Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology: A scientometric analysis

Background: A study related to an overview of the editorial workflow, editorial decision-making and timelines of the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL) had been published earlier. However, a study on publication pattern, citations, contributing organizations, most cited publications etc. of IJDVL has not been performed till now. Objectives: This study aims to identify and analyse the impact of IJDVL on various scientometric indicators viz. year-wise publication growth, impact factor trend, most contributing organizations, global outreach, most cited papers, and cited and citing journals, over the years 2007 to 2019. Methods: Data for this study were retrieved from the Web of Science-core collection database of Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2021) on 12th May 2021. The search was performed by using the advanced search feature of the database. Using the “InCites”, a search for journal citation reports of IJDVL was performed. Results: The highest number of cumulative citations have been received by publications published in the year 2019 with 2,122 citations which is 91.53% in citable items. In the year 2009 journal, the impact factor was 0.976, which jumped to 2.712 (Journal Citation Reports™ 2018). IJDVL received its highest impact factor (3.030) in the year 2019. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi is the most prolific organization contributing to IJDVL with 51 publications. Among foreign countries, China is leading with reference to most contributions by any foreign country with 51 publications in IJDVL. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology having an impact factor 8.277 has been cited 145 times in this journal. Limitations: Only one database was used for the study. Conclusion: The high proportion of frequently cited articles in recent years, together with its currently high journal impact factor and quartile two-factor, give sustenance to the view that IJDVL publishes high-standard articles relevant to dermatology research and clinical practice

International trends in pulmonary neuroendocrine cancer studies:a scientometric study

ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors account for approximately 20% of all primary lung tumors. Few studies summarize the current body of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors studies worldwide. Objective A quantitative scientometric analysis was conducted to evaluate the development of applications and innovations and to analyze their contribution to various areas of improvement in treatment and diagnosis of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors. Methods We searched for studies published in the last 20 years in the databases United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Scopus, and Web of Science, using the terms 'pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors', 'bronchial neuroendocrine tumors', 'bronchial carcinoid tumors', 'pulmonary carcinoid', 'typical pulmonary carcinoid', 'atypical pulmonary carcinoid', 'pulmonary carcinoid and diagnosis', 'pulmonary carcinoid and treatment', 'pulmonary carcinoid and epidemiology' and 'pulmonary carcinoid and prognosis'. Results Our results showed the number of publications increased significantly over the study period and was strongly associated with the economic or financial situation of the publications' countries of origin. We observed a predominance of studies on histological diagnosis compared to treatment, and among the studies related to treatment, a predominance of retrospective studies relative to prospective studies was found. Conclusion Based on the published literature, we concluded research on pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors still seems to be incipient, because it favors studies related to histological characterization of the disease, and therapeutic studies are still predominantly of a retrospective nature.

Research trends on elasmobranchs from the Brazilian Amazon Coast: a four-decade review / Tendências de pesquisa sobre elasmobrânquios na Costa Amazônica Brasileira: uma revisão de quatro décadas

Abstract: Elasmobranchs exhibit the biggest population declines among vertebrates, being considered one of the groups with the highest risk of extinction. The Brazilian Amazon Coast (BAC) is considered a priority area for elasmobranch conservation, as many species are endemic to the region, and most of them are threatened with extinction. The present study made a scientometric analysis using the IRAMUTEQ method (Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires) to evaluate the trends of research with elasmobranchs in BAC in the last four decades. Ten research trends were identified, highlighting "Biodiversity", "Reproduction", "Trophic Ecology" and "Conservation". However, most of the publications found are aimed at understanding the diversity and abundance of species in the region, with the number of studies focused on reproduction, feeding and other aspects of the biology and ecology of elasmobranchs in the BAC being less expressive. Although the research area "Conservation" stood out in the search, the amount of relevant information so that management and conservation measures can be implemented is still low. Lastly, despite following the global trend of studies with elasmobranchs between 2000 and 2010, investigations into the BAC need to advance, especially considering the poor level of basic information on most species (Biology and population dynamics) and the incomplete knowledge of specific composition of elasmobranch species in the entire area, aspects relevant to conservation and more applied studies that rely on more recent methodologies and technologies.

Resumo: Elasmobrânquios apresentam os maiores declínios populacionais entre os vertebrados, sendo considerado um dos grupos com maior risco de extinção. O Litoral Amazônico Brasileiro (BAC) é considerado uma área prioritária para conservação de elasmobrânquios, pois várias espécies são endêmicas da região, e a maioria delas estão ameaçadas de extinção. O presente estudo fez uma análise cientométrica aplicando o método IRAMUTEQ (Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires) para avaliar as tendências de pesquisas com elasmobrânquios no BAC nas últimas quatro décadas. Dez tendências de pesquisa foram identificadas, destacando-se "Biodiversidade", "Reprodução", "Ecologia trófica" e "Conservação". Entretanto, a maioria das publicações encontradas é voltada para o conhecimento da diversidade e abundância das espécies na região, sendo o número de estudos voltados para a reprodução, alimentação e outros aspectos da biologia e ecologia de elasmobrânquios do BAC menos expressivo. Apesar da área de investigação "Conservação" ter se destacado na busca, a quantidade de informações relevantes para que medidas de manejo e conservação possam ser implementadas ainda é baixa. Por fim, apesar de seguir a tendência mundial de estudos com elasmobrânquios entre 2000 a 2010, as investigações sobre o BAC precisam avançar, especialmente considerando o baixo nível de informações básicas sobre a maioria das espécies (biologia e dinâmica populacional) e o conhecimento incompleto da composição específica das espécies de elasmobrânquios em toda a área, aspectos relevantes para a conservação e estudos mais aplicados e que contem com metodologias e tecnologias mais recentes.

Análisis de la productividad e impacto de las revistas de psicología colombianas entre 2000 y 2016 / Productivity Analysis and Impact of Colombian Psychology Journals between 2000 and 2016

Resumen La creciente producción de las revistas de psicología colombianas en las últimas décadas lleva a preguntas sobre la relevancia e impacto regional e internacional de su productividad. Considerando la falta de esfuerzos recientes para evaluar el resultado de estas revistas en diferentes fuentes de información, el presente estudio analizó la producción, colaboración e impacto de las revistas de psicología colombianas entre 2000 y 2016 utilizando información de las siguientes bases de datos: Scopus, Scielo, Redalyc, y Journal Scholar Metrics. Analizamos 3915 artículos publicados en 13 revistas. Se incluyeron las revistas que estaban indexadas en varias de estas bases de datos al tiempo durante el tiempo de observación, lo que permitió realizar comparaciones. Observamos la diversificación y el crecimiento de las revistas en todos los indicadores propuestos, con diferentes grados de visibilidad y calidad según los criterios utilizados. Aunque todas las revistas en general mostraron resultados regionales e internacionales similares, algunas se destacaron en todos los indicadores, lo que a su vez invita a otras revistas a mejorar sus indicadores. Concluimos que la producción colombiana en psicología es visible a nivel regional. Además, las revistas deben aumentar algunos de los indicadores para poder compararlos con otros puntos de referencia de acceso abierto regionales e internacionales, ya que es el modelo bajo el cual se concibieron originalmente.

Abstract The growing output of Colombian psychology journals over past decades leads to questions regarding the regional and international relevance and impact of their productivity. Considering the lack of recent efforts to assess the output of these journals across different information sources, the present study analyzed the production, collaboration, and impact of Colombian psychology journals between 2000 and 2016 using information from the following databases: Scopus, Scielo, Redalyc, and Journal Scholar Metrics. We analyzed 3915 articles published across 13 journals. A journal was included in the analysis if it was indexed in several of these databases, which allowed for multiple comparisons. We observed journals' diversification and growth across all the proposed indicators, with different degrees of visibility and quality depending on the criteria used. Although all the journals generally showed similar regional and international results, some excelled across indicators, which in turn challenges other journals to improve their scores. We conclude that Colombian production in psychology is visible on a regional level. Moreover, journals need to increase some of the indicators so they can be compared with other regional and international open-access benchmarks, which is the model in which they were originally conceived.

Advances in studies on testate amoebae (Arcellinida and Euglyphida): a scientometric approach / Avanços nos estudos sobre amebas testáceas (Arcellinida e Euglyphida): uma abordagem cienciométrica

Testate amoebae have a great potential for use in scientific researches due to their ecological characteristics such as abundance, wealth, and generation time. In this way, this study aimed to present a scientometric analysis to describe the evolution of the different advances in researches on testate amoebae and identify a temporal pattern in this evolution. The literature review was based on papers indexed by Thomson Reuters (www.isiwebofknowledge.com) and SciVerse Scopus (www.scopus.com). In total 562 papers were examined. Results showed a pattern of evolution in scientific studies, most with ecological approach with descriptive and predictive designs. At the global level, researches on testate amoebae progressed in both the number of articles published as well as in the areas studied, especially in Europe and North America. The low number of experimental studies and review articles can characterize the lack of more knowledge to be acquired, both from particular observations (descriptive studies) as well as the observations noted sufficiently predictive of work. In Brazil, studies with testate amoebae are still developing, concentrated in only some regions, but the increased number of studies in recent years allows the prediction of the same overall patterns of advance for Brazilian researches. Thus, we conclude that these organisms are being increasingly used as a tool response in ecological studies.

Amebas testáceas possuem grande potencial de utilização em pesquisas de caráter científico pelas suas características ecológicas como abundância, riqueza, e tempo de geração. Nesse sentido, o objetivo do presente estudo foi apresentar uma análise cienciométrica, a fim de descrever a evolução das diferentes abordagens nas pesquisas de tecamebas e identificar um padrão temporal nessa evolução. A revisão dos artigos científicos foi realizada com base nos artigos indexados pela base Thomson Reuters (www.isiwebofknowledge.com) e pela base SciVerse Scopus (www.scopus.com). Foram analisados 562 artigos científicos. Os resultados demonstraram um padrão de evolução nos trabalhos científicos, sendo a maioria de cunho ecológico com delineamentos descritivos e preditivos. Em âmbito global, as pesquisas com tecamebas apresentaram evolução tanto no número de artigos publicados bem como nas áreas estudadas, principalmente na Europa e América do Norte. O baixo número de trabalhos experimentais e de revisão pode caracterizar a falta de maiores conhecimentos a serem ainda adquiridos, tanto a partir das observações particulares (trabalhos descritivos) bem como das observações suficientemente constatadas dos trabalhos preditivos. No Brasil, as pesquisas com amebas testáceas ainda estão em processo de desenvolvimento, concentradas em apenas algumas regiões. Entretanto, o aumento no número de publicações nos últimos anos possibilita a previsão dos mesmos padrões de evolução globais para as pesquisas brasileiras. Assim, é possível concluir que esses organismos estão sendo cada vez mais utilizados como ferramenta resposta nos estudos ecológicos.

Principales tendencias iberoamericanas en psicología clínica: un estudio basado en la evidencia científica / Main trends in Iberoamerican clinical psychology: a study based in scientific evidence

La disponibilidad de técnicas que permiten el análisis de gran cantidad de datos, entrega la posibilidad de realizar estudios que permiten caracterizar el desarrollo y la evolución de la ciencia psicológica a través de parámetros objetivos, entregando perfiles de las principales tendencias. Se presenta un enfoque hibrido basado en análisis cientométrico y una interpretación de comunidades bibliográficas basadas en la proporción de referencias compartidas (Grawin, 2012) de artículos iberoamericanos en la base de datos Web of Knowledge. Los resultados arrojan una concentración de la investigación en Depresión (9 por ciento) y Demencia-Alzheimer (8 por ciento), así como una fuerte orientación cuantitativa a través de la validación y uso de instrumentos psicométricos. Mientras España produce 54 por ciento de la ciencia y lidera 44 por ciento de la producción más influyente (citada), Latinoamérica produce 37 por ciento y lidera 13 por ciento (Brasil 10 por ciento, Chile 1 por ciento, Argentina 1 por ciento, Colombia 1 por ciento). Se discuten las implicancias de estos resultados, así como las consecuencias y futuras aplicaciones de estas herramientas para practicantes e investigadores.

The availability of techniques that allows the analysis of large quantities of data permits the construction of studies that can characterize the development and evolution of the psychological science through objective parameters, delivering profiles of the main trends. In this article we present a hybrid approach, based on a scientometric analysis and an interpretation of bibliographic communities based on the proportion of shared references (Grawin, 2012) of iberoamerican articles within the Web of Knowledge database. The results show a strong concentration of research on Depression (9 percent) and Alzheimer (8 percent), as a heavy use of quantitative and psychometric approaches. While Spain produces 54 percent of the science and leads 44 percent of the most influential (cited) production, Latin America produces 37 percent and leads 13 percent (Brasil 10 percent, Chile 1percent, Argentina 1percent, Colombia 1 percent). The repercussions of the results are discussed, as the consequences and future applications of these tools for practitioners and researchers.