Papers of possible interest to Sig Metrics Readers
Eugene Garfield
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Thu Nov 15 12:59:58 EST 2012
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TITLE: Counting Highly Cited Papers for University Research
Assessment: Conceptual and Technical Issues (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Rodriguez-Navarro, A
SOURCE: PLOS ONE 7 (10). OCT 12 2012. p.NIL_364-NIL_373 PUBLIC
LIBRARY SCIENCE, SAN FRANCISCO
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth;
HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
SMALL H SCIENTOMETRICS 7:391 1985;
CITED item_title;
GARFIELD E THEOR MED 13:117 1992
KEYWORDS+: CANCER STATISTICS; BCR-ABL; CITATION; IMPACT;
CONSEQUENCES; BIBLIOMETRICS; NORMALIZATION; INDICATORS;
LEUKEMIA; NATIONS
ABSTRACT: A Kuhnian approach to research assessment requires us to
consider that the important scientific breakthroughs that drive
scientific progress are infrequent and that the progress of science does
not depend on normal research. Consequently, indicators of research
performance based on the total number of papers do not accurately measure
scientific progress. Similarly, those universities with the best
reputations in terms of scientific progress differ widely from other
universities in terms of the scale of investments made in research and in
the higher concentrations of outstanding scientists present, but less so
in terms of the total number of papers or citations. This study argues
that indicators for the 1% high-citation tail of the citation
distribution reveal the contribution of universities to the progress of
science and provide quantifiable justification for the large investments
in research made by elite research universities. In this tail, which
follows a power low, the number of the less frequent and highly cited
important breakthroughs can be predicted from the frequencies of papers
in the upper part of the tail. This study quantifies the false impression
of excellence produced by multinational papers, and by other types of
papers that do not contribute to the progress of science. Many of these
papers are concentrated in and dominate lists of highly cited papers,
especially in lower-ranked universities. The h-index obscures the
differences between higher- and lower-ranked universities because the
proportion of h-core papers in the 1% high-citation tail is not
proportional to the value of the h-index.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: A Rodriguez-Navarro, Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Biotecnol &
Genom Plantas, Madrid, Spain
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TITLE: Assignment of impact factor to Gastroenterologia y
Hepatologia (Editorial Material, Spanish)
AUTHOR: Arroyo, V; Abraldes, JG; Pique, JM
SOURCE: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 35 (8). OCT 2012.
p.533-534 ELSEVIER DOYMA SL, BARCELONA
SEARCH TERM(S): IMPACT FACTOR* item_title; EDITORIAL doctype
KEYWORDS+: SOCIETY
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TITLE: Bibliometric analysis of publications in Gastroenterology
and Hepatology in Spain from 2000 to 2009 (Article, Spanish)
AUTHOR: Inigo, J; Garcia-Samaniego, J
SOURCE: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 35 (8). OCT 2012.
p.551-559 ELSEVIER DOYMA SL, BARCELONA
SEARCH TERM(S):
HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006
KEYWORDS: Bibliometric analysis; Publications; Gastroenterology and
Hepatology; International collaborations
KEYWORDS+: JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; HIRSCHS H-INDEX; SCIENTIFIC
PUBLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL-RESEARCH; CLINICAL-RESEARCH;
SCIENCE; INDICATORS; CITATIONS; COUNTRIES; ARTICLES
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the
productivity and visibility of Spanish authors in gastroenterology and
hepatology between 2000 and 2009 and to compare the results with those
for other countries.
Methods: The Web of Science database was used. The analysis (annual and 5-
yearly) was restricted to citable documents. The bibliometric indicators
used were the number of documents published, the total number of
citations received, the median and interquartile range of the citations
received and the Hirsch h index.
Results: We identified 82,740 documents, with an increase of 18.2%
between 5-year periods. Seventeen countries published more than 1,000
documents in the decade and received more than 20,000 citations. A total
of 14.5% of the documents were international collaborations (20.6% of all
citations) and 37.3% were published in journals in the first quartile
(66.3% of all citations). The median number of citations received by all
the publications was 9 (interquartile range: 3-21) and their h index was
246. Spain ranked ninth for the number of documents and eighth for
citations received and for the h index. The countries showing the
greatest increase in the percentage of citations contributing to the
world total were Canada and Spain, with an increase between 5-yearly
periods of 1.16% and 0.95%, respectively.
Conclusions: From 2000 to 2009, the production of Spanish authors in
gastroenterology and hepatology was high, achieving a notable position in
the total number of citations received. (C) 2012 Elsevier Espana, S.L.
and AEEH y AEG. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: J Inigo, Comunidad Madrid, Consejeria Sanidad, Comite Etica
Invest Clin Reg, Madrid, Spain
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TITLE: Higher education research 2000-2010: changing journal
publication patterns (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Tight, M
SOURCE: HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 31 (5 SP ISS).
2012. p.723-740 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS
LTD, ABINGDO
KEYWORDS: academic journals; higher education; publication; research
ABSTRACT: The articles published in 15 specialist academic journals
- based inAustralasia, Europe and North America - focusing on higher
education in the years 2010 (n = 567) and 2000 (n = 388) are analysed.
The analysis focuses on: the themes and issues addressed in the articles
published, the methods and methodologies used, theoretical engagement,
the level of analysis, and the sex, location and department of the
authors. Three main trends are identified over the period 2000-2010: a
striking increase in the volume of high quality higher education research
being published (outside North America), the increasingly international
orientation of the leading higher education research journals (outside
North America), and the growing role of women as higher education
researchers.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Tight, Univ Lancaster, Dept Educ Res, Lancaster, England
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TITLE: Cirugia Espanola receives its first impact factor
(Editorial Material, Spanish)
SOURCE: CIRUGIA ESPANOLA 90 (8). OCT 2012. p.481-482 ELSEVIER
DOYMA SL, BARCELONA
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TITLE: The uses and abuses of bibliometrics (Letter, English)
AUTHOR: Krauskopf, E
SOURCE: REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE 25 (4). OCT 2012. p.434
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, OXFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): BIBLIOMETR* item_title; LETTER* doctype
AUTHOR ADDRESS: E Krauskopf, Univ Andres Bello, Dept Ciencias Biol, Republ
239 Segundo Piso, Santiago, Chile
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TITLE: Editors' response: The uses and abuses of bibliometrics
(Letter, English)
AUTHOR: Johnson, MH
SOURCE: REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE 25 (4). OCT 2012. p.435
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, OXFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): BIBLIOMETR* item_title; LETTER* doctype
AUTHOR ADDRESS: MH Johnson, Ctr Trophoblast Res, Dept Physiol Dev &
Neurosci, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 1HW, England
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TITLE: Brain Metastases Research 1990-2010: Pattern of Citation
and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles (Review, English)
AUTHOR: Nieder, C; Grosu, AL; Mehta, MP
SOURCE: SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL. 2012. p.NIL_1-NIL_9 HINDAWI
PUBLISHING CORPORATION, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S): CITED item_title; CITATION item_title;
CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS+: CLINICAL-PRACTICE GUIDELINE; CELL LUNG-CANCER;
PARTITIONING ANALYSIS RPA; CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM; GROWTH-
FACTOR RECEPTOR; PHASE-III TRIAL; HER2-POSITIVE BREAST-
CANCER; GAMMA-KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC
RADIOSURGERY; RADIATION-THERAPY
ABSTRACT: Background. High and continuously increasing research
activity related to different aspects of prevention, prediction,
diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases has been performed between
1990 and 2010. One of the major databases contains 2695 scientific
articles that were published during this time period. Different measures
of impact, visibility, and quality of published research are available,
each with its own pros and cons. For this overview, article citation rate
was chosen. Results. Among the 10 most cited articles, 7 reported on
randomized clinical trials. Nine covered surgical or radiosurgical
approaches and the remaining one a widely adopted prognostic score.
Overall, 30 randomized clinical trials were published between 1990 and
2010, including those with phase II design and excluding duplicate
publications, for example, after longer followup or with focus on
secondary endpoints. Twenty of these randomized clinical trials were
published before 2008. Their median number of citations was 110, range 13-
1013, compared to 5-6 citations for all types of publications. Annual
citation rate appeared to gradually increase during the first 2-3 years
after publication before reaching high levels. Conclusions. A large
variety of preclinical and clinical topics achieved high numbers of
citations. However, areas such as quality of life, side effects, and end-
of-life care were underrepresented. Efforts to increase their visibility
might be warranted.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: C Nieder, Nordland Hosp, Dept Oncol & Palliat Med, N-8092
Bodo, Norway
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TITLE: Appropriate Technologies for Sustainable Development
(Editorial Material, English)
AUTHOR: Bolay, JC
SOURCE: TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT: SCIENTIFIC
COOPERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. 2012. p.3-15
SPRINGER VERLAG PARIS, PARIS
SEARCH TERM(S): ARUNACHALAM S rauth;
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JC Bolay, Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, LaSUR Lab Urban
Sociol ENAC, Cooperat & Dev Ctr CODEV, CH-1015 Lausanne,
Switzerlan
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TITLE: Scientific output of Brazilian dermatologists during the
last 25 years in the five highest impact factor journals in dermatology
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Martins, MDD; Carneiro, MGLN; Utzig, JB; Neta, ELK;
Pachnicki, MA; de Castro, CCS
SOURCE: ANAIS BRASILEIROS DE DERMATOLOGIA 87 (5). SEP-OCT 2012.
p.714-716 SOC BRASILEIRA DERMATOLOGIA, RIO DE JANEIRO RJ
KEYWORDS: Brazil; Journal article; Journal impact factor; Research
personnel; Scientific journalism
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The qualitative and quantitative scientific
output of Brazilian dermatologists in journals of high impact factor is
little known.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the scientific output of dermatologists from
Brazilian institutions in journals of high impact factor.
METHODS: The five journals with the highest impact factor in dermatology
were analyzed. All articles produced from Brazilian institutions between
1986 and 2010 were compiled and the following aspects were analyzed:
position of Brazilian researchers in the list of authors, selected theme,
experimental design, studied disease, area of interest and year of
publication.
RESULTS: Seventy-four articles written with the participation of
Brazilian dermatologists have been identified. Upon grouping the articles
in five-year periods, an important increase was observed in the Brazilian
production from the year 2006 onwards. The dermatologists were placed as
second authors in the majority of cases (53.66%). According to the
selected theme to be studied, the majority of the articles had a
laboratory focus (45.95%). The majority of the articles reported cross-
sectional studies or non-controlled clinical trials (both at 17.57%), and
pemphigus foliaceus was the most studied disease (29.73%).
CONCLUSION: The increase in the number of publications by Brazilian
dermatologists over the last years is encouraging, but it is still small
in comparison to the total number of articles published in these five
periodicals.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: CCS de Castro, Rua Padre Anchieta 1846,CJ1014, BR-80730000
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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TITLE: The language of gene ontology: a Zipf's law analysis
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Kalankesh, LR; Stevens, R; Brass, A
SOURCE: BMC BIOINFORMATICS 13. JUN 7 2012. p.NIL_1-NIL_7 BIOMED
CENTRAL LTD, LONDON
SEARCH TERM(S): ZIPF* item_title
KEYWORDS+: LEAST EFFORT; ANNOTATION; DISTRIBUTIONS; DATABASE
ABSTRACT: Background: Most major genome projects and sequence
databases provide a GO annotation of their data, either automatically or
through human annotators, creating a large corpus of data written in the
language of GO. Texts written in natural language show a statistical
power law behaviour, Zipf's law, the exponent of which can provide useful
information on the nature of the language being used. We have therefore
explored the hypothesis that collections of GO annotations will show
similar statistical behaviours to natural language.
Results: Annotations from the Gene Ontology Annotation project were found
to follow Zipf's law. Surprisingly, the measured power law exponents were
consistently different between annotation captured using the three GO sub-
ontologies in the corpora (function, process and component). On filtering
the corpora using GO evidence codes we found that the value of the
measured power law exponent responded in a predictable way as a function
of the evidence codes used to support the annotation.
Conclusions: Techniques from computational linguistics can provide new
insights into the annotation process. GO annotations show similar
statistical behaviours to those seen in natural language with measured
exponents that provide a signal which correlates with the nature of the
evidence codes used to support the annotations, suggesting that the
measured exponent might provide a signal regarding the information
content of the annotation.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: A Brass, Univ Manchester, Sch Comp Sci, Oxford Rd,
Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
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TITLE: Open evaluation: a vision for entirely transparent post-
publication peer review and rating for science (Review, English)
AUTHOR: Kriegeskorte, N
SOURCE: FRONTIERS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE 6. OCT 17 2012.
p.NIL_1-NIL_18 FRONTIERS RES FOUND, LAUSANNE
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: peer review; publishing; ratings; social web; open
evaluation
KEYWORDS+: RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; NEW-MODEL; INQUIRY; OUTPUT
ABSTRACT: The two major functions of a scientific publishing system
are to provide access to and evaluation of scientific papers. While open
access (OA) is becoming a reality, open evaluation (OE), the other side
of the coin, has received less attention. Evaluation steers the attention
of the scientific community and thus the very course of science. It also
influences the use of scientific findings in public policy. The current
system of scientific publishing provides only journal prestige as an
indication of the quality of new papers and relies on a non-transparent
and noisy pre-publication peer-review process, which delays publication
by many months on average. Here I propose on OE system, in which papers
are evaluated post-publication in an ongoing fashion by means of open
peer review and rating. Through signed ratings and reviews, scientists
steer the attention of their field and build their reputation. Reviewers
are motivated to be objective, because low-quality of self-serving signed
evaluations will negatively impact their reputation. A core feature of
this proposal is a division of powers between the accumulation of
evaluative evidence and the analysis of this evidence by paper evaluation
functions (PEFs). PEFs can be freely defined by individuals or groups
(e.g., scientific societies) and provide a plurality of perspectives on
the scientific literature. Simple PEFs will use average of ratings,
weighting reviewers (e.g., by H-index), and rating scales (e.g., by
relevance to a decision process) in different ways. Complex PEFs will use
advanced statistical techniques to infer the quality of a paper. Papers
with initially promising ratings will be more deeply evaluated. The
continual refinement of PEFs in response to attempts by individuals to
influence evaluations in their own favor will make the system ungameable.
OA and OE together have the power to revolutionize scientific publishing
and usher in a new culture of transparency, constructive criticism, and
collaboration.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: N Kriegeskorte, MRC, Cognit & Brain Sci Unit, 15 Chaucer
Rd, Cambridge CB2 7EF, England
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TITLE: Making Science News: The Press Relations of Scientific
Journals and Implications for Scholarly Communication (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Franzen, M
SOURCE: SCIENCES' MEDIA CONNECTION - PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND
ITS REPERCUSSIONS 28. 2012. p.333-352 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E SCIENTIST 10:11 1996;
GARFIELD E UNFALLCHIRURG 101:413 1998;
ZUCKERMAN H MINERVA 9:66 1971;
KEYWORDS+: EMBRYONIC STEM-CELLS; RETRACTED ARTICLE. SEE; MEDICAL
JOURNALS; NUCLEAR TRANSFER; IMPACT FACTOR; PG 335;
EDITORS; SYSTEM; NEWSPAPERS; REVIEWERS
AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Franzen, Univ Bielefeld, Inst Sci & Technol Studies IWT,
POB 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
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TITLE: On Top-k Structural Similarity Search (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Lee, P; Lakshmanan, LVS; Yu, JX
SOURCE: 2012 IEEE 28TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATA
ENGINEERING (ICDE). 2012. p.774-785 IEEE, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S): SMALL H J AM SOC INFORM SCI 24:265 1973
KEYWORDS+: GRAPH
ABSTRACT: Search for objects similar to a given query object in a
network has numerous applications including web search and collaborative
filtering. We use the notion of structural similarity to capture the
commonality of two objects in a network, e. g., if two nodes are
referenced by the same node, they may be similar. Meeting-based methods
including SimRank and P-Rank capture structural similarity very well.
Deriving inspiration from PageRank, SimRank has gained popularity by a
natural intuition and domain independence. Since it's computationally
expensive, subsequent work has focused on optimizing and approximating
the computation of SimRank. In this paper, we approach SimRank from a top-
k querying perspective where given a query node v, we are interested in
finding the top-k nodes that have the highest SimRank score w.r.t. v. The
only known approaches for answering such queries are either a naive
algorithm of computing the similarity matrix for all node pairs or
computing the similarity vector by comparing the query node v with each
other node independently, and then picking the top-k. None of these
approaches can handle top-k structural similarity search efficiently by
scaling to very large graphs consisting of millions of nodes. We propose
an algorithmic framework called TopSim based on transforming the top-k
SimRank problem on a graph G to one of finding the top-k nodes with
highest authority on the product graph GxG. We further accelerate TopSim
by merging similarity paths and develop a more efficient algorithm called
TopSim-SM. Two heuristic algorithms, Trun-TopSim-SM and Prio-TopSim-SM,
are also proposed to approximate TopSim-SM on scale-free graphs to trade
accuracy for speed, based on truncated random walk and prioritizing
propagation respectively. We analyze the accuracy and performance of
TopSim family algorithms and report the results of a detailed
experimental study.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: P Lee, Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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