Papers of interest to SIG Metrics

[Eugene Garfield]

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TITLE:          The Development of Planar Chromatography in 1980-1990 and
                2000-2010 (the Scientometric Study) (Review, English)
AUTHOR:         Berezkin, VG; Khrebtova, SS
SOURCE:         JPC-JOURNAL OF PLANAR CHROMATOGRAPHY-MODERN TLC 24 (6).
                DEC 2011. p.454-462 RESEARCH INST MEDICINAL PLANTS,
                BUDAKALASZ

SEARCH TERM(S):  SCIENTOMETRIC*  item_title

KEYWORDS:       Thin-layer chromatography; Scientometric study; Applied
                planar chromatography
KEYWORDS+:       THIN-LAYER-CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANALYTICAL-CHEMISTRY; STRATEGY;
                CHAMBER

ABSTRACT:       The scientometric study of the tendencies of change of
basic chromatographic characteristics has been carried out based on the analysis of the content of papers published in this area in the following
journals: Journal of Planar Chromatography - Modern TLC, Chromatographia, Journal of Chromatography A, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Sorption and Chromatographic Processes (Russia), as well as the abstracts of the articles published in CAMAG Bibliography Service (CBS). Based on the comparison of the contents of the articles on thin-layer chromatography
(TLC) published in the recent two decades: (1) from 1980 to 1990 and (2) from 2000 to 2010, the estimate of the main analytical characteristics characterizing the method of planar chromatography has been carried out.
The following characteristics of planar chromatography were taken as the most important ones for the above mentioned periods of time: methods of chromatography, a type of a chromatographic chamber, a variant of the plate used, a way of plate development, previous preparation of a chamber and a plate for development, a way of application of samples analyzed on a plate, composition of mobile phases used, etc. The results obtained are of interest for analytics, designers of chromatographic apparatus, physic chemists and other specialists working in the different areas of planar chromatography. Unfortunately, in the area of TLC the conditions of the experiment are described rather in detail in not more than in 20% of the articles.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: VG Berezkin, Russian Acad Sci, Topchiev Inst Petrochem
                Synth, Leninsky Pr 29, Moscow 119991, Russia
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TITLE:          REPUTATION AND EARNINGS: THE ROLES OF QUALITY AND
                QUANTITY IN ACADEME (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Hamermesh, DS; Pfann, GA
SOURCE:         ECONOMIC INQUIRY 50 (1). JAN 2012. p.1-16
                WILEY-BLACKWELL, MALDEN

SEARCH TERM(S):  HIRSCH JE          P NATL ACAD SCI USA   102:16569 2005

KEYWORDS+:       SENIORITY; MARKET; RETRIEVAL; CITATIONS; ECONOMICS;
                SALARIES

ABSTRACT:       We examine the determinants of professional reputation.
Does quantity of exposures raise reputation independent of quality? Does quality of the most important exposure have extra effects on reputation?
In a very large sample of academic economists, there is little evidence that a scholar's most influential work provides any extra enhancement of reputation. Quality rankings matter more than absolute quality. Quantity has a zero or even negative effect on proxies for reputation. Data on salaries, however, show positive effects of quantity independent of quality. We test explanations for the differences between the determinants of reputation and salary. (JEL L14, J31)

AUTHOR ADDRESS: DS Hamermesh, Univ Texas Austin, Fdn Econ, Austin, TX 78712
                USA
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TITLE:          Quality & Quantity journal: a bibliometric snapshot
                (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Franceschini, F; Maisano, D
SOURCE:         QUALITY & QUANTITY 46 (2). FEB 2012. p.573-580 SPRINGER,
                DORDRECHT

SEARCH TERM(S):  HIRSCH JE          P NATL ACAD SCI USA   102:16569 2005;
                 BIBLIOMETR*  item_title; JOURNAL  item_title

KEYWORDS:       Hirsch index; g-index; Citations; Hirsch spectrum;
                Journal authors; Academics; Professionals; Bibliometrics;
                "Professionalmetrics"
KEYWORDS+:       INDEX; INDICATORS

ABSTRACT:       This article analyzes the Quality & Quantity journal from
the point of view of some bibliometric indicators: the Hirsch (h) and the g-index for journals, the total number of citations, the h- and the g- spectrum. Journal time evolution is also studied and discussed in detail.
As a final point, an interesting issue about how to objectively evaluate the journal popularity in the professional world-rather than the scientific/academic-is presented and left open.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: F Franceschini, Politecn Torino, Dipartimento Sistemi Prod
                & Econ Azienda DISPEA, Corso Duca Abruzzi 24, I-10129
                Turin, Italy
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TITLE:          Bibliometric awareness in nursing scholarship: Can we
                afford to ignore it any longer? (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Smith, DR; Hazelton, M
SOURCE:         NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES 13 (4). DEC 2011. p.384-387
                WILEY-BLACKWELL, MALDEN

SEARCH TERM(S):  GARFIELD E  rauth;
                 HIRSCH JE          P NATL ACAD SCI USA   102:16569 2005;
                 BIBLIOMETR*  item_title

KEYWORDS:       bibliometric; citation analysis; nursing scholarship;
                publication; research
KEYWORDS+:       JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH; CORE
                JOURNALS; CITATION ANALYSIS; FACTOR TRENDS; SET

ABSTRACT:       In contemporary nursing academia, it is unthinkable that
topics such as research methods, evidence-based practice, and the translation of research into practice would be omitted from nursing curricula at any level. What is surprising, however, is that despite a broad educational emphasis on teaching research, the rising importance of bibliometrics appears to have been largely neglected. If nursing scholarship and nursing scholars are to prosper in the highly competitive field of modern health research, a sophisticated understanding of citation-based methods is clearly required. Armed with this knowledge, one can more successfully argue why scarce research funding, that might otherwise be channeled elsewhere, ought to be assigned to nursing researchers. We hereby urge readers to reflect on the extent to which bibliometrics is covered within formal nursing curricula at their college or university. It is no longer a case of if a graduate nurse will need this skill set for their future professional development, but when.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: DR Smith, Univ Newcastle, Fac Hlth, Sch Hlth Sci, Brush Rd,
                Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia
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