Contents of Scientometrics Vol:77, No:2 NOV. 2008
Eugene Garfield
eugene.garfield at THOMSON.COM
Tue Nov 18 12:45:43 EST 2008
CONTENTS :
Scientometrics 77(2) November 2008
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E-mail: mauno.vihinen at uta.fi
AUTHOR : PENTTI RIIKONEN,a MAUNO VIHINENb,c
a Department of Information Science, University of Turku, Turku (Finland)
b Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere (Finland)
c Tampere University Hospital, Tampere (Finland)
TITLE : National research contributions: A case study on Finnish biomedical
research
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 207–222
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1962-y
ABSTRACT:
The long-term influence and contribution of research can be evaluated
relatively reliably by bibliometric citation analysis. Previously,
productivity of nations has been estimated by using either the number of
published articles or journal impact factors and/or citation data. These
studies show certain trends, but detailed analysis is not possible due to
the assumption that all articles in a journal were equally cited. Here we
describe the first comprehensive, longterm, nationwide analysis of
scientific performance. We studied the lifetime research output of 748
Finnish principal investigators in biomedicine during the years 1966–2000,
analysed national trends, and made a comparison with international research
production. Our results indicate that analyses of the scientific
contribution of persons, disciplines, or nations should be based on actual
publication and citation counts rather than on derived information like
impact factors. 51% of the principal investigators have published
altogether 75% of the articles; however, the whole scientific community has
contributed to the growth of biomedical research in Finland since the
Second World War.
Address for correspondence:
MAUNO VIHINEN
Institute of Medical Technology, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Tampere,
Finland
E-mail: mauno.vihinen at uta.fi
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 207–222
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1962-y
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E-mail: Sandra.Rousseau at econ.kuleuven.be
AUTHOR : SANDRA ROUSSEAU
Center of Economic Studies, K.U.Leuven, Leuven (Belgium)
TITLE : Journal evaluation by environmental and resource economists: A
survey
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol:77, No:2 (2008) ) 223–233
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1980-9
ABSTRACT
Using an online survey, we have asked the researchers in the field of
environmental and resource economics how they themselves would rank a
representative list of journals in their field. The results of this ranking
are then compared to the ordering based on the journals’ impact factors as
published by Thomson Scientific. The two sets of rankings seem to be
positively correlated, but statistically the null hypothesis that the two
rankings are uncorrelated cannot be rejected. This observation suggests
that researchers interpret the current quality of journals based on other
factors in addition to the impact factors.
Address for correspondence:
SANDRA ROUSSEAU
Center of Economic Studies, K.U.Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, B-3000 Leuven,
Belgium
E-mail: Sandra.Rousseau at econ.kuleuven.be
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 223–233
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1980-9
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E-mail: pol at webspeed.dk
AUTHOR : PEDER OLESEN LARSEN
Marievej 10A, 2, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
TITLE : The state of the art in publication counting
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 235–251
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1991-6
ABSTRACT:
The proceedings of the ISSI conferences in Stockholm, 2005, and Madrid,
2007, contain 85 contributions based on publication counting. The methods
used in these contributions have been analyzed. The counting methods used
are stated explicitly in 26 contributions and can be derived implicitly
from the discussion of methods in 10 contributions. In only five
contributions, there is a justification for the choice of method. Only one
contribution gives information about different results obtained by using
different methods. The non-additive results from whole counting give
problems in the calculation of shares in seven contributions, but these
problems are not mentioned. Only 11 contributions give a term (terms) for
the counting method(s) used. To illustrate the problems, 11 of the
contributions are discussed in detail. The conclusion is that 40 years of
publication counting have not resulted in general agreement on definitions
of methods and terminology nor in any kind of standardization.
Address for correspondence:
PEDER OLESEN LARSEN
Marievej 10A, 2, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
E-mail: pol at webspeed.dk
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 235–251
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1991-6
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E-mail: nharwood at essex.ac.uk
AUTHOR : NIGEL HARWOOD
University of Essex, Essex (UK)
TITLE : Publication outlets and their effect on academic writers’ citations
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 253–265
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1955-x
ABSTRACT:
This article focuses on how and why the publication outlets in which
academic writers’ work appears can impact on their citations, as part of a
qualitative interview-based study of computer scientists’ and sociologists’
citing behaviour. Informants spoke of how they cited differently when
writing in outlets aimed at a less knowledgeable audience, and for
audiences from different disciplines and in different parts of the world.
Citation behaviour can also be affected when writing for journals which
favour different research paradigms, and the word limits journals impose
led some informants to cite more selectively than they would have wished.
The implications of the findings and the strengths and weaknesses of the
interview-based method of investigation are also discussed.
Address for correspondence:
NIGEL HARWOOD
Department of Language & Linguistics, University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, United Kingdom
E-mail: nharwood at essex.ac.uk
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 253–265
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1955-x
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e-mail: rodrigo.costas at cindoc.csic.es
AUTHOR : RODRIGO COSTAS, MARÍA BORDONS
Centro de Información y Documentación Científica, CINDOC-CSIC, Madrid
(Spain)
TITLE : Is g-index better than h-index? An exploratory study at the
individual level
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 267–288
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1997-0
ABSTRACT:
The ability of g-index and h-index to discriminate between different types
of scientists (low producers, big producers, selective scientists and top
scientists) is analysed in the area of Natural Resources at the Spanish
CSIC (WoS, 1994–2004). Our results show that these indicators clearly
differentiate low producers and top scientists, but do not discriminate
between selective scientists and big producers. However, g-index is more
sensitive than h-index in the assessment of selective scientists, since
this type of scientist shows in average a higher g-index/h-index ratio and
a better position in g-index rankings than in the h-index ones. Current
research suggests that these indexes do not substitute each other but that
they are complementary.
Address for correspondence:
RODRIGO COSTAS
Centro de Información y Documentación Científica, CINDOC-CSIC
Joaquín Costa 22, 28002 Madrid, Spain
E-mail: rodrigo.costas at cindoc.csic.es
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 267–288
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1997-0
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: E-mail: igami at nistep.go.jp
AUTHOR : MASATSURA IGAMIa,b
a Economic Analysis and Statistics Division, Directorate for Science,
Technology and Industry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development, Paris (France)
b National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Tokyo (Japan)
TITLE : Exploration of the evolution of nanotechnology
via mapping of patent applications
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 289–308
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1973-8
ABSTRACT:
This study explored the evolution of nanotechnology based on a mapping of
patent applications. Citations among patent applications designated to the
European Patent Office were intensively analysed. Approximately 4300
nanotechnology patent applications linked through citations were mapped.
Fifteen domains of nanotechnology patent applications were found in the map
in 2003. The domains cover a wide range of application fields; they are
domains related to measurement and manufacturing; electronics;
optoelectronics; biotechnology; and nano materials. Maps in several
reference years registered the evolution of nanotechnology, where the
breadth of application fields has been broadening over time. Direct and
indirect knowledge flows among different domains of nanotechnology are
seemingly small at the present. Each domain of nanotechnology is likely
pushing the technological frontier within its own domain. The exception is
sensing and actuating technologies on the nanometre scale. Direct and
indirect knowledge flows to/from this domain describe their vital role in
nanotechnology. Countries’ specialisation was also analysed. Patent
applications from the United States and the European Union cover a wide
range of nanotechnology. Inventive activities in Japan are, however,
strongly focusing on electronics. Intensive knowledge creation in specific
technologies was found in Switzerland and Korea.
Address for correspondence:
MASATSURA IGAMI
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan
E-mail: igami at nistep.go.jp
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 289–308
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1973-8
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E-mail: kjonkers at eui.eu
AUTHOR : KOEN JONKERS,a,b ROBERT TIJSSENc
a Department of Social and Political Science, European University
Institute, San Domenico Di Fiesole (Italy)
b CSIC, Institute of Public Goods and Policies (SPRI Research Group),
Madrid (Spain)
c Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden (The
Netherlands)
TITLE : Chinese researchers returning home: Impacts of international
mobility on research collaboration and scientific productivity
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 309–333
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1971-x
ABSTRACT:
The aim of this study is to contribute to the debate on the relationship
between scientific mobility and international collaboration. This case
study deals with leading Chinese researchers in the field of plant
molecular life sciences who returned to their home country. A correlation
analysis of their mobility history, publication output, and international
co-publication data, shows the relationship between scientific output,
levels of international collaboration and various individual
characteristics of returned researchers. The outcome of the analysis
suggests that while host countries may loose human capital when Chinese
scientists return home, the so-called “return brain drain”, they may also
gain in terms of scientific linkages within this rapidly emerging and
globalizing research field.
Address for correspondence:
KOEN JONKERS
CSIC, Institute of Public Goods and Policies (SPRI Research Group)
C/Albasanz 26-28, E-28037, Madrid, Spain
E-mail: kjonkers at eui.eu
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 309–333
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1971-x
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E-mail: ruimin.ma at yahoo.com.cn
AUTHOR : JUNPING QIU, RUIMIN MA, NI CHENG
Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation, Wuhan University, Wuhan (P.
R. China)
TITLE : New exploratory work of evaluating a researcher’s output
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 335–344
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-1782-8
ABSTRACT:
SCI has been popular all over the world since it was published by Garfield
in 1963. Researches on evaluating a researcher’s output with SCI have
always been continuous. In recent years, a great breakthrough has been made
since the h-index was put forward in 2005. In this paper, we also advance a
new method – Paper Quality Index (PQI) to evaluate the output of a
researcher. The main purpose of our method is to solve two problems that
consist in the method of h-index: one is that the h-index can’t compare the
outputs of researchers in different fields; the other is that it is
unsuitable for evaluating the outputs of young researchers. A simple
mathematical expression is constructed to eliminate the difference of
citation among different fields and makes the evaluation of short-term
outputs of researchers possible.
Address for correspondence:
RUIMIN MA
Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation, Wuhan University
Wuhan, P. R. China, 430072
E-mail: ruimin.ma at yahoo.com.cn
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 335–344
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-1782-8
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E-mail: vanecek at tc.cz
AUTHOR : JIRI VANECEK
Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
(Czech Republic)
TITLE : Bibliometric analysis of the Czech research publications from 1994
to 2005
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 345–360
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1986-3
ABSTRACT:
We have compared bibliometric data of Czech research papers generated from
1994 to 2005 with papers from six other EU countries: Austria, Hungary,
Poland, Finland, Ireland and Greece. The Czech Republic ranked the fifth in
number of papers per thousand inhabitants and the sixth in number of
citations/paper. Relatively the most cited were Czech papers from fields
Engineering and Mathematics ranking the third, and Computer Science,
Environment/Ecology and Molecular Biology ranking the fourth among 7 EU
countries. Our analysis indicates that Czech research is lagging behind the
leading EU countries, but its output is proportional to the R&D expenses.
Address for correspondence:
JIRI VANECEK
Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Rozvojova 135, 165 02 Prague 6, Czech Republic
E-mail: vanecek at tc.cz
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 345–360
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1986-3
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E-mail: mariluz at centroin.com.br
AUTHOR : MARIANA PIRES DA LUZ,a,b CARLA MARQUES-PORTELLA,a,b MAURO
MENDLOWICZ,a,b,c SONIA GLEISER,b EVANDRO SILVA FREIRE COUTINHO,d IVAN
FIGUEIRAa,b
a Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB-
UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
b Researcher from the Integrate Laboratory of Stress Research, IPUB-UFRJ,
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
c Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Universidade Federal
Fluminense (MSM-UFF), Niterói (Brazil)
d National School of Public Health (ENSP-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
TITLE : Institutional h-index: The performance of a new metric in the
evaluation of Brazilian Psychiatric Post-graduation Programs
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 361–368
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1964-9
ABSTRACT:
A fair assessment of merit is needed for better resource allocation in the
scientific community. We analyzed the performance of the institutional h-
index in the case of Brazilian Psychiatry Postgraduation Programs.
Traditional bibliometric indicators and the institutional h-index similarly
ranked the programs, except for the Average Impact Factor. The
institutional h-index correlated strongly with the majority of the
traditional bibliometric indicators, which did not occur with the Average
Impact Factor. The institutional h-index balances “quantity” and “quality”,
and can be used as part of a panel of bibliometric indicators to aid the
peer-review process.
Address for correspondence:
MARIANA PIRES DA LUZ
R. Viúva Dantas, 214/505 - Campo Grande, Rio De Janeiro-RJ 23052-090, Brazil
E-mail: mariluz at centroin.com.br
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 361–368
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1964-9
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AUTHOR : WOLFGANG GLÄNZELa,b
a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren, Dept. MSI,
Leuven (Belgium)
a Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Research Policy Studies,
Budapest (Hungary)
TITLE : H-index concatenation
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 369–372
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2104-x
ABSTRACT :
A method for the calculation of a ‘concatenated’ h-index of jointly ranked
combined bibliographies is presented in the case when only size and h-index
of the original publication sets are known.
Address for correspondence:
WOLFGANG GLÄNZEL
Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren, KU Leuven, Dekenstraat 2, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 369–372
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2104-x
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E-mail: levazh at gmail.com
AUTHOR : LEV A. ZHIVOTOVSKY,a,b KONSTANTIN V. KRUTOVSKYc
a N. I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow (Russia)
b Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford
University, Stanford (USA)
c Department of Forest Science, Texas A&M University, Texas (USA)
TITLE : Self-citation can inflate h-index
JOURNAL : Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 373–375
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-1716-2
Address for correspondence:
LEV A. ZHIVOTOVSKY
N. I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences
3 Gubkin Str., Moscow 119991, Russia
E-mail: levazh at gmail.com
Scientometrics, Vol. 77, No. 2 (2008) 373–375
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-1716-2
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