From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Oct 2 20:54:13 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 20:54:13 -0400 Subject: ABS: Christakis, Do physicians judge a study by its cover? An investigation of journal attribution bias Message-ID: author: dachris at u.washington.edu Title : Do physicians judge a study by its cover? An investigation of journal attribution bias Author : Christakis DA, Saint S, Saha S, Elmore JG, Welsh DE, Baker P, Koepsell TDJ Journal : JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 53: (8) 773-778 AUG 2000 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 11 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: The effect of a journal's prestige on readers' impressions of an article is unknown. Two hypotheses were tested: first, that attribution of a study to a " high" prestige journal would be associated with improved impressions and attribution to a "low" prestige journal would be associated with diminished impressions; and second, that formal training in epidemiology and biostatistics would mitigate the effects of this journal attribution bias. The study was designed as a trial among a random sample of 264 internists. Participants were asked to read an article and an abstract from either the Southern Medical Journal (SMJ) or the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Questionnaires were constructed that either attributed the article or abstract to its source or presented it as unattributed. After each article or abstract, respondents were asked to rate the quality of the study, the appropriateness of the methodology employed, the significance of the findings, and its likely effects on their practice. A 20-point impression score was created based on responses to these statements. The effect of attribution to a specific journal and formal epidemiology training on impression scores were assessed using linear regression. Of the 399 eligible participants, 264 questionnaires were returned (response rate 66%). Differences in impression scores associated with attribution of an article or abstract to the NEJM were .71 [95% C.I. (-.44-1.87)] and .50 [95% C.I. (-.87-1.87)] respectively; differences in impression scores associated with attribution of an article or abstract to the SMJ were -.12 [95% C.I. (-1.53-1.30)] and -.95 [95% C.I. (-2.41-.52)]. A stratified analysis demonstrated that epidemiology training did not meaningfully alter the effect of journal attribution on participants' impression scores. If journal attribution bias exists, it is likely to exert small and clinically insignificant effects when physicians read articles carefully. Formal training in epidemiology and biostatistics does not appear to alter these results. (C) 2000 Elsevier science Inc. All rights reserved. Author Keywords: evidence based medicine, mete-analysis, blinding, bias Addresses: Christakis DA, Univ Washington, Inst Child Hlth, 146 N Canal St, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98103 USA. Univ Washington, Inst Child Hlth, Seattle, WA 98103 USA. Univ Washington, Div Gen Pediat, Seattle, WA 98195 USA. Univ Michigan, Div Gen Internal Med, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA. Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Portland VA Med Ctr, Div Gen Internal Med, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Univ Washington, Div Gen Internal Med, Seattle, WA 98195 USA. Univ Washington, Dept Epidemiol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA. Ann Arbor VA Hlth Serv Res & Dev, Ann Arbor, MI USA. Seattle VA Med Ctr, Seattle, WA USA. Univ Washington, Dept Hlth Serv, Seattle, WA 98195 USA. Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD IDS Number: 347CA ISSN: 0895-4356 Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year *ISI J CITATION REPORTS 1997 BERLIN JA LANCET 350 105 1997 FLETCHER RH J GEN INTERN MED 12 S5 1997 GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178 471 1972 JANSSENS J NEW ENGL J MED 322 1028 1990 KELLEY RE SOUTHERN MED J 83 433 1990 KLEINBAUM D APPL REGRESSION ANAL 1998 LOCK S BRIT MED J 284 1289 1982 OWEN R JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 247 2533 1982 PATCHELL RA NEW ENGL J MED 322 494 1990 SEELIG CB SOUTHERN MED J 83 1144 1990 ------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Oct 2 20:58:58 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 20:58:58 -0400 Subject: ABS: O'Mathuna, Evidence-based practice and reviews of therapeutic touch Message-ID: Author's e-mail: domathuna at mchs.com Title : Evidence-based practice and reviews of therapeutic touch Author : O'Mathuna DP Journal : JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP 32: (3) 279-285 2000 Document type: Review Language: English Cited References: 73 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: Purpose: To present principles for accurately representing research for evidence-based practice and health care policies, and to evaluate how original research results indicated adherence to those principles in literature reviews of therapeutic touch. Organizing constructs: Critical thinking and scientific integrity Sources: Reviews of therapeutic touch literature published in nursing journals between 1994 and 1998 and the research studies cited in those reviews. Methods: Statements made in reviews about the efficacy of therapeutic touch were compared with the results and conclusions of the research cited. General conclusions reported in reviews were evaluated against a broad range of therapeutic touch (TT) research studies, including many not cited in reviews. How accurately reviewers represented the research studies was evaluated by comparing reviewers' conclusions with those of the researchers. Findings were organized into principles to guide evidence-based reviews. Findings: Literature reviews about therapeutic touch often cited only research with favorable findings. When citing studies with contradictory findings, only the favorable findings were usually mentioned. lit many reviews, research cited as indicating the efficacy of therapeutic touch indicated it was ineffective. Every review examined had at least one significant mistake concerning how research studies were represented. Conclusions: Accurate presentation of original research results is needed to make evidence-based decisions and to ensure that limited healthcare resources are used effectively and safely. Evidence-based principles should be followed in reviewing therapies and practices, including alternative therapies. Author Keywords: literature review therapeutic touch, citation analysis, clinical decision making, reliability and validity KeyWords Plus: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, UNITED-STATES, PAIN Addresses: O'Mathuna DP, 127 S Davis Ave, Columbus, OH 43222 USA. Mt Carmel Coll Nursing, Columbus, OH USA. Publisher: SIGMA THETA TAU INT, INDIANAPOLIS IDS Number: 349RG ISSN: 1527-6546 ---------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Oct 4 16:54:58 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 16:54:58 -0400 Subject: ABS: Pinaud, The impact factor of anaesthesia and intensive care journals Message-ID: E-MAIL: michel-pinaud at chu-nantes.fr TITLE : The << impact factor >> of anaesthesia and intensive care journals. AUTHOR: Pinaud M, Otteni JC JOURNAL: ANNALES FRANCAISES D ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 19: (6) 492-497 JUN 2000 Document type: Article Language: French Cited References: 29 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: The <> (IF) of scientific journals is defined as the number of citations obtained over a one-year period of articles published during the two previous years in a journal, divided by the number of articles published in that journal during the preceding two years. The IF, initially devised as an indicator of the quality of a journal, is at present mainly considered as an indicator of the quality of an article contained in that journal. However the IF of a journal is not equivalent to the actual impact of an article. Therefore the IF is not an accurate tool for assessment of the scientific quality of the author of that article. The Ifs of journals published in English are significantly higher than the Ifs of those in another language, mainly as English is the language used for international communication and as English speaking authors rarely cite articles published in another language, The IF of the journal of the French society for anaesthesiology and intensive care, the Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation (Afar), is about seven times below the IF of Anesthesiology, which has the highest IF in the category <>. From 1992 to 1998, the relative impact value of the Afar has increased by 429%. However the absolute value remains low. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. Author Keywords: impact factor KeyWords Plus: IMPACT FACTOR, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, CITATION ANALYSIS, MEDICAL JOURNALS, SCIENCE, QUALITY, INDEX, FREQUENCY, SOCIETY, TOOL Addresses: Pinaud M, CHRU, Serv Anesthesie REanimat Chirurg, F-44093 Nantes 1, France. CHRU, Serv Anesthesie REanimat Chirurg, F-44093 Nantes 1, France. Hop Hautepierre, Serv Anesthesie Reanimat Chirurg, F-67098 Strasbourg, France. Publisher: EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, PARIS CEDEX 15 IDS Number: 349BB ISSN: 0750-7658 CITED REFERENCES: Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year *COM RED ANN FR ANESTH 14 247 1995 BOILEAU S ANN FR ANESTH 15 392 1996 CRESSEN JP B BIBL FRANCE 32 236 1987 DESRICHARD Y B BIBLIOTHEQUES FRAN 39 61 1994 DUBOST J ANN FR ANESTH 15 104 1996 FONTANAROSA PB ANN EMERG MED 31 107 1998 GALLAGHER EJ ANN EMERG MED 31 83 1998 GARFIELD E ANAESTHESIST 47 439 1998 GARFIELD E ANN INTERN MED 105 313 1986 GARFIELD E BRIT MED J 313 411 1996 GARFIELD E RECHERCHE 7 757 1976 GARFIELD E SCI J CITATION REPOR 1993 GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178 471 1972 GISVOLD SE ACTA ANAESTH SCAND 43 971 1999 GISVOLD SE ACTA ANAESTH SCAND 39 1 1995 HANSSON S LANCET 346 906 1995 HERFARTH C CHIRURG 67 297 1996 HOEFFEL JC J RADIOL 79 719 1998 LINDNER UK ANAESTHESIST 46 1 1997 LOSTETTE Y PRESSE MED 25 319 1996 MOED HF J AM SOC INFORM SCI 46 461 1995 MOED HF SCIENTOMETRICS 37 105 1996 OESTERN HJ ANAESTHESIST 46 909 1997 OPTHOF T CARDIOVASC RES 33 1 1997 PIETTE JC ANN MED INTERNE 145 469 1994 SEGLEN PO J AM SOC INFORM SCI 43 628 1992 SEGLEN PO J INTERN MED 229 109 1991 SMITH G BRIT J ANAESTH 76 753 1996 SZTARK F ANN FR ANESTH 15 104 1996 WHEN RESPONDING PLEASE ATTACH THIS MESSAGE ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Oct 4 17:07:02 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 17:07:02 -0400 Subject: ABS: Knight, Research productivity in the Journal of Business Research: 1985-1999 Message-ID: Author's E-mail: gknight at garnet.acns.fsu.edu TITLE : Research productivity in the Journal of Business Research: 1985-1999 AUTHORS Knight GA, Hult GTM, Bashaw RE JOURNAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH 49: (3) 303-314 SEP 2000 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 31 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: This article presents a thorough analysis of the research published in the Journal of Business Research (JBR) during the period of 1985-1999. First, each article published in JBR was categorized into a primary content area according to the broad subject areas covered by the journal's editorial review boards. Marketing represents the largest area with 33% of the articles, followed by buyer behavior (18%) and international business (16%). Second, the contributing authors during the period of 1985-1999 were ranked according to the number of articles they had published in the journal. William R. Darden was the most published author with 9 articles, whereas Cynthia Webster was ranked first when adjusting for coauthorship. A similar analysis was conducted at the institutional level, with Louisiana State University being the top publisher with 27 articles. Additionally, we examined the impact of the published JBR articles in the top 12 journals corresponding to the JBR content areas. In this analysis, we found that JBR articles are heavily referenced in JBR, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), Journal of Marketing (JM), Journal of Retailing (JR), Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), and Journal of International Marketing (JIM). Individually, the JBR contributions by Robert E. Spekman and Shelby D. Hunt have had the most impact in the 12 journals used in the citation analysis. On the article level, the contribution by Emin Babakus and Gregory W. Boiler titled "An Empirical Assessment of the SERVQUAL Scale" (published in 1992) has been the most frequently referenced article, having been cited 16 rimes since its publication. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. KeyWords Plus: INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS, CITATION ANALYSIS, ECONOMICS, FACULTY, RATINGS, INDEX Addresses: Hult GTM, Florida State Univ, Coll Business, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. Florida State Univ, Coll Business, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA. Univ Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 72204 USA. Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NEW YORK IDS Number: 345JF ISSN: 0148-2963 Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year BACK HB INTERFACES 4 42 1974 BASHAW R MARKETING PERSPECTIV 192 1992 BREWER TL J INT BUS STUD 29 R6 1998 BRICKER RJ ABACUS-J ACCOUNT BUS 24 120 1988 BROWN LD ACCOUNT REV 60 262 1985 CHANDY PR J INT BUS STUD 25 715 1994 CHUNG KH J FINANC 45 301 1990 COLQUITT LL J RISK INSUR 65 711 1998 COTE JA J CONSUM RES 18 402 1991 DAVIS P AM ECON REV 74 225 1984 HECK J FINANCIAL MANAGE AUT 100 1988 HULT G J MARKETING ED 20 35 1998 HULT G J MARKETING ED 19 37 1997 INKPEN AC J INT BUS STUD 25 703 1994 JENSEN MC J FINANC ECON 28 3 1990 JOBBER D INT J RES MARKETING 5 137 1988 LIEBOWITZ SJ J ECON LIT 22 77 1984 LUKE RH J ACADEMY MARKETING 15 74 1987 LUSCH RF J MARKETING 63 1 1999 MALHOTRA NK J ACAD MARKET SCI 24 291 1996 PARASURAMAN A J ACAD MARKET SCI 26 3 1998 ROBINSON LM J ACADEMY MARKETING 9 147 1981 SALANCIK GR ADMIN SCI QUART 31 194 1986 SPAKE DF ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE 8 191 1997 STEWART DW J MARKETING 63 2 1999 VARADARAJAN PR J MARKETING 60 3 1996 WINER RS J MARKETING RES 35 III 1998 WOODSIDE AG J BUS RES 38 177 1997 ZINKHAN GM J ADVERTISING 28 51 1999 ZINKHAN GM J CONSUM RES 18 282 1992 ZIVNEY TL J FINANC 47 295 1992 --------------------------------- (c) ISI, Rerinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From Benoit_Godin at INRS-URB.UQUEBEC.CA Wed Oct 4 20:02:01 2000 From: Benoit_Godin at INRS-URB.UQUEBEC.CA (Benoît Godin) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 20:02:01 -0400 Subject: ABS: Pinaud, The impact factor of anaesthesia an d intensive care journals Message-ID: The IF of a journal is not the IF of an article: this is a well know fact. We also know that the correlation between the two is high however: you get more chance of being cited if you publish in Science than in Revue francaise de Bibliometrie. The lesson is therefore to consider the IF, when applied to articles, as a measure of the EXPECTED citations or, more sociologically, as a measure of the effort a researcher do to publish in "good" journals. ---------------------------------------- Beno?t Godin Professeur INRS Observatoire des sciences et des technologies e-mail: benoit_godin at inrs-urb.uquebec.ca http://www.ost.qc.ca -----Original Message----- From: Gretchen Whitney [mailto:gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU] Sent: 4 octobre, 2000 16:55 To: SIGMETRICS at listserv.utk.edu Subject: [SIGMETRICS] ABS: Pinaud, The impact factor of anaesthesia and intensive care journals E-MAIL: michel-pinaud at chu-nantes.fr TITLE : The << impact factor >> of anaesthesia and intensive care journals. AUTHOR: Pinaud M, Otteni JC JOURNAL: ANNALES FRANCAISES D ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 19: (6) 492-497 JUN 2000 Document type: Article Language: French Cited References: 29 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: The <> (IF) of scientific journals is defined as the number of citations obtained over a one-year period of articles published during the two previous years in a journal, divided by the number of articles published in that journal during the preceding two years. The IF, initially devised as an indicator of the quality of a journal, is at present mainly considered as an indicator of the quality of an article contained in that journal. However the IF of a journal is not equivalent to the actual impact of an article. Therefore the IF is not an accurate tool for assessment of the scientific quality of the author of that article. The Ifs of journals published in English are significantly higher than the Ifs of those in another language, mainly as English is the language used for international communication and as English speaking authors rarely cite articles published in another language, The IF of the journal of the French society for anaesthesiology and intensive care, the Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation (Afar), is about seven times below the IF of Anesthesiology, which has the highest IF in the category <>. From 1992 to 1998, the relative impact value of the Afar has increased by 429%. However the absolute value remains low. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. Author Keywords: impact factor KeyWords Plus: IMPACT FACTOR, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, CITATION ANALYSIS, MEDICAL JOURNALS, SCIENCE, QUALITY, INDEX, FREQUENCY, SOCIETY, TOOL Addresses: Pinaud M, CHRU, Serv Anesthesie REanimat Chirurg, F-44093 Nantes 1, France. CHRU, Serv Anesthesie REanimat Chirurg, F-44093 Nantes 1, France. Hop Hautepierre, Serv Anesthesie Reanimat Chirurg, F-67098 Strasbourg, France. Publisher: EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, PARIS CEDEX 15 IDS Number: 349BB ISSN: 0750-7658 CITED REFERENCES: Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year *COM RED ANN FR ANESTH 14 247 1995 BOILEAU S ANN FR ANESTH 15 392 1996 CRESSEN JP B BIBL FRANCE 32 236 1987 DESRICHARD Y B BIBLIOTHEQUES FRAN 39 61 1994 DUBOST J ANN FR ANESTH 15 104 1996 FONTANAROSA PB ANN EMERG MED 31 107 1998 GALLAGHER EJ ANN EMERG MED 31 83 1998 GARFIELD E ANAESTHESIST 47 439 1998 GARFIELD E ANN INTERN MED 105 313 1986 GARFIELD E BRIT MED J 313 411 1996 GARFIELD E RECHERCHE 7 757 1976 GARFIELD E SCI J CITATION REPOR 1993 GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178 471 1972 GISVOLD SE ACTA ANAESTH SCAND 43 971 1999 GISVOLD SE ACTA ANAESTH SCAND 39 1 1995 HANSSON S LANCET 346 906 1995 HERFARTH C CHIRURG 67 297 1996 HOEFFEL JC J RADIOL 79 719 1998 LINDNER UK ANAESTHESIST 46 1 1997 LOSTETTE Y PRESSE MED 25 319 1996 MOED HF J AM SOC INFORM SCI 46 461 1995 MOED HF SCIENTOMETRICS 37 105 1996 OESTERN HJ ANAESTHESIST 46 909 1997 OPTHOF T CARDIOVASC RES 33 1 1997 PIETTE JC ANN MED INTERNE 145 469 1994 SEGLEN PO J AM SOC INFORM SCI 43 628 1992 SEGLEN PO J INTERN MED 229 109 1991 SMITH G BRIT J ANAESTH 76 753 1996 SZTARK F ANN FR ANESTH 15 104 1996 WHEN RESPONDING PLEASE ATTACH THIS MESSAGE ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Oct 9 18:11:00 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:11:00 -0400 Subject: ABS: Oppenheim, "The correlation between citation counts and the 1992 research assessment exercise ratings for British research in ... Message-ID: Author's E-mail: C. Oppenheim : 'C.Oppenheim at lboro.ac.uk' ______________________________________________ TITLE : The correlation between citation counts and the 1992 research assessment exercise ratings for British research in genetics, anatomy and archaeology AUTHOR: Oppenheim C JOURNAL: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 53: (5) 477-487 DEC 1997 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 31 Times Cited: 5 Abstract: A study was carried out to assess the correlation between scores achieved by academic departments in the UK in the 1992. Research Assessment Exercise, and the number of citations received by academics in those departments for articles published in the period 1985-1992, using the Institute for Scientific Information's citation databases. Only those papers first authored by academics identified from the Commonwealth Universities Yearbook were examined. Three subject areas: Anatomy, Generics and Archaeology were chosen to complement Library and Information Management that had already been the subject of such a study. It was found that in all three cases, there is a statistically significant correlation between the total number of citations received, or the average number of citations per member of staff, and the Research Assessment Exercise score. Surprisingly, the strongest correlation was found in Archaeology, a subject noted for its heavy emphasis on monographic literature and with relatively low citation counts. The results make it clear that citation counting provides a robust and reliable indicator of the research performance of UK academic departments in a variety of disciplines, and the paper argues that for future Research Assessment Exercises, citation counting should be the primary, but not the only, means of calculating Research Assessment Exercise scores. KeyWords Plus: PUBLICATIONS, DEPARTMENTS, PERFORMANCE, SOCIOLOGY, POLITICS, LIBRARY Addresses: Oppenheim C, DE MONTFORT UNIV, INT INST ELECT LIB RES, HAMMERWOOD GATE, MILTON KEYNES MK7 6HP, BUCKS, ENGLAND. Publisher: ASLIB, LONDON IDS Number: YJ265 ISSN: 0022-0418 ---------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Oct 9 18:24:57 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:24:57 -0400 Subject: ABS: Smith, A tale of two web spaces: Comparing sites using web impact factors Message-ID: Author's E-mail : Alastair.Smith at vuw.ac.nz TITLE : A tale of two web spaces: Comparing sites using web impact factors AUTHOR Smith AG JOURNAL JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 55: (5) 577-592 DEC 1999 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 11 Times Cited: 1 Abstract: Ingwersen has suggested the web impact factor (WIF) as a means for comparing relative attractiveness or influence of web spaces. The WIF of a web space is the number of pages linking to a web space, divided by the number of pages in the web space. The numbers of links and pages can be determined using web search engines such as AltaVista, and this paper examines methodological issues associated with this determination. Three distinct WIFs can be calculated: the external WIF, reflecting the number of pages linking from outside the web space being measured; the self-link WIF, reflecting links made from inside the web space; and an overall WIF, combining external and self-links. External WIFs are probably the most significant. WIFs can be calculated for top level domains such as countries; however these appear to be unreliable. This paper compares WIFs for two different types of web spaces: Australasian universities and Australasian electronic journals. For large organisations such as universities or research institutions, WIFs seem to be a useful measure of the overall influence of the web space. However for smaller spaces such as electronic journals the WIF is less reliable as a measure. KeyWords Plus: WORLD-WIDE-WEB Addresses: Smith AG, Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Commun & Informat Management, POB 600, Wellington, New Zealand. Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Commun & Informat Management, Wellington, New Zealand. Publisher: ASLIB, LONDON IDS Number: 264RX ISSN: 0022-0418 Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year CYBERMETRICS 1997 WHY USE GOOGLE 1999 ALMIND TC J DOC 53 404 1997 CRONIN B J DOC 52 163 1996 GAIRIN R REV ESPANOLA DOCUMEN 20 175 1997 INGWERSEN P COMMUNICATION 0917 1998 INGWERSEN P J DOC 54 236 1998 LARSON RR BIBLIOMETRICS WORLD 1996 NOTESS G SEARCH ENGINE STAT D 1999 ROUSSEAU R CYBERMETRICS 1 1997 TESTA J ISI DATABASE J SLECT 1998 ---------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Oct 11 18:13:50 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:13:50 -0400 Subject: ABS: Zulueta, Spanish scientific production in cardiov ascular research through the Science Citation Index (1990-1996) Message-ID: Author's e-mail: angeles.zulueta at uah.es TITLE :Spanish scientific production in cardiovascular research through the Science Citation Index (1990-1996) AUTHOR : Zulueta MA, Bordons M JOURNAL : REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA 52: (10) 751-764 OCT 1999 Document type: Article Language: Spanish Cited References: 17 Times Cited: 3 Abstract: Introduction and objectives. A bibliometric analysis of the Spanish scientific production in the Cardiovascular research area constitutes a useful approach to the study of the scientific activity conducted in the field. The most relevant aspects of the research and their evolution over time are analysed. Material and methods. Publications covered by the Science Citation Index database under the heading "cardiovascular system" during the years 1990-1996 and signed by at least one Spanish address were studied. The distribution of the scientific production by geographic areas and institutional sectors was analysed and the most productive centers were identified. Results. During these years, the scientific production in Cardiovascular research showed a growing rate of 83%, slightly lower than that of Biomedicine in Spain. A total of 1,434 documents were analysed (3% of the biomedical production), with 24% of meeting-abstracts. Although the production was concentrated in Madrid (33%) and Cataluna (30%), Cantabria and Navarra emerged when the values were normalised according to either R&D expenditures or population data. The most productive institutional sectors were Hospitals (86%) and Universities (22%). The most productive centres were identified, as well as their growth rate, their activity index and the average impact factor of the journals used. More than 50% of the documents were performed in collaboration among different centres. International collaboration showed an upward trend (from 16% to 21%). Conclusions. Spanish Cardiovascular research showed an increasing international visibility over the studied period, as shown by the growing number of publications in the Science Citation Index database, the up-rising trend towards high-impact-factor journals, and the ever-growing collaboration of Spanish authors with foreign partners. Author Keywords: cardiovascular system, bibliometrics KeyWords Plus: BIOMEDICINE, IMPACT Addresses: Zulueta MA, Univ Alcala de Henares, Fac Documentac, San Cirilo S-N, Madrid 28801, Spain. Univ Alcala de Henares, Fac Documentac, Madrid 28801, Spain. Ctr Informac & Documentac Cient, Madrid, Spain. Publisher: EDICIONES DOYMA S/A, BARCELONA IDS Number: 247FD ISSN: 0300-8932 ------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Wed Oct 11 18:53:23 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:53:23 -0400 Subject: ABS: Ackerson, Visualizing the configuration of scientific literatu re - A study of disciplinary relationships Message-ID: Author's e-mail: lackerso at uiuc.edu TITLE Visualizing the configuration of scientific literature - A study of disciplinary relationships AUTHOR Ackerson LG JOURNAL REFERENCE & USER SERVICES QUARTERLY 39: (1) 43-52 FAL 1999 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 19 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: The way in which researchers visualize the structure of scientific Literature affects the method by which they conduct literature searches. In this study, citation counts were used to assess the relationships among six scientific disciplines and examine the cross-citation activity of fifty-nine core journals. The results of this study were compared with data from previous studies to create a visual diagram illustrating the configuration of scientific literature. Addresses: Ackerson LG, Univ Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA. Univ Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA. Publisher: AMER LIBRARY ASSOC, CHICAGO IDS Number: 265CT ISSN: 1094-9054 ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From Chaomei.Chen at BRUNEL.AC.UK Thu Oct 12 10:37:42 2000 From: Chaomei.Chen at BRUNEL.AC.UK (Chaomei Chen) Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:37:42 +0100 Subject: ABS: Chen, Visualising semantic spaces and author co-citation networks in digital libraries Message-ID: TITLE: Visualising semantic spaces and author co-citation networks in digital libraries AUTHOR: Chen CM EMAIL: chaomei.chen at brunel.ac.uk HOMEPAGE: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~cssrccc2/ JOURNAL: INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT, 35: (3) 401-420 MAY 1999 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 40 Times Cited: 1 Abstract: This paper describes the development and application of visualisation techniques for users to access and explore information in a digital library effectively and intuitively. Salient semantic structures and citation patterns are extracted from several collections of documents, including the ACM SIGCHI Conference Proceedings (1995-1997) and ACM Hypertext Conference Proceedings (1987-1998), using Latent Semantic Indexing and Pathfinder Network Scaling. The unique spatial metaphor leads to a natural combination of search and navigation within the same semantic space in a 3-dimensional virtual world. Author co-citation patterns are visualised through a number of author co-citation maps in attempts to reveal the structure of the hypertext, including an overall co-citation map of 367 authors and three periodical maps. These maps highlight predominant research areas in the field. This approach provides a means for transcending the boundaries of collections of documents and visualising more profound patterns in terms of semantic structures and co-citation networks. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. KeyWords Plus: INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES, INFORMATION, SCIENCE, RETRIEVAL, ENVISION Addresses: Chen CM, Brunel Univ, Dept Informat Syst & Comp, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx, England. Brunel Univ, Dept Informat Syst & Comp, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx, England. Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD IDS Number: 211ZH ISSN: 0306-4573 From David.Watkins at SOLENT.AC.UK Thu Oct 12 20:00:51 2000 From: David.Watkins at SOLENT.AC.UK (David Watkins) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 01:00:51 +0100 Subject: David Watkins/SBS/Southampton Institute is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office from 11/10/2000 until 17/10/2000. This is an automated response. If appropriate, I will respond to your message when I return. From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Oct 20 18:28:15 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 18:28:15 -0400 Subject: ART: Redman, A Normalized Citation Analysis of Real Estate Journals Message-ID: SUMMARY OF A NORMALIZED CITATION ANALYSIS OF REAL ESTATE JOURNALS BY Arnold L. Redman, Herman Manakyan and John R. Tanner Published in Real Estate Economics 27:1, Spring 1999, 169-182. Arnold L. Redman School of Business Administration The University of Tennessee - Martin Martin, TN 38238 Author e-mail: aredman at utm.edu This article presents a citation analysis and ranking of journals in the academic field of real estate and includes journals in fields related to real estate, specifically economics and finance. There are several reasons that a citation analysis is significant to academics: it provides information about the important outlets for faculty research, it provides information for the tenure and promotion process, it provides information for librarians as to which journals are the leaders in a field, and a citation analysis can reveal trends in the importance of journals over time that can be useful in assessing the impact of specific journals. Citation analysis has been applied in several fields of business including accounting, management information systems and finance. However, this article is the first to apply a normalized citation analysis using an exponential function to journals in the field of real estate. The article provides an adjusted citation analysis of journals in real estate, finance, and economics as well as evaluates the changes in citations over the period 1990 through 1995. The analysis looks at peer-reviewed journals and at practitioner-oriented journals. The methodology consisted of examining the reference lists of a base set of journals for the years 1990 through 1995. Four journals were included in the base set consisting of the Journal of Real Estate Research, Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics and The Appraisal Journal. These journals were selected based on a review of previous research which indicated, mainly from surveys of academics in the field of real estate, the important journals. The base set of journals includes articles that focus on academic and practitioner audiences in real estate. After examining the reference list of the above journals, the number of citations for each journal was totaled from the reference lists in the articles in the base set. This provided the initial rankings of journals with the rankings based on the number of citations garnered by each. Overall, there were 13,332 articles cited from 662 different journals over the period. The article reports the rankings of only 54 journals which had at least 24 citations from 1990 through 1995. The rankings were then normalized to eliminate three potential biases: high rankings due to self-citations, bias in rankings due to journal size, and rankings due to the life span or longevity of a journal. Self-citations, those in each of the journals in the base set cited by articles published in those journals, were eliminated. Journal size, or number of articles published in a journal, was adjusted by dividing the number of articles published by a journal into the total number of citations published by a journal during the study period. Longevity, or the number of years a journal has been in publication, was adjusted through application of an exponential factor. Journals will be cited in more recently published articles; the Social Science Citation Index has determined that the half-life of articles in finance and economics is 6.9 years. That is, articles are cited less often, the longer the journal issue has been outstanding. Citations were also adjusted for a combination of size and longevity of the journals. The results indicate several interesting findings. Real Estate Economics, the first academic journal in the field of real estate, was ranked first in all cases, with and without adjustments for longevity, size, or both. The largest number of citations were in journals outside of real estate, in the major journals of finance and economics such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Land Economics and Journal of Urban Economics. It may be concluded that the patterns of citations reflect the wide range of outlets that academics in real estate have used in the past to publish their research. Until fairly recently the main sources of publications in real estate have been in economics and finance journals reflecting the limited number of academic real estate publications available. There have been several changes in real estate journal citations from 1990 through 1995. The Journal of Real Estate Research and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics have steadily moved upward in their rankings among real estate journals. Also, the highly ranked real estate journals noted in previous studies were not cited as often as the real estate journals in this study, indicating a shift in where academic articles were being published during the study period. A temporal analysis was performed on the citation patterns indicating further movement in the publication patterns in academic real estate. Over the study period, citations had shifted from economics and practitioner-oriented journals (such as Journal of Urban Economics, Land Economics, Real Estate Issues and Real Estate Finance) to the academic-oriented real estate journals, specifically the Journal of Real Estate Research (JRER) and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (JREFE). JREFE moved from being a new journal to one of the most frequently cited journals. JRER gained in citation frequency over the study period as well. As time passes and more academic real estate journals are launched, it can be expected that increasingly citations will include those journals rather than the traditional economic and practitioner journals that have served as outlets for real estate research. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 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 Oct 24 10:19:41 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:19:41 -0400 Subject: ABS: Bensman, Probability distributions in library and information science: A historical and practitioner viewpoint Message-ID: Bensman SJ, "Probability distributions in library and information science: A historical and practitioner viewpoint" JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE 51: (9) 816-833 JUL 2000 Author's e-mail: Stephen J. Bensman : notsjb at lsu.edu EXCERPT FROM THE PAPER: Final Considerations and a Practitioner Recommendation: I will not discuss in this paper the debates provoked by the introduction of the negative binomial into library and information science. This topic is thoroughly covered in Bensman and Wilder (1998, pp.161-171). Here I only want to emphasize three general conclusions, at which I arrived as a result of research on the scientific information market and testing the National Research Council database. First, the skewed distributions found in library and information science and described by empirical informetric laws are not unusual. The discovery of these laws was only a part of a broad process of uncovering the skewed distributions underlying phenomena in many other disciplines that took place after Pearson's devastating assault on the normal paradigm. As a matter of fact, the discovery of these skewed distributions was taking place even before Pearson. For example, the doctrine of Karl Marx with its concentration of the means of production and impoverishment of the masses can be considered in many respects as the drawing of wrong conclusions from a correct observation that the stochastic processes operative in the negative binomial are operative in human society. In the paper in which he derived the first informetric law-- the Inverse Square Law of Scientific Productivity -- Lotka (1926) was well aware that he had found nothing unusual. Thus, he wrote: Frequency distributions of the general type (1) have a wide range of applicability to a variety of phenomena, and the mere form of such a ditribution throws little or no light on the underlying physical relations. (p.323). To back up these statements, Lotka cited the work of Corrado Gini on the inequality of income within a population and John Christopher Willis on the distribution of species. Perhaps the distinguishing feature of frequency distributions within library and information science is the fuzzy nature of the sets, within which they arise. This fuzziness is a function of the way disciplines overlap and share the same literature. From this perspective, the two most important informetric laws, which set apart library and information science from other disciplines, are Bradford's Law of Scattering and Garfield's Law of Concentration. ______________________________________________ TITLE : Probability distributions in library and information science: A historical and practitioner viewpoint AUTHOR Bensman SJ JOURNAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE 51: (9) 816-833 JUL 2000 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 63 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: This paper has a dual character dictated by its twofold purpose. First, it is a speculative historiographic essay containing an attempt to fix the present position of library and information science within the context of the probabilistic revolution that has been encompassing all of science. Second, it comprises a guide to practitioners engaged in statistical research in library and information science. There are pointed out the problems of utilizing statistical methods in library and information science because of the highly and positively skewed distributions that dominate this discipline. Biostatistics are indicated as the source of solutions for these problems, and the solutions are then traced back to the British biometric revolution of 1865-1950, during the course of which modern inferential statistics were created. The thesis is presented that science has been undergoing a probabilistic revolution for over 200 years, and it is stated that this revolution is now coming to library and information science, as general stochastic models replace specific, empirical informetric laws, An account is given of the historical development of the counting distributions and laws of error applicable in statistical research in library and information science, and it is stressed that these distributions and laws are not specific to library and information science but are inherent in all biological and social phenomena, Urquhart's Law is used to give a practical demonstration of the distributions. The difficulties of precisely fitting data to theoretical probability models in library and information science because of the inherent fuzziness of the sets are discussed, and the paper concludes with the description of a simple technique for identifying and dealing with the skewed distributions in library and information science. Throughout the paper, emphasis is placed on the relevance of research in library and information science to social problems, both past and present. KeyWords Plus: CIRCULATION MODEL, INFORMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS, JOURNALS, MARKET, LAW Addresses: Bensman SJ, Louisiana State Univ, LSU Lib, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA. Louisiana State Univ, LSU Lib, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA. Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, NEW YORK IDS Number: 324ZN ISSN: 0002-8231 Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year PROBABILISTIC REVOLU 1987 BENSMAN SJ COLL RES LIBR 46 13 1985 BENSMAN SJ LIBR RESOUR TECH SER 42 147 1998 BENSMAN SJ LIBR RESOUR TECH SER 40 145 1996 BENSMAN SJ LIBRARY RES 4 279 1982 BOOKSTEIN A 5 INT C INT SOC SCI 73 1995 BOOKSTEIN A J AM SOC INFORM SCI 48 2 1997 BOOKSTEIN A J AM SOC INFORM SCI 41 368 1990 BOREL E PROBABILITIES LIFE 1962 BOREL E PROBABILITY CERTAINT 1963 BRADFORD SC ENGINEERING LONDON 137 85 1934 BROOKES BC INFORM PROCESS MANAG 20 37 1984 BROOKES BC J AM SOC INFORM SCI 30 233 1979 BROOKES BC J DOC 33 180 1977 BROWN R PSYCHOLOGY 1975 BURRELL QL J DOC 43 24 1987 BURRELL QL J DOC 42 114 1986 BURRELL QL J DOC 41 100 1985 BURRELL QL J ROY STAT SOC A STA 145 439 1982 COLEMAN JS INTRO MATH SOCIOLOGY 1964 CRATHORNE AR AM MATH MONTHLY 35 169 1928 EHRENBERG ASC APPL STAT 3 26 1959 ELLIOTT JM FRESHWATER BIOL ASS 25 1977 FELLER W ANN MATH STAT 14 389 1943 FRASER S BELL CURVE WARS RACE 1995 FUSSLER HH PATTERNS USE BOOKS L 1969 GALTON F HEREDITARY GENIUS IN 1978 GALTON F INQUIRIES HUMAN FACU 1883 GALTON F NATURAL INHERITANCE 1889 GALTON F P R SOC 29 365 1879 GARFIELD E CURR CONTENTS 3 5 1971 GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178 471 1972 GREENWOOD M J R STATIST SOC 83 255 1920 HERRNSTEIN RJ BELL CURVE INTELLIGE 1994 HOGBEN L STAT THEORY RELATION KEYNES JM TREATISE PROBABILITY 1921 LOTKA AJ J WASHINGTON ACADEMY 16 317 1926 MACKENZIE DA STAT BRITAIN 1865 19 1981 MCALISTER D P R SOC LONDON 29 367 1879 NEWBOLD E J R STATIST SOC 90 487 1927 NEYMAN J ANN MATH STATISTICS 10 35 1939 PEARSON ES STUDIES HIST STAT PR 1 323 1970 PEARSON K BIOMETRIKA 11 139 1915 PEARSON K K PEARSONS EARLY STA 1 1956 PEARSON K K PEARSONS EARLY STA 41 1956 PEARSON K K PEARSONS EARLY STA 339 1956 PEARSON K K PEARSONS EARLY STA 529 1956 PEARSON KR BIOMETRIKA 4 169 1905 PRICE DDS J AM SOC INFORM SCI 27 292 1976 SARNDAL CE STUDIES HIST STAT PR 2 419 1977 SHOCKLEY W P IRE 45 279 1957 SNEDECOR GW STAT METHODS 1989 STIGLER SM HIST STAT MEASUREMEN 1986 STIGLER SM STAT PROBABILITY LET 1 32 1982 THORNDIKE F BELL SYST TECH J 5 604 1926 TRUESWELL R WILSON LIBRARY B 43 458 1969 URQUHART DJ J DOC 15 21 1959 URQUHART DJ P 1 287 1959 URQUHART DJ PRINCIPLES LIB 1981 WELDON WFR P ROYAL SOC LONDON 54 318 1893 WESTERGAARD H CONTRIBUTIONS HIST S 1968 WINSOR CP HUMAN BIOL 19 154 1947 YULE GU J ROY STATIST SOC 73 26 1910 ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Oct 24 10:20:02 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:20:02 -0400 Subject: ABS&Comment: Robbins, Semiotics, analogical legal reasoning, and the cf. c itation: Getting our signals uncrossed Message-ID: Subject: Robbins IP, "Semiotics, analogical legal reasoning, and the cf. c itation: Getting our signals uncrossed" DUKE LAW JOURNAL 48: (5) 1043-108 0 MAR 1999 Ira P. Robbins is professor of Law and Justice at the American University, Washington College of Law (e-mail: mailto:robbins at wcl.american.edu ) His very first citation convinced me that this article is well worth the attention of any citation analyst. He cited a 1936 essay by Fred Rodell which is tersely summarized as stating" that only two things wrong with law review articles are their style and their content". He then quotes a Rodell comment in 1962 on "Goodbye to Law Reviews" in which he describes foot notes as "as phony excrescences". He goes on to analyze the misuse of the cf. reference in legal scholarship. I could not help but see the comments as applicable to citation practice in other fields. Unfortunately, most editors and referees do not take the trouble to insist that authors make absolutely clear why they are citing a particular work. The inclusion of citing sentences from full text will make future citation indexes more useful but at the same time frustrating if authors obscure their reasons for citation. As law librarians know, this article is part of a large literature on legal citation practice which deserves more attention by our field. -- Gene Garfield, President, ASIS&T and Chairman Emeritus, ISI _______________________________________________ TITLE Semiotics, analogical legal reasoning, and the cf. citation: Getting our signals uncrossed AUTHOR Robbins IP JOURNAL DUKE LAW JOURNAL 48: (5) 1043-1080 MAR 1999 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 47 Times Cited: 2 Abstract: The Bluebook's introductory citation signals are essential to effective legal discourse. The choice of signal can influence not only the interpretation of cited cases, but also the path of the law. In this Article, Professor Ira Robbins examines one commonly used signal: the cf. After exploring its semiotic function, he details the multitude of ways in which this signal has been used and misused. He argues that lawyers' and judges' careless use of the cf. leads to confusing and often incoherent developments in the law, and concludes by proposing a precise working definition for this irksome, but potentially powerful, citation signal. Addresses: Robbins IP, American Univ, Washington Coll Law, Washington, DC 20016 USA. American Univ, Washington Coll Law, Washington, DC 20016 USA. Publisher: DUKE UNIV, DURHAM IDS Number: 237EV ISSN: 0012-7086 ---------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Fri Oct 27 17:21:39 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:21:39 -0400 Subject: French reader/translation request Message-ID: Hi all, A document has come my way from ADEST, in French. My French is sufficient to suggest that it might be of interest to this group, but not sufficient to be sure or to translate it. If someone could volunteer to read and possibly summarize the document for this group, I'd be most grateful. Please reply privately to gwhitney at utk.edu. Thanks. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 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 Garfield at CODEX.CIS.UPENN.EDU Sat Oct 28 16:38:54 2000 From: Garfield at CODEX.CIS.UPENN.EDU (Garfield, Eugene) Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 16:38:54 -0400 Subject: French reader/translation request Message-ID: Dear Gretchen: That fellow said he would create an English version of his mailings. You should ask him for it directly. You might also consider trying the Systran system to get a quick and dirty translation. If Angel Moreno were not ill I would ask him to do this for you. I just got back from Toronto and saw Charlie Meadow, Got to rush now. See you and the gang soon in Chicago. Gene Eugene Garfield, PhD. President, American Society for Information Science (ASIS&T) www.asis.org Chairman Emeritus, ISI www.isinet.com Publisher, The Scientist www.the-scientist.com email garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu tel 215-243-2205 fax 215-387-1266 home page: www.eugenegarfield.org -----Original Message----- From: Gretchen Whitney [mailto:gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 5:22 PM To: SIGMETRICS at listserv.utk.edu Subject: [SIGMETRICS] French reader/translation request Hi all, A document has come my way from ADEST, in French. My French is sufficient to suggest that it might be of interest to this group, but not sufficient to be sure or to translate it. If someone could volunteer to read and possibly summarize the document for this group, I'd be most grateful. Please reply privately to gwhitney at utk.edu. Thanks. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 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 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Oct 30 18:15:09 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 18:15:09 -0500 Subject: CITE: Durden, Assessing the Influence of Innovative Scholarship on an Academic Discipline: Signaling Games and the Work of David Kreps Message-ID: Author's E-mail: G.C. Durden : durdengc at appstate.edu TITLE Assessing The Influence of Innovative Scholarship on an Academic Discipline: Signaling Games and the Work of David Kreps AUTHOR Garey C. Durden and Timothy J. Perri JOURNAL International Social Science Review 74, #3-4, 2000 <> From gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Oct 30 18:19:44 2000 From: gwhitney at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 18:19:44 -0500 Subject: ABS: Bordons, Evaluation of scientific activity through bibliometric indicators Message-ID: Author's e-mail: mbordons at cindoc.csic.es TITLE : Evaluation of scientific activity through bibliometric indicators AUTHOR Bordons M, Zulueta MA JOURNAL REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA 52: (10) 790-800 OCT 1999 Document type: Article Language: Spanish Cited References: 30 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: The scope of bibliometric studies is the treatment and quantitative analysis of scientific publications. They belong to the so-called "social studies of science", and science policy constitutes one of its main applied fields. These studies efficiently complement the opinions and judgements of experts, thus providing objective and useful tools for evaluating the results of scientific activity. Nevertheless, given the impact that these evaluations have on the assignment of funding for research and even on the professional career of investigators, it becomes essential to know in detail the characteristics of bibliometric indicators and the limitations of their use. The Science Citation Index database is one of the most employed. In the case of biomedical research it is useful to analyze the most internationally visible scientific production, since it satisfactorily covers biomedical journals; however, clinical research with local interest published in Spanish journals is not included in that database. Widely employed bibliometric indicators are those measuring scientific activity through the number of publications, those based on the citations received by published studies and, in between them, the impact of journals. The impact factor is an indicator very used in bibliometric studies; though occasionally a high impact factor is assumed to reflect high quality, this indicator specifically measures visibility and diffusion of the works published by these journals rather than their scientific quality. Author Keywords: bibliometric, biomedicine KeyWords Plus: SCIENCE-CITATION-INDEX, BASIC RESEARCH, BIOMEDICINE Addresses: Bordons M, CSIC, Ctr Informac & Documentac Cient, Joaquin Costa 22, Madrid 28002, Spain. CSIC, Ctr Informac & Documentac Cient, Madrid 28002, Spain. Univ Alcala de Henares, Fac Documentac, Madrid, Spain. 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