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Eugene Garfield
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TITLE: European research in the field of production technology
and manufacturing systems: an exploratory analysis through publications
and patents (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Franceschini, F; Maisano, D; Turina, E
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY 62 (1-4). SEP 2012. p.329-350 SPRINGER LONDON
LTD, LONDON
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: Research evaluation; Publications; Patents; Technology
transfer; Production technology; Manufacturing systems
KEYWORDS+: SUCCESSIVE H-INDEXES; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CITATIONS;
INDUSTRY; SCIENCE; BIBLIOMETRICS; INNOVATION; QUALITY;
SUPPORT; OUTPUT
ABSTRACT: This paper develops a structured comparison among a
sample of European researchers in the field of production technology and
manufacturing systems on the basis of two research outputs: scientific
publications and patents. Researchers are evaluated and compared by a
variegated set of indicators concerning (1) the output of individual
researchers and (2) that of groups of researchers from the same country.
Whilst not claiming to be exhaustive, the results of this preliminary
study provide a rough indication of the publishing and patenting activity
of European researchers in the field of interest, identifying
(dis)similarities between different countries with regard to their
inclination to publishing and patenting. Of particular interest is a
proposal for aggregating analysis results by means of maps based on
publication and patent indicators. A large amount of empirical data are
presented and discussed.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: F Franceschini, Politecn Torino, DISPEA Dept Prod Syst &
Business Econ, Corso Duca Abruzzi 24, I-10129 Turin, Italy
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TITLE: Stochastic Dynamical Model of a Growing Citation Network
Based on a Self-Exciting Point Process (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Golosovsky, M; Solomon, S
SOURCE: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 109 (9). AUG 28 2012.
p.NIL_69-NIL_73 AMER PHYSICAL SOC, COLLEGE PK
SEARCH TERM(S): PRICE DJD rauth;
KEYWORDS+: COMPLEX NETWORKS; PREFERENTIAL ATTACHMENT; DISTRIBUTIONS;
ADVANTAGE; EVOLUTION
ABSTRACT: We put under experimental scrutiny the preferential
attachment model that is commonly accepted as a generating mechanism of
the scale-free complex networks. To this end we chose a citation network
of physics papers and traced the citation history of 40 195 papers
published in one year. Contrary to common belief, we find that the
citation dynamics of the individual papers follows the superlinear
preferential attachment, with the exponent alpha = 1.25-1.3. Moreover, we
show that the citation process cannot be described as a memoryless Markov
chain since there is a substantial correlation between the present and
recent citation rates of a paper. Based on our findings we construct a
stochastic growth model of the citation network, perform numerical
simulations based on this model and achieve an excellent agreement with
the measured citation distributions.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Golosovsky, Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Racah Inst Phys,
IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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TITLE: Psychology doctoral programs whit Excellence Mention:
Doctoral theses and Web of Science articles evidence. (Article, Spanish)
AUTHOR: Olivas-Avila, JA; Musi-Lechuga, B
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
12 (3). SEP 2012. p.503-516 ASOCIACION ESPANOLA
PSICOLOGIA CONDUCTUAL, GRANADA
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth;
KEYWORDS: Doctoral programs; Excellence Mention; Scientific
productivity; Web of Science; TESEO
KEYWORDS+: JOURNAL-CITATION-REPORTS; SPANISH PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES;
SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY; BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY MENTION; PERFORMANCE; PROFESSORS;
SPAIN; INTERNATIONALITY
ABSTRACT: Doctoral programs in Spain have undergone a series of
transformations through the various calls of Quality Mentions and most
recently with the Excellence Mention in terms of achieving a satisfactory
adaptation to the EEES. The objective of this research is to analyze the
scientific productivity of the five doctoral programs in Psychology that
have been granted the Excellence Mention according to the resolution of 6
October 2011 of the Universities General Secretary, through doctoral
theses directed by professors in each program and retrieved from TESEO
and also through journal articles records included in Web of Science of
each one of them. Of the results of the articles productivity analysis it
were obtained after analyzing 15,781 article records of which 1,318
belong to total number of professors from the 5 doctoral programs. It was
found that the range of articles per professor is 15.34 at the most and 6
as at least and as for the theses, the range is between 2.34 and 0.11. We
discuss the implications of the results regarding the evaluation of
doctoral programs.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JA Olivas-Avila, Univ Autonoma Ciudad Juarez, Ave Univ &
Heroico Colegio Mil S-N, Chihuahua 32300, Mexico
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TITLE: Evaluating and Developing Theories in the Information
Systems Discipline (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Weber, R
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS 13
(1). 2012. p.1-30 ASSOC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ATLANTA
SEARCH TERM(S): MERTON RK rauth
KEYWORDS: Theory Evaluation; Theory Refinement; Theory Building;
Constructs; Associations; States; Events; Boundary
Conditions; Theoretical Importance; Theoretical Novelty;
Parsimony; Meso-Level Theory; Falsifiability
KEYWORDS+: THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTION; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; TECHNOLOGY;
FIELD; ORGANIZATIONS; CONSTITUTES; STRATEGIES; KNOWLEDGE;
CAPACITY
ABSTRACT: This paper articulates a framework and criteria that can
be used to evaluate the quality of theories. While the framework and
criteria have general applicability, my focus is the evaluation of
theories within the information systems discipline. To illustrate the
usefulness of the framework and criteria, I show how they can be employed
to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of a theory which, based upon
citation evidence, has had a significant impact on other researchers
within the information systems discipline. Because the evaluation of
existing theories often provides the basis for refining existing theories
or building new theories, I also show how the framework and criteria can
be used to inform the development of high-quality theory.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: R Weber, Monash Univ, Fac Informat Technol, Clayton, Vic
3800, Australia
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TITLE: Publication trends of research articles from infectious
diseases specialty in a medical journal from India (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Kumar, KVSH; Aravinda, K
SOURCE: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 30 (3). JUL-SEP
2012. p.338-341 MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD,
MUMBAI
KEYWORDS: Biomedical journals; India; infectious diseases;
publication trends; research productivity
KEYWORDS+: TUBERCULOSIS; HIV
ABSTRACT: Background: Details about research productivity in the
infectious diseases specialty from India are lacking. Objective: To
analyse publishing trends and research productivity of articles related
to infectious diseases in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of
India (JAPI). Materials and Methods: We carried out bibliometric analysis
of articles related to infectious diseases specialty from JAPI published
between 2000 and 2011. Data were derived from the journal's website and
the articles were analysed for type (original article, case reports,
etc.), microorganism (bacterial, viral, etc.) place of the research and
timelines for publication. Results: Out of 2977 articles published in
JAPI over last 12 years, 256 articles belong to infectious diseases
subspecialty. Infectious diseases contributed 11-18% of the published
articles per year in JAPI during the last decade. Original articles
(31%), case reports (38%) and correspondence (22%) constitute the
majority of article types, while remaining 9% was made up by images.
Bacterial (22%), protozoal and helminthic (20%), HIV (15%) and
mycobacterial (16%) diseases lead the type of microorganisms represented
in the research articles. Mumbai (16%), Delhi (9%) and Kolkata (7%) are
the top three places contributing to the articles, followed by Chandigarh
and Chennai. Original articles and case reports took approximately 14
months for publication, as compared to 6 months for an image (P <
0.0001). Conclusion: Infectious diseases specialty contributes about 15%
of articles per annum in JAPI. HIV and tuberculosis together account for
30% of published litearture with fair representation from other
organisms. Mumbai and Delhi are the leading contributors towards research
productivity in this specialty.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: KVSH Kumar, Command Hosp, Dept Endocrinol, Lucknow 226002,
Uttar Pradesh, India
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TITLE: Participation in health: systematization of the articles
published in Brazilian journals-1988/2005 (Article, Portuguese)
AUTHOR: Cavalcanti, MDT; Cabral, MHD; Antunes, LR
SOURCE: CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 17 (7). JUL 2012. p.1813-1823
ABRASCO, RIO DE JANEIRO
KEYWORDS: Health councils; Community participation; Social control
ABSTRACT: This is a study involving the revision of 107 papers on
participation in health, published in 25 Public Health journals, with a
view to systematize its main focus points and identify the options for
the participation of society in the health system. Bibliographic research
was conducted using key words, and the reading of abstracts of articles
published in national public health journals linked to the CAPES portal
between 1988 and 2005. The articles selected were read and categorized
according to methodological and thematic aspects. Three dimensions were
identified: the main dimension emphasizes participation as a strategy for
the enhancing of citizenship and recognition of the right to health; the
second refers to participation as a strategy for democratization of the
State and strengthening of the health system, including participation in
political, managerial and inspection decisions; in the third dimension of
community participation, individuals, families and the community share
the responsibility for health with the State. In the works examined the
participation in the health system is still in progress and highlights
its importance as an incentive for social capital; however, some authors
point to difficulties for effective participation in accordance with
legal propositions.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: MDT Cavalcanti, Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Estudos Saude
Colet, NESC, Ilha Fundao, Av Brigadeiro Trompowsky
S-N,Praca Prefeitura Uni, BR-21949900 Rio De Janeiro, RJ,
Brazil
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TITLE: Cardiology in Brazilian scientific journals: an overview
(Review, English)
AUTHOR: Patel, KK; Silva, MRE
SOURCE: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIRURGIA CARDIOVASCULAR 27 (2).
APR-JUN 2012. p.302-311 SOC BRASIL CIRURGIA CARDIOVASC,
SAO PAULO SP
SEARCH TERM(S): JOURNALS item_title
KEYWORDS+: SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE-RATS; LEFT-VENTRICULAR
DYSFUNCTION; OXYGEN PULSE CURVE; MYOCARDIAL
REVASCULARIZATION; CARDIOVASCULAR-RESPONSES; ISCHEMIC
CARDIOMYOPATHY; AUTONOMIC MODULATION; AEROBIC EXERCISE;
SURGERY; ARTERY
ABSTRACT: Cardiology has been and is a very significant fraction of
the Brazilian contribution to science. In older days, the most
significant part of this work was directed to foreign periodicals, but
the quasi-simultaneous emergence of SciELO and PUBMED has ordained a
redirection of much of this work to Brazilian periodicals. We here survey
some of this more recent contribution for the benefit of readers of
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular. This is offered as an
update. Articles on the general themes of Cardiology and Pneumology
published by four ISI Indexed Brazilian journals not specializing in
cardiology are re-visited, after a search through 10 journals.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: KK Patel, Rua Dr Ovidio Pires de Campos,225 6th Floor,
BR-05403010 Sao Paulo, Brazil
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TITLE: Automatic Subject Classification of Scientific Literature
Using Citation Metadata (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Mahdi, AE; Joorabchi, A
SOURCE: DIGITAL ENTERPRISE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 194. 2011.
p.545-559 SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, BERLIN
SEARCH TERM(S): CITATION item_title; CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS: Digital library organization; scientific literature
classification; library classification schemes; Dewey
Decimal Classification (DDC); library Online Public
Access Catalogues (OPACs)
KEYWORDS+: LIBRARY
ABSTRACT: This paper describes a new method for automatic
classification of scientific literature archived in digital libraries and
repositories according to a standard library classification scheme. The
method is based on identifying all the references cited in the document
to be classified and, using the subject classification metadata of
extracted references as catalogued in existing conventional libraries,
inferring the most probable class for the document itself with the help
of a weighting mechanism. We have demonstrated the application of the
proposed method and assessed its performance by developing a prototype
software system for automatic classification of scientific documents
according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme. A dataset of
one thousand research articles, papers, and reports from a well-known
scientific digital library, Cite Seer, were used to evaluate the
classification performance of the system. Detailed results of this
experiment are presented and discussed.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: AE Mahdi, Univ Limerick, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Limerick,
Ireland
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