Reflections on the evaluation and management of SCI papers based on the category normalized citation impact: Taking a university hospital as an example / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:Analyze the basic information and characteristics of SCI papers published by an institution in 2015-2019 based on the Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI), to provide a reference basis for SCI paper management policy improvement.Methods:Retrieve SCI papers completed by the first or correspondent unit from 2015 to 2019 from the scientific research management system of the institution. Obtain index data including journal information, impact factors, and CNCI of this group of papers from Web of science and InCites databases, and use SPSS21.0 statistical software to perform descriptive and chi-square tests.Results:The university-affiliated hospital published 3201 SCI papers from 2015-2019, with a growing trend. These papers were most frequently published in the 1<IF<3 zone, accounted for 44.92%, followed by the 3<IF<5 zone, accounted for 32.27%. These papers are mainly in Q2 journals, accounted for 31.52%, while Q1 and Q3 journals each account for 25%. From the perspective of CNCI, the average CNCI of papers in 2015-2017 was less than 1, and the average CNCI of papers in 2018-2019 was greater than 1, with no statistical difference in CNCI values between years. The proportion of high CNCIs was higher for papers with high IF. The average CNCI per page for papers in Q1 and Q2 was greater than 1, and the average CNCI per page for papers in Q3 and Q4 was less than 1. The proportion of high CNCIs was higher for papers in Q1.Conclusions:The evaluation conclusions reached under different research management perspectives are in-consistent. A comprehensive evaluation of papers based on journal divisions and CNCI is more reasonable. In a new era where indicators such as number of papers and impact factor are not the only thing that matters, it is relevant to select the top journals in the discipline and to apply comprehensive evaluation indicators such as CNCI to the evaluation of papers.

Gambia publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded: bibliometrics of institutions and subjects

Gambia is the smallest country in West Africa and it has contributed to the academic world over the past decades. This study characterized document type, language, publication trend, subject category, international collaboration of Gambia publications during 1900-2016 based on Science Citation Index Expanded in Web of Science. Results showed that Gambia is highly reliant on foreign and international collaboration in research, especially with the UK and USA. International collaboration was responsible for the increasing scientific production and scientific impact of Gambia over the years. Medical Research Council (MRC) contributed the most Gambia publications, and played an important role in conducting international collaboration. Most of Gambia publications focused on tropical medicine, environmental and occupational public health, immunology and infectious diseases. Gambia has attracted increasing attention from the academic world, with improving scientific production and scientific impact, signalling more prestige in the scientific community. With the information and insights provided in this paper, we managed to obtain a quick overview of Gambia publications that can help make strategic decisions for researchers and governors of scientific research.

Gambia es el país más pequeño de África occidental, pero ha contribuido con el mundo académico en las décadas pasadas. Este estudio caracteriza tipos de documentos, idioma, tendencias de publicación, temas y colaboración internacional de las publicaciones de Gambia entre 1900 y 2016, con base en el Science Citation Index Expanded en Web of Science. Los resultados indican que Gambia depende en gran medida de la colaboración internacional para publicar, principalmente del Reino Unido y EE.UU. Esta colaboración explica el aumento de la producción científica y el impacto científico de Gambia en los últimos años. El Medical Research Council (MRC) publicó el mayor número de artículos y ha cumplido una función importante en la colaboración internacional. La mayoría de publicaciones de Gambia se enfocan en medicina tropical, salud pública ambiental y ocupacional, inmunología y enfermedades contagiosas. Con la información y las observaciones de este artículo obtenemos una rápida visión general de las publicaciones de Gambia, que puede ayudar a investigadores y administradores a tomar decisiones estratégicas.

Scientific research output in BRICs and its international impact / 中华医学图书情报杂志

The output of ESI-covered scientific papers in BRICs from 2014-01-01 to 2014-06-30 and its impact were analyzed according to the relative publication index ( RPI) and relative citation impact ( RCI) , and the world relative position of scientific research output in BRICs was analyzed by constructing a two-dimensional analysis framework according to the subject specialization index and standard citation impact index, which showed that the absolute output of scientific papers in BRICs was rather high, the distribution of relative scientific research output was not proportional between different subjects, the relative scientific research output in many subjects was signifi-cantly lower than that in the world, the RCI index of 22 subjects in BRICs was lower than that in the world. The specialization degree of subjects was lower in China, Brazil and India than in Russia, the standard RCI index in BRICs was significantly lower than that in the world, indicating that the academic level of scientific papers in BRICs was lower than that in the world. Certain suggestions were put forward for working out the scientific develop-ment policies and adjusting the subject structure in China.