Papers published in SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. and others
Eugene Garfield
eugene.garfield at THOMSONREUTERS.COM
Wed Jan 30 14:48:44 EST 2013
TITLE: An evaluation of impacts in "Nanoscience &
nanotechnology": steps towards standards for citation analysis (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Leydesdorff, L
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.35-55 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): SHER IH rauth;
HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
SEGLEN PO J AM SOC INFORM SCI 43:628 1992;
SMALL H J INF SCI 11:147 1985;
SMALL H SCIENTOMETRICS 7:391 1985;
CITATION item_title; CITATION ANALYS* item_title;
CITATION* item_title;
GARFIELD E SCIENTOMETRICS 1:359 1979;
GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178:471 1972;
PUDOVKIN AI J AM SOC INF SCI TEC 53:1113 2002
KEYWORDS: Citation; Impact; Evaluation; Nanotechnology; Statistics;
Standards
KEYWORDS+: RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE INDICATORS; SCIENCE;
JOURNALS; PUBLICATIONS; INDEX; TERMS; NORMALIZATION;
HUMANITIES; GEOGRAPHY
ABSTRACT: One is inclined to conceptualize impact in terms of
citations per publication, and thus as an average. However, citation
distributions are skewed, and the average has the disadvantage that the
number of publications is used in the denominator. Using hundred
percentiles, one can integrate the normalized citation curve and develop
an indicator that can be compared across document sets because percentile
ranks are defined at the article level. I apply this indicator to the set
of 58 journals in the WoS Subject Category of "Nanoscience &
nanotechnology," and rank journals, countries, cities, and institutes
using non-parametric statistics. The significance levels of results can
thus be indicated. The results are first compared with the ISI-impact
factors, but this Integrated Impact Indicator (I3) can be used with any
set downloaded from the (Social) Science Citation Index. The software is
made publicly available at the Internet. Visualization techniques are
also specified for evaluation by positioning institutes on Google Map
overlays.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: L Leydesdorff, Univ Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sch Commun Res
ASCoR, Kloveniersburgwal 48, NL-1012 CX Amsterdam,
Netherlands
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TITLE: The bibliographic coupling approach to filter the cited
and uncited patent citations: a case of electric vehicle technology
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Yeh, HY; Sung, YS; Yang, HW; Tsai, WC; Chen, DZ
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.75-93 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): KESSLER MM AM DOC 14:10 1963;
SMITH LC LIBR TRENDS 30:83 1981;
BIBLIOGRAPHIC* item_title; CITED item_title;
CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS: Patent citation analysis; Bibliographic coupling;
Citation time lag; Electric vehicle technology
KEYWORDS+: INDICATORS; NETWORKS; MAP
ABSTRACT: Because some cited references are not relevant to the
citing patent and not all the relevant references are cited, the study
attempts to use the bibliographic coupling (BC) approach to filter the
irrelevant patent citations and supplement the relevant uncited patent
citations to construct a patent citation network (PCN). The study
selected the field of electric vehicle technology to explore the
phenomenon and examined the characteristics of PCNs in terms of the
average BC strength and the average citation time lag. Four PCNs were
constructed in this study. The aggregated PCN (APCN) excluded the
irrelevant patent citations and added the relevant uncited patent
citations, which has brought out significant improvement. The APCN became
more concentrated and the information which reserved in the APCN was the
most current. Additionally, some invisible technology clusters and
relationships were also manifested in the APCN.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: DZ Chen, Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Taipei 10764,
Taiwan
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TITLE: Love dynamics between science and technology: some
evidences in nanoscience and nanotechnology (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Zhao, QJ; Guan, JC
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.113-132 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): PRICE DJD rauth
KEYWORDS: Love dynamics; Nonlinear simultaneous differential
equations model; Dynamic interaction between science and
technology; Nanoscience and nanotechnology
KEYWORDS+: RESEARCH COLLABORATION; KNOWLEDGE FLOWS; BASIC RESEARCH;
NANO-SCIENCE; INNOVATION; PATENTS; INDICATORS; CHINA;
FIELD; COMMERCIALIZATION
ABSTRACT: This paper borrows Strogatz's dynamic model for love
affair between Romeo and Juliet and extends this model to nonlinear
simultaneous differential equations model in order that we can
characterize the dynamic interaction mechanisms and styles between
science and technology (S&T). Then we further apply the proposed new
model to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology (N&N) for the
purpose of analyzing the reciprocal dependence between S&T. The empirical
results provide an understanding of the relationship between S&T and
their dynamic potential of interdependence in the selected 20 leading
universities in the field of N&N. We find that at present nanotechnology
depends mainly on the scientific-push rather than the technology-pull and
nanotechnology is science-based field. In contrast, a parallel
development of the technology is not visible. Policy implications are at
last put forward based on the several interesting findings for the
interaction mechanisms between S&T in the field.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JC Guan, Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Management, Grad Univ,
Beijing, Peoples R China
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TITLE: Geographical knowledge diffusion and spatial diversity
citation rank (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Wu, J
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.181-201 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
CITATION item_title; CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS: Citation analysis; Knowledge diffusion; Spatial
scientometrics; Citation rank
KEYWORDS+: BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS; H-INDEX; NETWORKS; PAGERANK;
IMPACT; INSTITUTIONS; AUTHORSHIP; CENTRALITY; PATTERNS
ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a citation rank based on spatial
diversity (SDCR) in terms of cities and countries, focusing on the
measurement of the "spatial" aspect in citation networks. Our main goal
is to solve the citation bias caused by different geographical locations
of citations. We empirically investigate spatial properties of citing
distances, citation patterns and spatial diversity to understand
geographical knowledge diffusion, based on the data from "Transportation
Science and Technology" subject category in the Web of Science (1966-
2009). We also compare the proposed ranking method with other
bibliometric measures, and conduct a case study to figure out the recent
ranks of the well-established authors in Transportation research. It is
found that the SDCR of a focal author is highly correlated with the sum
of spatial diversity weights ("strength") of all his in-links, and it is
better to set the damping factors smaller than 0.75 when ranking authors
with various initial academic years by SDCR. The cases show that Hong
Kong is becoming a cluster in Transportation research.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: J Wu, Wuhan Univ, Sch Informat Management, Wuhan 430072,
Peoples R China
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TITLE: Comparison of number of citations to full original
articles versus brief reports (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Mavros, MN; Bardakas, V; Rafailidis, PI; Sardi, TA;
Demetriou, E; Falagas, ME
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.203-206 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS: Citations; Original articles; Brief reports; Infectious
diseases; Antimicrobial agents
ABSTRACT: Most biomedical journals accept original research
articles in the form of "brief reports". We compared the citations to
full papers versus brief reports in a sample of journals on Infectious
Diseases, Clinical Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Agents. Brief reports
were cited less often than full-size articles [regression coefficient:
10.94 (95 % CI: 5.19, 16.69)] even after adjustment for the journal's
impact factor. Our findings may influence decisions of editors and
authors regarding brief reports.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: ME Falagas, Alfa Inst Biomed Sci, 9 Neapoleos St, Athens
15123, Greece
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TITLE: Towards the automation of address identification
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Morillo, F; Aparicio, J; Gonzalez-Albo, B; Moreno, L
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.207-224 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): SHER IH rauth;
SHER IH J CHEM DOCUMENTATION 6:132 1966
KEYWORDS: Address identification; Data mining; Automatic
standardization; Performance evaluation; Bibliographic
databases
KEYWORDS+: NAMES
ABSTRACT: A new semi-automatic method is presented to standardize
or codify addresses, in order to produce bibliometric indicators from
bibliographic databases. The hypothesis is that this new method is very
trustworthy to normalize authors' addresses, easy and quick to obtain. As
a way to test the method, a set of already hand-coded data is chosen to
verify its reliability: 136,821 Spanish documents (2006-2008) downloaded
previously from the Web of Science database. Unique addresses from this
set were selected to produce a list of keywords representing various
institutional sectors. Once the list of terms is obtained, addresses are
standardized with this information and the result is compared to the
previous hand-coded data. Some tests are done to analyze possible
association between both systems (automatic and hand-coding), calculating
measures of recall and precision, and some statistical directional and
symmetric measures. The outcome shows a good relation between both
methods. Although these results are quite general, this overview of
institutional sectors is a good way to develop a second approach for the
selection of particular centers. This system has some new features
because it provides a method based on the previous non-existence of
master lists or tables and it has a certain impact on the automation of
tasks. The validity of the hypothesis has been proved taking into account
not only the statistical measures, but also considering that the
obtaining of general and detailed scientific output is less time-
consuming and will be even less due to the feedback of these master
tables reused for the same kind of data. The same method could be used
with any country and/or database creating a new master list taking into
account their specific characteristics.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: F Morillo, CSIC, Ctr Ciencias Humanas & Sociales CCHS, Inst
Estudios Documentales Ciencia & Tecnol IEDCY, Albasanz
26-28, Madrid 28037, Spain
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TITLE: An innovative approach to identify the knowledge
diffusion path: the case of resource-based theory (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Lu, LYY; Liu, JS
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.225-246 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
GARFIELD E rauth;
GARFIELD E SCIENTOMETRICS 1:359 1979
KEYWORDS: Main path analysis; Knowledge diffusion; Social network
analysis; Citation-based analysis; Resource-based theory;
Resource-based view
KEYWORDS+: SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; INSTITUTION-BASED VIEW;
DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL-
BUSINESS; ENTREPRENEURIAL THEORY; EMERGING ECONOMIES;
EMPIRICAL-RESEARCH; CITATION ANALYSIS; FIRM PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT: This study presents an innovative approach for
identifying the knowledge diffusion path of a target research field. We
take the resource-based theory (RBT) as an example to demonstrate the
usefulness of this methodology. Several survey studies have provided
valuable summarization and commentaries to the RBT from different
perspectives. These analyses are useful and pertinent for understanding
the development of RBT. However, limited by the methodologies they used,
previous scholars can only select part of the RBT literature to conduct
the survey work. To eliminate the limitation, this study develops an
innovative approach which can handle thousands of articles. This study
analyzes a dataset including 2,105 theoretical developments, empirical
studies, and review papers to explore the knowledge diffusion path of the
RBT. Citation data are used to build the citation network. Main paths are
then probed and visualized via social network analysis methodology. To
figure out the total picture of the knowledge diffusion path, this study
integrates various main path analyses to supplement the traditional
approach. The traditional main path analysis investigates the knowledge
diffusion from a local view. The global analysis provides a main path
from a macro view. The key-route analysis helps explore and clarify a
complete picture of the convergence-divergence phenomena. We believe that
through this novel tool, new researchers can easily identify the papers
that have made major contributions to RBT knowledge diffusion and uncover
the interrelationships among them.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: LYY Lu, Yuan Ze Univ, Coll Management, 135 Yuan Tung Rd,
Chungli 32003, Taiwan
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TITLE: Certainty equivalent citation: generalized classes of
citation indexes (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Abatemarco, A; Dell'Anno, R
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.263-271 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
CITATION item_title; CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS: Citation index; h-Index; w-Index; Inequality measurement
KEYWORDS+: H-INDEX; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; CITED PAPERS; IMPACT;
INDICATORS
ABSTRACT: Drawing from the existing literature on risk and
inequality measurement, we implement the notion of "certainty equivalent
citation" in order (i) to generalize most of the h-type citation indexes
(h-, g-, t-, f-, w-index), and (ii) to highlight the centrality of the
decision-maker's preferences on distributive aspects (concentration
aversion) for the ranking of citation profiles. In order to highlight the
sensitivity of citation orderings with respect to concentration aversion,
an application to both simulated and real citation profiles is presented.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: A Abatemarco, Univ Salerno, Dept Econ & Stat, Via Ponte Don
Melillo 1, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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TITLE: A scientometric assessment of research output in
nanoscience and nanotechnology: Pakistan perspective (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Bajwa, RS; Yaldram, K; Rafique, S
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.333-342 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
SCIENTOMETRIC* item_title
KEYWORDS: Bibliometric; Relative growth rate; Degree of
collaboration; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology
KEYWORDS+: COLLABORATION; INDEX
ABSTRACT: In this study we present an analysis of the research
trends in Pakistan in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Starting with just seven publications in the year 2000, this number has
steadily increased to 542 for the year 2011. Among the top 15
institutions with publications in nanotechnology 13 are universities and
only two are R&D organizations. Almost 35 % of the research publications
are in the field of material sciences followed by chemistry and physics
in that order. The growth in the publications for period 2000-2011 is
studied through relative growth rate and doubling time. The authorship
pattern is measured by different collaboration parameters, like
collaborative index, degree of collaboration, collaboration coefficient
and modified collaboration coefficient. Finally the quality of papers is
assessed by means of the h-index, g-index, hg-index and p-index.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: RS Bajwa, Preston Inst Nanosci & Technol PINSAT, St
7,H-8-4, Islamabad, Pakistan
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TITLE: Twenty-five years of Australian nursing and allied health
professional journals: bibliometric analysis from 1985 through 2010
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Wiles, L; Olds, T; Williams, M
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.359-378 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): JOURNALS item_title; BIBLIOMETR* item_title
KEYWORDS: Allied health occupations; Bibliometrics; Nursing;
Periodicals as topic; Research
KEYWORDS+: CITATION COUNTS; GOOGLE SCHOLAR; SCIENCE; IMPACT;
EPIDEMIOLOGY; ASSOCIATION; FIELDS; SCOPUS; WEB
ABSTRACT: The generation of research involves producers (study
authors and funders), products (studies and arising publications) and
consumption (measured through readership and citation). Bibliometric
analyses of research producers, products and consumption over time can be
used to describe the evolution of health professions as captured in
professional journal publications. Numerous bibliometric studies have
been conducted however few have sampled nursing and allied health
professional journals. This is despite a growing health workforce and
socioeconomic pressures. The aim of this study was to use bibliometric
analyses to track change in the producers, products and consumption of
seven Australian nursing and allied health professional journals from
1985 through 2010. An analysis of all original research articles
published in these journals was performed using a reliable bibliometric
audit tool. Articles were sampled every 3 months and at 5 year intervals
over a 25 year period. Information relating to authorship, the research
methods used and citation patterns was collected. Data were analysed
descriptively. Over the study period, all journals shifted towards
publishing research that used higher study designs, reported more
quantitative data, and were authored by larger research teams. The rate
at which this transition occurred (greater evidence base, quantitation
and collaboration) differed among the journals sampled. The changes seen
in the research published in these journals are likely to be a function
of the strategic purpose of each publication (to its professional
readership) as well as reflect wider socioeconomic phenomena. Therefore
these trends are likely to continue in the future.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: L Wiles, Univ S Australia, Div Hlth Sci, Hlth & Use Time
Grp, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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TITLE: The motivations for knowledge transfer across borders:
the diffusion of data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Ho, MHC; Liu, JS
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.397-421 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: Location; Knowledge diffusion; Brokerages; Network
position; DEA method
KEYWORDS+: PATENT CITATIONS; INDEX; DIVERSIFICATION; SPILLOVERS;
INNOVATION; EUROPE
ABSTRACT: To facilitate technology development, people rely on
quick and intensive knowledge interactions without barriers. However,
when people need to transfer knowledge from one place to another,
geographical distance is a critical barrier to overcome because tacit and
invisible characteristics are embedded in certain knowledge and
locations. This study explores how social and scientific resources
embedded within persons can motivate personal knowledge-diffusion
behaviors; that is, bridging resources between locations. To explain
cross-border diffusion, this work analyzes knowledge dissemination of the
data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. By collecting theoretical and
application papers in DEA methodology from the Web of Science data set,
this study analyzes the academic network consisting of 610 researchers
and identifies author locations, research disciplines, and their mutual
linkages to explain the importance of personal specific characteristics
in cross-border diffusion. Regression models and network analysis show
the advantages of personal research seniority and cross-disciplinary
coordinating capabilities for researchers to diffuse knowledge from one
region to another. The corresponding brokering capabilities accumulated
within domestic area or adjacent nations are also helpful for
specifically brokering resources of other farther places.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: MHC Ho, Natl Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, 43 Keelung Rd,Sec
4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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TITLE: The unbalanced performance and regional differences in
scientific and technological collaboration in the field of solar cells
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Huang, MH; Dong, HR; Chen, DZ
SOURCE: SCIENTOMETRICS 94 (1). JAN 2013. p.423-438 SPRINGER,
DORDRECHT
SEARCH TERM(S): PRICE DJD rauth
KEYWORDS: Collaboration; Solar cell; PV system; Paper; Patent
KEYWORDS+: QUALITY; SCIENCE; AUTHORSHIP
ABSTRACT: This study attempts to explore collaborations in the
field of solar cell science and technology, focusing on the productivity
and citations of papers and patents at the global and country levels.
This study finds that most papers and patents are collaborative efforts,
however, the rate of collaboration is higher for papers. In particular,
international collaboration is not common in patents. In terms of
performance, international collaborations have shown the best performance
overall if looking at trends that cover the 30 years from 1980 to 2009,
but the performance of single-authored papers has been better in the more
recent ten-year period, 2000-2009. At the country level, we found that
most countries have higher rates of international collaboration with
greater numbers in papers and patents. Asian countries such as Japan,
Taiwan and India have significant citation performance with high ratios
for domestic collaboration; the rates are even greater than the average
ratio for international collaboration.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: DZ Chen, Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Mech Engn, 1,Sec
4,Roosevelt Rd, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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TITLE: Ranking journal quality by harmonic mean of ranks: an
application to ISI statistics & probability (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Chang, CL; McAleer, M
SOURCE: STATISTICA NEERLANDICA 67 (1). FEB 2013. p.27-53
WILEY-BLACKWELL, HOBOKEN
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005;
JOURNAL item_title
KEYWORDS: research assessment measures; impact factor; IFI; C3PO;
PI-BETA; STAR; Eigenfactor; article influence; h-index;
5YD2; ESC; harmonic mean of the ranks; statistics &
probability; robust journal rankings
KEYWORDS+: EIGENFACTOR(TM) METRICS; IMPACT FACTOR; GREAT
ABSTRACT: As the preponderance of journal rankings becomes
increasingly more frequent and prominent in academic decision making,
such rankings in broad discipline categories is taking on an increasingly
important role. The paper focuses on the robustness of rankings of
academic journal quality and research impact using the widely-used
Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science citations database (ISI) for the
Statistics & Probability category. The paper analyses 110 ISI
international journals in Statistics & Probability using quantifiable
research assessment measures (RAMs), and highlights the similarities and
differences in various RAMs, which are based on alternative
transformations of citations and influence. Alternative RAMs may be
calculated annually or updated daily to determine when, where and how
(frequently) published papers are cited (see Chang, McAleer and Oxley
(2011a, b, c), Chang, Maasoumi and McAleer (2012)). The RAMs are grouped
in four distinct classes that include impact factor, mean citations and
non-citations, journal policy, number of high quality papers, and journal
influence and article influence. These classes include the most widely
used RAMs, namely the classic 2-year impact factor including journal self
citations (2YIF), 2-year impact factor excluding journal self citations
(2YIF*), 5-year impact factor including journal self citations (5YIF),
Eigenfactor (or Journal Influence), Article Influence, h-index, PI-BETA
(Papers Ignored By Even The Authors), 5YD2 (= 5YIF/2YIF) as a measure of
citations longevity, and escalating self citations as a measure of
increasing journal self citations. The paper highlights robust rankings
based on the harmonic mean of the ranks of RAMs across the 4 classes. It
is shown that focusing solely on the 2YIF of a journal, which partly
answers the question as to when published papers are cited, to the
exclusion of other informative RAMs, which answer where and how
(frequently) published papers are cited, can lead to a distorted
evaluation of journal quality, impact and influence relative to the more
robust harmonic mean of the ranks.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: CL Chang, Natl Chung Hsing Univ, Dept Appl Econ, Dept
Finance, Taichung, Taiwan
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TITLE: Developing a Core List of Journals in an
Interdisciplinary Area Implications for Academic Faculty and Librarians
Demonstrated in the Business Literature (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Kushkowski, JD; Shrader, CB
SOURCE: LIBRARY RESOURCES & TECHNICAL SERVICES 57 (1). 2013.
p.51-65 AMER LIBRARY ASSOC, CHICAGO
SEARCH TERM(S): GROSS PLK SCIENCE 66:385 1927;
JOURNALS item_title
KEYWORDS+: MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; IMPACT FACTOR; CITATION; QUALITY;
SCIENCE; FIELDS; STUDENTS; TIME
ABSTRACT: Faculty who publish in interdisciplinary areas may be
faced with the challenge of justifying research published in journals
that are not considered important by their home department. This paper
uses corporate governance (an academic area in business) as an example of
an interdisciplinary research area. A core list of journals is developed
using citations from Corporate Governance: An International Review, that
demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of corporate governance
research. This core list can be used by both corporate governance
academics and business librarians to help justify faculty publishing
decisions. The process devised for developing a core list is applicable
to other interdisciplinary areas. The paper concludes by exploring the
implications of departmental journal lists and provides suggestions for
both faculty and librarians.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JD Kushkowski, Iowa State Univ, Dept Management, Ralph &
Jean Eucher Fac, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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TITLE: Linking health information technology to patient safety
and quality outcomes: a bibliometric analysis and review (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Whipple, EC; Dixon, BE; McGowan, JJ
SOURCE: INFORMATICS FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE 38 (1). JAN 2013.
p.1-14 INFORMA HEALTHCARE, LONDON
SEARCH TERM(S): BIBLIOMETR* item_title
KEYWORDS: Bibliography of Medicine; bibliometrics; information
dissemination; journal impact factor; medical informatics
KEYWORDS+: CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT; LONG-TERM-CARE; ELECTRONIC
MEDICAL-RECORD; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; ADVERSE DRUG
EVENTS; CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED-TRIAL; RURAL HOSPITALS; OF-
CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM
ABSTRACT: Objective.: To assess the scholarly output of grants
funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that
published knowledge relevant to the impact of health information
technologies on patient safety and quality of care outcomes.
Study design: We performed a bibliometric analysis of the identified
scholarly articles, their journals, and citations. In addition, we
performed a qualitative review of the full-text articles and grant
documents.
Data collection/extraction methods: Papers published by AHRQ-funded
investigators were retrieved from MEDLINE, journal impact factors were
extracted from the 2010 Thompson Reuters Journal Citation Report,
citations were retrieved from ISI's Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar.
Principal findings.: Seventy-two articles met the criteria for review.
Most articles addressed one or more of AHRQ's outcome goals and focus
priorities. The average impact factor for the journals was 4.005 (range:
0.654-28.899). The articles, and their respective grants, represented a
broad range of health information technologies.
Conclusions.: This set of AHRQ-funded research projects addressed the
goals and priorities of AHRQ, indicating notable contributions to the
scientific knowledge base on the impact of information system use in
healthcare.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: EC Whipple, Indiana Univ Sch Med, Dept Knowledge Informat &
Translat, Regenstrief Inst, 975 W Walnut St,IB 100,
Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
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TITLE: Statistical Hypothesis Test for the Difference between
Hirsch Indices of Two Pareto-Distributed Random Samples (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Gagolewski, M
SOURCE: SYNERGIES OF SOFT COMPUTING AND STATISTICS FOR
INTELLIGENT DATA ANALYSIS 190. 2013. p.359-367
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, BERLIN
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS: Aggregation operators; Hirsch index; hypotheses testing;
scientometrics
ABSTRACT: In this paper we discuss the construction of a new
parametric statistical hypothesis test for the equality of probability
distributions. The test bases on the difference between Hirsch's h-
indices of two equal-length i.i.d. random samples. For the sake of
illustration, we analyze its power in case of Pareto-distributed input
data. It turns out that the test is very conservative and has wide
acceptance regions, which puts in question the appropriateness of the h-
index usage in scientific quality control and decision making.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Gagolewski, Polish Acad Sci, Syst Res Inst, PL-01447
Warsaw, Poland
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TITLE: A Detection of the Most Influential Documents (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Ceglarek, D; Haniewicz, K
SOURCE: NEW TRENDS IN DATABASES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 185.
2013. p.49-58 SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, BERLIN
SEARCH TERM(S): HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569 2005
KEYWORDS+: ALGORITHM
ABSTRACT: This work is a result of the ongoing research on semantic
compression and robust algorithms applicable in plagiarism detection.
This article includes a brief description of Sentence Hashing Algorithm
for Plagiarism Detection SHAPD along with a comparison with the other
available alternatives using frame structures for subsequence detection.
What is more, the core of this publication is devoted to the application
of SHAPD to a task of discovery of the most influential documents in a
corpus. The experiments were carried out on multiple datasets diversified
in terms of structure and content. The observations gathered during the
experiments were summarised and are given in the article. The experiment
allowed the authors to verify their initial hypothesis that it is
possible to single out the most important documents in a corpus capturing
the relations of citation among them.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: D Ceglarek, Poznan Sch Banking, Poznan, Poland
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