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Eugene Garfield
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TITLE: 2011 Impact Factor (Editorial Material, English)
AUTHOR: D'Ambrosia, RD
SOURCE: ORTHOPEDICS 35 (9). SEP 2012. p.739 SLACK INC, THOROFARE
SEARCH TERM(S): IMPACT FACTOR* item_title; EDITORIAL doctype
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TITLE: A critical assessment of the h-index (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Gaster, N; Gaster, M
SOURCE: BIOESSAYS 34 (10). OCT 2012. p.830-832 WILEY-BLACKWELL,
HOBOKEN
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: h-index; indicator; metric; performance; personal
ABSTRACT: Editor's suggested further reading in BioEssays: Can we
do better than existing author citation metrics? Abstract and Counting
citations in texts rather than reference lists to improve the accuracy of
assessing scientific contribution Abstract
AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Gaster, Odense Univ Hosp, Dept Pathol, Lab Mol Physiol,
DK-5000 Odense, Denmark
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TITLE: Underrecognition of Pathologist Contributions to Articles
Published in a Major Multidisciplinary Medical Journal (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Frank, AD; Wright, JR Jr; Trotter, MJ
SOURCE: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY 138 (4). OCT
2012. p.495-497 AMER SOC CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, CHICAGO
KEYWORDS: Authorship criteria; Uniform requirements for manuscripts
(URM); Multidisciplinary medical journal; Intellectual
content; Pathologist; Radiologist
KEYWORDS+: AUTHORSHIP; CONTRIBUTORSHIP; DISCLOSURE; TOXEMIA
ABSTRACT: The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) is a high-
impact multidisciplinary medical journal. We have observed instances in
which a pathology diagnosis, documented with gross or microscopic images,
forms an integral part of a CMAJ article, but a pathologist is neither an
author nor acknowledged as a contributor. To examine the hypothesis that
pathologist contributions are underrecognized and/or underdocumented, we
reviewed all CMAJ articles over a 6-year period (September 2003-2009),
and correlated the use of pathology images with pathologist authorship or
contribution. For each article containing pathology images, department
affiliations of authors were determined, and acknowledgments were
assessed. Although only 1.7% of articles contained pathology images, 47%
(26/55) of these articles did not include a pathologist as either an
author or a contributor. We conclude that important intellectual
contributions of pathologists are underrecognized and suggest that the
scientific credibility of pathology data is in doubt when pathologists do
not take on full responsibility of authorship or are not acknowledged as
contributors.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: MJ Trotter, Univ Calgary, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Calgary
Lab Serv, 9-3535 Res Rd NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2K8, Canada
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TITLE: Distribution of the h-Index in Radiation Oncology
Conforms to a Variation of Power Law: Implications for Assessing Academic
Productivity (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Quigley, MR; Holliday, EB; Fuller, CD; Choi, M; Thomas,
CR Jr
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION 27 (3). JUN 2012. p.463-466
SPRINGER, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: Bibliometrics; Radiation oncology; Productivity
KEYWORDS+: RANK; RADIOLOGY; CITATIONS
ABSTRACT: Leaders of academic institutions evaluate academic
productivity when deciding to hire, promote, or award resources. This
study examined the distribution of the h-index, an assessment of academic
standing, among radiation oncologists. The authors collected h-indices
for 826 US academic radiation oncologists from a commercial bibliographic
database (SCOPUS, Elsevier B.V., NL). Then, logarithmic transformation
was performed on h-indices and ranked h-indices, and results were
compared to estimates of a power law distribution. The h-index frequency
distribution conformed to both the log-linear variation of a power law (r
(2) = .99) and the beta distribution with the same fitting exponents as
previously described in a power law analysis of the productivity of
neurosurgeons. Within radiation oncology, as in neurosurgery, there are
exceedingly more faculty with an h-index of 1-2. The distribution fitting
the same variation of a power law within two fields suggests
applicability to other areas of academia.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: CR Thomas Jr, Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Dept Radiat Med,
Knight Canc Inst, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Pk Rd,KPV4, Portland,
OR 97239 USA
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TITLE: Does academic output correlate with better mortality
rates in NHS trusts in England? (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Bennett, WO; Bird, JH; Burrows, SA; Counter, PR; Reddy,
VM
SOURCE: PUBLIC HEALTH 126 (SUPPL). SEP 2012. p.S40-S43 W B
SAUNDERS CO LTD, LONDON
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: Dr Foster health; Hospital standardised mortality ratio;
Hospital episode statistics online; Academic output;
Mortality rates; NHS trusts; Citations per admission;
Charlson index; Academic medicine; Constant risk fallacy
KEYWORDS+: QUALITY-OF-CARE; CLINICAL-TRIALS; HOSPITALS
ABSTRACT: Objective: To establish whether there is an association
between academic output and mortality rates for National Health Service
(NHS) trusts.
Methods: Hospital standardized mortality ratios were obtained from Dr
Foster hospital report cards. The Medline database of biomedical
citations was queried to establish the number of citations credited to
each NHS trust and constituent hospitals from 2006 to 2010. Admissions
totals for NHS trusts for 2009-2010 were obtained from Hospital Episode
Statistics Online. The number of citations per admission was calculated
and used as an indicator of academic output as this reflects the workload
of the trust.
Results: Spearman's rank analysis was performed to identify any
correlation between citations per admission and the inverse of four types
of mortality rate: high-risk conditions, r = 0.20 (P = 0.01); low-risk
conditions, r = -0.06 (P = 0.46); deaths after surgery, r = 0.193 (P =
0.019); and overall mortality, r = 0.291 (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: The results of this preliminary study demonstrate a
significant correlation between academic output and mortality rates. The
correlation coefficients are small, but the findings of this study
encourage further debate. (C) 2012 The Royal Society for Public Health.
Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: WO Bennett, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust, ENT Dept,
Barrack Rd, Exeter EX2 5DW, Devon, England
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TITLE: Theoretical Practice in Innovation-driven Research
Environment (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Breznik, M
SOURCE: PRIMERJALNA KNJIZEVNOST 35 (2). AUG 2012. p.265-278
SLOVENE COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOC, LJUBLJANA
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth
KEYWORDS: epistemology; scientific practice; the topical method;
the material conditions of research; publishing;
scientific impact measuring
ABSTRACT: The political assault on pure science and theoretical
production imperils the very foundations of both 'soft' and 'hard'
sciences. What positions are scientists taking towards the changing
conditions of research? I will look at the epistemological position and
self-reflection in scientific practices; the material conditions of
research (particularly publishing and scientific impact measuring), the
responses to external demands and the social positioning of science.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Breznik, Peace Inst, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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TITLE: Impact Factor for Revista Internacional de Andrologia.
Salud sexual y reproductiva (Editorial Material, Spanish)
AUTHOR: Hernandez, PRG; Jose, FG
SOURCE: REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE ANDROLOGIA 10 (3). JUL-SEP
2012. p.83-84 ELSEVIER DOYMA SL, BARCELONA
SEARCH TERM(S): IMPACT FACTOR* item_title; EDITORIAL doctype
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TITLE: Impact Factor and Outstanding Paper Awards (Editorial
Material, English)
AUTHOR: Zhang, ZY
SOURCE: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTONOMOUS MENTAL DEVELOPMENT 4 (3
SP ISS). SEP 2012. p.189 IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, PISCATAWAY
SEARCH TERM(S): IMPACT FACTOR* item_title; EDITORIAL doctype
AUTHOR ADDRESS: ZY Zhang, Microsoft Res, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052
USA
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TITLE: Social Equity, Policy Intentions and Unanticipated
Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of Work-Life Balance Policies (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Ruijer, E
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS 14 (4). 2012.
p.311-329 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD,
ABINGDON
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth; MERTON RK rauth;
GARFIELD E SOC STUD SCI 34:845 2004;
AM* BEH* SCI* rwork
KEYWORDS+: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES; GENDER EQUALITY; WELFARE-STATE;
WORK/FAMILY RECONCILIATION; NETHERLANDS; OPPORTUNITIES;
PATTERNS; PARADOX; EUROPE; LEVEL
ABSTRACT: Robert Merton's theoretical formulations of unanticipated
consequences provide a useful tool for understanding the consequences of
government policies. In this case study the work-life balance policies in
the Netherlands over the past decade are analyzed. Based on the current
understanding of family-friendly policies, one can assume that the policy
intended to promote gender equality did not necessarily lead to equity in
the workplace. This case study suggests that researchers and policymakers
should engage the concept of unanticipated consequences of government
policies into theory and research whenever possible.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: E Ruijer, Virginia Commonwealth Univ, L Douglas Wilder Sch
Govt & Publ Affairs, 923 W Franklin St,Scherer Hall,Suite
301, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
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TITLE: Analysis of Scientific Papers about Taekwondo in Core
Chinese Journals during 2000-2010 (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Pang, JP
SOURCE: ADVANCES IN EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT, PT IV 211. 2011.
p.585-591 SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, BERLIN
KEYWORDS: Taekwondo; scientific papers; Core Chinese Journals
ABSTRACT: By using method of mathematical static and literature, we
carry out stratified statistic, generalization and analysis of the
scientific papers about Taekwondo in Core Chinese Journals (CCJ) during
2000-2010 according to five dimensions, including published time, the
application of research methods, research fields, professional title and
organization of authors, and language of citation. The result shows that
not many scientific papers about Taekwondo have published in CCJ of these
II years: research methods have been used widely. but the specific
research method is rather single; contents of research are very wide; the
authors are mainly lecturers and the organizations are mainly based on
independent sports colleges; the major language of citation is Chinese
and foreign languages are very few, especially Korean - there is no
citation in Korean.
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