Global Scientific Production Research Articles

A bibliometric analysis of global scientific production on cesarean and anesthesia

Amac. Bibliyometrik calismalar, spesifik bir konu ile ilgili birikmis bilimsel verileri inceleyerek, o konu ile ilgili nitel bilimsel performansi degerlendirmek icin gerceklestirilir. Bir ulkenin belli bir konu hakkindaki nitel performansinin bibliyometrik analiz acisindan yorumlanmasi, o ulkenin medikal veri sunumuna katkisinin nitel ve nicel olarak degerlendirilmesinde onemli bir yoldur. Bu calismada, anestezi ve sezaryen ile ilgili bilimsel verilerin nitel analizini yapmayi, ayrica Turk kurumlari ve yazarlari tarafindan yayinlanarak Science Citation Index Expanded kapsamindaki tibbi dergilerde yer almis yayinlari arastirmayi amacladik. Yontem. Web of Science yazilimini kullanarak, Kasim 2012’ye kadarki surecte anestezi ve sezaryen alaninda yayinlanmis makaleleri retrospektif olarak arastirdik. Bu amacla Science Citation Index Expanded kapsamindaki dergilerde yayinlanmis olan makaleler dikkate alindi. Bulgular. Kasim 2012’ye kadarki SCI Expanded veritabaninda yapilan Web of Science temelli arastirmada, anestezi ve sezaryen ile ilgili 4637 adet Ingilizce bilimsel dokumana ulasildi. 4637 Ingilizce yayinin arasinda, 1262 (%27,2) tanesi Amerika Birlesik Devletleri’nden idi. Bunu, Ingiltere (%16,9), Kanada (%6,5), Almanya (%5,6), Fransa (%4,2), Avustralya (%4,1) ve Turkiye (%3)’nin takip ettigi saptandi. Butun diger ulkelerin katkisi %3’ten daha az idi. Turkiye’nin 458 adet (%3) yayini mevcut olup, listede 7.nci sirada yer aldigi goruldu. Bu baslik uzerine uluslararasi bilimsel repertuar 1991’den once goreceli olarak yetersizdi. Diger taraftan, 2000’lerden sonra yayin sayisinda uluslararasi bir artis oldugunu gozlemledik. Turkiye kokenli yayinlar ise 1996 yili itibariyle gorulmeye baslandi. Turkiye’nin uluslararasi repertuara katkisi 2002 itibariyle artis gostermeye basladi. Ingilizce SCI Expanded bazinda yapilan arastirma suresi icerisinde (Kasim 2012’ye kadar), Web of Science araciligiyla yapilan siniflandirmada saptanan dokuman tipleri daha cok makaleler (%71,8) ve mektuplar (%9,7) idi. Dunya genelinde yayinlarin temel kaynaginin universite hastaneleri oldugu saptandi. Sonuc. Sezaryen anestezisi alanindaki arastirmalarin nitelik ve niceligi son 10 yilda hizli bir artis gostermistir. Turkiye, bu repertuara ozellikle son 10 yilda onemli katkida bulunmustur. Sezaryen anestezisi, hem anne hem de bebek icin zararli olma potansiyeline sahip yegane girisim olup, anne ve yenidoganin sagligini gelistirmek acisindan pek cok arastirma gerektirmektedir.

Bibliometric Analysis of Achievements on the Dam Safety Monitoring in SCI

In this work, bibliometric analysis was applied to evaluate global scientific production and developing trend of the dam safety monitoring research through Science Citation Index (SCI) papers with online version published as following aspects: publication outputs, subject categories, countries, institutes, citations, authorship and co-authorship, author key words and co-words analysis. Global literature of the dam safety monitoring research has increased rapidly over the past years and has boosted in recent years. The quantity and quality of papers in P.R. China are in a leading position. There is a very important new finding from the research focus that tailings dam has been adequately studied. With the further development of the dam safety monitoring research, it is presumed that scientists might concentrate mainly on safety prediction and health monitoring instead of simple safety monitoring.

BIOSSEGURANÇA E RISCO OCUPACIONAL NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA: revisão integrativa da literatura

This study aimed to identify the global scientific production, aspects related to biosafety in primary health care and recommendations for safe work. We used the evidence-based practice of Archie Cochrane to the literature review, the databases of the library Lilacs (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences), PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus, being selected 32 articles. The professionals that most research on the subject and those who participated in the research are more nurses, followed by physicians and technicians/nursing assistants. Occupational hazards that are reported more make reference to not using protection. There was an increase in the scientific literature on the subject in recent years, but the primary theme is little discussed and researched. It was further observed, non-adherence to standard precautions and lack of training which contributes to increase exposure to biological agents such professionals.

A bibliometric analysis of global research on genome sequencing from 1991 to 2010

This study was carried out to evaluate the global scientific production of genome sequencing research to assess the characteristics of the research performances and the research tendencies. Data were obtained from Science Citation Index Expanded database during 1991-2010. Conventional methods including document types, journals, categories, countries and institutions were used to analyze publication output to reveal the global performance. The development of genome sequencing research during last 20 years was described by synthetically analyzing the distribution of words in article title, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus in different periods. The results show that disease and protein related researches were the leading research focuses, and comparative genomics and evolution related research had strong potential in the near future. Key words : Genome sequencing, research trend, scientometrics, science citation index expanded ( SCI-Expanded ), word cluster analysis, keywords.

Reviews and guidelines: Evidence of progress and a starting point for standardization and changes

Reviews and guidelines: Evidence of progress and a starting point for standardization and changes

Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Biology; A big step forward to advance scientific publication & cooperation in the region.

Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Biology; A big step forward to advance scientific publication & cooperation in the region.

Biossegurança e risco ocupacional entre os profissionais do segmento de beleza e estética: revisão integrativa

Activities performed in beauty/esthetic establishments favor the transmission of microorganisms and diseases such as Hepatitis B and C. This study aimed at identifying the global scientific production regarding the knowledge of and adherence to biosafety recommendations among professionals of the beauty and esthetics industry, as well as the biological risks to which clients/workers are exposed. An integrative review was performed utilizing the Virtual Health Library, Science Direct and SCOPUS databases, with no time delimitation. Seventeen publications related to manicure/pedicure and barber professions were selected. Lack of knowledge regarding biosafety in terms of how to dispose of sharp instruments, procedures to follow after an accident with biological material, microbial transmission mechanisms and reprocessing of materials was observed. Highlights included the low adherence of workers to using individual protective equipment, hand washing and protective vaccination. We hope the findings will promote critical thinking regarding safe practices, aimed at workers and clients alike. Descriptors: Beauty and Aesthetics Centers; Podiatry; Exposure to Biological Agents; Universal Precautions; Occupational Health Nursing.

Research status and trends in limnology journals: a bibliometric analysis based on SCI database

An effective bibliometric analysis was applied in this work to evaluate global scientific production of the subject category of “limnology” from 2001 to 2010. Data was based on the Science Citation Index compiled by Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Philadelphia, USA. The h-index and NetDraw were designed to characterize the limnology publications. The results showed that the limnology research constantly increased over the past decade. The researchers paid most attention to “diatoms”, “eutrophication” and “phosphorus”. Moreover, the keywords plus of “growth”, “model”, “dynamic”, offered a thorough description for the limnology research. Among the research institutes interested in limnologic research, the US Geological Survey was the flagship while the USA attained a dominant position in the global research in the field.

Global trend in articles related to stereotactic published in science citation index-expanded

Background. This is the first article using bibliometrics to study the field of stereotactic related research. This study aims to evaluate the global scientific production of simulation research in the category of “stereotactic” during 1993–2008 and to provide insights on the characteristics of the stereotactic related research patterns, tendencies, and methods that might exist in the papers, as well as in leading countries and institutes. Methods. In this study, “stereotactic*” was used as the keyword to search titles, abstracts, and keywords in the database of the Science Citation Index Expanded. All the articles referring to stereotactic during the studied years, were assessed by the following aspects: document type of publication, characteristics of publication outputs, distribution of outputs in journals, publication outputs of source country, source institute, and analysis of words cluster in title, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus. Results. Eleven document types were found in the total 10 015 publications during 1993–2008. Clinical neurology was the most common category in stereotactic-related research. Neurosurgery listed in categories of clinical neurology and surgery, ranked first. The most productive country and institute were USA and University of Pittsburgh respectively. Words cluster analysis was elaborated regarding the issues of movement disorders, radiosurgery, tumor, and vascular/stroke, it revealed the sharp rise of articles from 1995 until the end of the period covered in “movement disorders” category. Conclusions. The results analyzed by this bibliometric method can show the research performance, significant events and major inventors, those attributed to stereotactic neurosurgery, and trend of stereotactic related research.

Bibliometric trend analysis on global graphene research

Graphene is a rising star as one of the promising materials with many applications. Its global literature increased fast in recent years. In this work, bibliometric analysis and knowledge visualization technology were applied to evaluate global scientific production and developing trend of graphene research. The data were collected from 1991 to 2010 from the Science Citation Index database, Conference Proceeding Citation Index database and Derwent Innovation Index database integrated by Thomson Reuters. The published papers from different subjects, journals, authors, countries and keywords distributed in several aspects of research topics proved that graphene research increased rapidly over past 20 years and boosted in recent 5 years. The distinctions in knowledge map show that the clusters distributed regularly in keywords of applied patents in recent 5 years due to the potential applications of graphene research gradually found. The analytical results provided several key findings of bibliometrics trend.

Global trends in Helicobacter pylori research from 1991 to 2008 analyzed with the Science Citation Index Expanded

In this study, we aim to evaluate the global scientific production of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) research, study the characteristics of H. pylori research activities, and identify patterns, tendencies, and regularities of H. pylori-related articles. Data were based on the online version of Science Citation Index Expanded, from the Web of Science database. Articles referring to H. pylori were assessed by the trend of publication output during 1991-2008, and analysis of the distribution of words in the article title, author keyword, and KeyWords Plus was carried out. Globally, 37 451 papers were published during the 18-year study period, including 19 080 articles, 10 396 meeting abstracts, 2625 reviews, 1943 proceedings papers, and 1866 letters. There were totally 1727 journals listed in the 122 Science Citation Index subject categories. The mainstream research on H. pylori was in the clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, microbiology, and pharmacology and pharmacy fields. The G7 industrial countries held the majority of total world production. Research on the H. pylori-related topic 'ulcer' remained the hotspot of H. pylori research, whereas that on the related topic 'gastric cancer' increased during the 18-year study period. With synthetic analysis of word in article title, author keyword, and KeyWords Plus, it can be concluded that application of H. pylori in clinical gastroenterology, especially research related to 'cancer' is the orientation of all the H. pylori research in the 21st Century. This bibliometric method can help relevant researchers understand the panorama of global H. pylori research, and establish the direction of further research.

The Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia now and discussion on the new classification of brazilian journals

The Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia (RBHH) is now the official organ of the Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Pediatrica (Brazilian Society of Pediatric Oncology - SOBOPE). With this, SOBOPE will assist us to achieve our objectives to develop and internationalize the journal. The question regarding the Qualis classification of CAPES remains a matter of widespread debate and controversy. A recent event of FAPESP/SciELO, highlighted the progress of Brazil in respect to global scientific production as we had already discussed in issue no 3 of the RBHH this year.(1) In an atmosphere of jingoism, several editors presented measures they adopted for their journals to be included in the Thomson Reuters/ISI/JCR database, the most prestigious among all existing databases and the one responsible for calculating the famous Impact Factor. The measures used are all basically the same and already known to most participants. They include professionalization of the journal, publishing in English to increase international visibility and massive investment to improve the quality of content, in addition to trivial details, such as care with the frequency and quality of printing. With this, in few years, Brazil now has 89 scientific journals in all fields of the Thomson Reuters/ISI/JCR database. Several aspects were mentioned and a presentation by the representative of the University of Granada, Spain responsible for SCImago, emphasized the importance of Brazil and suggested adopting different approaches within the editorial market such as partnerships especially between scientific groups in Brazil and other countries in order to produce material with greater appeal and international impact. Examples of the influence of international publishers as well as criticism of the current Qualis classification were presented by another speaker(2-4) (Table 1). Table 1 Qualis classification of scientific journals With the approach of the publication of the new Qualis classification, representatives of SciELO and FAPESP suggested that some journals will be reclassified in higher positions than the old classification; those chosen would receive good financial support over a fiveyear period but this was not explained well. They mentioned that three journals from each of the three medical categories (Medicine 1, 2 and 3) would be indicated. Others suggested that it would only be two in each area. The criteria would be the existing parameters such as the impact factor, possibly using SCImago and the inclusion in SciELO which are criteria of the old classification system. Thus, the discussion is on the agenda. For this reason the Brazilian Medical Association met with all medical journal editors to discuss the new classification and the parameters that will be employed. Without much information, one of the area coordinators reported that Capes had asked him to indicate three journals, pure and simply. He also informed us that the nominees may even be promoted to classification A1 even with an impact factor lower than that stipulated by the old classification. At this point the meeting came to an end as the discussion became general with different opinions on various aspects; one conclusion was reached that if this measure were adopted there would be major discouragement for all the excluded journals. The RBHH, since the new classification was established, has been feeling the impact and thus has been trying to adapt to the new situation with much effort to improve.(5) The journal has invested in human resources and professionalism, which can be seen from the first edition of this volume. At this moment the RBHH advocates a comprehensive policy to stimulate national journals and does not agree with the support by sector for a few journals. However, we also know of the distinctive position of the RBHH in the world in relation to the other journals of this specialty and of course with evolution, our journal will become an even stronger representative of South America and of Latin countries as an alternative for developing countries to publish their scientific production.

A Bibliometric Study of the Trend in Articles Related to Risk Assessment Published in Science Citation Index

ABSTRACT In this study, a bibliometric method was used to evaluate the global scientific production of risk assessment research for the last 16 years and provide insights into the characteristics of the risk assessment research activities and tendencies that may exist in the papers. Data were obtained on the online version of SCI, Web of Science from 1992 to 2007. Two important respects of the paper characteristics were analyzed: (i) performance of publication and (ii) research tendency and hotspots. The main results were as follows: English-language articles took the majority of all the publications. Number of articles in this field increased from 1 in 1968 to 1037 in 2007. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment published the most papers in this field, taking 3% of all. Research tendency was investigated by statistically analyzing the distribution of paper title, author keyword, and keyword plus. Furthermore, a new method named “word cluster analysis” was successfully applied to find the research hotspots of this field. Research hotspots of risk assessment mainly focused on three subject categories: environmental science, ecology, and epidemiology. This new bibliometric method can help relevant researchers realize the panorama of global risk assessment research, and establish the further research direction.

Chemical research in the Catalan Countries: a brief quantitative assessment of the agents, resources, and results

Summary. This work describes the chemical research developed during the ten year period 2000–2009 in the territories of Catalan language and culture, especially in the euroregion formed by Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Country (Valencian Community). The article presents the evolution of chemical research in relation to the total scientific activity of these territories and of others in their proximity. The work is focused on the global scientific production cycle, as structured in four sections: entities, human resources involved, economic resources invested, and results obtained (in the form of articles, doctoral theses, and patents).

Global stem cell research trend: Bibliometric analysis as a tool for mapping of trends from 1991 to 2006

In this study, we aim to evaluate the global scientific production of stem cell research for the past 16 years and provide insights into the characteristics of the stem cell research activities and identify patterns, tendencies, or regularities that may exist in the papers. Data are based on the online version of SCI, Web of Science from 1991 to 2006. Articles referring to stem cell were assessed by many aspects including exponential fitting the trend of publication outputs during 1991–2006, distribution of source title, author keyword, and keyword plus analysis. Based on the exponential fitting the yearly publicans of the last decade, it can also be calculated that, in 2,011, the number of scientific papers on the topic of stem-cell will be twice of the number of publications in 2006. Synthetically analyzing three kinds of keywords, it can be concluded that application of stem cell transplantation technology to human disease therapy, especially research related on “embryonic stem cell” and “mesenchymal stem cell” is the orientation of all the stem cell research in the 21st century. This new bibliometric method can help relevant researchers realize the panorama of global stem cell research, and establish the further research direction.

Global scientific production on GIS research by bibliometric analysis from 1997 to 2006

A bibliometric analysis was applied in this work to evaluate global scientific production of geographic information system (GIS) papers from 1997 to 2006 in any journal of all the subject categories of the Science Citation Index compiled by Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Philadelphia, USA. ‘GIS’ and ‘geographic information system’ were used as keywords to search parts of titles, abstracts, or keywords. The published output analysis showed that GIS research steadily increased over the past 10 years and the annual paper production in 2006 was about three times 1997s paper production. There are clear distinctions among author keywords used in publications from the five most productive countries (USA, UK, Canada, Germany and China) in GIS research. Bibliometric methods could quantitatively characterize the development of global scientific production in a specific research field. The analytical results eventually provide several key findings.