Foo, JYA "The Retrospective Analysis of Bibliographical Trends for Nine Biomedical Engineering Journals from 1999 to 2007" ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 37 (7): 1474-1481 JUL 2009

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E-mail Address: foo.jong.yong at sgh.com.sg

Title: The Retrospective Analysis of Bibliographical Trends for Nine 
Biomedical Engineering Journals from 1999 to 2007

Author Full Names: Foo, Jong Yong Abdiel

Source: ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 37 (7): 1474-1481 JUL 2009

Language: English   Document Type: Article

Abstract: 
For academic research outcomes, there is an increasing emphasis on the 
bibliometric scorings like the journal impact factor (JIF) when assessment 
of the quality of research is required. Currently, no known study has been 
conducted to explore the bibliographical trends of the biomedical 
engineering journals indexed by the annual Journal Citation Reports(A (R)) 
of the Thomson Scientific. In this study, the trends of nine reputable 
journals were selected and analyzed over a 9-year period (year 1999 to 
year 2007). The results show that the JIF rose exponentially for some 
journals (up to 597.0%) while for others, it shrank (down to -19.5%). A 
similar trend is observed for the citations trend over the same period and 
there was a significant increase in the number of citable articles 
published (a parts per thousand yen23.6%) in all the selected journals 
using year 1999 as the base year. However, journals which published 
significant more non-research articles (a parts ! per thousand yen10%) saw 
favorable subsequent effects on their citations. It is postulated that the 
changes in bibliographical trends can be classified as editorial and non-
editorial influences. The retrospective impacts of these influences on the 
nine selected journals over the 9-year period were also discussed in this 
study.

Reprint Address: Foo, JYA, Singapore Gen Hosp, Div Res, 31 3rd Hosp 
Ave,Bowyer Block Level 3,Outram Rd, Singapore 169608, Singapore.

Research Institution addresses: [Foo, Jong Yong Abdiel] Singapore Gen 
Hosp, Div Res, Singapore 169608, Singapore; [Foo, Jong Yong Abdiel] Univ 
Queensland, Sch Informat Technol & Elect Engn, Brisbane, Qld 4072, 
Australia

E-mail Address: foo.jong.yong at sgh.com.sg

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Publisher: SPRINGER; 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA

ISSN: 0090-6964

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9700-7

IDS Number: 453WG