Torro-Alves, N; et al Hirsch's index: a case study conducted at the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciencias e letras de Ribeirao Preto, Univ de Sao Paulo BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 40 (11): 1529-1536 NOV 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: nelsontorro at yahoo.com.br 

Author(s): Torro-Alves, N (Torro-Alves, N.); Herculano, RD (Herculano, R. 
D.); Tercariol, CAS (Tercariol, C. A. S.); Filho, OK (Filho, O. Kinouchi); 
Graeff, CFO (Graeff, C. F. O.) 

Title: Hirsch's index: a case study conducted at the Faculdade de 
Filosofia, Ciencias e letras de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo 

Source: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 40 (11): 
1529-1536 NOV 2007 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: H-index; scientometrics; science in Brazil 

Keywords Plus: H-INDEX; SCIENTISTS; RANKING
 
Abstract: An analysis of scientific bibliographic productivity using the 
Hirsch h-index, information from the Institute of Scientific Information 
database and the Curriculum Lattes ( CNPq, Brazil) was performed at the 
Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciencias e Letras de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade 
de Sao Paulo ( FFCLRP-USP) that has four departments in natural, 
biological and social sciences. Bibliometric evaluations of undergraduate 
programs showed a better performance of the departments of Chemistry ( P < 
0.001) and Biology ( P < 0.001) when compared to the departments of 
Physics and Mathematics and Psychology and Education. We also analyzed the 
scientific output of the six graduate programs of FFCLRP: Psychology, 
Psychobiology, Chemistry, Physics Applied to Medicine and Biology, 
Comparative Biology, and Entomology. The graduate program in Psychology 
presented a lower h-index ( P < 0.001) and had fewer papers indexed by the 
ISI web of science ( P < 0.001) when compared to the other graduate 
programs. The poorer performance of the Psychology program may be 
associated with the limited coverage by the Thompson Institute of 
Scientific Information database. 

Addresses: Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Pret, 
Dept Psicol Educ, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia 
Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Pret, Dept Fis Matemat, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; 
Ctr Univ Barao Maua, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac 
Ciencias, Dept Fis, Bauru, SP, Brazil 
Reprint Address: Torro-Alves, N, Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & 
Letras Ribeirao Pret, Program Pos Grad Psicobiol, Av 
Bandeirantes,3900,Bloco D, BR-14040 Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. 

Cited Reference Count: 13 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ASSOC BRAS DIVULG CIENTIFICA 

Publisher Address: FACULDADE MEDICINA, SALA 21, 14049 RIBEIRAO PRETO, SAO 
PAULO, BRAZIL 

ISSN: 0100-879X
 
29-char Source Abbrev.: BRAZ J MED BIOL RES 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Brazilian J. Med. Biol. Res. 

Source Item Page Count: 8 

Subject Category: Biology; Medicine, Research & Experimental 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 220RQ 


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