Arora, RS; Eden, TOB. 2011. Assessing the Impact of Paediatric Oncology Publications Using Three Citation Databases. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER 56 (1): 152-153

[Eugene Garfield]

Arora, RS; Eden, TOB. 2011. Assessing the Impact of Paediatric Oncology 
Publications Using Three Citation Databases. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER 56 
(1): 152-153..

Author Full Name(s): Arora, Ramandeep S.; Eden, Tim O. B.
Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: bibliometrics; childhood cancer; citation analysis
KeyWords Plus: GOOGLE-SCHOLAR; JOURNALS; SCIENCE; SCOPUS; WEB

Abstract: Despite some reported limitations Web of Science has been the 
standard source to assess the impact of individual articles, and consequently 
journals By analysing the citations to articles published in the field of paediatric 
oncology we demonstrate that Scopus and Google Scholar, the two new 
citation databases, retrieve more citations than Web of Science The strength 
of Scopus lies in identifying non English literature from Western and Eastern 
Europe while Google Scholar is proficient at identifying English and non English 
literature from Africa Asia and Central and South America These findings have 
implications for researchers, journals and health libraries Pediatr Blood Cancer 
2011,56 152-153 (C) 2010 Wiley Liss Inc

Addresses: [Arora, Ramandeep S.] Univ Manchester, Canc Res UK Paediat & 
Familial Canc Res Grp, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England; [Eden, Tim O. B.] 
Univ Manchester, TCT Young Oncol Unit, Christie Hosp NHS Fdn Trust, 
Manchester, Lancs, England

Reprint Address: Arora, RS, Univ Manchester, Canc Res UK Paediat & Familial 
Canc Res Grp, Stopford Bldg,Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England.

ISSN: 1545-5009
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22751
Fulltext: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pbc.22751/full