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Resumen Introducción: La llegada de la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) incrementó exponencialmente la producción científica. Objetivo: Analizar la influencia de la producción científica acerca de COVID-19 en los valores del factor de impacto de revistas médicas latinoamericanas. Métodos: Se emplearon las revistas de categorías relacionadas con la medicina del Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Se utilizaron los datos del factor del impacto de las ediciones de 2020 y 2021 para establecer una comparación respecto a las citas recibidas por los documentos relativos a COVID-19. Resultados: Se observó un descenso en los valores del factor de impacto de las revistas evaluadas cuando se eliminan las citas recibidas por los documentos relativos a COVID-19. Conclusiones: El volumen de la información publicada sobre COVID-19 y las citas recibidas influyeron en el aumento del impacto en el JCR de 2021.
Abstract Introduction: The arrival of the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exponentially increased scientific production. Objective: To analyze the influence of COVID-19-related scientific production on the impact factor values of Latin American medical journals. Methods: Journals related to the Medicine categories included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) were used. Impact factor data from the 2020 and 2021 editions were used to compare the citations received by documents related to COVID-19. Results: A decrease in the impact factor values of the evaluated journals was observed when the citations received by works related to COVID-19 were eliminated. Conclusions: The volume of information published on COVID-19 and the citations received influenced the impact increase in 2021 JCR.
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Objective To analyze the forensic science-related literature included in the Web of Science database in the recent decade through bibliometric methods, to provide reference for relevant research. Methods Literatures were searched in 3 ways： Subject search, Journal search and Institution search. The annual distribution, national （regional） distribution, institution distribution, journal distribution and the research hotspots of the related literatures were analyzed through Thomson Data Analyzer （TDA）, Ucinet, VOSviewer, and so on. Results A total of 49 469 related literatures were included in the recent decade. The number of literatures continued to climb year by year. The top 15 countries （regions） accounted for 78.52% of the total number of published literatures, and China ranked 5th, but ranked 12th in terms of the proportion of high-cited papers; Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, etc. had high comprehensive influence. The number of countries （regions） that cooperated with China were 129, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The Institute of Forensic Science of Saint Mary's University, University of Sydney and Netherlands Forensic Institute had high comprehensive influence, and the related literatures were published on 6 357 journals. According to high-frequency co-occurrence network and high-cited papers, brain injury, health policy, assessment scales and models and medical imaging were selected as research hotspots. Conclusion The total number of literatures in forensic science included in international SCI increased significantly, and the influence of China's achievements needs to be greatly enhanced; the research institutions were scattered, and China's research power needs to be continuously condensed; the research hotspots in international fields are extensive, and the international participation of China in top level research needs to be strengthened.
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Humans , Bibliometrics , China , Forensic Medicine , Forensic SciencesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES@#To analyze the literature on forensic sciences indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded （SCIE） in recent 10 years, and to understand the research status, characteristics and trends in the field of forensic sciences.@*METHODS@#Literature on forensic sciences from 2008 to 2017 in Web of Science （WoS） was retrieved. The documents number and geographical distribution, document types, source titles, organizations, research areas, authors, funding agencies, and the high cited articles were detected. The impact factors （IF） of journals were retrieved in Journal Citation Reports （JCR）. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics.@*RESULTS@#From 2008 to 2017, there were 21 001 documents on forensic sciences in SCIE. The main document type was articles, with English as the major language. With regards to research areas, pathology has the largest number of papers worldwide, and genetics and heredity has the largest number of publications in mainland China. Among the 18 journals where the documents was published, Forensic Science International ranks the first on publication count, and Forensic Science International Genetics has the highest IF （5.637） in the JCR 2017. In 2017, the number of papers from mainland China increased by 48.50% compared with 2016, which was higher than the global increase （32.63%） and the top-5 countries in terms of number of publications （the US, Germany, the UK, Australia, Italy）. The average document count per organization is 1.98 worldwide and 1.17 in mainland China, respectively. The publication number per author is 0.53 worldwide and 0.36 in mainland China, respectively. Around 28.17% of the publications were funded, with National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） as the Top 1 funding agency （192 papers）. Among the documents with citations, the most cited publication has been cited for 366 times.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The yearly numbers of publications on forensic sciences are increasing during recent 10 years. Focusing on the mainland China, there would be more high-quality papers with the steady funding of NSFC.
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Forensic Sciences , Journal Impact FactorABSTRACT
Resumen La abundancia y nivel de las publicaciones científicas constituye un indicador de la capacidad, trayectoria y calidad científica de un país, área temática o grupo de investigación. El grado de visibilidad internacional de una revista es un importante indicador sobre su calidad y cada vez es más considerado por las agencias de evaluación de los méritos científicos. Este estudio ofrece un análisis de la evolución de la actividad española en psicología, vista a través de su producción científica en las revistas de psicología recogidas en las bases de datos JCR del SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) y del SCI (Science Citation Index) durante 2003-2012. Los resultados indican un crecimiento en la producción científica española en este periodo y un crecimiento en el número de revistas españolas y latinoamericanas en las bases de datos JCR (SCI y SSCI), lo que es un indicador del esfuerzo que están realizando los editores de las revistas de estos países en cuidar los aspectos formales de las publicaciones y aumentar su calidad, obteniendo una mayor proyección internacional y un aumento de su presencia en bases de datos internacionales. El comportamiento de los investigadores en psicología, es diferente, dependiendo de las áreas temáticas. Como conclusión, destacar que a lo largo del periodo estudiado se observa un aumento en el número de revistas utilizadas para publicar los trabajos de psicología. Durante el quinquenio 2008-2012 las revistas más utilizadas por los investigadores españoles fueron las editadas en España, Francia, Inglaterra, los Estados Unidos y Colombia.
Abstract The level and great number of scientific publications is an indicator of the ability, experience and scientific quality of a country, subject area or research group. Nowadays, the importance of a journal is given in many cases by their visibility degree. The international visibility degree is an important indicator of the quality of a magazine that is increasingly considered by most evaluating scientific merits agencies. This study analysis the evolution of Spanish psychology activity, as seen through its scientific production in psychology journals listed in the JCR database of SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) and SCI (Science Citation Index) during the years 2003-2012. The results indicate a growth in the Spanish scientific production during the period studied and a growth in the number of Spanish and Latin American journals in the JCR data bases (SCI and SSCI), which is an indicator of the effort made by the journal editors of these countries in the formal aspects of their publications and making the necessary changes to improve their quality. It is also observed that the behavior of psychology researchers is different depending on the subject field in which they work. In conclusion, it is outstanding that throughout the study period the most commonly number of magazines that used to publish psychology articles increased. Being the most extended, during the five years period between 2008-2012, the ones published in Spain, France, England, United States and Colombia.
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Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators , Psychology , SpainABSTRACT
Las publicaciones sobre la epidemiología de Giardia en humanos de Argentina se hallan dispersas en numerosas fuentes de información, lo que dificulta su acceso y visibilidad para la comunidad científica. El objetivo de este trabajo fue realizar un análisis bibliométrico cuantitativo de la producción científica sobre Giardia en humanos de Argentina durante el período 1995-2014. El volumen de publicaciones científicas hallado fue igual a 112 (36 artículos, 73 comunicaciones y 3 tesis). La distribución idiomática mostró un predominio del español. Los artículos fueron publicados en 25 revistas de América, Europa y Asia. Este estudio bibliométrico demostró un incremento del volumen de publicaciones sobre Giardia en Argentina durante los últimos 20 años. Los artículos mostraron un índice de colaboración entre investigadores similar a la bibliografía. El índice de institucionalidad fue elevado para instituciones nacionales, e inexistente para la colaboración internacional. La utilización de indicadores bibliométricos permite contar con una herramienta sólida para el diagnóstico y prospección de las actividades de investigación sobre epidemiología de Giardia y contribuye a la difusión y visibilidad de la información relativa a la producción científica desarrollada en Argentina.
The scientific literature on Giardia epidemiology in humans from Argentina is scattered in numerous sources, making it difficult to access them and provide visibility to the scientific community. The aim of this study was to perform a quantitative bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on Giardia in humans from Argentina during the 1995-2014 period. The volume of scientific literature was 112 (36 articles, 73 communications, and 3 theses). The language distribution showed a predominance of Spanish. The articles were published in 25 journals from America, Europe and Asia. This bibliometric study showed an increased volume of publications on Giardia in Argentina during the last 20 years. The articles showed a Collaboration Index between researchers similar to the literature. The institutional Index was elevated for national institutions and non-existent for international collaboration. The use of bibliometric indicators can provide a solid tool for the diagnosis and survey of the research on epidemiology of Giardia, and it contributes to the dissemination and visibility of information on the scientific production developed in Argentina.
A literatura sobre a epidemiologia da Giárdia em seres humanos da Argentina estão espalhados em inúmeras fontes de informação, tornando difícil seu acesso e visibilidade para a comunidade científica. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma análise bibliométrica quantitativa da produção científica sobre Giárdia em seres humanos da Argentina durante o período 1995-2014. O volume de publicações científicas encontrado foi igual a 112 (36 artigos, 73 comunicações e 3 teses). A distribuição idiomática mostrou uma predominância do espanhol. Os artigos foram publicados em 25 revistas da América, Europa e Ásia. Este estudo bibliométrico mostrou um aumento do volume de publicações sobre Giárdia na Argentina durante os últimos 20 anos. Os artigos apresentaram um índice de colaboração entre pesquisadores semelhante à bibliografia. O índice de institucionalidade foi elevado para instituições nacionais, e inexistente para a colaboração internacional. A utilização de indicadores bibliométricos permite contar com uma ferramenta sólida para o diagnóstico e levantamento das atividades de pesquisa sobre epidemiologia da Giárdia e contribui para a divulgação e visibilidade das informações sobre a produção científica desenvolvida na Argentina.
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Bibliometrics , Giardia/parasitology , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Argentina/epidemiology , Cooperative Behavior , LiteratureABSTRACT
Las revistas científicas de psicología son el punto de referencia de la investigación teórica y metodológica. Por ello, el objetivo del presente estudio es realizar un análisis bibliométrico de International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Revista Argentina de Clínica Psicológica, Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatología Fundamental, Salud Mental y Terapia Psicológica de los últimos cinco años. El análisis de los artículos se hizo a partir de indicadores del Journal Citation Reports (factor de impacto, el índice de inmediatez y número de citas), e indicadores bibliométricos (número total de artículos, índice de autoría, filiación institucional de los autores, metodología, tipo de muestra, temática general y específica e idioma de publicación). En los resultados se comprueban las características de cada revista y finalmente, se reflexiona sobre los aspectos positivos que las revistas deberían mantener y los aspectos negativos que se pueden mejorar para que logren un mayor prestigio.
Psychology journals are the benchmark of theoretical and methodological research. Therefore, the purpose of the current study consisted of conducting a bibliometric analysis of International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Revista Argentina de Clínica Psicológica, Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatología Fundamental, Salud Mental and Terapia Psicológica for the past five years. Content analysis of articles was based on indicators of the Journal Citation Reports (impact factor, immediacy index and number of citations) and bibliometric indicators (number of articles, authorship index, institutional affiliation, methodology, types of sample, general and specific themes and language of publication). Our results verify the characteristics of each journal and finally, it reflects on the positive aspects that should be maintained by the journals and the negative aspects that can be improved to achieve greater prestige.
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Bibliometrics , Psychology, Clinical , Periodicals as Topic , Latin America , Spain , Journal Impact FactorABSTRACT
La inclusión de las revistas científicas al mundialmente reconocido Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) (actualmente Thomson Reuters) y en concreto, en el Journal Citation Reports (JCR) ha despertado el interés sobre las circunstancias dinámicas de la actividad investigadora de las revistas iberoamericanas de psicología. Lo anterior ha derivado en la reestructuración en los criterios formales de las revistas científicas de cara a las evaluaciones en función de alcanzar características de calidad. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de esta investigación es medir el Índice de Internacionalidad de las 19 revistas iberoamericanas de psicología incluidas en el Journal Citation Reports de 2011. Los resultados muestran una creciente internacionalización de los miembros de comités editoriales, así como de la diversidad de artículos de autores de distintos países en cada revista, incluso en colaboración. Finalmente, las revistas han adquirido progresivamente diversas estrategias de divulgación, así como mayor pluralidad en el uso de distintos idiomas de publicación, aunque se destaca el inglés como lenguaje común científico.
The inclusion of scientific journals to the world widerecognized Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) (Thomson Reuters currently) and specifically in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) has attracted interest on the dynamic circumstances regarding research activities described in iberoamerican psychology journals. Such interest has led to structural changes in the formal criteria of the evaluation processes of scientific journals which are aimed at achieving high-quality standards. Therefore, the aim of this research is to measure the Internationality Index of the 19 iberoamerican psychology journals included in Journal Citation Reports 2011. Results show an increasing diversity that the scores in the internationality index point to a growing diversity of the editorial board and a greater diversity of articles by authors from different countries in each journal, even in collaboration. Finally, journals have been progressively acquired more diverse diffusion strategies and languages of publication, highlighting English as the common discursive form of science.
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El objetivo de este estudio es mostrar el panorama actual de la visibilidad y popularidad de las revistas científicas de Psicología editadas en los países iberoamericanos, de acuerdo con la información del Journal Citation Reports (JCR) de 2010. En el estudio descriptivo realizado mediante análisis de documentos, se encontró que del total de las 18 revistas analizadas el 61.11 % (11) son españolas, el 33.33 % (6) latinoamericanas y el 5.55 % (1) portuguesas, y que el 50 % están indexadas en la categoría de "Psicología Multidisciplinar". Por otra parte, la revista latinoamericana con el Factor de Impacto (FI) más elevado de 2010 es Universitas Psychologica (1.283), seguida de Psicología: Reflexão e Crítica (1.124). La revista iberoamericana que ha obtenido el mayor FI es el International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (1.842) que se encuentra indexada en la categoría de "Psicología Clínica".
The aim of this study is to show the current landscape of the visibility and popularity of scientific journals in psychology published in Latin American countries, according to a recent Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2010. This is a descriptive study using analysis of documents. We analyzed a total of 18 journals, ofwhich 61.11 % (11) are Spanish, 33.33 % (6) are Latin American and 5.55 % (1) Portuguese, 50 % are indexed in the category of "Psychology. Multidisciplinary " and the Latin American magazine with the Impact Factor (IF) 2010 Universitas Psychologica is higher (1.283), followed by Psicología: Reflexão e Crítica (1.124). Contradictorily, Latin American j ournal that has obtained the highest indexed IF fits the category of "Psychology. Clinical" and it is about International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (1.842).
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The paper introduces the anesthetic journals indexed by SCI-E, moreover a quantitative analysis is performed on the data, instructs anesthetic researchers to submit, search references and subscribe to international anesthetic journals. 22 anesthetic journals have own distinctive characteristics. Anesthetic researchers could choose appropriate journals for submitting based on the quality of their papers and regions.