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[Eugene Garfield]

*Record 1 of 10. 
Analysis of scientific publications by Chilean surgeons  
Author(s): Moraga, CJ (Javier Moraga, C.)1; Cartes-Velasquez, R (Cartes-Velasquez, Ricardo)2; Manterola, DC (Carlos Manterola, D.)1,2,3; Urrutia, VS (Sebastian Urrutia, V)3  
Group Author(s): Grp Mincir Metodologia Invest  
Source: REVISTA CHILENA DE CIRUGIA  Volume: 64   Issue: 5   Pages: 447-451   Published: OCT 2012  
Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science)  
Cited References: 11 [ view related records ]     Citation Map      
Abstract: Background: The number and quality of publications is an indirect measure of the capacity of an individual, institution or country to generate knowledge. Aim: To assess the number of publications of Chilean surgeons, registered in the Institute for Scientific Knowledge (ISI). Material and Methods: A search was conducted in the ISI platform for publications generated by Chilean surgeons in the last ten years. The number of publications and citations, the journals in which the publications appeared and nationality of coauthors, were analyzed. Results: Three hundred and eighty papers were identified. Of these, 333 (88%) were published in the period 2006-2010. The papers were cited in 1.946 opportunities (impact factor of 5.12 and h-index of 21). Thirty three percent of papers were published in Revista Chilena de Cirugia, 8% in Obesity Surgery and 4% in the World Journal of Surgery. Thirty four percent of papers came from the University of Chile, 21% from Catholic University and 8% from Universidad de la Frontera. Conclusions: The number of publications of Chilean surgeons is experiencing an increase in the last years.  
Accession Number: WOS:000308787900006  
Document Type: Article  
Language: Spanish  
Author Keywords: Surgical Procedures; Operative [MeSH]; Bibliometrics [MeSH]; ISI Web of knowledge; Surgery [MeSH]  
Reprint Address: Moraga, CJ (reprint author), Casilla 54 D, Temuco, Chile.  
Addresses: 
1. Univ La Frontera, Programa Magister Ciencias Med, Temuco, Chile 
2. Univ La Frontera, Programa Doctorado Ciencias Med, Temuco, Chile 
3. Univ La Frontera, Fac Med, Dept Cirugia & Traumatol, Temuco, Chile  
E-mail Address: Javier.moragac at gmail.com  
Publisher: SOC CIRUJANOS CHILE, ROMAN DIAZ 205, OF 401, CASILLA 2843, SANTIAGO, 00000, CHILE  
Web of Science Categories: Surgery  
Research Areas: Surgery  
IDS Number: 005ZE  
ISSN: 0379-3893  
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*Record 2 of 10. 
SP-index: The measure of the scientific production of researchers  
Author(s): Dodson, MV (Dodson, M. V.)1; Duarte, MD (Duarte, Marcio de Souza)2; Dias, LAD (Dias, Luiz Antonio dos Santos)3  
Source: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS  Volume: 425   Issue: 4   Pages: 701-702   DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.161   Published: SEP 7 2012  
Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science)  
Cited References: 15 [ view related records ]     Citation Map      
Abstract: Ability to assess how solidly one is participating in their research arena is a metric that is of interest to many persons in academia. Such assessment is not easily defined, and differences exist in terms of which metric is the most accurate. In reality, no single production metric exists that is easy to determine and acceptable by the entire scientific community. Here we propose the SP-index to quantify the scientific production of researchers, representing the product of the annual citation number by the accumulated impact factors of the journals whereby the papers appeared, divided by the annual number of published papers. This article discusses such a productivity measure and lends support for the development of unified citation metrics for use by all participating in science research or teaching. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.  
Accession Number: WOS:000309017700001  
Document Type: Review  
Language: English  
Author Keywords: Citation metrics; Impact factor; Productivity  
KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; CITATION ANALYSIS  
Reprint Address: Dodson, MV (reprint author), Washington State Univ, Dept Anim Sci, Pullman, WA 99164 USA.  
Addresses: 
1. Washington State Univ, Dept Anim Sci, Pullman, WA 99164 USA 
2. Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Zootecnia, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil 
3. Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Fitotecnia, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil  
E-mail Address: dodson at wsu.edu  
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA  
Web of Science Categories: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biophysics  
Research Areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biophysics  
IDS Number: 009HU  
ISSN: 0006-291X  
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*Record 3 of 10. 
Title:
Using Bibliometrics to Advance Your Academic Career

Authors:
Stidham, RW; Sauder, K; Higgins, PDR

Author Full Names:
Stidham, Ryan W.; Sauder, Kay; Higgins, Peter D. R.

Source:
GASTROENTEROLOGY, 143 (3):520-523; 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.07.024 SEP 2012 

ISSN:
0016-5085

Unique ID: 
WOS:000308399300027

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*Record 4 of 10. 

Title:
Behind the scenes of scientific articles: Defining categories of fraud and regulating cases

Authors:
Pontille, D; Torny, D

Author Full Names:
Pontille, D.; Torny, D.

Source:
REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE, 60 (4):247-253; 10.1016/j.respe.2012.06.395 AUG 2012 

ISSN:
0398-7620

Unique ID: 
WOS:000308913200002

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*Record 5 of 10. 

Title:
On using the h-index to analyse species biodiversity and other count data

Authors:
Kozak, M; Krzanowski, W

Author Full Names:
Kozak, Marcin; Krzanowski, Wojtek

Source:
CURRENT SCIENCE, 103 (1):9-9; JUL 10 2012 

ISSN:
0011-3891

Unique ID: 
WOS:000307226800002

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*Record 6 of 10. 
The h(b)-index, a modified h-index designed to more fairly assess author achievement  
Author(s): Brown, OR (Brown, Olen R.)  
Source: REDOX REPORT  Volume: 17   Issue: 4   Pages: 176-178   DOI: 10.1179/1351000212Y.0000000016   Published: JUL 2012  
Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science)  
Cited References: 14 [ view related records ]     Citation Map      
Abstract: The h-index characterizes the publication achievement/impact of authors and is defined by the originator Jorge Hirsch as: 'the number of papers with citation number >= h'. The h-index has the inherent characteristic that authors with very different total citations can have the same h-index. In fact, no contributions to the h-index are made either by papers cited fewer times than h, or citations of an individual paper above h. Such citations are 'excess' citations not credited by the h-index. To address these deficiencies, we propose a simple, straightforward modification, the h(b)-index: h(b) = h + root e, where h is the Hirsch h-index and e is the sum of all citations minus h(2). Therefore, e is the excess citations not credited by the h-index.  
Accession Number: WOS:000309167800005  
Document Type: Article  
Language: English  
Author Keywords: Publication impact; Author impact; Hirsch index; Modified Hirsch index; Bibliographic impact  
Reprint Address: Brown, OR (reprint author), Univ Missouri, John M Dalton Cardiovasc Res Ctr, Columbia, MO 65211 USA.  
Addresses: 
1. Univ Missouri, John M Dalton Cardiovasc Res Ctr, Columbia, MO 65211 USA  
E-mail Address: BrownO at missouri.edu  
Publisher: MANEY PUBLISHING, STE 1C, JOSEPHS WELL, HANOVER WALK, LEEDS LS3 1AB, W YORKS, ENGLAND  
Web of Science Categories: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology  
Research Areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology  
IDS Number: 011LZ  
ISSN: 1351-0002  
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*Record 7 of 10. 
Title:
Scientific Communication Is Down at the Moment, Please Check Again Later

Authors:
Ioannidis, JPA

Author Full Names:
Ioannidis, John P. A.

Source:
PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY, 23 (3):267-270; 10.1080/1047840X.2012.699427 2012 

ISSN:
1047-840X

Unique ID: 
WOS:000308983900010

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*Record 8 of 10. 
Exploring the h-index at the institutional level: A practical application in world university rankings  
Author(s): Huang, MH (Huang, Mu-Hsuan)1,2  
Source: ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW  Volume: 36   Issue: 4   Pages: 534-547   DOI: 10.1108/14684521211254059   Published: 2012  
Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science)  
Cited References: 31 [ view related records ]     Citation Map      
Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the scientific performance of universities by extending the application of the h-index from the-individual to the institutional level. A ranking of the world's top universities based on their h-index scores was produced. The geographic distribution of the highly ranked universities by continent and by country was also analysed. 

Design/approach/methodology - This study uses bibliometric analysis to rank the universities. In order to calculate their h-index the numbers of papers and citations in each university were gathered from Web of Science, including the Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index. Authority control dealing with variations in university names ensured the accuracy of each university's number of published journal papers and the subsequent statistics of their citations. 

Findings - It was found that a high correlation exists between the h-index ranking generated in this study and that produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The results confirm the validity of the h-index in the assessment of research performance at the university level. 

Originality/value - The h-index has been used to evaluate research performance at the institutional level in several recent studies; however these studies evaluated institutions' performance only in certain disciplines or in a single country. This paper measures the research performance of universities all over the world, and the applicability of the h-index at the institutional level was validated by calculating the correlation between the ranking result of the h-index and the ranking by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.  
Accession Number: WOS:000308897400004  
Document Type: Article  
Language: English  
Author Keywords: H-index; Research evaluation; Bibliometrics; University rankings; Research; Organizational performance  
KeyWords Plus: SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH OUTPUT; BIBLIOMETRICS; JOURNALS  
Reprint Address: Huang, MH (reprint author), Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept & Grad Inst Lib & Informat Sci, Taipei 10764, Taiwan.  
Addresses: 
1. Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept & Grad Inst Lib & Informat Sci, Taipei 10764, Taiwan 
2. Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Liberal Arts, Taipei 10764, Taiwan  
E-mail Address: mhhuang at ntu.edu.tw  
Publisher: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED, HOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND  
Web of Science Categories: Computer Science, Information Systems; Information Science & Library Science  
Research Areas: Computer Science; Information Science & Library Science  
IDS Number: 007OG  
ISSN: 1468-4527  
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*Record 9 of 10. 
Scientific Utopia: I. Opening Scientific Communication  
Author(s): Nosek, BA (Nosek, Brian A.)1; Bar-Anan, Y (Bar-Anan, Yoav)2  
Source: PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY  Volume: 23   Issue: 3   Pages: 217-243   DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2012.692215   Published: 2012  
Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science)  
Cited References: 103 [ view related records ]     Citation Map      
Abstract: Existing norms for scientific communication are rooted in anachronistic practices of bygone eras making them needlessly inefficient. We outline a path that moves away from the existing model of scientific communication to improve the efficiency in meeting the purpose of public science-knowledge accumulation. We call for six changes: (a) full embrace of digital communication; (b) open access to all published research; (c) disentangling publication from evaluation; (d) breaking the "one article, one journal" model with a grading system for evaluation and diversified dissemination outlets; (e) publishing peer review; and (f) allowing open, continuous peer review. We address conceptual and practical barriers to change and provide examples showing how the suggested practices are being used already. The critical barriers to change are not technical or financial; they are social. Although scientists guard the status quo, they also have the power to change it.  
Accession Number: WOS:000308983900001  
Document Type: Article  
Language: English  
KeyWords Plus: OPEN-ACCESS ARTICLES; PUBLICATION DECISIONS; IMPACT FACTOR; VICE-VERSA; JOURNALS; NEUROSCIENCE; STATISTICS; MANUSCRIPT; BIAS; RELIABILITY  
Reprint Address: Nosek, BA (reprint author), Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, 102 Gilmer Hall,Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA.  
Addresses: 
1. Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA 
2. Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Psychol, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel  
E-mail Address: nosek at virginia.edu  
Publisher: PSYCHOLOGY PRESS, 27 CHURCH RD, HOVE BN3 2FA, EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND  
Web of Science Categories: Psychology, Multidisciplinary  
Research Areas: Psychology  
IDS Number: 008VE  
ISSN: 1047-840X  
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*Record 10 of 10. 

Title:
Google Scholar Metrics for Publications The software and content features of a new open access bibliometric service

Authors:
Jacso, P

Author Full Names:
Jacso, Peter

Source:
ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW, 36 (4):604-619; 10.1108/14684521211254121 2012 

ISSN:
1468-4527

Unique ID: 
WOS:000308897400008

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