Chen SR, Chiu WT, Ho YS "Asthma in children: mapping the literature by bibliometric analysis " REVUE FRANCAISE D ALLERGOLOGIE ET D IMMUNOLOGIE CLINIQUE 45 (6): 442-446 OCT 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: ysho at tmu.edu.tw

Title: Asthma in children: mapping the literature by bibliometric analysis
Author(s): Chen SR, Chiu WT, Ho YS
Source: REVUE FRANCAISE D ALLERGOLOGIE ET D IMMUNOLOGIE CLINIQUE 45 (6):
442-446 OCT 2005
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 16      Times Cited: 0

Abstract: Aim. - To evaluate the publication output associated with
research on asthma in children.
Methods. - The data encompassed the period from 1991 to 2002 and were
extracted from the Science Citation Index online version. Selected
documents included 'asthmatic children' and 'asthma children' as a part of
its title, abstract, or keyword from. Parameters analyzed included
language, type of document, page count, publication output, country of
publication, authorship, publication pattern, and the most frequently cited
paper.
Results. - The yearly publications have increased from 1991 to 2002. The
seven industrialized countries have high productivity in this research
field. English was the dominant language, and four or five authors were the
moot common number of co-author. The US was the world leader and dominated
most of the publications, followed by the UK.
Conclusions. - The most important functions of scientific publications are
to communicate and exchange research findings and results. The results of
the study not only offer a comprehensive picture of asthma in children by
bibliometric research, but also demonstrate the performance of research
workers, institutions, and even countries. (c) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All
rights reserved.

Addresses: Ho YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Dept Nursing, Sch Publ
Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, 11014 Taiwan
Taipei Med Univ, Dept Nursing, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, 11014 Taiwan
Taipei Med Univ, Wan Fang Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Taipei, 116 Taiwan
Taipei Med Univ, Wan Fang Hosp, Bibliometr Ctr, Taipei, 116 Taiwan

E-mail Addresses: ysho at tmu.edu.tw

Publisher: ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, 23
RUE LINOIS, 75724 PARIS, FRANCE
Subject Category: ALLERGY
IDS Number: 974HT
ISSN: 0335-7457

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