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[Eugene Garfield]

TITLE:          Top-cited articles in environmental sciences: Merits and
                demerits of citation analysis (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Khan, MA; Ho, YS
SOURCE:         SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 431. AUG 1 2012.
                p.122-127 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, AMSTERDAM

SEARCH TERM(S):  CITED  item_title; CITATION  item_title;
                 CITATION ANALYS*  item_title; CITATION*  item_title

KEYWORDS:       Bibliometric; Web of Science; Impact; Journal Citation
                Report; Article life
KEYWORDS+:       BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; JOURNALS;
                MEDICINE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SORPTION; TRENDS; MODEL; BIAS; US

ABSTRACT:       The purpose of this study was to identify the top-cited
articles published in environmental science journals listed in journal
Citation Reports OCR). The Web of Science database was used to retrieve
the top-cited articles having 500 or more total citations from their
publication to 2010. The articles were analyzed with regard to
institution and country of origin with five indicators including total
number of top-cited articles, as well as independent, collaborative,
first author, and corresponding author articles. Article life was also
investigated for history of impact of articles. Results showed that 88
articles were cited more than 500 times. These articles appeared in 26
different journals, with 28% of all top-cited articles in Environmental
Science & Technology, followed by Water Resources Research. The top-cited
articles published since 1971 to 2002 were from 17 countries. The USA
published the most of the articles and was ranked on top among the five
indicators. The U.S. Geological Survey was the most productive
institution while, the Brunel University, UK published the most inter-
institutionally collaborative and corresponding author articles under
environmental science category. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights
reserved.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: YS Ho, Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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TITLE:          The evaluation of research papers in the XXI century. The
                Open Peer Discussion system of the World Economics Association (Article,
                English)
AUTHOR:         Ietto-Gillies, G
SOURCE:         FRONTIERS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE 6. AUG 7 2012.
                p.NIL_1-NIL_7 FRONTIERS RES FOUND, LAUSANNE

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                 GARFIELD E         CURR CONTENTS   0922     :3     1986

KEYWORDS:       research evaluation; academic journals; open peer review;
                economics; World Economics Association
KEYWORDS+:       STANDS TODAY; JOURNALS; TRANSPARENCY; ARTICLES

ABSTRACT:       The paper starts with a brief discussion of the
traditional peer review (TPR) system of research evaluation, its role,
and the criticisms levelled at it. An analysis of specific problems in
economics leads to a full discussion of the Open Peer Review (OPR) system
developed by the World Economics Association (WEA) and the principles
behind it. The system is open in the following two respects: (a)
disclosure of names of authors and reviewers; and (b) inclusivity of
potential reviewers in terms of paradigmatic approaches, country, and
community. The paper then discusses the applicability of the same system
to other disciplines. In doing so, it stressed the aims of various
evaluation systems and the possible pitfalls of rating systems. It also
speculates on the future of journal publication.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: G Ietto-Gillies, London S Bank Univ, Ctr Int Business
                Studies, London, England

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TITLE:          The Publish or Perish Book: Your Guide to Effective and
                Responsible Citation Analysis, by A.W. Harzing (Book Review, English)
AUTHOR:         Barbour, M
SOURCE:         INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN OPEN AND DISTANCE
                LEARNING 13 (3). 2012. p.320-NIL_331 ATHABASCA UNIV
                PRESS, ATHABASCA

SEARCH TERM(S):  CITATION ANALYS*  item_title; CITATION*  item_title;
                 PUBLISH OR PERISH  item_title; CITATION  item_title


AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Barbour, Wayne State Univ, Detroit, MI 48202 USA