power law relationship between publishing size (papers) and recognition (citations). The exponent of this power law is 1.27? 0.03, it is constant over time and relatively independent of system size and nationality. The policy implications of these robust self-similar social properties as well as the need to develop scale-independent policy are discussed. Keywords: Self-Similar; Power Law: Scale-independent Dr. J. Sylvan Katz Senior Research Fellow Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex Brighton, E. Sussex, UK, BN1 9RF Tel: (01273) 877152 Fax: (01273)685865 VE5ZX & G0TZX http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru From j.s.katz at SUSSEX.AC.UK Fri Jul 2 10:26:06 1999 From: j.s.katz at SUSSEX.AC.UK (Dr. J. Sylvan Katz) Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 15:26:06 +0100 Subject: A novel use of power laws In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19990629115443.00699e10@skyway.usask.ca>; from "j.s.katz" at Fri Jul 02 15:26:06 1999 Message-ID: [Complete reference and abstract below] The universality of the powerful concept of self-similarity (power law) in nature, social and economic systems (see Katz JS, "The self-similar science system", Research Policy, 28 (1999) 501-517) has hardly been explored experimentally in any great detail. Many cases of power law distributions signalling self-similarity have been examined but almost without exception with the use of low precision data. The authors recently published paper analysing world records established by men in running events. Sport data was used because it gave the most precise and extensive set of values which could found on non-linear dynamic systems. In the article "Power Laws and Athletic Performance" the authors showed that plotting log (time) versus log (distance) of world record runs by men in any one year resulted in a straight line with R^2 = 0.999. This was the case for records spanning a period of 70 years (1925-1995). However, because of the precision of the data it was noted that the data points did not scatter randomly about the lines but formed a pattern of scatter which has remained effectively constant (to within about 15% average variation) over the 70 year period. They show that this scatter is due to the variation of the total energy available to the athlete (aerobic and anaerobic) as a function of exertion time. The most interesting part of this analysis was the degree to which the data defined a straight line when these variations in energy were accounted for. The running records during any one year now fell along a line with mathematical precision of R^2 = 0.99999. All 11 athletes (running distances of 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1km, 1.5km, 1mile, 2km, 3km, 5km, 10km) holding record run times during any one year could not be distinguished from each other by the relative times of their runs, in effect they were part of a self-similar set. This has some interesting physiological implications. TITLE: Power Laws and Athletic Performance AUTHOR: Katz JS and Katz L JOURNAL: Journal of Sport Sciences, 1999, 17, 467-476 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 26 Abstract: In a previous study the authors showed that the 1992 men's world record running times in the 100 metre to 200 kilometre could be represented accurately by the equation T = cD^n where T is the record time for distance D and c and n are positive constants. In this paper the study is extended to cover the years 1925 to 1965 at 10 year intervals and 1970 to 1995 in 5 year intervals for event distances of 100 metre to 10 kilometre. Values of n for all years lie along a straight line with a small negative slope. A regression analysis yields an equation for values of n covering the period 1925-1995. Values of c from 1925 to 1970 lie along a steep negatively sloping straight line. However, after 1970 the slope changes suddenly, resulting in another straight line with a greatly reduced slope. The analysis provides two more equations. Collectively, the three equations define two best fit plane surfaces in space for all men's world record runs over the 70 year period for distances of 100 metre to 10 kilometre. Also, the authors had demonstrated previously that the actual event times, t, do not scatter randomly with respect to the values of T but form a consistent pattern about the straight line in a log(T) versus log(D) plot. In this paper it is shown that the pattern of (t-T)/t as a function of date has remained constant for the past 70 years. Implications of the slope change in 1970 and this consistent scatter pattern are explored and tentative conclusions presented. Dr. J. Sylvan Katz Senior Research Fellow Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex Brighton, E. Sussex, UK, BN1 9RF Tel: (01273) 877152 Fax: (01273)685865 VE5ZX & G0TZX http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru From j.s.katz at SUSSEX.AC.UK Fri Jul 2 10:28:22 1999 From: j.s.katz at SUSSEX.AC.UK (Dr. J. Sylvan Katz) Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 15:28:22 +0100 Subject: A novel use of power laws Message-ID: [Complete reference and abstract below] The universality of the powerful concept of self-similarity (power law) in nature, social and economic systems (see Katz JS, "The self-similar science system", Research Policy, 28 (1999) 501-517) has hardly been explored experimentally in any great detail. Many cases of power law distributions signalling self-similarity have been examined but almost without exception with the use of low precision data. The authors recently published paper analysing world records established by men in running events. Sport data was used because it gave the most precise and extensive set of values which could found on non-linear dynamic systems. In the article "Power Laws and Athletic Performance" the authors showed that plotting log (time) versus log (distance) of world record runs by men in any one year resulted in a straight line with R^2 = 0.999. This was the case for records spanning a period of 70 years (1925-1995). However, because of the precision of the data it was noted that the data points did not scatter randomly about the lines but formed a pattern of scatter which has remained effectively constant (to within about 15% average variation) over the 70 year period. They show that this scatter is due to the variation of the total energy available to the athlete (aerobic and anaerobic) as a function of exertion time. The most interesting part of this analysis was the degree to which the data defined a straight line when these variations in energy were accounted for. The running records during any one year now fell along a line with mathematical precision of R^2 = 0.99999. All 11 athletes (running distances of 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1km, 1.5km, 1mile, 2km, 3km, 5km, 10km) holding record run times during any one year could not be distinguished from each other by the relative times of their runs, in effect they were part of a self-similar set. This has some interesting physiological implications. TITLE: Power Laws and Athletic Performance AUTHOR: Katz JS and Katz L JOURNAL: Journal of Sport Sciences, 1999, 17, 467-476 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 26 Abstract: In a previous study the authors showed that the 1992 men's world record running times in the 100 metre to 200 kilometre could be represented accurately by the equation T = cD^n where T is the record time for distance D and c and n are positive constants. In this paper the study is extended to cover the years 1925 to 1965 at 10 year intervals and 1970 to 1995 in 5 year intervals for event distances of 100 metre to 10 kilometre. Values of n for all years lie along a straight line with a small negative slope. A regression analysis yields an equation for values of n covering the period 1925-1995. Values of c from 1925 to 1970 lie along a steep negatively sloping straight line. However, after 1970 the slope changes suddenly, resulting in another straight line with a greatly reduced slope. The analysis provides two more equations. Collectively, the three equations define two best fit plane surfaces in space for all men's world record runs over the 70 year period for distances of 100 metre to 10 kilometre. Also, the authors had demonstrated previously that the actual event times, t, do not scatter randomly with respect to the values of T but form a consistent pattern about the straight line in a log(T) versus log(D) plot. In this paper it is shown that the pattern of (t-T)/t as a function of date has remained constant for the past 70 years. Implications of the slope change in 1970 and this consistent scatter pattern are explored and tentative conclusions presented. Dr. J. Sylvan Katz Senior Research Fellow Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex Brighton, E. Sussex, UK, BN1 9RF Tel: (01273) 877152 Fax: (01273)685865 VE5ZX & G0TZX http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 5 17:29:59 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:29:59 -0400 Subject: ABST:Impact factors Message-ID: Anniversary year Shahmanesh M SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS 75: (2) 89-89 APR 1999 Sexually Transmitted Infection " is not a journal most citation analysts are apt to be reading. Formerly called "Genitourinary Medicine" and before that " British Journal of Venereology" it is now 75 years old. The editor of the journal and author of this editorial is acutely aware of its relatively high impact factor. As is now fairly common he cites the seemingly polar pair of papers published in the British Medical Journal by Eugene Garfield BMJ 313:411-3(1996 ) ":How can impact factors be improved" and Per O Seglen BMJ 314:498-502 (1997) "Why the impact factor of journals should not be used for evaluating research". These two papers seem to be the co-citation core of a growing literature. In his editorial the author states that the impact factor of his journal continues to grow and provides a graph. "Despite the various[alleged] shortcomings funding bodies and policy makers in research are increasingly using this imperfect measure to influence their decision making." <<...>> <<...>> <<...>> Chairman Emeritus, ISI http://www.isinet.com Publisher, The Scientist http://www.the-scientist.com email garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu tel 215-243-2205 fax 215-387-1266 home page http://165.123.33.33/eugene_garfield From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 5 17:32:28 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:32:28 -0400 Subject: ABST&Comment:Hook, Impact Factors Message-ID: The author, editor in chief of the Scand. J. Rehab Med makes a strong case for improving the quality of what is published and suggests that this is the only way journals can survive. He quotes an author from the Eur. J. Surgery(Bindslev)"If a journal is to survive it will be necessary for the articles to be of sufficiently high quality that an increased sale of single copies can compensate for the decline in subscription to the paper version of the journal." Of further interest to citation analysts is his list of references listed in brief below. Instead of citing Garfield he cites K. Raivo who asserts that "I am sure that the inventor of the impact factor, Eugene Garfield, would find this interesting and perhaps a bit amusing, since he himself has repeatedly warned against oversimplified use of his factor for various purposes." He is referring to the fact that in Finland the impact factor "has even been used to calculate the amount of money transferred from the state budget to the university central hospitals for the extra costs of medical training and research." He also cites another interesting letter by Opthof on "Sense and nonsense about the impact factor". The following information is reproduced from the Web of Science with permission of ISI http://www.isinet.com. <<...>> Author(s): Hook O Title: Scientific communications - History, electronic journals and impact factors Source: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE 1999, Vol 31, Iss 1, pp 3-7 No. cited references: 18 Publisher: SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS Addresses: Hook O, Univ Uppsala Hosp, Dept Rehabil Med, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden. Univ Uppsala Hosp, Dept Rehabil Med, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden. Author Keywords: scientific journals; history; impact factors; electronic journals KeywordsPlus: MEDICAL JOURNALS Abstract: This paper gives a short history of the development of scientific journals. During the last century there has been an increase of 7% a year in the number of scientific journals published, i.e. a doubling of the total number of new journals every 10-15 years. The only way to survive this information flood is to increase the quality of our scientific publications. There is also increasing internationalization among the so called national scientific journals. The Internet has grown exponentially and now plays a role in the exchange of scientific information, There are many advantages to this, for example, rapid publishing, the cataloguing of articles according to subject, easy access to articles wherever computers are available. There are, however, still many problems to solve, amongst them the archiving of electronic journals and the protection of the integrity of information. The ranking system of measuring the quality of scientific journals using impact factors is of great value, but its importance has been over-exaggerated. Cited references: *STYL MAN COMM CO-1994-SCI-STYL-FORM-CBE-MA *SWED NAT RES COU-1997-EV-SCI-REP-V18-P8 *WHO-1993-WHO-ED-STYL-MAN BINDSLEV A-1997-EUR-J-SURG-V163-P243 FLETCHER RH-1992-J-INTERN-MED-V232-P215 HALL GM-1994-WRITE-PAPER HUTH EJ-1997-EUR-SCI-EDITING-V23-P41 KIRCZ JG-1998-J-DOC-V54-P210 KRONICK DA-1976-ORIGINS-DEV-SCI-TECH-P47 LANG TA-1997-AM-COLL-PHYSICIANS-P367 LOCK S-1992-J-INTERN-MED-V232-P199 OPTHOF T-1997-CARDIOVASC-RES-V33-P1 PRICE DJD-1961-SCI-BABYLON RAIVIO K-1997-B-EUR-ASS-SCI-EDITOR-V23-P80 SEGLEN PO-1997-BRIT-MED-J-V314-P498 SIVERTSEN G-1991-INT-VIA-J-SCI-SCHOLA ZUCKERMAN H-1971-MINERVA-V9-P66 Source item page count: 5 Publication Date: MAR 29-char source abbrev: SCAND J REHABIL MED Publisher address: PO BOX 2959 TOYEN, JOURNAL DIVISION CUSTOMER SERVICE, N-0608 OSLO, NORWAY Copyright ? 1998 Institute for Scientific Information Eugene Garfield, PhD. Chairman Emeritus, ISI http://www.isinet.com Publisher, The Scientist http://www.the-scientist.com email garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu tel 215-243-2205 fax 215-387-1266 home page http://165.123.33.33/eugene_garfield From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 5 17:46:23 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:46:23 -0400 Subject: WEB:WebCite Message-ID: WebCite "serving the scientific community by turning the WWW into a 21st century tool for communicating science" http://webcite.net/home.htm [n.b. Looks like it's about six months behind schedule, but there are some interesting ideas here. They're trying to build a WebCitation Index by consensus and participation, rather than from a central source. The Peer Review "opportunity" has the same concerns as those for free-lance book reviews on Amazon.com, and the emerging "sticky notes" software. The Freeze capability (caching, I'd bet) has interesting copyright and IP issues. --gw] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 6 18:07:01 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:07:01 -0400 Subject: CONF:Sci & Tech Indicators Message-ID: Fifth International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators: Use of S&T Indicators for Science Policy and Decision-Making Hinxton, Cambridge, England June 1998 http://sahara.fsw.leidenuniv.nl/s&tconference/home.html [n.b. Abstracts of most papers; many of possible interest. --gw] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 6 18:18:12 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:18:12 -0400 Subject: ABS:Garcia-Lopez, Spanish pubs Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format VR 1.0 PT J AU Garcia-Lopez, JA TI Bibliometric analysis of Spanish scientific publications on tobacco use during the period 1970-1996 SO EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY LA English C1 Univ Granada, Fac Farm, Dept Farm & Tecnol Farmaceut, Campus Cartuja S-N, E-18071 Granada, Spain. Univ Granada, Fac Farm, Dept Farm & Tecnol Farmaceut, E-18071 Granada, Spain. DE authors; bibliometrics; journals; papers; Spain; tobacco AB Spanish scientific publications on tobacco use during the period 1970-1996 were studied, including all published work carried out in Spanish institutions indexed in IME or in MEDLINE and available on CD-ROM, using the search criteria fuma* and taba* in the first database, and tobacco and smoking in the second. A total of 405 papers were found by IME, published in Spanish journals, and another 194 in MEDLINE, published in foreign journals. In the latter database, a time- related increase in the number of papers was detected. Original articles accounted for 80.6% of the papers analyzed. The degree of collaboration between authors, research centres and institutions was 88.6%, 30.7% and 21.8%, respectively. The most productive Spanish communities were Catalonia and Madrid. The Spanish papers were published in 83 Spanish journals, of which 36 (43.4%) published just one paper, and in 124 foreign journals, of which 85 (68.5%) published a single paper. The average number of authors per paper was 4.02 +/- 2.46 in Spanish journals and 4.96 +/- 2.26 in foreign ones. The total number of authors was 1633, of whom 1162 (71.2%) appeared on a single paper. The contribution of Spanish scientific production concerning tobacco use, in international terms, has increased in recent years, but a higher level of cooperation between research centres and institutions is desirable. BP 23 EP 28 PG 6 JI Eur. J. Epidemiol. PY 1999 PD JAN VL 15 IS 1 GA 172TH RP Garcia-Lopez JA J9 EUR J EPIDEMIOL ER Reprinted with permission, ISI <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 6 18:24:22 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:24:22 -0400 Subject: ABS:Glanzel, Article refs, sciences Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format PT J AU Glanzel, W Schoepflin, U TI A bibliometric study of reference literature in the sciences and social sciences SO INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT LA English C1 Max Planck Inst Hist Sci, Wilhelmstr 44, D-10117 Berlin, Germany. Max Planck Inst Hist Sci, D-10117 Berlin, Germany. RASCI, D-15236 Frankfurt, Germany. ID SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTOMETRIC WEIGHT; 50 NATIONS; AREAS AB In earlier papers the authors focused on differences in the ageing of journal literature in science and the social sciences. It was shown that for several fields and topics bibliometric standard indicators based on journal articles need to be modified in order to provide valid results. In fields where monographs, books or reports are important means of scientific information. standard models of scientific communication are not reflected by journal literature alone. To identify fields where the role of non-serial literature is considerable or critical in terms of bibliometric standard methods. the totality of the bibliographic citations indexed in the 1993 annual cumulation of the SCI and SSCI databases, have been processed. The analysis is based on three indicators, the percentage of references to serials, the mean references age, and the mean reference rate. Applications of these measures at different levels of aggregation (i.e., to journals in selected science and social science fields) lead to the following conclusions. 1. The percentage of references to serials proved to be a sensitive measure to characterise typical differences in the communication behaviour between the sciences and the social sciences.'. However, there is an overlap zone which includes fields like mathematics, technology oriented science, and some social science areas. 3, In certain social sciences part of the information seems even to be originated in non- scientific sources: references to non-serials do not always represent monographs, preprints or reports. Consequently, the model of information transfer from scientific literature to scientific (journal) literature assumed by standard bibliometrics requires substantial revision before valid results can be expected through its application to social science areas. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. BP 31 EP 44 PG 14 JI Inf. Process. Manage. PY 1999 PD JAN VL 35 IS 1 Reprinted with permission, ISI <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 7 17:05:39 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:05:39 -0400 Subject: ABS&Comment:Gelman, Multiple Authorship Message-ID: Gelman SR, Gibelman,M. "A quest for citations? An analysis of an d commentary on the trend toward multiple authorship" J. Soc. Work Edu.35 (2) p.203-213,1999 Comment (Abstract follows): Scholars in all fields would benefit from reading this analysis. The authors are dean and professor respectively of the School of Social Work. They quote numerous earlier studies using the SSCI data to measure the growth in authorship per paper (Reamer 1992). Their catalog of possible reasons for this growth provides an excellent summary of the reasons for "publish or perish". They tabulate circulation data on 187 journals from 250 to over 100,000 but do not, unfortunately, tabulate the ranked output of these journals. "According to a survey of 104 graduate schools of social work.... publications rank first in importance of faculty activities for promotion and tenure, followed by teaching, and a distant third, service to the school." (Locke BL 1955). What is remarkable about this paper is that the title word "citation" does not occur another time in the entire text, except for two references to a paper in the BMJ (Epstein RJ 1993) on "Six authors in search of citation villains or victims of the Vancouver Convention," and a 1986 paper by Thyer B. and Bentley K, "Academic affiliations of social work authors: A citation analysis of six major journals" Journal of Social Work Education, 22(1), 67-73. For those not familiar with the Vancouver Convention, a set of guidelines used by a large group of medical journals on such matters as journal abbreviations, rules on acknowledgements, and naming of authors is available. See especially the work of Drummond Rennie, associate editor of JAMA. ------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene Garfield, Ph.D. Chairman Emeritus, ISI, 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Publisher, THE SCIENTIST, 3600 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (www.the-scientist.com) Tel: 215-243-2205 // Fax: 215-387-1266 email: garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu Home Page: http://165.123.33.33/eugene_garfield ------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: A quest for citations? An analysis of and commentary on the trend toward multiple authorship AUTHOR: Gelman SR, Gibelman M JOURNAL: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION 35: (2) 203-213 SPR-SUM 1999 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 34 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: Academic careers and granting of tenure within the university are directly linked to a record of scholarly production. This growing emphasis on publishing appears to have contributed to an increase in collaborations among faculty members, resulting in an increase in multiple-author publications. This article explores the basis for the phenomenon of multiple authorship, the implications of multi-author scholarship, and the potential ethical questions that may arise from such collaborations. Guidelines from related professions are reviewed in regard to their utility for social work. Finally, the authors make suggestions in regard to when and under what circumstances multiple authorship is appropriate and beneficial. KeyWords Plus: SOCIAL-WORK, PUBLICATION PRODUCTIVITY, ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS, FACULTY, JOURNALS, SCHOOLS Addresses: Gelman SR, Yeshiva Univ, Wurzweiler Sch Social Work, Doctoral Program, New York, NY 10033 USA. Yeshiva Univ, Wurzweiler Sch Social Work, Doctoral Program, New York, NY 10033 USA. Publisher: COUNC SOC WORK EDUC, ALEXANDRIA IDS Number: 200EG ISSN: 1043-7797 Copyright ? 1999 Institute for Scientific Information ______________________________________________ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 7 17:11:15 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:11:15 -0400 Subject: ABS&Comment:Sylvia,Psych Thesis citations Message-ID: Comment (Abstract follows): In 1995 Sylvia and Lesher published the following article which in turn was cited in 1997 by Joswick and Stierman in the same journal . I just came across their paper and recalled a more recent paper on the same general theme. So I did a cited reference search on the WebofScience on the Sylvia reference and found additional papers, including the one by Kreider published in April which came to a very different conclusion. (JANICE.KREIDER at ubc. } Joswick and Stierman( joswick at ccmail.wiu.edu and jeanne_stierman at ccmail.wiu.edu) "examined the journals cited by students in term papers."They agree with Sylvia that it is "one of the best ways to measure past use of an academic library." They performed a similar exercise for faculty publications by using SciSearch and SocialSciSearch on Dialog, where they first retrieved faculty papers and then, using the RANK command in Dialog, sorted 4,26 cited references in 473 articles. Not surprisingly the lists of "core" journals for undergraduates were quite different than those identified for faculty. On this basis they reasonably concluded that "subscribing only to what students use would do a disservice to faculty " and I presume vice versa. The journals cited by the Western Illinois University faculty was, in my opinion, atypical. Not a single chemistry journal or leading biomed journal was mentioned. The abstract follows after the citing article Summary for Sylvia and Lesher, as does the one for Kreider. . <<...>> With permission of ISI Copyright ? 1998 Institute for Scientific Information Citing Articles--Summary WHAT JOURNALS DO PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE-STUDENTS NEED - A CITATION ANALYSIS OF THESIS REFERENCES SYLVIA M, LESHER M COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES 56: (4) 313-318 JUL 1995 These documents in the database cite the above article: <<...>> <<...>> Kreider J The correlation of local citation data with citation data from Journal Citation Reports LIBR RESOUR TECH SER 43: (2) 67-77 APR 1999 : University librarians continue to face the difficult task of determining which journals remain crucial for their collections during these times of statistical resources and escalating journal costs. One evaluative tool, Journal Citation Reports (JCR), recently has become available on CD-ROM, making it simpler for librarians to use its citation data as input for making journals. But many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the JCR bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful. In this project, I explore the correlation between global citation data available from JCR with local citation data generated specifically for the University of British Columbia,for 20 subject fields in the sciences and social sciences. The significant correlations obtained in this study suggest that large research-oriented university libraries could consider substituting global citation data for local citation data when evaluating their journals, with certain cautions. Kuyper-Rushing L Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study COLL RES LIBR 60: (2) 153-163 MAR 1999 Black S Journal collection analysis at a liberal arts college LIBR RESOUR TECH SER 41: (4) 283-294 OCT 1997 Quinn B Adapting service quality concepts to academic libraries J ACAD LIBR 23: (5) 359-369 SEP 1997 Zipp LS Thesis and dissertation citations as indicators of faculty research use of university library journal collections LIBR RESOUR TECH SER 40: (4) 335-342 OCT 1996 Joswick KE, Stierman JK The core list mirage: A comparison of the journals frequently consulted by faculty and students COLL RES LIBR 58: (1) 48-55 JAN 1997 Cited References for The core list mirage: A comparison of the journals frequently consulted by faculty and students Joswick KE, Stierman JK COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES 58: (1) 48-55 JAN 1997 Abstract: By employing a combination of electronic and manual methods, the authors of this study compiled separate lists of the journals most frequently used by Western Illinois University faculty and students. These lists of popular journals, although interesting in themselves, also reveal that journal consultation habits vary considerably between constituencies, even within one academic library. Thus, the ultimate ''core list'' remains illusory The dissimilarity of the lists emphasizes the importance of using local data and recognizing the distinctive needs of both ends of the user spectrum when making journal-collection decisions. Addresses: Joswick KE, WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIV LIB, REFERENCE UNIT, MACOMB, IL 61455. Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year <<...>> BANE AF COMPUTERS LIB 15 54 1995 <<...>> BROADUS RN COLL RES LIBR 46 30 1985 <<...>> HAAS SC COLLECT BUILD 11 23 1991 <<...>> METZ P J ACAD LIBR 18 76 1992 <<...>> SWIGGER K SERIALS REV 17 41 1991 <<...>> SYLVIA M COLL RES LIBR 56 313 1995 <<...>> The correlation of local citation data with citation data from Journal Citation Reports Kreider J LIBRARY RESOURCES & TECHNICAL SERVICES 43: (2) 67-77 APR 1999 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 21 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: University librarians continue to face the difficult task of determining which journals remain crucial for their collections during these times of statistical resources and escalating journal costs. One evaluative tool, Journal Citation Reports (JCR), recently has become available on CD-ROM, making it simpler for librarians to use its citation data as input for making journals. But many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the JCR bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful. In this project, I explore the correlation between global citation data available from JCR with local citation data generated specifically for the University of British Columbia,for 20 subject fields in the sciences and social sciences. The significant correlations obtained in this study suggest that large research-oriented university libraries could consider substituting global citation data for local citation data when evaluating their journals, with certain cautions. KeyWords Plus: UNIVERSITY-LIBRARY, CORE LIST, FACULTY, STUDENTS, SERIALS, IMPACT, THESIS Addresses: Kreider J, Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Publisher: AMER LIBRARY ASSOC, CHICAGO IDS Number: 192KP Copyright ? 1998 Institute for Scientific Information <<...>> <<...>> <<...>> Copyright ? 1998 Institute for Scientific Information Eugene Garfield, PhD. Chairman Emeritus, ISI http://www.isinet.com Publisher, The Scientist http://www.the-scientist.com email garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu tel 215-243-2205 fax 215-387-1266 home page http://165.123.33.33/eugene_garfield From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 7 17:31:16 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:31:16 -0400 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields Message-ID: CONCERNING TOPICAL BASED IMPACT FACTORS The following letter is reproduced with the permission of the authors. This is an interesting approach to solving the problem of computing impact factors for small fields. In my correspondence with Dr. Takahashi I cautioned him about relying on the assumption of objectivity in MEDLINE since it involves human indexing which has advantages and disadvantages. The latter includes inconsistency between indexers and changing terminology. Nevertheless, I believe their method will produce useful results, even though the universe of articles retrieved may not include all the articles that would be relevant to certain fields especially those appearing in cognate journals. Similar cohorts of articles could be found by a combination key word and cited reference search of SCI or by creating a co-citation cluster of articles on a topic. I recently performed an analysis of apoptosis(cell death) by retrieving all papers with either of those two terms in the titles of articles published over a fifteen year period. Eugene Garfield --------------------------------------- An Alternative to Journal-Based Impact Factors (Letter) Ken Takahashi(1), Tar-Ching Aw(2), David Koh(3) Published in: Occup Med (Oxf) 1999; 49 (1): 57-8. 1 Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan 2 Institute of Occupational Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 3 Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore Correspondence: Ken Takahashi, M.D., Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Orio, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu City 807, Japan FAX: +81-93-601-7324 e-mail: ktaka at med.uoeh-u.ac.jp Editor - The Impact Factor (IF) of a peer-reviewed journal confers a degree of credibility and importance to papers published in it. The higher the IF the better the recognition accorded to the papers within. The journal IF is an index calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous (usually two) years. Thus it is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period (1). Under the current system, many occupational health journals have IFs which rarely exceed two, whereas many well-established multi-disciplinary journals for other subjects have much higher IFs ? sometimes even exceeding twenty. Individual papers in the same journal are therefore valued to a similar extent regardless of differences in quality as long as they appear in the same journal, and if that journal has a high IF then the paper is rated highly by the system. However, the contribution of any individual paper should not be assumed from the IF of the journal alone. It is recognized that there is poor correlation between citation counts of individual papers and journal IFs (2). Journal IFs also vary according to differences in the publication customs (3) and decision process in selection of papers for publication across different disciplines. If citation counts are nevertheless accepted as a legitimate reference point for judging scientific contributions, an improved index is needed to allow the comparison of papers by subject area or discipline. To this end, we propose the use of topic-based IFs. This can be defined as the average number of citations received by all articles on a specific topic over a defined time. This index allows comparison of citations for any specific article with the average number of citations for a group of articles on the same theme. This index deliberately avoids grouping citation counts of papers dealing with different topics and thus is in contrast with journal IFs and other ?adjusted? IFs proposed (4). If topic-based IFs are to serve as useful indicators, they will have to be produced systematically. At present, information from two existing databases can be linked to achieve this goal, i.e., the citation database of the Institute for Scientific Information and MEDLINE. Papers in MEDLINE are indexed with descriptors using medical subject headings. Such headings can be used to group articles on the basis of related topics. For individual published papers, there are usually several major descriptors indexed. Hence, one paper can contribute to several topic groups based on the major descriptors. The topic-based IF can then be calculated by dividing the number of citations received by an article during a specific time period by the number of articles in the topic group to which the article belongs (Table). Citations from all sources should be included in the exercise. Articles, journals, and researchers from a narrow subject area in the biomedical field will then be in a better position to compare the impact of their papers against those of their group. This is because the basis for comparison will be publications on specific themes rather than the journal IFs which favor papers in a limited number of journals that are relatively well-established. The current system perpetuates the practice of preferential submission of research papers to such journals (sometimes regardless of the topic). Topic-based IFs alleviate problems with differences in publication customs, readership or the number of academics/researchers working on a specific topic area. The journals can identify the strengths and weaknesses of papers on specific topics, as a number of topic-based IFs can be calculated for different types of articles. This will also provide researchers and administrators with a better basis for comparing the impact of their research. (601 words) References 1. Garfield E. Citation comments. Current Contents 1994 (June 20); 22 (25): 3-8. 2. Seglen PO. Why the impact factor of journals should not be used for evaluating research. Brit Med J 1997; 314:498-502. 3. Garfield E. Citation data is subtle stuff - a primer on evaluating a scientist performance. Scientist 1987; 1(10):9. 4. Huth EJ. Mapping the land of medical journals: some new applications for citation data from Science Citation Index. In: Lock S, ed. The Future of Medical Journals ? in commemoration of 150 years of the British Medical Journal. London, UK: BMA Publishing Group, 1991: 81-92. Table. Hypothetical data to calculate "topic-based" impact factors using topics related to occupational health --------------------------------------------------------------------------- N of N of citations Topic- articles rec'd by based indexed the group of Impact by topic articles Factor TOPIC (1) (2) (2/1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Occupational diseases 1000 1500 1.5 Occupational diseases-epidemiology* 400 880 2.2 Occupational exposure-adverse effects 200 360 1.8 Pneumoconiosis 150 200 1.3 Asbestos 300 570 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Example of descriptor combined with subheading. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 7 17:55:57 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:55:57 -0400 Subject: WEB: BIRD Message-ID: BIRD (BIbliometric Retrieval of Documents) http://www.iit.nrc.ca/II_public/WebBird/overview.html >From the overview: Given a set of pages of interest to the user, BIRD retrieves a set of documents which are related to this given set through citation linkages of a particular form. BIRD also computes a measure of how similar each related document is to the given set. This similarity measure, called relatedness is based on the number and nature of citation linkages between individual related documents and the given set. [n.b. Mr. Alain.Desilets, chief of the development group, tells me that this is still an active project, and that the software is available for license. --gw] [n.b.2 The site includes a "try me" feature - turns up some interesting results. --gw] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 8 17:52:38 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:52:38 -0400 Subject: ABS:Kostoff, Hypersonic and supersonic flow roadmaps Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format PT J AU Kostoff, RN Eberhart, HJ Toothman, DR TI Hypersonic and supersonic flow roadmaps using bibliometrics and database tomography SO JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE LA English C1 Off Naval Res, 800 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA 22217 USA. Off Naval Res, Arlington, VA 22217 USA. USN, Air Warfare Ctr, China Lake, CA 93555 USA. RSIS Inc, Mclean, VA 22102 USA. ID TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE AB Database Tomography (DT) is a textual database analysis system consisting of two major components: 1) Algorithms for extracting multiword phrase frequencies and phrase proximities (physical closeness of the multiword technical phrases) from any type of large textual database, to augment 2) interpretative capabilities of the expert human analyst. DT was used to derive technical intelligence from a hypersonic/supersonic flow (HSF) database derived from the Science Citation Index and the Engineering Compendex. Phrase frequency analysis by the technical domain expert provided the pervasive technical themes of the HSF database, and the phrase proximity analysis provided the relationships among the pervasive technical themes. Bibliometric analysis of the HSF literature supplemented the DT results with author/journal/institution publication and citation data. Comparisons of HSF results with past analyses of similarly structured near-earth space and Chemistry databases are made. One important finding is that many of the normalized bibliometric distribution functions are extremely consistent across these diverse technical domains. BP 427 EP 447 PG 21 JI J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. PY 1999 PD APR 15 VL 50 IS 5 GA 181TF RP Kostoff RN J9 J AMER SOC INFORM SCI ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 8 17:54:38 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:54:38 -0400 Subject: ABS:Birkin, Pediatricians, clinical practice Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format PT J AU Birken, CS Parkin, PC TI In which journals will pediatricians find the best evidence for clinical practice? SO PEDIATRICS LA English C1 Hosp Sick Children, Dept Pediat, 555 Univ Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. Hosp Sick Children, Div Pediat Med, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. Hosp Sick Children, Res Inst, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. Univ Toronto, Fac Med, Dept Pediat, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. DE evidence-based medicine; medical education; clinical pediatrics; information services; bibliometrics ID IMPACT FACTORS AB Objective. The objective of this study was to identify the journals that contain the best evidence relating to clinical pediatric practice, thus enabling general pediatricians and pediatric trainees to identify the best quality evidence more efficiently and to select journals for general reading more judiciously. Methods. In the first of three strategies, journal citations from completed systematic reviews using topic headings of pediatric(s), child, infant(s), newborn, neonate(s), neonatology, and adolescent(s) in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) in the 1997, Issue 4, Cochrane Library were collected. In the second strategy, journal citations from American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) policy statements from 1994 to 1996 found in the AAP policy reference guide were collected. In the third strategy, journal citations from the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) statements from 1990 to 1997 found in Pediatrics and Child Health were collected. Topics related to tertiary neonatology, nonphysician health care professionals, public health policy, ethics, and non-journal citation sources were excluded. All statements with no references were excluded. Journal citations in CDSR with no pediatric subjects and citation of AAP policy statements cited in AAP policy statements were excluded. The number of citations from the journal cited most frequently, from journals that represented similar to 10% of all citations and from the 10 journals cited most frequently were expressed as a percent of total citations and a 95% CI was calculated. Results. Using all three strategies (CDSR, AAP, and CPS), the journal cited most frequently was Pediatrics. Using the CDSR strategy (n = 234), citations from Pediatrics represented 6.0% of the total (95% CI: 3.0%, 9.0%), using the AAP strategy (n = 930), citations from Pediatrics represented 11.4% of the total (95% CI: 9.4%, 13.4%), and using the CPS strategy (n = 873), citations from Pediatrics represented 11.9% of the total (95% CI: 9.8, 14.1). Using the CDSR strategy, citations from the 10 journals cited most frequently made up 38.9% of the total citations (95% CI: 32.7%, 45.1%), using the AAP strategy, citations from the 10 journals cited most frequently made up 42.3% of the total citations (95% CI: 39.3%, 45.3%), and using the CPS strategy, citations from the 10 journals cited most frequently made up 60.6% of the total citations (95% CI: 57.4, 63.8). In the CPS strategy, citations from the Journal of Pediatrics represented 10.2% of the total citations (95% CI: 8.2, 12.2) and citations from New England Journal of Medicine represented 9.5% of the total citations (95% CI: 7.6, 11.5). A total of 7 journals were found to be among the 10 cited most frequently using all three strategies (in alphabetical order): Archives of Diseases in Childhood, British Medical Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Pediatrics, Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, and Pediatrics. Conclusions. This study provides the general pediatrician and pediatric trainee with a strategy to identify efficiently a significant proportion of the best evidence on pediatric practice by restricting searches and reading to a limited number of journals. It also highlights the fact that the best quality evidence on pediatric practice is found in a large number of medical journals. BP 941 EP 947 PG 7 JI Pediatrics PY 1999 PD MAY VL 103 IS 5 GA 193JZ RP Parkin PC J9 PEDIATRICS ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 8 18:39:51 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 18:39:51 -0400 Subject: CORP:Chi Research Message-ID: CHI Research, Inc http://www.chiresearch.com/ >From the intro: CHI Research, Inc. is a highly focused research consultancy. We have pioneered the development of science and technology indicators for over 30 years. Tech-Line, our flagship on-line database, provides up-to-date information on the patent portfolios and technological strengths of over 1000 companies worldwide. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ From smaritch at ROCKETMAIL.COM Fri Jul 9 03:56:42 1999 From: smaritch at ROCKETMAIL.COM (Sinisa Maricic) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 00:56:42 -0700 Subject: ABS:Kostoff, Hypersonic and supersonic flow roadmaps Message-ID: Hi, Sigmetricians, It seems to me this Kostoff's approach by combining topic-wise Science Citation Index and Engineering Compendex for the "Database Tomography" is similar to Prof. Takashi's approach we heard of yesterday. (When a "discovery" happens independently and simulataneously at two places separated widely enough geographically and culturally - there is indeed something to it.) Best, Sinisa ---Gretchen Whitney wrote: > > FN ISI Export Format > PT J > AU Kostoff, RN > Eberhart, HJ > Toothman, DR > TI Hypersonic and supersonic flow roadmaps using bibliometrics and > database tomography > SO JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE > PY 1999 > PD APR 15 > VL 50 > IS 5 > GA 181TF > RP Kostoff RN > J9 J AMER SOC INFORM SCI > ER > > c. ISI, reprinted with permission > > > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 > School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 > University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu > http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 9 09:57:11 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 09:57:11 -0400 Subject: ART:Lawrence (NYT), Web Size Message-ID: The New York Times report of the NEC Lawrence and Giles study of the size of the Web and coverage by various search engines is at http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/circuits/articles/08geek.html The full report is linked, but at this time is not available. It isn't on the Nature site (www.nature.com) either. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From lawrence at RESEARCH.NJ.NEC.COM Fri Jul 9 12:09:27 1999 From: lawrence at RESEARCH.NJ.NEC.COM (Steve Lawrence) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 12:09:27 -0400 Subject: ART:Lawrence (NYT), Web Size In-Reply-To: ; from Gretchen Whitney on Fri, Jul 09, 1999 at 09:57:11AM -0400 Message-ID: > The New York Times report of the NEC Lawrence and Giles study of the size > of the Web and coverage by various search engines is at > http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/circuits/articles/08geek.html > The full report is linked, but at this time is not available. It isn't on > the Nature site (www.nature.com) either. The article is available on the Nature site for subscribers, or we can send a reprint on request. Regards, Steve -- Steve Lawrence - http://www.neci.nec.com/~lawrence/ From sef2 at CORNELL.EDU Fri Jul 9 14:54:22 1999 From: sef2 at CORNELL.EDU (Susan Feldman) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 14:54:22 -0400 Subject: ART:Lawrence (NYT), Web Size In-Reply-To: Message-ID: In the interests of getting the figures right, here is a summary I wrote for Information Today. I have a copy of the Nature article because I was asked to comment on it by a reporter. Note that I couldn't resist editorializing, though.: Newsbreak: New Study of WWW search engine coverage. By Susan Feldman A new study of coverage of the indexable web by web search engines states that, as of Feb., 1999, only 16% of the web is indexed by the combined search engines. The study, by Steve Lawrence and C. Lee Giles of NEC Research Institute appeared in the July 8, 1999 issue of Nature (p107-109). Lawrence and Giles made headlines a year ago with their study of overlap among search engines which showed that each web search engine indexed a fairly discrete corner of the WWW, with little overlap among them. In that study, the Lawrence and Giles reported that the combined coverage by all web search engines was about 60% of the web. Their conclusion from comparing the two studies is that the web search engines are not keeping pace with the growth of the web. Some figures: Using randomly generated web addresses, they estimate a total of 16 million web servers in existence. Of these, they estimate that roughly 2.8 million are publicly accessible and present indexable information for web search engines to collect. There are, they say, 800 million publicly indexable web pages, accounting for 6 terabytes of text (not image) data. Much of the web is not indexable, since it resides behind query boxes, in non-indexable databases, or specifies that web crawlers and spiders may not index the server's contents (robots exclusion policy). (A study we did at Datasearch in 1997 indicated that approximately 50% of the web was not indexable) The authors first used random web URL's to estimate total web servers in existence. They predict that there are approximately 16 million at present. The profile of the web indexed by all search engines together was: 83% commercial sites 6% scientific or educational sites 1.5% pornographic 1.2% government 2.8% health 2.3% personal 1.4 community 0.8% religion 1.9% societies. Metadata: Only about a third of web servers contain metadata on their home pages. And only 0.3% used the Dublin Core. The lack of standardized tags was quite evident: they found 123 distinct tags. One disturbing, but not surprising finding is that "popular sites"-sites which have many links to them-are much more likely to be indexed than sites which have few links to them. Since web spiders follow links in order to discover new sites, it is harder for a site with no links to it to be found in a web crawl. The study also found that search engines are behind, taking months to index a new page. The average median age of "new" pages was 57 days. Despite its smaller size, they found that Infoseek has a higher probability of indexing random new sites. This bears out another recent study at the Wharton School which called Infoseek an "overachiever". Ranking the search engines Lawrence and Giles used 1,050 real queries from NEC researchers in order to test web engine coverage. Of the 16% of the web covered by the web engines, here's a breakdown of coverage by each web search engine: Northern Light 38.3% Snap 37.1% Alta Vista 37.1% HotBot 27.1% Microsoft 20.3% Infoseek 19.2% Google 18.6% Yahoo 17.6% Excite 13.5% Lycos 5.9% Euroseek5.2% While these results are startling, they may not give a complete picture of web contents or research. Giles and Lawrence used basic Boolean queries which required exact matches. In other words, they asked for a Boolean AND. They turned off truncation, and "transformed queries to the advanced syntax for Alta Vista". As any researcher knows, insisting on exact matches greatly diminishes the set of retrieved documents. It increases precision, but decreases recall. Turning off truncation, as well as concept searching further diminishes the recall. Thus, we might expect that coverage of these topics might be considerably larger than this study would indicate. In addition, the study appeared to classify as "science/education" only sites which were university, college, or research laboratory sites. This eliminates large valuable archives from publishers, scholarly societies, or commercial entities such as the Special Collection at Northern Light. "One of the great promises of the web is that of equalizing the accessibility of information", conclude the authors. But the search engines "typically index a biased sample of the web", they state. They point to the overemphasis on popular pages, or pages with many links, and suggest that valuable new research does not get found by the researcher who needs it because of this propensity. Tools such as Direct Hit, or Google use popularity of number of links measures to improve the precision and quality of their searches. Giles and Lawrence call for more equal and better coverage for research and educational information. The question of what to include in order to serve the public is an old one. Librarians deal with it constantly, under the rubric of "selection". Today's search engines appear to be working toward providing less information of higher quality-providing some good answers-instead of complete coverage, no matter the quality. This is a direct response to screams from the public of information overload. Perhaps there is a place for broad coverage in narrow fields for those who want "all" the answers instead of just some good ones. __________________________________ Susan Feldman, Pres. Datasearch sef2 at cornell.edu 170 Lexington Dr. 607-257-0937 (phone/fax) Ithaca NY 14850 www.datasearch1.com __________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 6806 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Sat Jul 10 17:08:28 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 17:08:28 -0400 Subject: ART:Lawrence (NYT), Web Size Message-ID: The website for the article is at http://www.wwwmetrics.com/ It now contains summary data. I requested a copy of the article Friday morning from the author and received a PDF reprint within minutes of the request. --gw From stegmann at UKBF.FU-BERLIN.DE Mon Jul 12 11:06:57 1999 From: stegmann at UKBF.FU-BERLIN.DE (Johannes Stegmann) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:06:57 +0200 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I would like to comment on the paper by Takahashi et al. 1. Takahashi states: "It is recognized that there is poor correlation between citation counts of individual papers and journal IFs" and cites the BMJ paper by Seglen (Brit Med J 1997; 314:498-502). I think, the correlation between the number of citations an individual article received and the topic-based impact factor is not better. For example, when I retrieve all research-relevant (journal articles, reviews) "asbestos-paper" (asbestos as main subject-heading) from MEDLINE (publication years 1994 and 1995) and the citations subsequently received (from SCISEARCH/SOCIAL SCISEARCH) I can draw similiarly shaped graphs as Figure 1 and Figure 2 in the Seglen-paper. The data are as follows: No. of papers with asbestos as main heading, years 1994/1995: 289 No. of citations received in 1996: 253 IF=0.89 No. of citations received from 1994 to 1999: 1312 IF=4.5 If I look for numbers of citations received by individual articles, then I find for the citing year 1996: No. of Papers cited No. of Citations 168 0 62 1 30 2 9 3 10 4 4 5 2 6 1 7 2 8 1 9 168 papers (58 percent) are not cited in 1996. Only 121 papers (42 percent) are cited. This would give an IF (cited papers only) of 2.1. Starting with the highest cited paper, 22 percent of the cited papers (9.6 percent if all papers are considered) accumulate 50 percent of all citations, and 50 percent of the cited papers accumulate 76 percent of the citations (20.8 percent if all papers are considered). Looking for all citations received from 1994 until today, I find: No. of Papers cited No. of Citations 82 0 47 1 22 2 18 3 17 4 19 5 13 6 11 7 9 8 8 9 3 10 4 11 1 12 6 13 5 14 1 15 4 16 2 17 2 18 4 19 2 20 3 23 2 25 1 26 1 33 1 35 82 papers (28.4 percent) are not cited at all. 207 papers (71.6 percent) are cited. This would give an IF (cited papers only) of 6.3. Starting with the highest cited paper, 18 percent of the cited papers (12.8 percent if all papers are considered) accumulate 50 percent of all citations, and 50 percent of the cited papers accumulate 84 percent of the citations (35.6 percent if all papers are considered). Thus, the questions remains if there is any "evaluation value" in citation counting as far as single articles are considered. 2. I see another problem in the definition of a topic. It is not difficult to build more specific topics, e.g. by separating papers on epidemiology (of occupational dis.) into classes defined by region/country, and a paper dealing with the situtation in France might accumulate more citations from France-based research than from other countries. We could end up in topics constituted by single articles. 3. It is possible, of course, not only to link MEDLINE but also EMBASE, BIOSIS, SCISEARCH itself and other databases with the citation databases SCISEARCH/SOCIAL SCISEARCH. Johannes Stegmann ------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Johannes Stegmann Univ. Hospital Benjamin Franklin Free University Berlin Medical Library stegmann at ukbf.fu-berlin.de Hindenburgdamm 30 Tel.: +49 30 8445 2035 D-12200 Berlin Fax: +49 30 8445 4454 Germany Homepage: http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/medbib/home.html From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 12 17:43:34 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:43:34 -0400 Subject: ABS:Ejarque, Spanish cardiology books Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format PT J AU Ejarque, JH Lluch, JO Munoz, J Lopez, S TI The publication of cardiology books in Spain. Bibliometric approach SO REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA LA Spanish C1 Clin Quiron de Valencia, Serv Cardiol, Avda Blasco Ibanez 14, Valencia 46010, Spain. Clin Quiron de Valencia, Serv Cardiol, Valencia 46010, Spain. Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Estudios Documentales & Hist Ciencia, E-46003 Valencia, Spain. Hosp Clin Valencia, Serv Cardiol, Valencia, Spain. Clin Quiron de Valencia, Serv Alergia, Valencia 46010, Spain. DE cardiology; books; ISBN; bibliometrics; Spain AB Introduction and objectives. We analyze Spanish production of cardiology books published in Spain and put together in the database ISBN between 1988 and 1997. Material and methods. For every book various things are considered: author, year of publication, ISBN classification, language, place published and publishers were analyzed. Results. There are 565 books analyzed which are classified in the database under 27 different classes. The principal class is "General pathology. Clinical Medicine. Therapeutics" with 346 books. The places in which most books were published was Barcelona (46.90%) and Madrid (38.41%). The publishing houses were the ones which published more books (64.07%). 79.46 per cent of the books were originally written in Spanish, with at 20.54 per cent which were translated into by other languages. The ones that were translated were principally English (78.45%) and German (14.66%). Conclusions. These results confirm the tendency observed in other projects and indicate the increase of Spanish publications on cardiology, this is observed over the years. Although, in the years 1996 and 1997 we observe a slight decrease, that we will have to continue analysing with posterior studies to this one; to see if it is an isolated fact or a tendency to the diminution of the production of books published in our country, as a consequence of the evolution of works hn other type of supports. BP 261 EP 268 PG 8 JI Rev. Esp. Cardiol. PY 1999 PD APR VL 52 IS 4 GA 179VB RP Ejarque JH J9 REV ESPAN CARDIOL ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 12 17:44:51 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:44:51 -0400 Subject: ABS:Urbizagastegui, Cites in Revista Geologica de Chile Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format PT J AU Urbizagastegui, R Cortes, MT TI Bibliographic citation analysis in the Revista Geologica de Chile. SO REVISTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE LA Spanish C1 Univ Calif Riverside, Sci Lib, POB 5900, Riverside, CA 92521 USA. Univ Calif Riverside, Sci Lib, Riverside, CA 92521 USA. DE bibliometrics; Bradford's law; citation analysis; Revista Geologica de Chile AB The present study analyzes the bibliographic citations done by specialists who have published their research papers in the Revista Geologica de Chile from 1995 to 1996. It identifies the periodical publications most frequently cited, applies the Bradford's law, and presents the selection of the nucleus of geology journals with a high citation frequency. BP 265 EP 272 PG 8 JI Rev. Geol. Chile PY 1998 PD DEC VL 25 IS 2 GA 165KN RP Urbizagastegui R J9 REV GEOL CHILE ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 12 17:46:43 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:46:43 -0400 Subject: ABS:Lewison, Eval. of Athritis Research Message-ID: FN ISI Export Format PT J AU Lewison, G Devey, ME TI Bibliometric methods for the evaluation of arthritis research SO RHEUMATOLOGY LA English C1 Wellcome Trust, Unit Policy Res Sci & Med, 210 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, England. Wellcome Trust, Unit Policy Res Sci & Med, London NW1 2BE, England. Arthrit Res Campaign, Chesterfield S41 7TD, Derby, England. DE arthritis; bibliometrics; evaluation; funding; impact; research ID PERFORMANCE; IMPACT; INDICATORS; CITATIONS; COUNTRIES; JOURNALS; SCIENCE AB This study uses bibliometric methods to evaluate the magnitude and quality of publications in arthritis research in the UK and compare this with that of other countries. Arthritis research was defined by publication in a specialist journal or by specific title key words or address. Outputs from 13 countries between 1988 and 1995 were analysed by number, research level (from clinical to basic) and potential impact on other researchers (from low to high). The UK has a strong presence in arthritis research and the highest relative commitment of all the countries studied. UK output was more clinical than that of other countries, except Spain, and was of relatively high impact. A second study examined UK arthritis papers supported by different funding sources, including government, private- non-profit and industry. Papers with funding acknowledgements were of significantly higher impact and less clinical than those without. The Arthritis Research Campaign was the leading funder in the UK with high-impact papers which, over the 8 yr period, have become more clinical than those supported by other funding sources, except hospital trusts. BP 13 EP 20 PG 8 JI RHEUMATOLOGY PY 1999 PD JAN VL 38 IS 1 GA 193CH RP Lewison G J9 RHEUMATOLOGY ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 13 18:20:24 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:20:24 -0400 Subject: ART:Roosendaal, Sci. communication, research policy Message-ID: PT J AU Roosendaal, HE Geurts, PATM TI Scientific communication and its relevance to research policy SO SCIENTOMETRICS LA English C1 Univ Twente, COWI, Postbus 217, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands. Elsevier Sci, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Univ Twente, Fac Publ Adm & Publ Policy, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands. AB This paper addresses the relation between developments in scientific communication and research. The developments in scientific communication are related to developments brought about by opportunities provided by the development and wide- scale introduction of modern information and communication technology. However, this paper does not focus on technological developments, but rather discusses how these new developments in scientific communication enable developments in research and research policy, and vice versa. The role of scientometrics and bibliometrics in this context is briefly discussed. BP 507 EP 519 PG 13 JI Scientometrics PY 1999 PD MAR-APR VL 44 IS 3 GA 192LV RP Roosendaal HE J9 SCIENTOMETRICS ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission. Visit their website at http://www.isinet.com/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 13 18:24:01 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:24:01 -0400 Subject: ABS:Hicks, Full coverage of SS literature Message-ID: PT J AU Hicks, D TI The difficulty of achieving full coverage of international social science literature and the bibliometric consequences SO SCIENTOMETRICS LA English C1 CHI Res Inc, 10 White Horse Pike, Haddon Hts, NJ 08035 USA. CHI Res Inc, Haddon Hts, NJ 08035 USA. ID BEHAVIORAL-SCIENCES; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; CITATION; SOCIOLOGY; INDICATORS; UNIVERSITIES; PHILOSOPHY; HUMANITIES; KNOWLEDGE; ECONOMICS AB This review of social science bibliometric literature seeks to establish characteristics of the social science literature and to understand their consequences for the coverage of literature databases and for interpretation of bibliometric social science indicators based on such databases. The paper reviews what we know about social science publishing and database coverage of it. It examines the main reasons why social science bibliometrics are problematic, namely: the centrality of books in social science literature and their high citation rate; and the national orientation of social science literatures. The paper then looks at reasons why social science bibliometrics holds increasing promise, namely: increasing internationalization; and good coverage of scholarly journals. BP 193 EP 215 PG 23 JI Scientometrics PY 1999 PD FEB VL 44 IS 2 GA 171UM RP Hicks D J9 SCIENTOMETRICS ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission. Visit their website at http://www.isinet.com/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 13 18:25:44 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:25:44 -0400 Subject: ABS:Gupta, Tech trends & patent analysis Message-ID: PT J AU Gupta, VK TI Technological trends in the area of fullerenes using bibliometric analysis of patents SO SCIENTOMETRICS LA English C1 Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, Dr KS Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110012, India. Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, New Delhi 110012, India. AB Patents are a useful source of scientific and technological information. The bibliometrics analysis of patents has been made to identify technological trends in the area of fullerenes and study other parameters like growth of the patenting activity, active players in the field from industry, academia and government research institutions. It indicates that firms and R&D organisations in developing countries could undertake similar study on specific topics of their interests and obtain relevant insights. BP 17 EP 31 PG 15 JI Scientometrics PY 1999 PD JAN VL 44 IS 1 GA 160PZ RP Gupta VK J9 SCIENTOMETRICS ER c. ISI, reprinted with permission. Visit their website at http://www.isinet.com/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From ktaka at MED.UOEH-U.AC.JP Wed Jul 14 01:40:19 1999 From: ktaka at MED.UOEH-U.AC.JP (Ken Takahashi) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 14:40:19 +0900 Subject: how to enroll Message-ID: I am the author of the letter on Topic-based Impact Factors, which was recently posted to your listserv by courtesy of Dr. Eugene Garfield. He also advised me to enroll in the SIGMETRICS so that I can follow the discussion, and respond to the comments raised. I have not been able to do this until now because I could not find information on how to enroll. The following address did not work either. qwhitney at utk.edu I would appreciate your help. Sincerely yours, Ken Takahashi Ken Takahashi Associate Professor Dept. Environmental Epidemiology University of Occupational & Environmental Health Orio, Yahatanishiku Kitakyushu City 807-8555, Japan mailto:ktaka at med.uoeh-u.ac.jp FAX: +81(Japan)-93-601-7324 TEL: +81(Japan)-93-691-7454 From aiguoren at MED.UOEH-U.AC.JP Wed Jul 14 03:01:01 1999 From: aiguoren at MED.UOEH-U.AC.JP (Aiguo Ren) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:01:01 +0800 Subject: help Message-ID: help -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 14 18:22:01 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:22:01 -0400 Subject: ABS:Kretschmer, Reflect. of social psychology Message-ID: PT J AU Kretschmer, H TI Reflections of social psychology in the journal Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie SO ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SOZIALPSYCHOLOGIE LA German C1 Borgsdorfer Str 5, D-16540 Hohen Neuendorf, Germany. Free Univ Berlin, Inst Entwicklungspsychol Sozialpsychol & Methoden, D-1000 Berlin, Germany. DE social interaction; graduated structural parameter; coauthorship network; non-linearity; bibliometrics AB In the literature a number of empirical findings report on the pattern of social relations which in general arise coincidentally more frequently between similar persons (Birds of a feather nock together). But with increasing distance the preference between the persons is diminishing. Here similarity can be predicated on a variety of characteristics. This study is to document that the number of publications of authors that appeared in the Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie within the period from 1970 to 1993 has qualified as such a characteristic. In this case the distance between the authors is commensurate with the logarithm of the number of publications. The relative frequency of observed coauthorships between authors with i and j publications per author serves as a non-linear function of the difference between the logarithm of i and j. This non-linear function is also validly applicable to other coauthorship networks such as to physicists. BP 307 EP 324 PG 18 JI Z. Soz. Psychol. PY 1998 VL 29 IS 4 GA 150LW RP Kretschmer H J9 Z SOZPSYCHOL ER c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 14 18:23:45 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:23:45 -0400 Subject: Joyce, 20 YRs J. of Homosexuality Message-ID: PT J AU Joyce, S Schrader, AM TI Twenty years of the Journal of Homosexuality: A bibliometric examination of the first 24 volumes, 1974-1993 SO JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY LA English C1 Univ Alberta, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, 320 Rutherford S, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4, Canada. Univ Alberta, Lib & Informat Studies Degree Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Univ Alberta, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4, Canada. DE homosexual studies literature; homosexual research; literature; content analysis; citation analysis; bibliometrics AB This study examines and evaluates the contents of the first 24 volumes of Journal of Homosexuality (JH), from 1974 to 1993. Data from each issue of JH, in terms of source articles and contributing authors, were collected and analyzed. JH is shown to be a scholarly journal, with high rates of citations per article, high levels of author education, a prevalence of scholarly methodological approaches, and a low rate of self- citation. Articles that disseminated the findings of empirical research noticeably decreased over time, while articles focusing on historical analysis noticeably increased. This trend was consonant with the change over time of JH's mission statement and editorial policy. BP 3 EP 24 PG 22 JI J. Homosex. PY 1999 VL 37 IS 1 GA 175UE RP Joyce S J9 J HOMOSEXUAL ER c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 14 18:27:56 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:27:56 -0400 Subject: ABS:Stegmann, Constructed IPs Message-ID: Author(s): Stegmann J Title: Building a list of journals with constructed impact factors Source: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 1999, Vol 55, Iss 3, pp 310-324 Addresses: Stegmann J, Free Univ Berlin, Clin Benjamin Franklin, Med Lib, D-12200 Berlin, Germany. Free Univ Berlin, Clin Benjamin Franklin, Med Lib, D-12200 Berlin, Germany. Abstract: This communication describes the building of a list of constructed impact factors (CIF) for biomedical journals not included in the 1996 editions of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The online retrieval from the host DI;DIMDI of the data needed for impact factor calculation is described in detail. At present, the CIF list comprises 338 titles. The top 100 (ranked according to their CIFs) are shown. The complete list is available via the World Wide Web at the URL: http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/medbib/CIF/cif.html. The possible usefulness of constructed impact f'actors for citation and evaluation studies is discussed. Source item page count: 15 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 200MA 29-char source abbrev: J DOC c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 15 18:33:15 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:33:15 -0400 Subject: ABS:Katz, Self-similar science system Message-ID: Author(s): Katz JS Title: The self-similar science system Source: RESEARCH POLICY 1999, Vol 28, Iss 5, pp 501-517 Addresses: Katz JS, Univ Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RF, E Sussex, England. Univ Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RF, E Sussex, England. Author Keywords: self-similar; power law; scale-independent KeywordsPlus: STATIONARY SCIENTOMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS; LAW Abstract: A system with a self-similar property is scale-independent and statistically exhibits that property at all levels of observation. In addition, a power law describes the distribution of a scale-independent property. Many investigators have observed social activities and structures, particularly in the science system, that are best described by a power-law distribution. However, unlike classical physical power laws that are used in the design of complex technical systems, social power laws are not used to develop social policy. Using the science system as a model social system and peer-reviewed publications and citations to these papers as the data source we will demonstrate the existence of two power law distributions that are then used to predict the existence of two additional power laws. In fact, it will be shown that in four UK sectoral, six OECD national, a regional and the world science systems the Matthew effect can be described by a power-law relationship between publishing size (papers) and recognition (citations). The exponent of this power law is 1.27 +/- 0.03, it is constant over time and relatively independent of system size and nationality. The policy implications of these robust self-similar social properties as well as the need to develop scale-independent policy are discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Source item page count: 17 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 209HJ 29-char source abbrev: RES POLICY c. ISI, Reprinted with permission. Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 15 18:37:06 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:37:06 -0400 Subject: ABS:Karki, Indian organic chemistry research Message-ID: Author(s): Karki MMS; Garg KC Title: Scientometrics of Indian organic chemistry research Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 45, Iss 1, pp 107-116 Addresses: Karki MMS, Natl Inst Sci Commun, Dr KS Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110012, India. Natl Inst Sci Commun, New Delhi 110012, India. Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, New Delhi 110012, India. KeywordsPlus: RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; BASIC RESEARCH; INDICATORS; BIBLIOMETRICS Abstract: Making use of scientometric techniques, the paper attempts to assess the performance of Indian organic chemistry research during the 70s and 80s. Identifies the significant work and its impact using mainstream connectivity, surrogate measures of quality and relative impact indicators. It is observed that the organic chemistry research performed in India during the later period (80s) has improved slightly as compared to the previous period (70s). Source item page count: 10 Publication Date: MAY IDS No.: 207YE 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission. Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 15 18:39:04 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:39:04 -0400 Subject: ABS:Yashin, Liquid chromatography and trends of their development Message-ID: Author(s): Yashin YI; Yashin AY Title: Scientometric study of the state-of-the-art methods and instruments for liquid chromatography and trends of their development Source: JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 1999, Vol 54, Iss 6, pp 519-528 Addresses: Yashin YI, Tsvet Publ Co, Dzerzhinsk 606000, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. Tsvet Publ Co, Dzerzhinsk 606000, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. Nizhnii Novgorod State Univ, Dept Chem, Nizhnii Novgorod 603500, Russia. Abstract: A scientometric study of state-of-the-art methods and instrumentation for liquid chromatography and trends in their development in 1991-1997 is performed based on the Bibliography Section of the Journal of Chromatography, Payers Guide of LC-GC International, and abstracts of Papers of the annual Pittsburgh Conferences in the United States. Source item page count: 10 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 205GY 29-char source abbrev: J ANAL CHEM-ENGL TR c. ISI, Reprinted with permission. Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From familyburrell at ENTERPRISE.NET Fri Jul 16 05:54:18 1999 From: familyburrell at ENTERPRISE.NET (Quentin L. Burrell) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 10:54:18 +0100 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields Message-ID: The frequency distributions of citation data given by Stegmann reveal features deserving of comment. The distributions relate to a set of 289 references and the citations they accumulate (a) during a one-year period (1996) and (b) during a longer period (1994-1999). [Note: Careful consideration of the data reveals an error in the second set - the entry opposite 14 citations should be 6 not 5.] (i) The dependence of the shape of the distributions - from inspection of the data or via graphical representation - on the length of the time period is typical of a variety of informetric data such as library circulations (1, 2) and cumulating bibliographies (3,4). (ii) Stegmann remarks that, over the one-year period, 9.6% of the papers =22% of cited papers) provide 50% of citations. Over the extended period, 12.8% of all papers (=18% of cited papers) provide 50% of citations. These are variants of "80/20" or other concentration analyses. The importance of both the length of time period and the inclusion or otherwise of the "zero category" in such analyses have been pointed out previously (e.g. 5, 6). (iii) Consideration of semi-log graphs of the frequency distributions suggests the fitting of negative binomial distributions in both cases. Just using the simple moment estimators for the parameters allows one to generate fitted values in good agreement with the observed frequencies (as judged by a chi-squared goodness of fit test). (iv) From the above it seems that a simple model for the acquisition of citations by a body of published papers might well be the familiar Gamma-Poisson model, whereby individual papers are cited according to a Poisson process while different papers acquire citations at different rates (the individual impact factors?) where these rates follow approximately a gamma distribution. Quoting Garfield, "Citation data is subtle stuff". Stegmann's data suggest that, like in most other areas of informetrics (7, 8, 9), successful citation modelling will require incorporation of a time parameter. (I apologise if others have already made similar remarks. I would be grateful to receive references, or even better - I don't have ready access to a large University library - copies of relevant papers.) (1) Kent et al: "The use of library materials" Dekker, 1979 (2) QL Burrell & V Cane: JRSS(A), 145 (1982) (3) QLB: In "Informetrics 91" Ranganathan Endowment, 1992 (4) V Oluic-Vukovic: JASIS, 43 (1992) (5) QLB: J Doc, 41 (1985) (6) QLB: Inf Proc & Man, 28, (1992) (7) QLB: JASIS, 44 (1993) (8) V O-V: JASIS, 48 (1997) (9) QLB: Scientom, 30 (1994) Dr Quentin L Burrell 119 Friary Park Ballabeg Isle of Man IM9 4EX United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)1624 824638 ----- Original Message ----- From: Johannes Stegmann To: Sent: 12 July 1999 16:06 Subject: Re: [SIGMETRICS] ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields > I would like to comment on the paper by Takahashi et al. > > 1. Takahashi states: "It is recognized that there is poor correlation > between citation counts of individual papers and journal IFs" and cites the > BMJ paper by Seglen > (Brit Med J 1997; 314:498-502). > I think, the correlation between the number of citations an individual > article received and the topic-based impact factor is not better. For > example, when I retrieve all research-relevant (journal articles, reviews) > "asbestos-paper" (asbestos as main subject-heading) from MEDLINE > (publication years 1994 and 1995) and the citations subsequently received > (from SCISEARCH/SOCIAL SCISEARCH) I can draw similiarly shaped graphs as > Figure 1 and Figure 2 in the Seglen-paper. The data are as follows: > > No. of papers with asbestos as main heading, years 1994/1995: 289 > No. of citations received in 1996: 253 IF=0.89 > No. of citations received from 1994 to 1999: 1312 IF=4.5 > > If I look for numbers of citations received by individual articles, then I > find for the citing year 1996: > > No. of Papers cited No. of Citations > > 168 0 > 62 1 > 30 2 > 9 3 > 10 4 > 4 5 > 2 6 > 1 7 > 2 8 > 1 9 > > 168 papers (58 percent) are not cited in 1996. Only 121 papers (42 percent) > are cited. This would give an IF (cited papers only) of 2.1. > Starting with the highest cited paper, 22 percent of the cited papers (9.6 > percent if all papers are considered) accumulate 50 percent of all > citations, and 50 percent of the cited papers accumulate 76 percent of the > citations (20.8 percent if all papers are considered). > > Looking for all citations received from 1994 until today, I find: > > > No. of Papers cited No. of Citations > > 82 0 > 47 1 > 22 2 > 18 3 > 17 4 > 19 5 > 13 6 > 11 7 > 9 8 > 8 9 > 3 10 > 4 11 > 1 12 > 6 13 > 5 14 > 1 15 > 4 16 > 2 17 > 2 18 > 4 19 > 2 20 > 3 23 > 2 25 > 1 26 > 1 33 > 1 35 > > 82 papers (28.4 percent) are not cited at all. 207 papers (71.6 percent) > are cited. This would give an IF (cited papers only) of 6.3. > Starting with the highest cited paper, 18 percent of the cited papers (12.8 > percent if all papers are considered) accumulate 50 percent of all > citations, and 50 percent of the cited papers accumulate 84 percent of the > citations (35.6 percent if all papers are considered). > > Thus, the questions remains if there is any "evaluation value" in citation > counting as far as single articles are considered. > > 2. I see another problem in the definition of a topic. It is not difficult > to build more specific topics, e.g. by separating papers on epidemiology > (of occupational dis.) into classes defined by region/country, and a paper > dealing with the situtation in France might accumulate more citations from > France-based research than from other countries. We could end up in topics > constituted by single articles. > > 3. It is possible, of course, not only to link MEDLINE but also EMBASE, > BIOSIS, SCISEARCH itself and other databases with the citation databases > SCISEARCH/SOCIAL SCISEARCH. > > > Johannes Stegmann > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Johannes Stegmann Univ. Hospital Benjamin Franklin > Free University Berlin Medical Library > stegmann at ukbf.fu-berlin.de Hindenburgdamm 30 > Tel.: +49 30 8445 2035 D-12200 Berlin > Fax: +49 30 8445 4454 Germany > Homepage: http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/medbib/home.html > From stegmann at UKBF.FU-BERLIN.DE Fri Jul 16 08:35:48 1999 From: stegmann at UKBF.FU-BERLIN.DE (Johannes Stegmann) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 14:35:48 +0200 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields In-Reply-To: <002401becf72$c572a980$0ac448c2@enterprise.net> Message-ID: At 10:54 16.07.99 +0100, you wrote: > >... [Note: Careful >consideration of the data reveals an error in the second set - the entry >opposite 14 citations should be 6 not 5.] > I'm sorry, I think I made two mistakes by manual counting the numbers of citations. The sum of papers must be, of course, 289 in both sets (and in the second set the sum was only 288). I counted again, and here are the correct numbers for the second set (in contrast to the data contained in my commenting email, it's now 49 papers with one citation, and 7 papers with 9 citations): No. of Papers cited No. of Citations 82 0 49 1 22 2 18 3 17 4 19 5 13 6 11 7 9 8 7 9 3 10 4 11 1 12 6 13 5 14 1 15 4 16 2 17 2 18 4 19 2 20 3 23 2 25 1 26 1 33 1 35 I hope, I did not miscount again; for that case you can find below the original data (for the second set) as retrieved from the DIMDI computer: No. of citations received Cited paper OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 35 2.67 SIMEONOVA PP,1995,V12,P676 !***************************** 33 2.52 TIMBLIN CR,1995,V55,P2723 !*************************** 26 1.98 WILKINSON P,1995,V345,P1074 !********************** 25 1.91 QUINLAN TR,1994,V150,P200 !********************* 25 1.91 THOMAS G,1994,V11,P707 !********************* 23 1.75 BOYLAN AM,1995,V96,P1987 !******************* 23 1.75 SCHAPIRA RM,1994,V10,P573 !******************* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 23 1.75 TAKEUCHI T,1994,V15,P635 !******************* 20 1.52 LASKY JA,1995,V12,P162 !***************** 20 1.52 LUND LG,1994,V51,P200 !***************** 19 1.45 ADACHI S,1994,V15,P753 !**************** 19 1.45 DEMENT JM,1994,V26,P431 !**************** 19 1.45 KARN CM,1994,V73,P74 !**************** 19 1.45 PERDUE TD,1994,V42,P1061 !**************** 18 1.37 HART GA,1994,V15,P971 !*************** 18 1.37 HIRVONEN A,1995,V55,P2981 !*************** 17 1.30 GHIO AJ,1994,V311,P13 !************** 17 1.30 WANG X,1995,V4,P543 !************** 16 1.22 HARDY JA,1995,V16,P319 !************* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 16 1.22 MAGNANI C,1995,V52,P362 !************* 16 1.22 MUSSELMAN RP,1994,V102,P139 !************* 16 1.22 SPIRTAS R,1994,V51,P804 !************* 15 1.14 DRISCOLL KE,1995,V46,P155 !************ 14 1.07 CHAO CC,1994,V308,P64 !************ 14 1.07 CHURG A,1994,V150,P663 !************ 14 1.07 KARJALAINEN A,1994,V20,P243 !************ 14 1.07 VAINIO H,1994,V20,P235 !************ 14 1.07 WACHOLDER S,1994,V140,P303 !************ 13 0.99 BECKLAKE MR,1994,V150,P1488 !*********** 13 0.99 CHAO CC,1994,V314,P384 !*********** 13 0.99 KINNULA VL,1994,V16,P169 !*********** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 13 0.99 KUWAHARA M,1994,V10,P167 !*********** 13 0.99 MOYER VD,1994,V102,P131 !*********** 13 0.99 QUINLAN TR,1994,V102,P107 !*********** 12 0.91 FAUX SP,1994,V15,P1749 !********** 11 0.84 GRIFFITH DE,1994,V10,P245 !********* 11 0.84 MAHMOOD N,1994,V200,P687 !********* 11 0.84 MOLLO F,1995,V60,P289 !********* 11 0.84 UEKI A,1994,V82,P332 !********* 10 0.76 BELLMANN B,1994,V102,P185 !******** 10 0.76 CHURG A,1994,V38,P625 !******** 10 0.76 DOPP E,1995,V103,P268 !******** 9 0.69 CORSINI E,1994,V11,P531 !******* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 9 0.69 GENNARO V,1994,V20,P213 !******* 9 0.69 KARJALAINEN A,1994,V51,P456 !******* 9 0.69 NUORVA K,1994,V150,P528 !******* 9 0.69 PAIRON JC,1994,V51,P244 !******* 9 0.69 QUINLAN TR,1995,V147,P728 !******* 9 0.69 WALKER C,1995,V55,P530 !******* 8 0.61 AULT JG,1995,V55,P792 !******* 8 0.61 BERNSTEIN DM,1994,V102,P15 !******* 8 0.61 DONG HY,1995,V331,P197 !******* 8 0.61 IMBERNON E,1995,V28,P339 !******* 8 0.61 KAMP DW,1995,V268,PL471 !******* 8 0.61 MOSSMAN BT,1994,V38,P617 !******* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 8 0.61 MURAI Y,1995,V50,P19 !******* 8 0.61 SCHWARTZ DA,1994,V150,P1243 !******* 8 0.61 VOISIN C,1995,V107,P477 !******* 7 0.53 BARRETT JC,1994,V102,P19 !****** 7 0.53 CASE BW,1994,V38,P503 !****** 7 0.53 CHURG A,1995,V151,P1409 !****** 7 0.53 GERWIN BI,1994,V11,P507 !****** 7 0.53 JAKOBSSON K,1994,V51,P95 !****** 7 0.53 KAMP DW,1994,V266,PL84 !****** 7 0.53 KARJALAINEN A,1994,V51,P212 !****** 7 0.53 KEELING B,1994,V10,P683 !****** 7 0.53 KINNULA VL,1995,V18,P391 !****** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 7 0.53 MEURMAN LO,1994,V51,P421 !****** 7 0.53 PELIN K,1995,V25,P118 !****** 6 0.46 DUFRESNE A,1995,V27,P581 !***** 6 0.46 GHIO AJ,1994,V315,P219 !***** 6 0.46 HEI TK,1995,V16,P1573 !***** 6 0.46 HILL IM,1995,V52,P92 !***** 6 0.46 HOMA DM,1994,V139,P1210 !***** 6 0.46 ISHIZAKI T,1994,V66,P208 !***** 6 0.46 ISRABIAN VA,1994,V267,PL518 !***** 6 0.46 PELIN K,1995,V334,P225 !***** 6 0.46 PIGG BJ,1994,V38,P453 !***** 6 0.46 SEKHON H,1995,V76,P411 !***** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 6 0.46 THOMAS G,1994,V725,P207 !***** 6 0.46 YEGLES M,1995,V16,P2751 !***** 6 0.46 ZITTING AJ,1995,V21,P470 !***** 5 0.38 ABRAHAM JL,1994,V26,P839 !**** 5 0.38 BERMAN DW,1995,V15,P181 !**** 5 0.38 BROWN DP,1994,V36,P882 !**** 5 0.38 DEMENT JM,1994,V38,P525 !**** 5 0.38 DONALDSON K,1995,V47,P207 !**** 5 0.38 GIAROLI C,1994,V66,P7 !**** 5 0.38 JAKOBSSON K,1994,V51,P812 !**** 5 0.38 JAKOBSSON K,1995,V52,P20 !**** 5 0.38 KUWAHARA M,1995,V76,P163 !**** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 5 0.38 MONSO E,1995,V50,P305 !**** 5 0.38 MUSCAT JE,1995,V27,P257 !**** 5 0.38 NAKADATE T,1995,V52,P368 !**** 5 0.38 ORLOWSKI E,1994,V26,P349 !**** 5 0.38 POTT F,1994,V38,P589 !**** 5 0.38 ROGGLI VL,1994,V26,P835 !**** 5 0.38 SHIH JF,1994,V105,P1370 !**** 5 0.38 SREBRO SH,1995,V8,P614 !**** 5 0.38 TESCHLER H,1994,V149,P641 !**** 5 0.38 TOSSAVAINEN A,1994,V102,P253 !**** 4 0.30 ANDERSSON E,1995,V27,P577 !*** 4 0.30 BIGNON J,1995,V39,P89 !*** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 4 0.30 DEMERS RY,1994,V36,P1027 !*** 4 0.30 FAUX SP,1994,V311,P209 !*** 4 0.30 GOLDBERG P,1995,V43,P444 !*** 4 0.30 GOVERNA M,1995,V11,P237 !*** 4 0.30 HUNCHAREK M,1994,V12,P214 !*** 4 0.30 KARJALAINEN A,1994,V26,P645 !*** 4 0.30 LEE RJ,1995,V119,P528 !*** 4 0.30 LI XY,1994,V64,P181 !*** 4 0.30 LJUNGMAN AG,1994,V51,P777 !*** 4 0.30 LONGO WE,1995,V55,P2232 !*** 4 0.30 NICHOLSON WJ,1995,V86,P393 !*** 4 0.30 PAIRON JC,1994,V25,P793 !*** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 4 0.30 SAKAI K,1994,V73,P1825 !*** 4 0.30 TAKAHASHI K,1994,V51,P461 !*** 4 0.30 WHYSNER J,1994,V23,P119 !*** 3 0.23 ADAMSON IY,1994,V10,P253 !** 3 0.23 BERRY G,1994,V38,P539 !** 3 0.23 BOTH K,1994,V59,P538 !** 3 0.23 DIXON D,1995,V14,P205 !** 3 0.23 GIBBS AR,1994,V102,P261 !** 3 0.23 GUN RT,1995,V162,P429 !** 3 0.23 HURBANKOVA M,1994,V102,P201 !** 3 0.23 KAMP DW,1995,V23,P689 !** 3 0.23 LEMEN RA,1994,V10,P59 !** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 3 0.23 LIPPMANN M,1994,V38,P459 !** 3 0.23 LIPPMANN M,1994,V51,P793 !** 3 0.23 LUO SQ,1995,V8,P54 !** 3 0.23 MARCZYNSKI B,1994,V13,P3 !** 3 0.23 MORGAN A,1995,V39,P747 !** 3 0.23 NERI S,1994,V51,P239 !** 3 0.23 ROSENTHAL GJ,1994,V153,P3237 !** 3 0.23 STURM W,1994,V72,P317 !** 3 0.23 WEISS W,1995,V37,P1364 !** 2 0.15 ASLAM M,1995,V15,P27 !** 2 0.15 BOTH K,1995,V26,P67 !** 2 0.15 CHAILLEUX E,1995,V12,P353 !** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 2 0.15 COIN PG,1994,V102,P197 !** 2 0.15 GROSS TJ,1994,V266,PL287 !** 2 0.15 JANSSEN YM,1995,V15,P2085 !** 2 0.15 JANSSEN YM,1995,V55,P2085 !** 2 0.15 LANGER AM,1994,V102,P235 !** 2 0.15 LIDDELL D,1994,V38,P519 !** 2 0.15 LU J,1994,V320,P253 !** 2 0.15 MAGNANI C,1995,V19,P338 !** 2 0.15 MUSK AW,1995,V19,P520 !** 2 0.15 NOLAN RP,1994,V102,P245 !** 2 0.15 RIBAK J,1995,V23,P35 !** 2 0.15 ROGERS A,1995,V21,P259 !** OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 2 0.15 ROGGLI VL,1995,V39,P363 !** 2 0.15 RUOTSALAINEN M,1995,V78,P195 !** 2 0.15 SARIC M,1994,V22,P293 !** 2 0.15 SCHLECHT PC,1995,V56,P480 !** 2 0.15 SREBRO SH,1994,V26,P809 !** 2 0.15 VALKILA EH,1995,V28,P363 !** 2 0.15 WEILL H,1994,V38,P533 !** 1 0.08 AHMAD I,1995,V33,P209 !* 1 0.08 ANDRION A,1994,V25,P617 !* 1 0.08 ARIF JM,1994,V102,P181 !* 1 0.08 BROWN DP,1994,V38,P882 !* 1 0.08 CAMBELOVA M,1994,V51,P343 !* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 1 0.08 CHAILLEUX E,1995,V4,P353 !* 1 0.08 CORN M,1994,V4,P495 !* 1 0.08 CROSIGNANI P,1995,V27,P573 !* 1 0.08 DODSON RF,1995,V27,P207 !* 1 0.08 DOGRA S,1995,V33,P131 !* 1 0.08 DONALDSON K,1994,V72,P299 !* 1 0.08 DONALDSON K,1995,V177,P303 !* 1 0.08 DOSSING M,1994,V26,P755 !* 1 0.08 EGILMAN DS,1995,V25,P667 !* 1 0.08 ERDOGDU G,1994,V50,P785 !* 1 0.08 FALCHI M,1994,V30,P139 !* 1 0.08 GIBBS AR,1994,V104,P261 !* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 1 0.08 GIBBS GW,1994,V38,P477 !* 1 0.08 HILLERDAL G,1994,V38,P561 !* 1 0.08 HUGHES JM,1994,V38,P555 !* 1 0.08 HUUSKONEN MS,1995,V86,P426 !* 1 0.08 JANSSEN YM,1995,V92,P8458 !* 1 0.08 KAMP DW,1994,V10,PL84 !* 1 0.08 KAMP DW,1995,V12,PL471 !* 1 0.08 KARN CM,1994,V731,P74 !* 1 0.08 KASHANSKII SV,1995,V5,P19 !* 1 0.08 LANGE JH,1995,V55,P325 !* 1 0.08 LANGER AM,1994,V38,P427 !* 1 0.08 LEE MM,1994,V1226,P151 !* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 1 0.08 LEVIN JL,1995,V50,P462 !* 1 0.08 MAGNANI C,1994,V85,P157 !* 1 0.08 MURAI Y,1994,V49,P67 !* 1 0.08 MUSSELMAN RP,1994,V105,P139 !* 1 0.08 NEVITT C,1994,V26,P821 !* 1 0.08 NUORVA K,1994,V159,P528 !* 1 0.08 NYBERG P,1994,V97,P334 !* 1 0.08 PERDUE TD,1994,V24,P1061 !* 1 0.08 PINTO C,1995,V86,P484 !* 1 0.08 RICHTER ED,1995,V86,P449 !* 1 0.08 ROGGLI VL,1994,V38,P502 !* 1 0.08 SCHNEIDER J,1995,V196,P495 !* OCC % TERM +----------------------------- 1 0.08 SEKHON H,1995,V75,P411 !* 1 0.08 SHIH JF,1994,V10,P1370 !* 1 0.08 SOODAEVA SK,1994,V118,P145 !* 1 0.08 SOODAEVA SK,1994,V130,P145 !* 1 0.08 STURM W,1995,V47,P173 !* 1 0.08 VOISIN C,1994,V106,P974 !* 1 0.08 WILLIAMS V,1995,V28,P489 !* 1 0.08 WILSON R,1994,V20,P161 !* ***END OF SHOW*** Regards, Johannes Stegmann ------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Johannes Stegmann Univ. Hospital Benjamin Franklin Free University Berlin Medical Library stegmann at ukbf.fu-berlin.de Hindenburgdamm 30 Tel.: +49 30 8445 2035 D-12200 Berlin Fax: +49 30 8445 4454 Germany Homepage: http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/medbib/home.html From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 16 18:19:50 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:19:50 -0400 Subject: ABS:Roosendaal, Scientific communication & research policy Message-ID: Author(s): Roosendaal HE; Geurts PATM Title: Scientific communication and its relevance to research policy Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 3, pp 507-519 Addresses: Roosendaal HE, Univ Twente, COWI, Postbus 217, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands. Elsevier Sci, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Univ Twente, Fac Publ Adm & Publ Policy, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands. Abstract: This paper addresses the relation between developments in scientific communication and research. The developments in scientific communication are related to developments brought about by opportunities provided by the development and wide-scale introduction of modern information and communication technology. However, this paper does not focus on technological developments, but rather discusses how these new developments in scientific communication enable developments in research and research policy, and vice versa. The role of scientometrics and bibliometrics in this context is briefly discussed. Source item page count: 13 Publication Date: MAR-APR IDS No.: 192LV 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 16 18:22:16 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:22:16 -0400 Subject: ABS:Pantel, Research performance in psychiatry Message-ID: Author(s): Pantel J; Mundt C Title: The evaluation of research performance in psychiatry. Potential and pitfalls of bibliometric analysis Source: NERVENARZT 1999, Vol 70, Iss 3, pp 281-287 Addresses: Mundt C, Univ Heidelberg, Psychiat Klin, Vossstr 4, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany. Univ Heidelberg, Psychiat Klin, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany. Author Keywords: research performance; evaluation; impact factor; psychiatric research; scientometrics KeywordsPlus: IMPACT FACTOR; CITATION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL JOURNALS; SCIENCE; GERMAN; TOOL Abstract: ecent scientific and economic developments have emphasized the need far objective and operationalized criteria for the evaluation of collective and individual research performance. In this context the present article discusses the possibilities and limitations of bibliometric analysis in the evaluation of psychiatric research. Taking into account recent scientometric knowledge,the potentials and pitfalls of the so called impact factor are critically discussed with respect to its usefulness in the evaluation of psychiatric research performance in Germany. A major criticism arises from the observation that the unreflecting use of the impact factor may overemphasize quantitative aspects to the disadvantage of qualitative aspects of research. This may however lead to unwanted distortions and misjudgements. The critical analysis of the current use of scientometric indices in the evaluation process emphasizes the need for alternative criteria,which should take into account disciplinary as well as national idiosyncrasis. Accordingly, the authors aim to induce and contribute to a discussion process within the scientific community, which may lead To a more appropriate evaluation of psychiatric research performance. Source item page count: 7 Publication Date: MAR IDS No.: 181DY 29-char source abbrev: NERVENARZT c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 16 18:20:52 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:20:52 -0400 Subject: ABS:Wouters, Citation theory, Indicator theories Message-ID: Author(s): Wouters P Title: Beyond the holy grail: From citation theory to indicator theories Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 3, pp 561-580 Addresses: Wouters P, Univ Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, NL-1018 WV Amsterdam, Netherlands. Univ Amsterdam, NL-1018 WV Amsterdam, Netherlands. KeywordsPlus: SCIENCE Abstract: A recurring theme in the use of science and technology indicators, as well as in the construction of new ones, is the interpretation of these indicators. Given the dependence on citation data in the majority of interesting science and technology indicators, a general citation theory would make the meaning of S&T indicators more transparent. Hence the continuing call for a citation theory in scientometrics. So far, such a theory has not yet been accepted by the experts in the field. This paper suggests an explanation for this. It also tries to sketch the outline of a general indicator theory by discussing new implications of an earlierproposal (Wouters, 1998) in relation to existing citation and indicator theories. Source item page count: 20 Publication Date: MAR-APR IDS No.: 192LV 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From ktaka at MED.UOEH-U.AC.JP Mon Jul 19 06:34:02 1999 From: ktaka at MED.UOEH-U.AC.JP (Ken Takahashi) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 19:34:02 +0900 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields Message-ID: May I respond to Dr Johannes Stegmann's comments on our letter on "an alternative to journal impact factors"? Comments #2 and #3 are acceptable. I would like to comment on #1. I would like to stress that our proposal aims essentially to provide a reference value for individual citation counts. The fact that there is only poor correlation between citation counts for individual papers and the journal IF was raised in our letter because there is the (mistaken) "culture" to infer the impact of individual papers from the journal IF it appears in. Of course a researcher can be merited for his paper having been published in a high IF journal, perhaps, because of its prestige, etc., but there is no assurance that his/her paper will be receiving the average citation count OF THE JOURNAL (the journal IF), because of the poor correlation. What is needed FOR COMPARISON is a reference value, the average citation count of papers pertaining to a certain topic. Here, too, a researcher has no assurance that his paper will be receiving the average citation count OF THE TOPIC (the topic-based IF). This was exemplified by Dr. Stegmann that the correlation is poor between individual papers and the topic IF. We appreciate Dr. Stegman's effort to verify and also the follow up by Dr. Burrell. However this fact of poor correlation is not relevant to our proposal. In contrast to journal IF, the researcher is unlikely to "infer from" the topic-based IF for the individual paper having published on the same theme. Instead, he will be provided with a legitimate reference point for "judging" his individual citation count. This is an improved method from "judging" by the journal IF his/her paper appeared in. By the way, I could not use the REPLY function in the homepage, so I am sending out my response to the listserv itself. I appologize if this is causing inconvenience for some people. Ken Takahashi Associate Professor Dept. Environmental Epidemiology University of Occupational & Environmental Health Orio, Yahatanishiku Kitakyushu City 807-8555, Japan mailto:ktaka at med.uoeh-u.ac.jp FAX: +81(Japan)-93-601-7324 TEL: +81(Japan)-93-691-7454 From smaritch at ROCKETMAIL.COM Mon Jul 19 07:59:57 1999 From: smaritch at ROCKETMAIL.COM (Sinisa Maricic) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 04:59:57 -0700 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields Message-ID: Hi, sigmetricians, This discussion about the "impact factor & small fields" may serve as an example for a "thread", almost selfcontained. In that respect it might induce others to join in for some time, and from that point of view Professor Takashi did well to let us all know about his response. (It appears it is good if the technology does not function perfectly, sometimes.) Best, S. Maricic ---Ken Takahashi wrote: > > May I respond to Dr Johannes Stegmann's comments on our letter on "an > alternative to journal impact factors"? > > Comments #2 and #3 are acceptable. I would like to comment on #1. ..................the comments deleted here by S.M.................................. > By the way, I could not use the REPLY function in the homepage, so I am > sending out my response to the listserv itself. I appologize if this > is causing inconvenience for some people. > > > > Ken Takahashi > Associate Professor > Dept. Environmental Epidemiology > University of Occupational & Environmental Health > Orio, Yahatanishiku > Kitakyushu City 807-8555, Japan > mailto:ktaka at med.uoeh-u.ac.jp > FAX: +81(Japan)-93-601-7324 > TEL: +81(Japan)-93-691-7454 > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From stegmann at UKBF.FU-BERLIN.DE Mon Jul 19 11:30:45 1999 From: stegmann at UKBF.FU-BERLIN.DE (Johannes Stegmann) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:30:45 +0200 Subject: ART:Takahashi,Impact Factor & Small Fields In-Reply-To: <199907191046.TAA14581@wombat.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp> Message-ID: At 19:34 19.07.99 +0900, you wrote: > >In contrast to journal IF, the researcher is unlikely to "infer from" >the topic-based IF for the individual paper having published on the >same theme. Instead, he will be provided with a legitimate reference >point for "judging" his individual citation count. This is an improved >method from "judging" by the journal IF his/her paper appeared in. > May I add a comment on Ken Takahashi's reply: To have the possibility to compare one's paper more directly with the other papers in the same field, is - of course - superior to the usage of the impact factor of the journal used for publishing. There seems to be widespread usage of journal impact factors instead of observed citation rates especially in Germany (see an earlier comment in this list by E. Garfield). I think, this is "allowed" only in a prospective sense, i.e. for new articles which could not yet accumulate citations. For older articles, the observed citation rate(s) should be used, and for comparative purposes the articles from the same (sub)field should be considered. But, what I wanted to stress using the actual citation numbers, is that it is necessary not only to compare to the average (the impact factor), but also take into consideration the distribution of the citation numbers. I mean, if we have a topic's IF of 4 or more, and most of the papers are cited only once, and the article considered is also cited once only, then it is necessary to include this fact into any "evaluative" or "judging" statement. Although I see practical difficulties in defining the topic and the data retrieval for topic-based IF's on a larger scale, I think they are worth to be realized, provided the underlying data are also supplied. Johannes Stegmann ------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Johannes Stegmann Univ. Hospital Benjamin Franklin Free University Berlin Medical Library stegmann at ukbf.fu-berlin.de Hindenburgdamm 30 Tel.: +49 30 8445 2035 D-12200 Berlin Fax: +49 30 8445 4454 Germany Homepage: http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/medbib/home.html From Pedro Mon Jul 19 11:50:19 1999 From: Pedro (Pedro) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:50:19 +0200 Subject: ABS:Stegmann, Constructed IPs Message-ID: Dear Sir, Impact factor it is a problem concerning not only Sigmetrics people , but all research community. The core of this problem is the lack of a theoretical framwork where any measurement makes sense.I would like to know your opinion about the papers:"The Rasch Model. Measuring the Impact Factor of Sientific Journals: Analytical Chemistry", (Journal of the American Society for Information Science, JASIS, 47(6):458-467, 1996). A way for defining a measurement is through latent variables, as it is shown in the papers:"The Rasch Model. Measuring Information from Keywords: The Diabetes Field", (JASIS 47(6):468-476, 1996); "The diffusion of Scientific Journals Analyzed through Citations", (JASIS, 48(10)953-958); "Equating Research Production in Different Scientific Fields" (Information Processing & Management Vol. 34, No 4, pp. 465-470, 1998). Thank you very much. P. Alvarez Professor At 18:27 14/07/99 -0400, you wrote: >Author(s): Stegmann J >Title: Building a list of journals with constructed impact factors >Source: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 1999, Vol 55, Iss 3, pp 310-324 >Addresses: Stegmann J, Free Univ Berlin, Clin Benjamin Franklin, Med Lib, >D-12200 Berlin, Germany. >Free Univ Berlin, Clin Benjamin Franklin, Med Lib, D-12200 Berlin, >Germany. > >Abstract: This communication describes the building of a list of >constructed impact factors (CIF) for biomedical journals not included in >the >1996 editions of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The online retrieval >from the host DI;DIMDI of the data needed for impact factor calculation is >described in detail. At present, the CIF list comprises 338 titles. The >top >100 (ranked according to their CIFs) are shown. The complete list is >available via the World Wide Web at the URL: >http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/medbib/CIF/cif.html. The possible >usefulness >of constructed impact f'actors for citation and evaluation studies is >discussed. >Source item page count: 15 >Publication Date: JUN >IDS No.: 200MA >29-char source abbrev: J DOC > > >c. ISI, Reprinted with permission >Please visit their website at http://www.isinet.com > ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 >School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 >University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu >http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ >jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html >SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > --------------------------------- Pedro ?lvarez Departamento de Economia Aplicada y Organizacion de Empresas Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales Universidad de Extremadura Avda de Elvas s/n 06071-BADAJOZ SPAIN Tlfno Fax 924-289556 E-mail:palvarez at unex.es --------------------------------- From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 19 18:10:03 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:10:03 -0400 Subject: ABS:Uzun, Social sciences research in Turkey Message-ID: Author(s): Uzun A Title: A scientometric profile of social sciences research in Turkey Source: INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION & LIBRARY REVIEW 1998, Vol 30, Iss 3, pp 169-184 Addresses: Uzun A, Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Phys, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey. Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Phys, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey. KeywordsPlus: PHYSICS PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; ASTRONOMERS; INDICATORS; COUNTRIES; SEARCH Abstract: I surveyed the social sciences journal literature for the decade period 1987-1996 looking for papers with authors, or at least one co-author giving an address from an institution in Turkey. The number of such papers had nearly tripled from 1987 to 1996. I found that the papers are scattered into 341 journals and almost one third of all papers went to nine journals, each of which contained an average of a least one Turkish paper per year. Only two of these journals, on archaeology and anthropology, happened to be of high citation impact. Psychology and psychiatry, combined with business and economics are found to be the most productive subjects accounting for about half of the publication output. A vast majority of the papers were articles in English, and in an average article contained about 24 bibliographic references. The number of Turkish papers in nine major journals are somewhat correlated with their availability in local libraries. The number of co-authors per paper had nearly doubled over the period surveyed, reflecting increased interaction among scientists. About half of the authors were affiliated with three universities in Ankara and Istanbul, indicating a heavier concentration of social sciences research in the main metropoles of the country. (C) 1998 Academic Press. Source item page count: 16 Publication Date: SEP IDS No.: 173ZN 29-char source abbrev: INT INF LIBR REV c. ISI, Reprinted with Permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 19 18:13:56 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:13:56 -0400 Subject: ABS:Saam, Lotka's law reconsidered Message-ID: Author(s): Saam NJ; Reiter L Title: Lotka's law reconsidered: The evolution of publication and citation distributions in scientific fields Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 2, pp 135-155 Addresses: Saam NJ, Univ Munich, Inst Soziol, Konradstr 6, D-80801 Munich, Germany. Univ Munich, Inst Soziol, D-80801 Munich, Germany. Univ Vienna, Klin Tiefenpsychol & Psychotherapie Wien, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. KeywordsPlus: INFORMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; INDICATORS; AMBIGUITY Abstract: This paper reports early steps in research that seeks to clarify how publications of scientists interact dynamically with citations and reputation in shaping the evolution of scientific fields. We assume that Lotka's modified law holds for scientific fields. A primary approach to model publication productivity was published by Yablonsky. In contrast to Yablonsky's unfinished mathematical approach, our simulation approach is not predominantly driven by insight into the formal generation mechanisms of certain processes but more theory driven. It considers the evolution of publication and citation distributions over the histories of scientific fields using both simulated and real historical data. Source item page count: 21 Publication Date: FEB IDS No.: 171UM 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 19 18:15:52 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:15:52 -0400 Subject: ABS:Leydesdorff, Theories of citation? Message-ID: Author(s): Leydesdorff L; Wouters P Title: Between texts and contexts: Advances in theories of citation? (a rejoinder) Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 2, pp 169-182 Addresses: Leydesdorff L, Sci & Technol Dynam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, NL-1018 WV Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sci & Technol Dynam, NL-1018 WV Amsterdam, Netherlands. KeywordsPlus: CO-WORDS; SCIENTOMETRICS; INDICATORS; SCIENCE Abstract: Scientific literature is expected to contain a body of knowledge that can be indexed and retrieved using references and citations. References are subtexts which refer to a supertext, that is, the body of scientific literature. The Science Citation Index has provided an electronic representation of science at the supertextual level by aggregating the subtextual citations. As the supertext, however, becomes independently available in virtual reality (as a "hypertext"), subtext and supertext become increasingly different contexts. The dynamics of hyperlinks are expected to feedback on the system of indexing, referencing, and retrieval at the level of research practices. References can be considered as part of the retention mechanism of this evolving system of scientific communication, and citations are a codified form of referencing. Source item page count: 14 Publication Date: FEB IDS No.: 171UM 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 20 18:37:08 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:37:08 -0400 Subject: CITE:Schubert, Scientometrics Message-ID: Author(s): Schubert A Title: Scientometrics: A citation based bibliography 1994-1996 Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 2, pp 267-291 Addresses: Schubert A, Lib Hungarian Acad Sci, POB 1002, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary. Lib Hungarian Acad Sci, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary. Source item page count: 25 Publication Date: FEB IDS No.: 171UM 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 20 18:37:52 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:37:52 -0400 Subject: CITE:Downie, Music information Message-ID: Author(s): Downie JS Title: Informetrics and music information retrieval Source: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE 1998, Vol 23, Iss 1-2, pp 88-88 Addresses: Univ Western Ontario, Fac Informat & Media Studies, London, ON N6G 1H1, Canada. Source item page count: 1 Publication Date: APR-JUL IDS No.: 164ME 29-char source abbrev: CAN J INFORM LIB SCI c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 20 18:38:30 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:38:30 -0400 Subject: CITE:Braun, Indian scientometrics research Message-ID: Author(s): Braun T Title: Scientometrics research in India part II. Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 1, pp 3-3 Source item page count: 1 Publication Date: JAN IDS No.: 160PZ 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 21 17:50:15 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 17:50:15 -0400 Subject: ABS:Wormell, Internationality of internat. journals Message-ID: Author(s): Wormell I Title: Informetric analysis of the international impact of scientific journals: How 'international' are the international journals? Source: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 1998, Vol 54, Iss 5, pp 584-605 Addresses: Wormell I, Royal Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Birketinget 6, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. Royal Sch Lib & Informat Sci, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. KeywordsPlus: CITATION ANALYSIS Abstract: By developing a methodology for on-line citation analysis, the international characteristics of scientific journals have been analysed on the basis of correlations between the geographical distribution patterns of authors, citations and subscriptions. The study covered seven selected LIS journals. Assuming that the numbers of authors and citations in each geographical region follow the Poisson distribution, the hypothesis was tested, that the intensities are proportional to the subscriptions. In most cases the correlation between authors and citations was so positive that the international visibility and impact of the scientific journals can be defined by these two variables. As regards the distribution pattern of subscribers, authors and citations, however, the test showed very weak or no correlations. The analysis of the statistical significance of differences gave some useful data, the importance of which to marketing and publishing strategies is obvious. The paper suggests examining also the knowledge export of journals as an additional criterion for the evaluation of their impact, and the quality of research published in them. The comparison of Journal Impact Factors (JIF) is another contribution of this study, aimed to enhance the use of impact factor analysis with various time intervals. We demonstrate new and flexible ways of using the JIF for diachronous and synchronous analyses. The study brings new dimensions to the discussions bf the impact, status and image of scientific journals. It focuses on the utilisation of informetric analysis to go beyond the simplistic use of the JIF and to get a deeper understanding of the 'real' impact of international scientific journals and their market. Source item page count: 22 Publication Date: DEC IDS No.: 150QL 29-char source abbrev: J DOC c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 21 17:51:35 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 17:51:35 -0400 Subject: ABS:Bhattacharya, Mapping a research area Message-ID: Author(s): Bhattacharya S; Basu PK Title: Mapping a research area at the micro level using co-word analysis Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1998, Vol 43, Iss 3, pp 359-372 Addresses: Bhattacharya S, Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, Dr KS Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India. Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, New Delhi 110012, India. Indian Inst Technol, Dept Humanities & Social Sci, Bombay 400076, Maharashtra, India. KeywordsPlus: SCIENTOMETRICS Abstract: The present study investigates the use of co-word analysis method to understand the micro structure of a research speciality. This study is done in the area of Condensed Matter Physics (CMP) taking two time-periods, 1990 and 1995. Based on concurrent set of journals occurring in the subject heading list of CMP in these two time-periods, a database is created after downloading articles present in these journals from the INSPEC database. Using words extracted from the titles from the created database, suitable co-word pairs are constructed. These words, and co-word pairs are explored further to understand their linkages with each other through network analysis methods. Dynamics, within the CMP across 1990 and 1995, are investigated through the comparison of the words, co-word pairs and structurally equivalent blocks. The results are projected using multi-dimensional scaling. The important conclusions of this study are discussed. Source item page count: 14 Publication Date: NOV-DEC IDS No.: 148VE 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Jul 21 17:52:37 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 17:52:37 -0400 Subject: ABS:Garg, Laser patent literature Message-ID: Author(s): Garg KC; Padhi P Title: Scientometric study of laser patent literature Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1998, Vol 43, Iss 3, pp 443-454 Addresses: Garg KC, Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, Dr KS Krishnan Rd, New Delhi 110012, India. Natl Inst Sci Technol & Dev Studies, New Delhi 110012, India. Utkal Univ, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Vani Vihar, Orissa, India. KeywordsPlus: INDICATORS; STATISTICS Abstract: An analysis of the patents filed and scientific papers published and abstracted in the Journal of Current Laser Abstracts (JCLA) for the period 1967-95 indicates that innovative activity in laser science and technology was at its peak in the early 70s. However, scientific activity surpassed the innovative activity in the early 80s. There was a continuous shift in emphasis from "applications of lasers" to "experimental laser research" and to "theoretical laser research". Further analysis of the 1840 patents filed in 1970-71, 1975-76, and 1980-85 indicates that most of the firms filing patents were situated in USA and thus USA is the leading country filing patents in this area followed by Japan. "Spectroscopy of laser output" followed by "Communication applications of laser" got the maximum emphasis. Source item page count: 12 Publication Date: NOV-DEC IDS No.: 148VE 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 22 18:23:51 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:23:51 -0400 Subject: ABS:Kolbitsch, National publication output in medical research Message-ID: Author(s): Kolbitsch C; Balogh D; Hauffe H; Lockinger A; Benzer A Title: National publication output in medical research Source: ANASTHESIOLOGIE INTENSIVMEDIZIN NOTFALLMEDIZIN SCHMERZTHERAPIE 1999, Vol 34, Iss 4, pp 214-217 Addresses: Kolbitsch C, Univ Innsbruck Hosp, Dept Anesthesia, Anichstr 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Innsbruck Univ Lib, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Abstract: Objective: Both the total number of publications and the number of publications in high-ranking journals determine a country's reputation in scientific research. A predominance of national authors in a country's international high-ranking journals has occasionally been presumed. We therefore analysed the publication output of various countries and the proportion of national authors in international high-ranking journals. Methods: The database EMBASE(R) (Excerpta Medical by means of the online service Dialog(R) was used to analyse the national publication output of various countries during the years 1986 to 1990 and 1991 to 1995 and the proportion of national authors in The Lancet and The New England journal of Medicine (NEJM.). Results: American and British publications played the leading roles in the total number of medical publications from 1986 to 1990 (35.6 % and 8.8 %, respectively) and also from 1991 to 1995 (34.3 % and 9.1 %, respectively). A more detailed analysis revealed an unexpectedly high national publication output (publications per million inhabitants) of smaller countries, which exceeded that of larger nations during both periods studied (national publication output 1986-90 vs. 1991-95: Israel: (3386 vs. 3447), Sweden: (3303 vs. 3620), Switzerland: (2930 vs. 3722), Denmark: (2884 vs. 3167), UK: (2186 vs. 2825), USA: (2042 vs. 2388)). Furthermore, the proportion of national authors during both periods (1986-90 vs. 1991-95) studied was 41.8% vs. 34.1 % in the case of The Lancet and 77.9 % vs. 69.5 % in the case of The New England journal of Medicine. Conclusions:The present study found an unexpectedly high national publication output of smaller countries as well as a clearly disproportionate number of published articles from national authors in The Lancet and the NEJM during the years 1986 to 1990 and 1991 to 1995. Source item page count: 4 Publication Date: APR IDS No.: 195PB 29-char source abbrev: ANASTHESIOL INTENS N c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 22 18:25:39 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:25:39 -0400 Subject: ABS:Coleman, Impact factors: Use and abuse in biomedical research Message-ID: Author(s): Coleman R Title: Impact factors: Use and abuse in biomedical research Source: ANATOMICAL RECORD 1999, Vol 257, Iss 2, pp 54-57 Addresses: Coleman R, Technion Israel Inst Technol, Bruce Rappaport Fac Med, Dept Anat & Cell Biol, POB 9649, IL-31096 Haifa, Israel. Technion Israel Inst Technol, Bruce Rappaport Fac Med, Dept Anat & Cell Biol, IL-31096 Haifa, Israel. Abstract: Impact factors are increasingly being used as measures in the process of academic evaluation; however, the pitfalls associated with such use of impact factors are not always appreciated. Impact factors have limited use as criteria in determining the quality of scientific research. Classical anatomists may be actively discriminated against if journal impact factors are used as measures of scientific merit in comparison with colleagues in more popular or faster-moving disciplines such as molecular biology. Research evaluation based on citation rates and journal impact factors is inappropriate, unfair, and an increasing source of frustration. (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Source item page count: 4 Publication Date: APR 15 IDS No.: 192NV 29-char source abbrev: ANAT REC c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 22 18:27:06 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:27:06 -0400 Subject: CITE:Georgieff, Can anaesthesiologic research maintain its position... Message-ID: Author(s): Georgieff M; Radermacher P; Schneider EM Title: Can anaesthesiologic research maintain it's position in the international literature? Source: ANASTHESIOLOGIE INTENSIVMEDIZIN NOTFALLMEDIZIN SCHMERZTHERAPIE 1999, Vol 34, Iss 3, pp 121-122 Addresses: Georgieff M, Univ Ulm Klinikum, Anasthesiol Klin, Steinhovelstr 9, D-89075 Ulm, Germany. Univ Ulm Klinikum, Anasthesiol Klin, D-89075 Ulm, Germany. Univ Ulm Klinikum, Anasthesiol Klin, Sekt Anasthesiol Pathophysiol & Verfahrensentwick, D-89075 Ulm, Germany. Univ Ulm Klinikum, Anasthesiol Klin, Sekt Expt Anasthesiol, D-89075 Ulm, Germany. Source item page count: 2 Publication Date: MAR IDS No.: 185HK 29-char source abbrev: ANASTHESIOL INTENS N c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 23 18:26:37 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 18:26:37 -0400 Subject: WEB:Newsmaps.com Message-ID: Greetings, I hope we will do more with visual representation of data soon. One of our colleagues brought to my attention the following site: http://www.newsmaps.com/ The technology (according to the About file) groups documents by "similarity" and presents them in the form of a topo map. "Similarity" is not defined. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From marianazare at UOL.COM.BR Fri Jul 23 18:29:40 1999 From: marianazare at UOL.COM.BR (Maria Nazaré Freitas Pereira) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:29:40 -0300 Subject: WEB:Newsmaps.com In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Estou saindo de f?rias. Respondo quando voltar. Dia 10, com for?a total. Um abra?o, Nazinha From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 23 18:44:49 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 18:44:49 -0400 Subject: ABS:Jones, Critically evaluating an applications vs theory framework Message-ID: Author(s): Jones MJ Title: Critically evaluating an applications vs theory framework for research quality Source: OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 1999, Vol 27, Iss 3, pp 397-401 Addresses: Jones MJ, Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Accounting Sect, Cardiff Business Sch, Colum Dr, Cardiff CF1 3EU, S Glam, Wales. Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Accounting Sect, Cardiff Business Sch, Cardiff CF1 3EU, S Glam, Wales. Abstract: Ormerod [Ormerod RJ. An observation on publication habits based on the analysis of MS/OR journals. Omega Int J Mgmt Sci 1997;25:599-603.] contributes to an ongoing debate by pointing out that not only do US authors frequently publish in UK journals, but also that journal articles can be analysed on the basis of being 'untested theory' or 'true applications'. Such a taxonomy might, Ormerod suggests, be an alternative method of evaluating 'research quality' to the established methods of peer review or citation analysis. This response critically evaluates this suggestion in terms of validity, reliability, practicability and exhaustiveness. Ormerod's case is found not proven. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Source item page count: 5 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 184DX 29-char source abbrev: OMEGA-INT J MANAGE SCI c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Jul 26 18:46:47 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 18:46:47 -0400 Subject: ART:E-Biomed Message-ID: E-Biomed is a proposal to restructure the way biomedical research information is stored, communicated, and retrieved. It is being put forward by Harold Varmus, who is Director of the US National Institutes of Health. I bring this to your attention because Sigmetricians may wish to evaluate the proposal from the metrics standpoint: it is not entirely clear, for example, how a country's contribution to the field might be assessed, or how IP might migrate to this environment. The proposal and its addendum are at http://www.nih.gov/welcome/director/varmus.htm Comment by the American Physiological Society http://ns1.faseb.org/aps/NEWS/E-Biomed.html Comment by the American Society for Investigative Pathology http://asip.uthscsa.edu/varmus.html Nature article http://helix.nature.com/wcs/b42.html This is not a comprehensive list of links, merely a few I found useful and interesting. Other contributions are welcome if the topic is of interest. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 27 18:39:58 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:39:58 -0400 Subject: CITETE:Schubert, Scientometrics: a citation based bibliography Message-ID: Author(s): Schubert A Title: Scientometrics: A citation based bibliography 1994-1996 Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 44, Iss 2, pp 267-291 Addresses: Schubert A, Lib Hungarian Acad Sci, POB 1002, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary. Lib Hungarian Acad Sci, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary. Source item page count: 25 Publication Date: FEB IDS No.: 171UM 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS c. ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Jul 27 21:43:59 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 21:43:59 -0400 Subject: Admin: Thunderstorm & Query Message-ID: Greetings, My apologies for the delay in getting new citations to you: a thunderstorm blew through Knoxville which knocked out the university's server for several hours. Let me take this opportunity to ask a few questions: (a) Are we sending out too many citations per day/week for you to comfortably keep up with? Too few? Just right? (b) Would you find it useful to focus on one site (e.g. E-Biomed) for a week to focus discussion? (c) Would you find it useful to have a guest speaker to explain a particular site/research effort (such as BIRD, at http://www.iit.nrc.ca/II_public/WebBird/index.html, or, AURESYS at http://ms161u06.u-3mrs.fr/Cyber0-2804R.html)? Please respond to me privately at gwhitney at utk.edu - I'll summarize results for all Sigmetricians and keep your individual responses private. I'll also take appropriate action for SIGMETRICS. Thanks. --gw <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From smaritch at ROCKETMAIL.COM Wed Jul 28 04:55:40 1999 From: smaritch at ROCKETMAIL.COM (Sinisa Maricic) Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 01:55:40 -0700 Subject: "non-ISI" journals citation fate Message-ID: Dear SIGMETRICSians, Out of 107 postings on our list so far, the archives yield 20 items after a "substring search" for IMPACT FACTOR . There is thus already a "respectful" thread. Those postings/references deal with the JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS (JCR) impact factors in a laudible or critical way, but quite a number of them indicate a new approach in "constructing" the impact factors for "non-ISI" journals, i.e. those which are NOT within the ISI selection for regular coverage, but have nevertheless been cited by them, as evidenced by the records within the citation indexes. They are, however, kind of "hidden data". According to Van Hooydonk, G. and Milis-Proost, G. /(1997), Measuring impact by a full option method and the notion of bibliometric spectra, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the international Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Jerusalem Israel, pp.449-461/ N. Bayers and H. Small (from ISI) estimated in 1996 that between 50 and 70% of all citations (depending on the particular ISI index) are to non-ISI journals. After 20 years of my meandering attempts to bring to the attention of the mainstream science communities that the citation indexes could be exploited one step further in evaluating the journals from the peripheral scientific communities /Maricic, S (1997), The mainstream peripheral science communication, Technoscience, Winter 1997, vol. 10, Number 1, / I eventually propounded a concrete proposal /Maricic, S (1998), The missing link - The mainstream-peripheral science communication, Current Science (India), 75(5):427-428, and on 28th January 1999, for the World Conference on Science in /. Of course, whoever is interested in the "non-ISI" journals standing within the citation mindset, can "construct" their impact factors by making use of the ISI's data bases and - paying for it. However, for the science studies in peripheral scientific communities it would be of great help if there existed a yearly "catalogue" of all the "non-ISI" journal titles appearing within the citation indexes. Titles only - at lest. Even more useful would be to have the total numbers each title had been cited within the given year. Any comments, or questions (to me or otherwise)? Yours in discourse, Sinisa _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From henry.small at ISINET.COM Wed Jul 28 11:37:09 1999 From: henry.small at ISINET.COM (Small, Henry) Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:37:09 -0400 Subject: Admin: Thunderstorm & Query Message-ID: Gretchen, I like what you are sending, and appreciate your efforts. However for some reason I get two copies of everything you send. Any idea on why this is happening? Henry -----Original Message----- From: Gretchen Whitney [mailto:gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 9:44 PM To: SIGMETRICS at listserv.utk.edu Subject: [SIGMETRICS] Admin: Thunderstorm & Query Greetings, My apologies for the delay in getting new citations to you: a thunderstorm blew through Knoxville which knocked out the university's server for several hours. Let me take this opportunity to ask a few questions: (a) Are we sending out too many citations per day/week for you to comfortably keep up with? Too few? Just right? (b) Would you find it useful to focus on one site (e.g. E-Biomed) for a week to focus discussion? (c) Would you find it useful to have a guest speaker to explain a particular site/research effort (such as BIRD, at http://www.iit.nrc.ca/II_public/WebBird/index.html, or, AURESYS at http://ms161u06.u-3mrs.fr/Cyber0-2804R.html)? Please respond to me privately at gwhitney at utk.edu - I'll summarize results for all Sigmetricians and keep your individual responses private. I'll also take appropriate action for SIGMETRICS. Thanks. --gw <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Thu Jul 29 18:22:02 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:22:02 -0400 Subject: Admin: Digest Format Message-ID: Greetings, If you would like to receive SIGMETRICS in digest format - that is, one message per day, send a message to: listserv at listserv.utk.edu with just this text in the message: set sigmetrics digest Messages are being distributed with one article per message to (hopefully) help you delete what you don't want and file/keep what you do. This process also makes the archive easier to scan and work with. You may find it more convenient to get one message: Digest will do that for you. If you have any problems with this, please let me know and I can change your settings for you. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 30 18:14:10 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:14:10 -0400 Subject: Admin: Thanks and vacation Message-ID: Greetings all, Thanks to everyone who responded to the survey earlier this week - the responses were overwhelmingly positive and supportive of some new activities for the SIG. I'm going on vacation for the next two weeks - I hope many of you are as well. We'll resume the "formal" part of the program in late August. In the meantime, the SIG remains open for your discussions. I'm going to send out two more extended bibliographies shortly, please enjoy. Regards, --gw <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 30 18:20:35 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:20:35 -0400 Subject: Bib: Tufte's Citors Message-ID: Greetings, Below is a bibliography of works published in 1998 and 1999 that cite E. Tufte's 1990 work, Envisioning Information. Record 1 of 67 Author(s): Glanzel W; Schubert A; Czerwon HJ Title: A bibliometric analysis of international scientific cooperation of the European Union (1985-1995) Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 45, Iss 2, pp 185-202 Source item page count: 18 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 212EQ 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 2 of 67 Author(s): Rey-Rocha J; Martin-Sempere MJ Title: The role of domestic journals in geographically-oriented disciplines: The case of Spanish journals on earth sciences Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 45, Iss 2, pp 203-216 Source item page count: 14 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 212EQ 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 3 of 67 Author(s): MacDonald LW Title: Using color effectively in computer graphics Source: IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS 1999, Vol 19, Iss 4, pp 20-35 Source item page count: 16 Publication Date: JUL-AUG IDS No.: 208UQ 29-char source abbrev: IEEE COMPUT GRAPH APPL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 4 of 67 Author(s): Gahegan M Title: Four barriers to the development of effective exploratory visualisation tools for the geosciences Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE 1999, Vol 13, Iss 4, pp 289-309 Source item page count: 21 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 207WK 29-char source abbrev: INT J GEOGR INF SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 5 of 67 Author(s): Pieters R; Baumgartner H; Vermunt J; Bijmolt T Title: Importance and similarity in the evolving citation network of the International Journal of Research in Marketing Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MARKETING 1999, Vol 16, Iss 2, pp 113-127 Source item page count: 15 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 208UL 29-char source abbrev: INT J RES MARK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 6 of 67 Author(s): Wills GJ Title: NicheWorks - Interactive visualization of very large graphs Source: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS 1999, Vol 8, Iss 2, pp 190-212 Source item page count: 23 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 210BE 29-char source abbrev: J COMPUT GRAPH STAT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 7 of 67 Author(s): Bourke P; Butler L Title: The efficacy of different modes of funding research: perspectives from Australian data on the biological sciences Source: RESEARCH POLICY 1999, Vol 28, Iss 5, pp 489-499 Source item page count: 11 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 209HJ 29-char source abbrev: RES POLICY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 8 of 67 Author(s): Tijssen RJW; van Wijk E Title: In search of the European Paradox: an international comparison of Europe's scientific performance and knowledge flows in information and communication technologies research Source: RESEARCH POLICY 1999, Vol 28, Iss 5, pp 519-543 Source item page count: 25 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 209HJ 29-char source abbrev: RES POLICY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 9 of 67 Author(s): Karki MMS; Garg KC Title: Scientometrics of Indian organic chemistry research Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 45, Iss 1, pp 107-116 Source item page count: 10 Publication Date: MAY IDS No.: 207YE 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 10 of 67 Author(s): Phelan TJ Title: A compendium of issues for citation analysis Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 1999, Vol 45, Iss 1, pp 117-136 Source item page count: 20 Publication Date: MAY IDS No.: 207YE 29-char source abbrev: SCIENTOMETRICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 11 of 67 Author(s): Miller G; Grisedale S; Anderson KT Title: 3Desque: Interface elements for a 3D graphical user interface Source: JOURNAL OF VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER ANIMATION 1999, Vol 10, Iss 2, pp 109-119 Source item page count: 11 Publication Date: APR-JUN IDS No.: 207JF 29-char source abbrev: J VISUAL COMPUT ANIMAT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 12 of 67 Author(s): Trumbo J Title: Visual literacy and science communication Source: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION 1999, Vol 20, Iss 4, pp 409-425 Source item page count: 17 Publication Date: JUN IDS No.: 202EH 29-char source abbrev: SCI COMMUN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 13 of 67 Author(s): Del Bimbo A; Vicario E Title: A visual formalism for computational tree logic Source: JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING 1999, Vol 10, Iss 2, pp 165-187 Source item page count: 23 Publication Date: APR IDS No.: 192PW 29-char source abbrev: J VISUAL LANG COMPUTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 14 of 67 Author(s): Wilkinson L Title: Graphs for research in counseling psychology Source: COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 1999, Vol 27, Iss 3, pp 384-407 Source item page count: 24 Publication Date: MAY IDS No.: 189VY 29-char source abbrev: COUNS PSYCHOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 15 of 67 Author(s): Unwin A Title: Requirements for interactive graphics software for exploratory data analysis Source: COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS 1999, Vol 14, Iss 1, pp 7-22 Source item page count: 16 IDS No.: 185DT 29-char source abbrev: COMPUTATION STAT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 16 of 67 Author(s): Inselberg A Title: Don't panic ... just do it in parallel! Source: COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS 1999, Vol 14, Iss 1, pp 53-77 Source item page count: 25 IDS No.: 185DT 29-char source abbrev: COMPUTATION STAT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 17 of 67 Author(s): James DA Title: Interactive data analysis in a manufacturing setting - A case study Source: COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS 1999, Vol 14, Iss 1, pp 147-159 Source item page count: 13 IDS No.: 185DT 29-char source abbrev: COMPUTATION STAT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 18 of 67 Author(s): Seward JB; Belohlavek M; Kinter TM; Greenleaf JF Title: Evolving era of multidimensional medical imaging Source: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS 1999, Vol 74, Iss 4, pp 399-414 Source item page count: 16 Publication Date: APR IDS No.: 184UJ 29-char source abbrev: MAYO CLIN PROC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 19 of 67 Author(s): Maltz MD Title: Visualizing homicide: A research note Source: JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 1998, Vol 14, Iss 4, pp 397-410 Source item page count: 14 Publication Date: DEC IDS No.: 177XK 29-char source abbrev: J QUANT CRIMINOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 20 of 67 Author(s): Dorling D Title: Visual explanations: images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Source: PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 1999, Vol 23, Iss 1, pp 127-131 Source item page count: 5 Publication Date: MAR IDS No.: 179JN 29-char source abbrev: PROG HUM GEOGR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 21 of 67 Author(s): Blakley GR; Borosh I Title: A general theory of codes, II: Paradigms and homomorphisms Source: INFORMATION SECURITY 1998, Vol 1396, pp 1-31 Source item page count: 31 Book series title: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IDS No.: BM58R 29-char source abbrev: LECT NOTE COMPUT SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 22 of 67 Author(s): Madison MJ Title: Legal-ware: Contract and copyright in the digital age Source: FORDHAM LAW REVIEW 1998, Vol 67, Iss 3, pp 1025-1143 Source item page count: 119 Publication Date: DEC IDS No.: 174WE 29-char source abbrev: FORDHAM LAW REV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 23 of 67 Author(s): Stone DB; Fisher SK; Eliot J Title: Adults' prior exposure to print as a predictor of the legibility of text on paper and laptop computer Source: READING AND WRITING 1999, Vol 11, Iss 1, pp 1-28 Source item page count: 28 Publication Date: FEB IDS No.: 172UJ 29-char source abbrev: READ WRIT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 24 of 67 Author(s): Zhou MX; Feiner SK Title: Automated visual presentation: From heterogeneous information to coherent visual discourse Source: JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1998, Vol 11, Iss 3, pp 205-234 Source item page count: 30 Publication Date: NOV-DEC IDS No.: 164ZC 29-char source abbrev: J INTELL INF SYST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 25 of 67 Author(s): Brandes U; Kenis P; Raab J; Schneider V; Wagner D Title: Explorations into the visualization of policy networks Source: JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL POLITICS 1999, Vol 11, Iss 1, pp 75-106 Source item page count: 32 Publication Date: JAN IDS No.: 165YT 29-char source abbrev: J THEOR POLIT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 26 of 67 Author(s): Zhang P Title: An image construction method for visualizing managerial data Source: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 1998, Vol 23, Iss 4, pp 371-387 Source item page count: 17 Publication Date: OCT IDS No.: 149QK 29-char source abbrev: DECIS SUPPORT SYST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 27 of 67 Author(s): Storey MAD; Fracchia FD; Muller HA Title: Cognitive design elements to support the construction of a mental model during software exploration Source: JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE 1999, Vol 44, Iss 3, pp 171-185 Source item page count: 15 Publication Date: JAN IDS No.: 151HL 29-char source abbrev: J SYST SOFTWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 28 of 67 Author(s): Lusini M; Vicario E Title: Design and evaluation of a visual formalism for real time logics Source: SERVICES AND VISUALIZATION 1998, Vol 1385, pp 158-173 Source item page count: 16 Book series title: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IDS No.: BM09A 29-char source abbrev: LECT NOTE COMPUT SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 29 of 67 Author(s): Mathewson JH Title: Visual-spatial thinking: An aspect of science overlooked by educators Source: SCIENCE EDUCATION 1999, Vol 83, Iss 1, pp 33-54 Source item page count: 22 Publication Date: JAN IDS No.: 147QE 29-char source abbrev: SCI EDUC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 30 of 67 Author(s): Rogowitz BE; Treinish LA Title: Data visualization: the end of the rainbow Source: IEEE SPECTRUM 1998, Vol 35, Iss 12, pp 52-59 Source item page count: 8 Publication Date: DEC IDS No.: 143MB 29-char source abbrev: IEEE SPECTRUM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 31 of 67 Author(s): Wallace DS; West SWC; Ware A; Dansereau DF Title: The effect of knowledge maps that incorporate gestalt principles on learning Source: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION 1998, Vol 67, Iss 1, pp 5-16 Source item page count: 12 Publication Date: FAL IDS No.: 137RV 29-char source abbrev: J EXP EDUC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 32 of 67 Author(s): Reed CM; Durlach NI Title: Note on information transfer rates in human communication Source: PRESENCE-TELEOPERATORS AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS 1998, Vol 7, Iss 5, pp 509-518 Source item page count: 10 Publication Date: OCT IDS No.: 135BF 29-char source abbrev: PRESENCE-TELEOPER VIRTUAL ENV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 33 of 67 Author(s): Gribbons WM; Elser AG Title: Visualizing information: An overview of this special issue Source: TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 1998, Vol 45, Iss 4, pp 467-472 Source item page count: 6 Publication Date: NOV IDS No.: 135XW 29-char source abbrev: TECH COMMUN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 34 of 67 Author(s): Nygren E; Wyatt JC; Wright P Title: Helping clinicians to find data and avoid delays Source: LANCET 1998, Vol 352, Iss 9138, pp 1462-1466 Source item page count: 5 Publication Date: OCT 31 IDS No.: 134AJ 29-char source abbrev: LANCET -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 35 of 67 Author(s): Myers S; Baron B; Radke-Mitchell L; Rieger M; Miller MA Title: Preparing an Integrated Summary of Safety: A writer's perspective Source: DRUG INFORMATION JOURNAL 1998, Vol 32, Iss 1, pp 53-63 Source item page count: 11 Publication Date: JAN-MAR IDS No.: 128GE 29-char source abbrev: DRUG INF J -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 36 of 67 Author(s): Roth R Title: Did class matter in American politics? The importance of Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Source: HISTORICAL METHODS 1998, Vol 31, Iss 1, pp 5-25 Source item page count: 21 Publication Date: WIN IDS No.: 116RH 29-char source abbrev: HIST METH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 37 of 67 Author(s): Burmaster DE; Murray DM Title: A trivariate distribution for the height, weight, and fat of adult men Source: RISK ANALYSIS 1998, Vol 18, Iss 4, pp 385-389 Source item page count: 5 Publication Date: AUG IDS No.: 126GD 29-char source abbrev: RISK ANAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 38 of 67 Author(s): Jerding DF; Stasko JT Title: The information mural: A technique for displaying and navigating large information spaces Source: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS 1998, Vol 4, Iss 3, pp 257-271 Source item page count: 15 Publication Date: JUL-SEP IDS No.: 124JC 29-char source abbrev: IEEE TRANS VISUAL COMPUT GR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 39 of 67 Author(s): Black E Title: The newest southern politics Source: JOURNAL OF POLITICS 1998, Vol 60, Iss 3, pp 591-612 Source item page count: 22 Publication Date: AUG IDS No.: 119QY 29-char source abbrev: J POLIT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 40 of 67 Author(s): Fink EL Title: Editor's foreword Source: HUMAN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH 1998, Vol 25, Iss 1, pp 3-4 Source item page count: 2 Publication Date: SEP IDS No.: 112QV 29-char source abbrev: HUM COMMUN RES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 41 of 67 Author(s): Haberl JS; Abbas M Title: Development of graphical indices for viewing building energy data: Part I Source: JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME 1998, Vol 120, Iss 3, pp 156-161 Source item page count: 6 Publication Date: AUG IDS No.: 112TD 29-char source abbrev: J SOL ENERGY ENG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 42 of 67 Author(s): Shayer M Title: How can we use the literature with students in school in mind? Source: LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION 1998, Vol 8, Iss 4, pp 387-392 Source item page count: 6 Publication Date: AUG IDS No.: 111LY 29-char source abbrev: LEARN INSTR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 43 of 67 Author(s): Markham SE Title: The scientific visualization of organizations: A rationale for a new approach to organizational modeling Source: DECISION SCIENCES 1998, Vol 29, Iss 1, pp 1-23 Source item page count: 23 Publication Date: WIN IDS No.: 107KP 29-char source abbrev: DECISION SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 44 of 67 Author(s): Kendall KE Title: The significance of information systems research on emerging technologies: Seven information technologies that promise to improve managerial effectiveness Source: DECISION SCIENCES 1997, Vol 28, Iss 4, pp 775-792 Source item page count: 18 Publication Date: FAL IDS No.: 107KN 29-char source abbrev: DECISION SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 45 of 67 Author(s): Goler RI Title: The ingenious machine of nature: Four centuries of art and anatomy. Source: JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES 1998, Vol 53, Iss 3, pp 318-323 Source item page count: 6 Publication Date: JUL IDS No.: 107DX 29-char source abbrev: J HIST MED ALLIED SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 46 of 67 Author(s): Krohn R Title: Envisioning information Source: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES 1997, Vol 19, Iss 2, pp 285-290 Source item page count: 6 IDS No.: ZZ801 29-char source abbrev: HIST PHIL LIFE SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 47 of 67 Author(s): Thompson R Title: Visual explanations: Images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Source: LIBRARY QUARTERLY 1998, Vol 68, Iss 3, pp 358-360 Source item page count: 3 Publication Date: JUL IDS No.: ZY456 29-char source abbrev: LIBR QUART -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 48 of 67 Author(s): Chuah MC; Eick SG Title: Information rich glyphs for software management data Source: IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS 1998, Vol 18, Iss 4, pp 24-29 Source item page count: 6 Publication Date: JUL-AUG IDS No.: ZW528 29-char source abbrev: IEEE COMPUT GRAPH APPL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 49 of 67 Author(s): Leong P; Carlile S Title: Methods for spherical data analysis and visualization Source: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS 1998, Vol 80, Iss 2, pp 191-200 Source item page count: 10 Publication Date: APR 30 IDS No.: ZW703 29-char source abbrev: J NEUROSCI METH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 50 of 67 Author(s): Karsten R; Kaparthi S Title: Using dynamic explanations to enhance novice programmer instruction via the WWW Source: COMPUTERS & EDUCATION 1998, Vol 30, Iss 3-4, pp 195-201 Source item page count: 7 Publication Date: APR-MAY IDS No.: ZW370 29-char source abbrev: COMPUT EDUC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 51 of 67 Author(s): Margolis H Title: Visual explanations: Images and quantities, evidence and narrative Source: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT 1998, Vol 17, Iss 3, pp 549-550 Source item page count: 2 Publication Date: SUM IDS No.: ZV924 29-char source abbrev: J POLICY ANAL MANAG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 52 of 67 Author(s): Messaris P Title: Visual aspects of media literacy Source: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION 1998, Vol 48, Iss 1, pp 70-80 Source item page count: 11 Publication Date: WIN IDS No.: ZP091 29-char source abbrev: J COMMUN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 53 of 67 Author(s): Seaman MA Title: Developing visual displays for lecture-based courses Source: TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY 1998, Vol 25, Iss 2, pp 141-145 Source item page count: 5 IDS No.: ZM174 29-char source abbrev: TEACH PSYCHOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 54 of 67 Author(s): Gillan DJ; Wickens CD; Hollands JG; Carswell CM Title: Guidelines for presenting quantitative data in HFES publications Source: HUMAN FACTORS 1998, Vol 40, Iss 1, pp 28-41 Source item page count: 14 Publication Date: MAR IDS No.: ZJ585 29-char source abbrev: HUM FACTORS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 55 of 67 Author(s): Hay DC Title: Making data models readable Source: INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 1998, Vol 15, Iss 1, pp 21-33 Source item page count: 13 Publication Date: WIN IDS No.: ZH819 29-char source abbrev: INFORM SYST MANAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 56 of 67 Author(s): Veltman KH Title: Frontiers in conceptual navigation Source: KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION 1997, Vol 24, Iss 4, pp 225-245 Source item page count: 21 IDS No.: ZJ644 29-char source abbrev: KNOWL ORGAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 57 of 67 Author(s): White HD; McCain KW Title: Visualization of literatures Source: ANNUAL REVIEW OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1997, Vol 32, pp 99-168 Source item page count: 70 IDS No.: ZH191 29-char source abbrev: ANNU REV INFORM SCI TECH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 58 of 67 Author(s): Weiss EH Title: Technical communication across cultures - Five philosophical questions Source: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 1998, Vol 12, Iss 2, pp 253-269 Source item page count: 17 Publication Date: APR IDS No.: ZG850 29-char source abbrev: J BUS TECH COMMUN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 59 of 67 Author(s): Loslever P; Barbier F Title: Multivariate graphical presentation for gait rehabilitation study Source: GAIT & POSTURE 1998, Vol 7, Iss 1, pp 39-44 Source item page count: 6 Publication Date: JAN IDS No.: ZB476 29-char source abbrev: GAIT POSTURE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 60 of 67 Author(s): Drevermann H; Travis D Title: Visualization using colour: visual presentation of events in particle physics Source: BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1998, Vol 17, Iss 1, pp 18-26 Source item page count: 9 Publication Date: JAN-FEB IDS No.: YZ220 29-char source abbrev: BEHAV INFORM TECHNOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 61 of 67 Author(s): Smelcer JB; Carmel E Title: The effectiveness of different representations for managerial problem solving: Comparing tables and maps Source: DECISION SCIENCES 1997, Vol 28, Iss 2, pp 391-420 Source item page count: 30 Publication Date: SPR IDS No.: YY221 29-char source abbrev: DECISION SCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 62 of 67 Author(s): Delesie L Title: Bridging the gap between clinicians and health managers Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH 1998, Vol 105, Iss 2, pp 248-256 Source item page count: 9 Publication Date: MAR 1 IDS No.: YX158 29-char source abbrev: EUR J OPER RES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 63 of 67 Author(s): Vanden Boer G; Delesie L Title: The federal nursing minimum basic data set and hospital management in Belgium: A case study of a nursing department Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH 1998, Vol 105, Iss 2, pp 317-331 Source item page count: 15 Publication Date: MAR 1 IDS No.: YX158 29-char source abbrev: EUR J OPER RES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 64 of 67 Author(s): Haspeslagh M; Delesie L Title: A management tool to trace the clinical path of depressed patients Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH 1998, Vol 105, Iss 2, pp 332-345 Source item page count: 14 Publication Date: MAR 1 IDS No.: YX158 29-char source abbrev: EUR J OPER RES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 65 of 67 Author(s): Alvord EC; Siebert JR Title: Neuropathology: Art and Science Source: JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY 1997, Vol 56, Iss 12, pp 1373-1374 Source item page count: 2 Publication Date: DEC IDS No.: YM883 29-char source abbrev: J NEUROPATHOL EXP NEUROL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 66 of 67 Author(s): Bristol EH Title: Batch object modeling and language Source: ISA TRANSACTIONS 1997, Vol 36, Iss 3, pp 197-207 Source item page count: 11 IDS No.: YM429 29-char source abbrev: ISA TRANS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 67 of 67 Author(s): Pang AT; Wittenbrink CM; Lodha SK Title: Approaches to uncertainty visualization Source: VISUAL COMPUTER 1997, Vol 13, Iss 8, pp 370-390 Source item page count: 21 IDS No.: YM619 29-char source abbrev: VISUAL COMPUT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ? 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Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Jul 30 18:43:34 1999 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:43:34 -0400 Subject: BIB: H Small: Related Records Message-ID: Greetings, From the Web of Science, a search located this article: Visualizing science by citation mapping Small H JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE 50: (9) 799-813 JUL 1999 And a "related records" search was conducted. Enjoy. --gw Rorvig M Images of similarity: A visual exploration of optimal similarity metrics and scaling properties of TREC topic-document sets J AM SOC INFORM SCI 50: (8) 639-651 JUN 1999 Davidson GS, Hendrickson B, Johnson DK, et al. Knowledge mining with VxInsight: Discovery through interaction J INTELL INF SYST 11: (3) 259-285 NOV-DEC 1998 Noyons ECM, Moed HF, Luwel M Combining mapping and citation analysis for evaluative bibliometric purposes: A bibliometric study J AM SOC INFORM SCI 50: (2) 115-131 FEB 1999 Coulter N, Monarch I, Konda S Software engineering as seen through its research literature: A study in co-word analysis J AM SOC INFORM SCI 49: (13) 1206-1223 NOV 1998 Leydesdorff L Theories of citation? SCIENTOMETRICS 43: (1) 5-25 SEP 1998 Scharnhorst A Citation - Networks, science landscapes and evolutionary strategies - Comments on theories of citation? 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LIBRI 46: (4) 217-225 DEC 1996 Alger J Can RANK be used to generate a reliable author list for cocitation studies? COLL RES LIBR 57: (6) 567-574 NOV 1996 Zitt M, Bassecoulard E Reassessment of co-citation methods for science indicators: Effect of methods improving recall rates SCIENTOMETRICS 37: (2) 223-244 OCT 1996 LEPAIR C SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE 1995 DEREK-DESOLLA-PRICE-AWARD TO PROF DR VANRAAN,A.F.J. 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This generates a bunch of records - but > eliminating the Scientometrics and JASIS records cuts it to a reasonable > number. > > You may know how to do this with the engine - we just got WOS a > couple of weeks ago and I'm still figuring it out. (BTW the interface is > way cool). > > (2) a search for everything that cites Tufte ER in 1998/99. > > I wish I could pair this with a "general search" but I can plow through > the results. > > (3) Scientometrics, 1999. It turns up about two new citations, but I > think it's important to complete the triad. > > Thanks! Yes, I can do these searches myself, but given copyright > issues, I'd rather the results came from you. > > --gw > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Gretchen Whitney, PhD tel 423.974.7919 > School of Information Sciences fax 423.974.4967 > University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA gwhitney at utk.edu > http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ > jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html > SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com