papers of possible interest to Sig Metrics
Eugene Garfield
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Fri Jun 29 15:02:32 EDT 2012
TITLE: Homocysteine and the Risk of Dementia Citation Classic (Editorial Material, English)
AUTHOR: Seshadri, S
SOURCE: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 58 (6). JUN 2012. p.1059-1060 AMER ASSOC CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, WASHINGTON
SEARCH TERM(S): CITATION item_title; CITATION* item_title;
EDITORIAL doctype
KEYWORDS+: FOLATE
AUTHOR ADDRESS: S Seshadri, Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, 72 E Concord St,B602, Boston, MA 02118 USA
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TITLE: Factors Influencing Chinese Authors' Perceptions of Journal Quality: A Comparison Between Two Academic Fields (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Zhang, ZL; Zhang, ZQ; Li, XY; Jiang, MH
SOURCE: SERIALS REVIEW 38 (1). MAR 2012. p.17-23 ELSEVIER INC, SAN DIEGO
SEARCH TERM(S): JOURNAL item_title
KEYWORDS: Author-perceived quality; Impact factor; Editor service; Immediacy index; Acceptance rate; Publication delay
KEYWORDS+: INFORMATION-SCIENCE JOURNALS; IMPACT FACTOR; IMMEDIACY
INDEX; PUBLICATION; MANAGEMENT; LIBRARY
ABSTRACT: Numerous studies published in the academic literature address the issue of journal quality assessment. However, little has been done to compare the factors that influence the perceptions of journal quality in different disciplines. From Chinese authors' viewpoint, this study explored the factors influencing author quality perceptions of journals in computer science and technology as well as in library and information science. Our empirical findings indicate that author-perceived journal quality in these two fields is significantly positively correlated with impact factors and not statistically significantly correlated with technical delay and immediacy index. Slightly different results are also found between the two fields in terms of the effects of editor service, editorial delay and acceptance rates. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: ZL Zhang, Harbin Inst Technol, Sch Management, Harbin 150001, Peoples R China
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TITLE: Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Research on Patient Adherence: Knowledge Domain Visualization Based Co-Word Analysis and Social Network Analysis (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Zhang, J; Xie, J; Hou, WL; Tu, XC; Xu, J; Song, FJ;
Wang, ZH; Lu, ZX
SOURCE: PLOS ONE 7 (4). APR 5 2012. p.NIL_142-NIL_148 PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, SAN FRANCISCO
SEARCH TERM(S): SMALL H J AM SOC INFORM SCI 24:265 1973
KEYWORDS+: SYSTEMATIC-REVIEWS; MEDICATION; SCIENTOMETRICS; ACIDIFICATION; INTERVENTIONS
ABSTRACT: Background: Patient adherence is an important issue for health service providers and health researchers. However, the knowledge structure of diverse research on treatment adherence is unclear. This study used co-word analysis and social network analysis techniques to analyze research literature on adherence, and to show their knowledge structure and evolution over time.
Methods: Published scientific papers about treatment adherence were retrieved from Web of Science (2000 to May 2011). A total of 2308 relevant articles were included: 788 articles published in 2000-2005 and 1520 articles published in 2006-2011. The keywords of each article were extracted by using the software Biblexcel, and the synonym and isogenous words were merged manually. The frequency of keywords and their co-occurrence frequency were counted. High frequency keywords were selected to yield the co-words matrix. Finally the decomposition maps were used to comb the complex knowledge structures.
Results: Research themes were more general in the first period (2000 to 2005), and more extensive with many more new terms in the second period (2006 to 2011). Research on adherence has covered more and more diseases, populations and methods, but other diseases/conditions are not as hot as HIV/AIDS and have not become specialty themes/sub-directions. Most studies originated from the United States.
Conclusion: The dynamic of this field is mainly divergent, with increasing number of new sub-directions of research. Future research is required to investigate specific directions and converge as well to construct a general paradigm in this field.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: J Zhang, Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Sch Publ Hlth, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, Peoples R China
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TITLE: Representation and Negotiation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Citation Context Analysis (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Danell, JAB
SOURCE: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION 34 (3). JUN 2012. p.299-333 SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, THOUSAND OAKS
SEARCH TERM(S): MACROBERTS MH rauth; MORAVCSIK MJ rauth; SMALL HG SOC STUD SCI 8:327 1978;
KEYWORDS: interdisciplinary science communication; rhetoric; information
KEYWORDS+: LOW-BACK-PAIN; CARPAL-TUNNEL-SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS; FOLLOW-UP OUTCOMES; MANUAL THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; SPINAL MANIPULATION; CLINICAL-TRIAL; IYENGAR YOGA
ABSTRACT: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is not only increasingly popular and frequently used in Western societies, it is also a growing scientific field. But how are results from clinical CAM studies received and represented by other researchers? This article discusses the migration and representation of three clinical CAM studies, published in high-impact medical journals, analyzed with help from quantitative and qualitative citation context analysis. The results indicate a great variety concerning the migration of results and that this kind of research is subject to different kinds of boundary work, especially concerning biomedical standards and design of the studies.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JAB Danell, Umea Univ, Dept Sociol, S-90187 Umea, Sweden
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TITLE: Theory of Citing (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Simkin, MV; Roychowdhury, VP
SOURCE: HANDBOOK OF OPTIMIZATION IN COMPLEX NETWORKS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS 57. 2012. p.463-505 SPRINGER, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S): MERTON RK SCIENCE 159:56 1968; GARFIELD E rauth
KEYWORDS+: CITATION ANALYSIS; NETWORKS; CRITICALITY; EVOLUTION;BEHAVIOR; SCIENCE; MODEL
ABSTRACT: We present empirical data on misprints in citations to 12 high-profile papers. The great majority of misprints are identical to misprints in articles that earlier cited the same paper. The distribution of the numbers of misprint repetitions follows a power law. We develop a stochastic model of the citation process, which explains these findings and shows that about 70-90% of scientific citations are copied from the lists of references used in other papers. Citation copying can explain not only why some misprints become popular, but also why some papers become highly cited. We show that a model where a scientist picks few random papers, cites them, and copies a fraction of their references accounts quantitatively for empirically observed distribution of citations.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: MV Simkin, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los
Angeles, CA 90095 USA
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TITLE: The evaluation of biogas research: A scientometric approach (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Konur, O
SOURCE: ENERGY EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART A-ENERGY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH 29 (2). JUL 2012. p.1277-1292 SILA
SCIENCE, TRABZON
SEARCH TERM(S): SCIENTOMETRIC* item_title
KEYWORDS: Biogas; Research evaluation; Research productivity; Scientometrics; Web of Knowledge
KEYWORDS+: MICROBIAL FUEL-CELLS; ECONOMIC-FEASIBILITY; ANAEROBIC-DIGESTION; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; ENERGY-PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY; HIGHER-EDUCATION; OIL; INDIA; TERRORISM
ABSTRACT: The present study explores the characteristics of the literature on the biogas published during the last three decades based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and its implications using the scientometric techniques. The results of this study reveal that the research output on the biogas and the citations received have grown exponentially during this period especially during the last decade with paralleling enormous changes in the research landscape. India, the US, and Germany have been the three most prolific countries. The "Indian Inst Technol" of India has been the most prolific institution and "Angelidaki I" of Denmark has been the most prolific author. "Bioresource Technology" has been the most prolific journal whilst "Engineering" has been the most prolific subject area. "H- index" was 70 and a paper on the pseudo-second order model for sorption processes has had the highest impact on the literature with 1,673 citations. The scientometric analysis has a great potential to gain valuable insights into the evolution of the research on the biogas, complementing the scientometric studies in the other fields of the renewable energies such as biofuels and higher education providing a unique insight on the incentive structures for all the key stakeholders in the field.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: O Konur, Sirnak Univ Rectorate, TR-73000 Sirnak, Turkey
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TITLE: The 100 most-cited articles in Pediatric Surgery International (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Ruttenstock, E; Friedmacher, F; Hollwarth, ME; Coran, AG; Puri, P
SOURCE: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL 28 (6). JUN 2012. p.563-570 SPRINGER, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 257:52 1987
KEYWORDS: Citation analysis; Article; Author; Pediatric surgery
KEYWORDS+: CITATION-CLASSICS; JOURNALS; AUTHORS; BIAS; MEDICINE;TRAUMA; IMPACT
ABSTRACT: Citation analysis within specific journals and subject
areas has become a popular method to assess the impact of a journal, article or author. To date, only a few evaluations of citation reports have been published in the field of pediatric surgery. Twenty-six years after its inception, Pediatric Surgery International (PSI) is a firmly established journal in pediatric surgery. The aim of this study was to identify, analyze and categorize the characteristics of the 100 most- cited articles published in PSI since its founding in 1986.
The Web of Knowledge(SM), hosted by the Institute for Scientific Information, was searched with the all-database function for the 100 most- cited articles in PSI published from 1986 to the present. Each article was reviewed and the following parameters were recorded: number of citations, type of article, topic, year of publication, country of origin, institution and authorship.
Between 1986 and 2012, 4,907 articles were published in PSI and 3,608
(73.53 %) of these were cited at least once. The 100 most-cited articles received a total of 3,309 citations with a mean of 33.09 (range 24-81).
These articles were published between 1987 and 2007, with 73 articles published after 1997. Leading countries were USA (n = 15), Australia (n = 12), UK (n = 9) and Ireland (n = 9). Articles were categorized as
followed: 92 original articles, 5 reviews and 3 case reports. 84 articles derived from clinical research and 16 derived from basic science. The most prolific authors were from 7 different institutions and published 37 articles, which received 1,213 (36.66 %) citations.
The 100 most-cited articles published in PSI were predominately original articles from English-speaking countries dealing with clinical topics.
This analysis may be of value to the editorial board and authors by providing some insights into what types of manuscripts appear to be of interest to the reading audience of PSI.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: P Puri, Our Ladys Childrens Hosp, Natl Childrens Res Ctr,
Dublin 12, Ireland
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TITLE: Downloads are better than Jounal Usage Data? A Comparison of Download and Citation Indicators (Article, German)
AUTHOR: Schlogl, C; Gorraiz, J
SOURCE: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR BIBLIOTHEKSWESEN UND BIBLIOGRAPHIE 59 (2). MAR-APR 2012. p.87-95 VITTORIO KLOSTERNAMM GMBH, FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN
SEARCH TERM(S): GROSS PLK SCIENCE 66:385 1927;
GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178:471 1972
KEYWORDS+: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; JOURNAL USAGE; IMPACT; STATISTICS;FREQUENCY; METRICS; SUBITO
AUTHOR ADDRESS: C Schlogl, Graz Univ, Inst Informat Wissensch & Wirtschaftsinformat, Univ Str 15-F3, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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TITLE: Citations to Australian Astronomy: 5-and 10-Year Benchmarks (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Kenyon, KH; Paramasivam, A; Tu, J; Zhang, A; Graham, AW
SOURCE: PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA 29 (2). 2012. p.132-140 CSIRO PUBLISHING, COLLINGWOOD
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005; GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178:471 1972
KEYWORDS: publications, bibliography; sociology of astronomy; surveys
KEYWORDS+: CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION; SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SKY SURVEY; IMPACT; INDEX; SCIENCE; GALAXY; SUN
ABSTRACT: Expanding upon Pimbblet's 2011 analysis of career h-indices for members of the Astronomical Society of Australia, we provide
additional citation metrics which are geared to quantifying the current performance of all professional astronomers in Australia. We have trawled the staff web-pages of Australian Universities, Observatories and Research Organisations hosting professional astronomers, and identified 384 PhD-qualified, research-active, astronomers in the nation. 132 of these are not members of the Astronomical Society of Australia. Using the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System, we provide the three following common metrics based on publications in the first decade of the 21st century (2001-2010): h-index, author-normalised citation count and lead-author citation count. We additionally present a somewhat more inclusive analysis, applicable for many early-career researchers, that is based on publications from 2006-2010. Histograms and percentiles, plus top-performer lists, are presented for each category. Finally, building on Hirsch's empirical equation, we find that the (10-year) h-index and (10-year) total citation count T can be approximated by the relation h = (0.5+ root T)/root 5 for h greater than or similar to 5.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: AW Graham, Swinburne Univ Technol, Ctr Astrophys & Supercomp, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia
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TITLE: Articles with short titles describing the results are cited more often (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Paiva, CE; Lima, JPDN; Paiva, BSR
SOURCE: CLINICS 67 (5). 2012. p.509-513 HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, SAO PAULO
SEARCH TERM(S): CITED item_title
KEYWORDS: Articles; Citations; Visualization; Titles
ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate some features of article titles from open access journals and to assess the possible impact of these titles on predicting the number of article views and citations.
METHODS: Research articles (n = 423, published in October 2008) from all Public Library of Science (PLoS) journals and from 12 Biomed Central (BMC) journals were evaluated. Publication metrics (views and citations) were analyzed in December 2011. The titles were classified according to their contents, namely methods-describing titles and results-describing titles. The number of title characters, title typology, the use of a question mark, reference to a specific geographical region, and the use of a colon or a hyphen separating different ideas within a sentence were analyzed to identify predictors of views and citations. A logistic regression model was used to identify independent title characteristics that could predict citation rates.
RESULTS: Short-titled articles had higher viewing and citation rates than those with longer titles. Titles containing a question mark, containing a reference to a specific geographical region, and that used a colon or a hyphen were associated with a lower number of citations. Articles with results-describing titles were cited more often than those with methods-describing titles. After multivariate analysis, only a low number of characters and title typology remained as predictors of the number of citations.
CONCLUSIONS: Some features of article titles can help predict the number of article views and citation counts. Short titles presenting results or conclusions were independently associated with higher citation counts. The findings presented here could be used by authors, reviewers, and editors to maximize the impact of articles in the scientific community.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: CE Paiva, Barretos Canc Hosp, Dept Clin Oncol, Div Breast & Gynecol Canc, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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