papers of possible interest to Sig Metrics readers
Eugene Garfield
eugene.garfield at THOMSONREUTERS.COM
Wed Oct 24 10:52:07 EDT 2012
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TITLE: Citation rates for experimental psychology articles
published between 1950 and 2004: Top-cited articles in behavioral
cognitive psychology (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Cho, KW; Tse, CS; Neely, JH
SOURCE: MEMORY & COGNITION 40 (7). OCT 2012. p.1132-1161
SPRINGER, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S):
HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
MYERS CR AM PSYCHOL 25:1041 1970;
GARFIELD E THEOR MED 13:117 1992;
GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178:471 1972;
ACTA PSY* rwork; MEM COGNITION source_abbrev_20
KEYWORDS: Citations; Cognitive psychology; Impact factor
KEYWORDS+: IMPACT; INDEX; TIME; PUBLICATIONS; STATISTICS; REFERENCES;
OBJECTS; MEMORY
ABSTRACT: From citation rates for over 85,000 articles published
between 1950 and 2004 in 56 psychology journals, we identified a total of
500 behavioral cognitive psychology articles that ranked in the top 0.6 %
in each half-decade, in terms of their mean citations per year using the
Web of Science. Thirty nine of these articles were produced by 78 authors
who authored three or more of them, and more than half were published by
only five journals. The mean number of cites per year and the total
number of citations necessary for an article to achieve various
percentile rankings are reported for each journal. The mean number of
citations necessary for an article published within each half-decade to
rank at any given percentile has steadily increased from 1950 to 2004. Of
the articles that we surveyed, 11 % had zero total citations, and 35 %
received fewer than four total citations. Citations for post-1994
articles ranking in the 50th-75th and 90th-95th percentiles have
generally continued to grow across each of their 3-year postpublication
bins. For pre-1995 articles ranking in the 50th-75th and 90th-95th
percentiles, citations peaked in the 4- to 6- or 7- to 9-year
postpublication bins and decreased linearly thereafter, until
asymptoting. In contrast, for the top-500 articles, (a) for pre-1980
articles, citations grew and peaked 10-18-year postpublication bins, and
after a slight decrease began to linearly increase again; (b) for post-
1979 articles, citations have continually increased across years in a
nearly linear fashion. We also report changes in topics covered by the
top-cited articles over the decades.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: KW Cho, SUNY Albany, Dept Psychol, SS 369,1400 Washington
Ave, Albany, NY 12222 USA
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TITLE: Minerva and the Development of Science (Policy) Studies
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Taubert, NC
SOURCE: MINERVA 50 (3 SP ISS). SEP 2012. p.261-275 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): ZUCKERMAN H MINERVA 9:66 1971
KEYWORDS: Minerva; Science policy studies; Bibliometric analysis
KEYWORDS+: CULTURAL FREEDOM; SYSTEM
ABSTRACT: This article analyzes the transformation of Minerva from
an intellectual towards a scholarly journal by making use of bibliometric
methods. The aim is to provide some empirical insights that help to
understand what properties of the journal changed in the course of this
transformation process. Minerva was one of the first journals that
reflected on science and its role in society and science policy in
particular. Analyzing the development of the journal sheds light on the
emergence of science (policy) studies and on Minerva's role as a
forerunner in this field. In a first step, the methods will be described.
The second section provides some empirical results of the publication
output of Minerva and its relations to other journals in the field. The
empirical findings are put into a broader perspective in the concluding
third section.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: NC Taubert, Univ Bielefeld, IWT, POB 100131, D-33501
Bielefeld, Germany
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TITLE: The Rise and Demise of the International Council for
Science Policy Studies (ICSPS) as a Cold War Bridging Organization
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Elzinga, A
SOURCE: MINERVA 50 (3 SP ISS). SEP 2012. p.277-305 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth; PRICE DJD rauth;
ZUCKERMA.H MINERVA 9:66 1971
KEYWORDS: Universities; Science Policy; Cold War; Superpowers;
Minerva; Shils; STS Handbook; Richta report
KEYWORDS+: SCIENTIFIC POLICY; ACADEMIC PROFESSION; UNITED-STATES;
SOVIET-UNION; USSR; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITIES; PROSPECTS;
DEMOCRACY; HISTORY
ABSTRACT: When the journal Minerva was founded in 1962, science and
higher educational issues were high on the agenda, lending impetus to the
interdisciplinary field of "Science Studies" qua "Science Policy
Studies." As government expenditures for promoting various branches of
science increased dramatically on both sides of the East-West Cold War
divide, some common issues regarding research management also emerged and
with it an interest in closer academic interaction in the areas of
history and policy of science. Through a close reading of many early
issues of Minerva but also of its later competitor journal Science
Studies (now called Social Studies of Science) the paper traces the
initial optimism of an academically based Science Studies dialogue across
the Cold War divide and the creation in 1971 of the International
Commission for Science Policy Studies as a bridging forum, one that
Minerva strangely chose to ignore. In this light, attention is drawn to
aspects of the often forgotten history of Science Studies in the former
Soviet Union and the Eastern European block. Reviewed also are several
early discussions that are still relevant today: e.g., regarding
differing concepts of Big Science, science and democracy, autonomy in
higher education and what conditions are necessary to sustain academic
freedom and scientific integrity (some of Edward Shils' primary
concerns). Finally, it is noted how the question of quantitative methods
to measure scientific productivity lay at the heart of a "Science of
Science" movement of the 1960s has re-emerged in a new form integral to
the notion of a "Science of Science Policy.".
AUTHOR ADDRESS: A Elzinga, Univ Gothenburg, Dept Philosophy Linguist &
Theory Sci, Gothenburg, Swede
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TITLE: Technology push and demand pull perspectives in
innovation studies: Current findings and future research directions
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Di Stefano, G; Gambardella, A; Verona, G
SOURCE: RESEARCH POLICY 41 (8). OCT 2012. p.1283-1295 ELSEVIER
SCIENCE BV, AMSTERDAM
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth; PRICE DJD rauth;
WHITE HD J AM SOC INFORM SCI 32:163 1981
KEYWORDS: Technology push; Demand pull, Innovation; Bibliometrics;
Co-citation analysis
KEYWORDS+: AUTHOR COCITATION ANALYSIS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; R-AND-D;
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; INTELLECTUAL STRUCTURE; STRATEGIC-
MANAGEMENT; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; DISCONTINUOUS
INNOVATION; COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT: This study updates the debate on the sources of
innovation. Using techniques like factor analysis, multidimensional
scaling, and pathfinder analysis, we examine the most influential
articles that have dealt with the topic. Our analysis provides three main
findings. The first more precisely highlights the role of demand as a
source of innovation. The second illustrates how competences enable firms
to match technology with demand and capitalize on technology and demand
as sources of innovation. The third unveils a distinction between
external and internal sources of innovations. The sources of innovation
can be purely external or internally generated competences that enable
the firm to integrate external knowledge within its boundaries. Our work
contributes to the classic debate by providing a more granular
understanding of how technology and demand interact. In discussing our
findings, we link our framework to strategy, innovation and
entrepreneurship studies that expressly call for a better understanding
of technology and demand factors in value creation and capture. (C) 2012
Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: A Gambardella, Bocconi Univ, Dept Management & Technol, Via
Roentgen 1, I-20136 Milan, Italy
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TITLE: Bibliometric analysis of publications by South African
viticulture and oenology research centres (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Aleixandre-Benavent, R; Aleixandre-Tudo, JL; Alcaide, GG;
Ferrer-Sapena, A; Aleixandre, JL; du Toit, W
SOURCE: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 108 (5-6). MAY-JUN
2012. p.74-84 ACAD SCIENCE SOUTH AFRICA A S S AF,
LYNWOOD RIDGE
SEARCH TERM(S):
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006
KEYWORDS+: DISTILLERY WASTE-WATER; RESEARCH COLLABORATION;
COAUTHORSHIP NETWORKS; SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION;
INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION; IMPACT FACTOR; WINE;
PATTERNS; SCIENCE; COMMUNITIES
ABSTRACT: We analysed the production, impact factor of, and
scientific collaboration involved in viticulture and oenology articles
associated with South African research centres published in international
journals during the period 1990-2009. The articles under scrutiny were
obtained from the Science Citation Index database, accessed via the Web
of Knowledge platform. The search strategy employed specific viticulture
and oenology terms and was restricted to the field 'topic'. The results
showed that 406 articles were published during the review period, with
the most number of publications being in the South African Journal of
Enology and Viticulture (n = 34), American Journal of Enology and
Viticulture (n = 16) and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (a =
16). The articles were published by 851 authors from 236 institutions.
The collaboration rate was 3.7 authors per article, having grown over the
two decades examined. The most productive institutions (i.e. those
receiving a greater number of citations) were Stellenbosch University
(219 published articles and 2592 citations) and the Agricultural Research
Council (49 published articles and 454 citations), both from South
Africa. Graphical representation of co-authorship networks identified 18
groups of authors and a single network of institutions whose core is
Stellenbosch University. In conclusion, we have identified a significant
growth in South African viticulture and oenology research in recent
years, with a high degree of internationalisation and a constant level of
domestic collaboration.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: R Aleixandre-Benavent, Plaza Cisneros 4, Valencia 46003,
Spain
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TITLE: Relative h-index to compare the scientific performance of
researchers (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Dias, LAS
SOURCE: GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 11 (2). 2012.
p.1738-1740 FUNPEC-EDITORA, RIBEIRAO PRETO
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: Hirsch's h-index; Number of citations; Number of papers;
Comparison of the scientific output among researchers
ABSTRACT: I propose the Relative h-index of a scientist, which is
based on his or her Hirsch's h-index divided by the total number of
published papers recorded in the database. The Relative index h allows
for a comparison of the scientific output among researchers and can be
very useful for research support institutions, universities, and
institutes to rank researchers for the purposes of recruitment,
promotions, awards, and grant funding for projects.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: LAS Dias, Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Fitotecnia, Vicosa, MG,
Brazil
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TITLE: European geriatric medicine got its first impact factor
(Editorial Material, English)
AUTHOR: Michel, JP
SOURCE: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE 3 (4). AUG 2012. p.207
ELSEVIER MASSON, MILANO
SEARCH TERM(S): IMPACT FACTOR* item_title; EDITORIAL doctype
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JP Michel, Univ Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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TITLE: THE INTELLECTUAL STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETENCE-BASED
MANAGEMENT FIELD: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Prevot, F; Branchet, B; Boissin, JP; Castagnos, JC
SOURCE: FOCUSED ISSUE ON IDENTIFYING, BUILDING, AND LINKING
COMPETENCES 5. 2010. p.231-258 EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING
LTD, BINGLEY
SEARCH TERM(S): WHITE DH J AM SOC INFORM SCI 49:327 1998;
KEYWORDS+: RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC-
MANAGEMENT; DYNAMIC THEORY; FIRM; KNOWLEDGE; CAPABILITIES
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to carry out a bibliometric
analysis of the Competence-Based Management (CBM) field. From the first
books dedicated to CBM (Hamel & Heene, 1994; Sanchez, Heene, & Thomas,
1996: Heene & Sanchez, 1997) to more recent publications, the CBM field
experienced a significant development. As the International Conferences
on Competence-Based Management is a place for exchange and development of
new ideas and applications, it appears to be central to the consolidation
of the field. The conferences are followed by the publication of a series
of books and a journal (Research in Competence-Based Management).
Therefore it seems particularly adapted to use these publications in
order to analyze the CBM field. We identified 12 books and 3 journal
issues published between 1994 and 2005. This corresponds to a total of
185 papers written by 213 different authors, and a total of 7,958
references cited in these papers. We present the results of our research
in three steps. First, we analyze the profile of the authors of the
papers. This leads to the identification of the most prominent authors
and the identification of the authors' country of origin. Second, we
analyze the content of the papers. We identify the type of the papers
(theoretical or empirical), the main methodology (qualitative or
quantitative), and the keywords. Third, we analyze the references. This
allows the identification of the most frequently cited references, and
their historical structure. In order to deepen the latter analysis, we
perform a co-citation analysis to identify networks of references. The
overall results lead to a better understanding of the organization of the
CBM field.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: F Prevot, Euromed Marseille Sch Management, Dept Strategy &
Environm, Marseille, France
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