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[Eugene Garfield]

 TITLE:          Citation Index and Impact factor (Editorial Material,
                English)
AUTHOR:         Nigam, A; Nigam, PK
SOURCE:         INDIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY VENEREOLOGY & LEPROLOGY 78
                (4). JUL-AUG 2012. p.511-516 MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS,
                MUMBAI

SEARCH TERM(S):  PRICE DJD  rauth;
                 CITATION  item_title; CITATION*  item_title;
                 IMPACT FACTOR*  item_title;
                 HIRSCH JE          P NATL ACAD SCI USA   102:16569 2005;
                 SMALL H            J AM SOC INFORM SCI    24:265   1973;
                 GARFIELD E         CURR CONTENTS          32:5     1990;
               


AUTHOR ADDRESS: A Nigam, D-30-A, Raipur 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

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TITLE:          Laryngeal cancer: Quantitative and qualitative assessment
                of research output, 1945-2010 (Article, English)
AUTHOR:         Glynn, RW; Lowery, AJ; Scutaru, C; O'Dwyer, T; Keogh, I
SOURCE:         LARYNGOSCOPE 122 (9). SEP 2012. p.1967-1973
                WILEY-BLACKWELL, HOBOKEN

SEARCH TERM(S): 
                 HIRSCH JE          P NATL ACAD SCI USA   102:16569 2005;
                 GARFIELD E         JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC   295:90    2006;
                 GARFIELD E         SCIENCE               122:108   1955

KEYWORDS:       Laryngeal cancer; research output; impact factor;
                bibliometric; h-index; Levels of Evidence: 5
KEYWORDS+:       JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; UNITED-STATES; SCIENCE; HEALTH;
                TRENDS; SURVIVAL; INDEX

ABSTRACT:       Objectives/Hypothesis: To provide an in-depth evaluation
of research yield in laryngeal cancer from 1945 to 2010, using large-
scale data analysis, employment of bibliometric indicators of production
and quality, and density equalizing mapping. Study Design: Bibliometic
analysis incorporating the Web of Science Database. Methods: The search
strategy employed was as follows; TS = ((Laryngeal Neoplasm$) OR (Larynx
Neoplasm$) OR (Larynx Cancer$) OR (Laryngeal Cancer$)). Author and
journal data and cooperation networks were computed following analysis of
combinations of countries and institutions that registered cooperation
during the study period. Mapping was performed as described by Groneberg-
Kloft in 2004. Results: A total of 8,658 items relating to laryngeal
cancer were published over the study period, accounting for 139,700
citations. The United States was the most prolific country, accounting
for 28.83% (n = 2,496) of total output. Other prolific nations included
Italy (n = 794) and Germany (n = 792). There were 973 items published as
a consequence of international cooperation; this practice increased
steadily over time and accounted for 15.58% (88 of 565) of output in
2010. There were 1,073 different journals publishing articles on
laryngeal cancer, although the top 20 (1.8%) most prolific titles were
together responsible for more than 43% of the total output; these were
led by Laryngoscope (n = 368) and Head and Neck, Journal of the
Scientific Specialties (n = 364). A total of 24,682 authors contributed
to the literature on laryngeal cancer; the leading author by output was
Alfio Ferlito (n = 120); Carlo La Vecchia recorded the highest h-index (h
= 32). Conclusions: This work represents the first attempt to provide
quantitative and qualitative analysis of laryngeal cancer research
output, whilst in tandem identifying the key bibliometric benchmarks to
which those involved in the production of that output might aspire.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: RW Glynn, Univ Coll Hosp Galway, Dept Otorhinolaryngol,
                Galway, Ireland

 
 
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