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Eugene Garfield
eugene.garfield at THOMSONREUTERS.COM
Wed Mar 14 11:25:06 EDT 2012
TITLE: Journal impact factor or intellectual influence? A
content analysis of citation use in Communication Monographs and Human
Communication Research (2007-2009) (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Beatty, MJ; Feeley, TH; Dodd, MD
SOURCE: PUBLIC RELATIONS REVIEW 38 (1). MAR 2012. p.174-176
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S):
SEGLEN PO J AM SOC INFORM SCI 43:628 1992;
CITATION item_title; CITATION* item_title;
IMPACT FACTOR* item_title; JOURNAL item_title;
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006;
GARFIELD E ANN INTERN MED 105:313 1986;
GARFIELD E CAN MED ASSOC J 161:979 1999
KEYWORDS: Journal impact factor; Conceptual influence;
Methodological influence; Utility citations; Author self-
citations
ABSTRACT: Journal impact factors typically rely on the number of
citations to a journal as well as the number of citable items published in the journal during specific time parameters. If journal impact factors accurately differentiate journals along a quality continuum, journals with higher impact factors should be referenced more often than journals with lower impact factors as sources of influence on scholars' conceptual and methodological approaches to inquiry. To investigate this claim, a sample consisting of all twelve issues of Human Communication Research
(HCR) and Communication Monographs (CM) published from 2007 through 2009 were content analyzed and every citation to either journal in the articles appearing in HCR and CM was coded. Results indicated that, despite higher impact factors for HCR, there were not more citations to HCR than CM as sources of conceptual or methodological influence appearing in articles appearing in HCR or CM. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: MJ Beatty, Univ Miami, Sch Commun, Coral Gables, FL 33124
USA
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TITLE: An overview and analysis of journal operations, journal
publication patterns, and journal impact in school psychology and related
fields (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Floyd, RG; Cooley, KM; Arnett, JE; Fagan, TK; Mercer, SH;
Hingle, C
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 49 (6 SP ISS). DEC 2011.
p.617-647 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth; JOURNAL item_title;
GARFIELD E SCIENCE 122:108 1955;
GARFIELD E CAN MED ASSOC J 161:979 1999;
ACAD* PSY* rwork; J SCHOOL PSYCHOL source_abbrev_20
KEYWORDS: Peer-review; Journal editors; Impact factor; School
psychology journals
KEYWORDS+: QUALITY; EDITORS; ASSOCIATION; MANUSCRIPT; ARTICLES;
CRITERIA; INDEXES; TRENDS
ABSTRACT: This article describes the results of three studies
designed to understand better the journal operations, publishing practices, and impact of school psychology journals in recent years. The first study presents the results of a survey focusing on journal operations and peer-review practices that was completed by 61 journal editors of school psychology and aligned journals. The second study presents the results of review and classification of all articles appearing in one volume year for nine school psychology journals (i.e., The California School Psychologist, Canadian Journal of School Psychology, Journal of Applied School Psychology, Journal of School Psychology, Psychology in the Schools, School Psychology Forum, School Psychology International, School Psychology Quarterly, and School Psychology Review). The third study employed multilevel modeling to investigate differences in the longitudinal trends of impact factor data for five school psychology journals listed in the Web of Science (i.e., Journal of School Psychology, Psychology in the Schools, School Psychology International, School Psychology Quarterly, and School Psychology Review). The article addresses implications for authors, editors, and journal editorial teams as well as the status and impact of school psychology journals. (C) 2011 Society for the Study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: RG Floyd, Univ Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 USA
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TITLE: Journal article citation classics in school psychology:
Analysis of the most cited articles in five school psychology journals
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Price, KW; Floyd, RG; Fagan, TK; Smithson, K
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 49 (6 SP ISS). DEC 2011.
p.649-667 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006;
GARFIELD E SCIENCE 122:108 1955;
J SCHOOL PSYCHOL
KEYWORDS: Publishing in psychology; Citations; School psychology;
Peer-reviewed journals
KEYWORDS+: DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED
INTERVENTIONS; CURRICULUM-BASED MEASUREMENT; TEACHER-
CHILD RELATIONSHIPS; GENERAL-EDUCATION SETTINGS; SOCIAL-
SKILLS; BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; PREREFERRAL
INTERVENTIONS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; DISSERTATION
RESEARCH
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to identify and examine the
top 100 most highly cited articles of all time as well as the 25 most highly cited articles of the last decade from within 5 school psychology
journals: Journal of School Psychology, Psychology in the Schools, School Psychology International, School Psychology Quarterly, and School Psychology Review. The Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science database was utilized to identify citation counts for each article appearing in these journals. Coding schemes were used to identify article type and content area. The top 10 most highly cited articles of all time as well as the top 10 most highly cited articles of the past decade are detailed, and general patterns found across these articles are discussed. Implications for reviewing manuscripts that are likely to become highly cited articles and for authoring a highly cited article are offered. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Society for the Study of School Psychology.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: KW Price, Univ Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 USA
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TITLE: Country Comparisons of Human Stroke Research Since 2001 A
Bibliometric Study (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Asplund, K; Eriksson, M; Persson, O
SOURCE: STROKE 43 (3). MAR 2012. p.830-NIL_371 LIPPINCOTT
WILLIAMS & WILKINS, PHILADELPHIA
SEARCH TERM(S):
HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
BIBLIOMETR* item_title; STROKE source_abbrev_20;
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006
KEYWORDS: bibliometrics; h-index; scientific production; stroke
KEYWORDS+: IMPACT FACTOR; JOURNALS; SCIENCE; DECLINE
ABSTRACT: Background and Purpose-This is the first bibliometric
comparison between countries of the development of stroke research over time.
Methods-Clinical and epidemiological articles on stroke published 2001 to
mid-2011 were identified in Science Citation Index Expanded. Article fractions, citation fractions, h-index, and international collaboration were calculated using the BibExcel software and adjusted for population size and gross domestic product.
Results-The United States dominated with 28.7% of the sum of article fractions and 36.2% of the sum of citation fractions. The United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany together accounted for 52.1% of articles and 61.0% of citations. When adjusted for population size or gross domestic product, several small European countries, together with Israel and Taiwan, ranked the highest. Per population, there was a negative association (r=0.60) between burden of stroke (disability- adjusted life-years lost) and number of articles per population. In China, South Korea, and Singapore, the annual growth of stroke articles was more than twice the worldwide average. Whereas multinational collaboration was common within Europe and North America, it was relatively uncommon between Asian countries.
Conclusions-The Big 4 in scientific literature on stroke, as to both number of articles and citations, are the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Many small European countries have, in relation to their size, a high scientific production. Several countries with rapidly expanding economies have very fast growth of scientific production on stroke. Our results emphasize the need for stroke research in countries with a high population burden of stroke and they highlight the role of multinational collaboration. (Stroke. 2012;43:830-837.)
AUTHOR ADDRESS: K Asplund, Umea Univ, Dept Publ Hlth & Clin Med, Dept Stat,
S-90185 Umea, Sweden
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