Smith DR "The continuing rise of contact dermatitis, Part 2: The scientific journal " Contact Dermatitis 61(4):194-200, 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

e-Mail : derek.smith at newcastle.edu.au  

TITLE  :  The continuing rise of contact dermatitis, Part 2: The scientific 
journal 
   
Author(s): Smith DR (Smith, Derek R.)  

Source: CONTACT DERMATITIS    Volume: 61    Issue: 4    Pages: 194-200    
Published: 2009    

Times Cited: 1     References: 55     Citation Map      

Abstract: Background
Although citation analysis represents an increasingly common method for 
examining the performance of scientific journals, few longitudinal studies 
have been conducted in the specialist fields of dermatology.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to provide the first comprehensive 
bibliometric analysis of Contact Dermatitis for the 30-year period between 
1977 and 2006.

Materials and Methods

Detailed historical data were extracted from the Thomson Reuters Journal 
Citation Reports (R) and systematically analysed. The most highly cited 
articles published in the journal were also identified and then examined 
for citation frequency and lag time.

Results

Citation analysis showed that the impact factor of Contact Dermatitis has 
increased significantly over the past 30 years, experiencing a sixfold 
improvement between 1977 and 2006.

Conclusions

Bibliometric trends as identified in the current study clearly demonstrate 
the ongoing rise of Contact Dermatitis, from early beginnings in the mid-
1970s, into the leading scientific periodical we know today.
 
Document Type: Article  
Language: English  

Reprint Address: Smith, DR (reprint author), Univ Newcastle, Sch Hlth Sci, 
Fac Hlth, Ourimbah, Australia  

Addresses: 
1. Univ Newcastle, Sch Hlth Sci, Fac Hlth, Ourimbah, Australia  
E-mail Addresses: derek.smith at newcastle.edu.au  

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, 
MALDEN 02148, MA USA  
IDS Number: 505XO  
ISSN: 0105-1873  


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