Ranking Of Countries Research Articles

Female representation among editorial boards of social, clinical, and educational pharmacy journals

Recent studies on editorial team members of healthcare journals have been showing disparities in this distribution. However, there are limited data with respect to pharmacy journals. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of women among editorial board members of social, clinical, and educational pharmacy research journals around the globe. A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and October 2022. Data were extracted from Scimago Journal & Country Rank and Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Journal Citation Reports The top 10 journals in each region of the world (continents) were analyzed. Editorial board members were categorized into four groups and determined based on information available on the journal's website. The sex was classified in binary form through name and photography, the personal and institutional web pages, or the Genderize program. A total of 45 journals were identified in the databases, of which 42 of them were analyzed. We identified 1482 editorial board members with only 527 (35.6%) being female. Analyzing the subgroups, there were 47 total editors-in-chief, 44 total co-editors, 272 associate editors, and 1119 editorial advisors. Of these, 10 (21.27%), 21 (47.72%), 115 (42.27%), and 381 (34.04%) were female, respectively. Only 9 journals (21.42%) presented more females among their editorial board members. A notable sex disparity among social, clinical, and educational pharmacy journals' editorial board members was identified. Efforts should be made to involve more female sex in their editorial teams.

Sex representation of editors, editorial boards, and authors of infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology journals

Background: Academic publishing is not exempt from potential structural disparities. We assessed the sex representation among the editors and on editorial boards by their level of influence in the decision of a manuscript of the leading journals focused on infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology. We also explored whether the sex of the first or last author correlates with the sex of the editors in a convenience sample of these journals. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, the 40 top infectious disease journals (Scimago Journal and Country Rank) and 4 healthcare epidemiology journals were selected. The names and positions of the editorial members were extracted from the journal’s website, and a decision-making level was assigned (ie, editor-in-chief as level 1, board members as level 3). Next, the first and corresponding authors’ names of all 2019 research articles published in a convenience sample of 15 of these journals were retrieved for the second aim. A digital gallery was used to assign one of the binary denominations of woman or man based on the probability that a name was culturally given to a woman or man. Differences were determined by χ2 and linear regression. Results: Overall, 2,416 names were retrieved from the editorial boards of 44 journals; 799 (33%) were assigned as women and 1,617 (67%) as men. The decision-making level showed 70 (3%) at the editor-in-chief level, 756 (31%) at the associate editor level, and 1,600 (66%) as editorial board members. The frequency distribution of assigned gender by decision-making level showed 21 (30%) women and 49 (70%) men at the editor-in-chief level; 263 (35%) women and 493 (65%) men at the associate editor level; 515 (32%) women and 1,075 (68%) men at the editorial board level. Some journals showed an even sex distribution, such as Clinical Infectious Disease or Microbiology Spectrum. However, others were significantly unbalanced. We retrieved 2,725 articles from the convenience sample of infectious disease–focused journals. Women were the first authors in 1,373 (50%) and the last authors in 974 (35%). Editorial board sex composition and sex of authors showed no significant correlation. Trends between infectious disease–focused and healthcare epidemiology–focused journals were similar. Conclusions: Although the data showed uneven sex representation on the editorial boards of infectious disease–focused and healthcare epidemiology–focused journals, there is no apparent vertical segregation or influence on publishing by sex. A generational transition seems to be occurring in editorship and authorship in the field.Disclosures: None

Ranking Countries According to Logistics and International Trade Efficiencies via REF-III

The interrelation between logistics and international trade is crucial for understanding a country's ability to increase its share in global trade. An adequate and well-integrated logistics sector and infrastructure are required for this purpose. This study employs the novel Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) approach known as REF-III and two distinct models to investigate the activities of countries in terms of infrastructure, logistics, international trade, and economic growth. The results from both models indicate that China and Russia are leading the rankings. However, when focusing on the efficiency of trade and economic growth, the United States occupies the first place. Notably, several Caucasian and Balkan countries rank poorly in both models, possibly due to the multiple crises, wars, and turmoil they have experienced over the past forty years. The investments and improvements made in infrastructure and logistics by the countries excelling in global trade and logistics should serve as a model for other nations to emulate.

DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS

The article analyzes peculiarities of the renewable energy market development in the context of globalization challenges and constraints. The research methods used иy authors are statistical analysis and synthesis, grouping, correlation, and regression analysis. Dynamics of renewable energy market development in recent years is considered, and key aspects that determine spread of various energy sources on a national and global scale are analyzed. The article proves renewable energy market growth due to development of technologies, global expansion, dissemination of knowledge and human capital, and growing attractiveness of renewable energy in private sector. It is determined that until 2007 renewable energy market was dominated by hydropower, later and nowadays solar and wind generation took the lead. Efficiency of energy generation from renewable sources in regions of the world is analyzed, as well as factors that determine position of individual countries in global renewable energy ranking. It is proved that the structure of renewable energy market varies depending on region, per 1 million. population, as well as by country. Leaders in the field of renewable energy production are identified, and key aspects that allow them to remain active market players in the future are defined. Dependence of annual electricity generation volume from renewable energy sources on the present value of energy generation from corresponding type is determined. It is proved that one of determining factors in renewable energy sector development is cost of its production, along with other significant variables. The relationship between the cost of renewable energy generation (wind and solar) and the level of its efficiency is calculated using the regression analysis method. The presence of a high influence along with other important factors is proved.

Российские журналы категории «History» в Scopus: основные показатели и оценка влияния на международном уровне

The article presents an analysis of Russian journals indexed in Scopus in 2021 by the category “History.” The purpose of the study was to assess the current level and influence of Russian historical journals on the basis of a comparison of their bibliometric indicators with data from journals in France and Germany. Sources and methods. The sources were the data of the Scopus international scientometric database, the SCImago Journal & Country Rank portal, the Russian Science Citation Index, and the Internet sites of journals. Conclusions and discussion. The important features of Russian journals that need to be taken into account when analyzing their bibliometric indicators are revealed: the late start of indexing in Scopus, the presence of more works from other socio-humanities, a large number of articles published annually, the affiliation of the absolute majority of historical journals to universities and research institutes, and the predominance of the journal distribution model by the type of open access. Open access to Russian journals compensates for a high percentage of publications in Russian (85.5%) and a high proportion of Russian authors (82.8%). In terms of citation indicators, Russian journals are superior to French ones and inferior to German ones. Based on the analysis of the “extreme citation” of individual Russian journals, options for correcting it are proposed. Despite the higher self-citation rate of Russian journals (40%), they have higher ratings on average, both at the national level and in comparison with historical journals in France and Germany. The question of defining the boundaries between the specializations of the journal in a closed scientific discipline, going beyond which can be assessed as artificial self-citation, is raised separately. Doubts are expressed about the possibility of a rapid reorientation of Russian journals from the European and American areas of cooperation to researchers from other regions.

Bibliometric analysis of the 50 most cited articles on artificial intelligence for lung cancer imaging

Aim: The use of machine learning has now become widespread in lung cancer. However, the research trend is still unclear. This study aimed to analyze the most influential publications on artificial intelligence (AI) for lung cancer.
 Material and Method: A comprehensive PubMed and SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) search was performed. The 50 most cited articles were recorded according to the citation numbers, the country and institute of articles, the name and metrics of the publishing journal, the year of publication, and the content of the articles. 
 Results: The citation numbers ranged from 24 to 628. Annual citations per article was between 1.47 and 104.6. The USA was the country with the most publications (n=22) followed by The Netherlands (n=9) and Peoples R China (n=5). The journal and institution that highly contributed to the 50 most cited articles were Radiology (n=5) and Harvard Medical School (n=5), respectively.
 Conclusion: The importance of deep learning and AI in lung cancer imaging is increasing day by day. In this study, a detailed bibliometric analysis of the literature on AI in lung cancer imaging was performed. In addition, this bibliometric analysis informs researchers about current influential papers in this field, the characteristics of these studies, and potential future trends in the rapidly evolving field of AI in lung cancer screening.

The Military Economy of Israel: How much does a global security system cost?

"The purpose of the article is to study the development of the Israel’s defence complex, determine the cost of its provision, analyse the ways to achieve high military efficiency and further prospects. The following scientific methods were used in the course of the study: historical method, rating method, analysis, synthesis, comparison method, graphical methods, method of establishing the cause-and-effect relationships. As a result of the study, it has been established the prerequisites, causes and course of the Arab-Israeli conflict, in which Israel has been developing over the past century. The place of Israel in the ranking of countries in terms of military strength was determined, and the detailed analysis of the country’s military expenditures as a percentage of its GDP was carried out. It has been compared the data obtained on the results of the countries’ region, which are actual or potential opponents of Israel, as well as individual countries of the world and the “Group of Twenty”. It has been investigated the trends of Israel’s military expenditures compared to its expenditures on the scientific-research and experimental-design works (SREDW)."

Analysis of the Position of China Information Industry in the Global Value Chain

Identifying the division of labor position of China information industry in the global value chain is particularly important for optimizing the structure of China's information industry and improving its overall competitiveness. The article calculates the global value chain revenue generated by the participation of the information industry in the global value chain division of labor production in various countries, and then establishes a global value chain height index to analyze the global scale and development of China information industry; Analyze the degree of vertical specialization of the information industry through the decomposition of international trade flows, and finally calculate the global value chain status index of the information industry in different countries. The results indicate that: (1) the value chain height index of China's information manufacturing industry is continuously decreasing, at the level of middle and lower reaches; The telecommunications industry and computer programming industry in China information service industry are in an upstream position in the value chain. (2) There is an imbalance in bilateral trade between China and the United States in information manufacturing and information service industries. Compared to the United States, China information industry has a lower value chain position. The United States mainly engages in research and development, design, and other work, while China is more engaged in less value-added work such as assembly and reprocessing. (3) From the global value chain status index, China information manufacturing industry is at the middle and lower reaches of the world, with Japan firmly ranking first and the United States second. The ranking of other developed countries is basically in the top 20, fluctuating between the middle and upper reaches. The position of China's information service industry in the global value chain is at the mid to upper level. Russia, Japan, and the United States are among the top three countries in the global value chain of the information services industry, while developed countries such as the UK, France, and Germany are in the upper reaches of the information services industry.

Artificial Intelligence and Information Processing: A Systematic Literature Review

This study aims to understand the development trends and research structure of articles on artificial intelligence (AI) and information processing in the past 10 years. In particular, this study analyzed 13,294 papers published from 2012 to 2021 in the Web of Science, used the bibliometric analysis method to visualize the data of the papers, and drew a scientific knowledge map. By exploring the development of mainstream journals, author and country rankings, keyword evolution, and research field rankings in the past 10 years, this study uncovered key trends affecting AI progress and information processing that provide insights and serve as an important reference for future AI research and information processing. The results revealed a gradual increase in publications over the past decade, with explosive growth after 2020. The most prolific researchers in this field were Xu, Z.S.; Pedrycz, W.; Herrera-Viedma, E.; the major contributing countries were China, the USA, and Spain. In the AI and information processing research, keywords including “Deep learning”, “Machine learning”, and “Feature extraction” are components that play a crucial role. Additionally, the most representative research areas were “Engineering”, “Operations Research and Management Science”, and “Automation Control Systems”. Overall, this study used bibliometric analysis to provide an overview of the latest trends in artificial intelligence and information processing. Although AI and information processing have been applied to various research areas, many other sub-topics can be further applied. Based on the findings, this study presented research insights and proposed suggestions for future research directions on AI and information processing.

Air Pollutants and Their Impact on Chronic Diseases—A Retrospective Study in Bucharest, Romania

Air pollution is a serious problem in Romania, with the country ranking 13th among the most polluted countries in Europe in the 2021 World Air Quality Report. Despite the recognized impact of pollutants on health, there has been a lack of large-scale studies conducted in Romania. This study investigated the impact of air pollutants on patients with chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or metabolic diseases in Bucharest and its metropolitan area from 20 August 2018 to 1 June 2022. The daily limit values for particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5 were exceeded every month, especially during the cold season, with a decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. A significant statistical correlation was found between the monthly average values of PM2.5 and PM10 and hospitalizations for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. A 10 µg/m3 increase in monthly average values resulted in a 40–60% increase in admissions for each type of pathology, translating to more than 2000 admissions for each pathology for the study period. This study highlights the urgent need for national and local measures to ensure a cleaner environment and enhance public health in Romania according to international regulations.

Multiple hierarchies within the ‘civilized’ world: country ranking and regional power in the International Labour Organization (1919–1922)

There is significant and growing interest in better understanding hierarchy in the international system, especially in relation to intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Acknowledging the existence of hierarchy in a system implies that there are different social positions (higher/lower), but not why or how a specific differentiation came to be used, nor how it is structured, contested or resolved. This article is interested in contributing to these questions, particularly in the context of heterarchical settings (where more than one hierarchy is present), which is also not fully understood. It uses the first years of the International Labour Organization (ILO) as a springboard to reflect upon hierarchy within the so-called ‘civilized’ group of countries in the immediate aftermath of World War I. This IGO was the first to (1) introduce statistical data to rank countries, with criteria designed to ‘objectively’ gauge industrial power and (2) establish a geographic allocation of countries in its main decision-making body’s structure. Non-European countries and non-great powers had critical roles in establishing these novel ways of dealing with hierarchies and their institutional design in IGOs. One hundred years later, these discussions still resonate with several ongoing cases of contestation in IGOs over ‘fair’ hierarchical structures.

Dermatology journals from India: A critical appraisal of the journal metrics.

Background Bibliometrics refer to documents and citation-based measures that measure different aspects of performance of a journal, including impact, output and prestige. Objective The aim of this study was to collect bibliometric data of various Indian dermatology journals as well as Indian journals from other disciplines, in order to compare relative performances. Methods Journal metrics pertaining to various Indian journals, both from dermatology [Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL), Indian Journal of Dermatology (IJD), Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Indian Journal of Pediatric Dermatology and International Journal of Trichology] and other disciplines [Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR), Indian Journal of Pediatrics (IJP), Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and Indian Journal of Pharmacology] were sought. Data pertaining to the following 8 metrics during the year 2021 was collected: Journal Impact factor, SCImago Journal Rank, h5-index, Eigenfactor score and normalized Eigenfactor Score, Journal Citation Indicator, Scimago Journal and Country Rank H-index, CiteScore and Source Normalized Impact per Paper. Results Among Indian dermatology journals, for the year 2021, IJDVL had the highest impact factor (2.217) and h-index (48). IJD led in terms of prestige metrics such as SCImago Journal Rank (0.403), Eigenfactor score (0.00231) and Source Normalized Impact per Paper (1.132). IJDVL underperformed with respect to an average dermatology journal on all three prestige metrics. Among selected journals from other disciplines, two (IJMR and IJP) had impact factor exceeding five, despite lagging behind IJDVL two years ago. Most had normalized scores exceeding 1, indicating better performance than an average journal from their respective fields. Limitations Non-inclusion of altmetrics related data Conclusion IJDVL is one of the leading Indian journals in the field of dermatology, followed closely by IJD. A rise in IJDVL influence is evident over the past decade, as evident by various metrics. However, the progress still trails behind the average of global dermatology journals as evident by the field-normalized journal metrics, indicating potential for further growth of journal influence.

Bibliometric analysis of academic journal recommendations and requirements for surgical and anesthesiologic adverse events reporting.

Standards for reporting surgical adverse events (AEs) vary widely within the scientific literature. Failure to adequately capture AEs hinders efforts to measure the safety of healthcare delivery and improve the quality of care. The aim of the present study is to assess the prevalence and typology of perioperative AE reporting guidelines among surgery and anesthesiology journals. In November 2021, three independent reviewers queried journal lists from the SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) portal (www.scimagojr.com), a bibliometric indicator database for surgery and anesthesiology academic journals. Journal characteristics were summarized using SCImago, a bibliometric indicator database extracted from Scopus journal data. Quartile 1 (Q1) was considered the top quartile and Q4 bottom quartile based on the journal impact factor. Journal author guidelines were collected to determine whether AE reporting recommendations were included and, if so, the preferred reporting procedures. Of 1409 journals queried, 655 (46.5%) recommended surgical AE reporting. Journals most likely to recommend AE reporting were: by category surgery (59.1%), urology (53.3%), and anesthesia (52.3%); in top SJR quartiles (i.e. more influential); by region, based in Western Europe (49.8%), North America (49.3%), and the Middle East (48.3%). Surgery and anesthesiology journals do not consistently require or provide recommendations on perioperative AE reporting. Journal guidelines regarding AE reporting should be standardized and are needed to improve the quality of surgical AE reporting with the ultimate goal of improving patient morbidity and mortality.

LADR Is Ranked in Quartile 1 in the SCImago Journal and Country Rank

LADR Is Ranked in Quartile 1 in the SCImago Journal and Country Rank

Nonignorable Consequences of (Partially) Ignoring Missing Item Responses: Students Omit (Constructed Response) Items Due to a Lack of Knowledge

In recent literature, alternative models for handling missing item responses in large-scale assessments have been proposed. Based on simulations and arguments based on psychometric test theory, it is argued in this literature that missing item responses should never be scored as incorrect in scaling models but rather treated as ignorable or handled based on a model. The present article shows that these arguments have limited validity and illustrates the consequences in a country comparison using the PIRLS 2011 study. It is argued that students omit (constructed response) items because they do not know the correct item answer. A different treatment of missing item responses than scoring them as incorrect leads to significant changes in country rankings, which induces nonignorable consequences regarding the validity of the results. Additionally, two alternative item response models are proposed based on different assumptions for missing item responses. In the first pseudo-likelihood approach, missing item responses for a particular student are replaced by a score that ranges between zero and a model-implied probability computed based on the non-missing items. In the second approach, the probability of a missing item response is predicted by a latent response propensity variable and the item response itself. The models were applied to the PIRLS 2011 study, demonstrating that country comparisons change under different modeling assumptions for missing item responses.

A blessing or a burden? Assessing the impact of Climate Change Mitigation efforts in Europe using Quantile Regression Models

Climate change received substantial attention because of its implications on all spheres of life. This study examined the effects of climate change mitigation on the economic, environmental, and social development of 18 European countries based on the environmental performance index for data from 1981 to 2018; control variables include foreign direct investment, trade openness, renewable and non-renewable energy, population growth and life expectancy. Panel quantile regression result shows that climate change mitigation is ineffective in promoting economic growth in an aggregate manner; only high and moderate environmental performance ranking countries manage to spur economic growth and social development. Low environmental performance rankings countries reveal no impact of climate change mitigation. Climate change mitigation promotes environmental development for all countries. Trade openness and energy choices are crucial to ensure climate change mitigation efforts. Findings indicate that the European Union needs well-designed strict policies that emphasize and help countries increase the share of renewable energy compared to fossil fuels and promote the integration of climate mitigation technology at the national and regional level through lenient tariffs, subsidization, financial aid, and technical assistance that help low economic growth countries accelerate the transition that is required to achieve overall economic, social, and environmental goals.

Sustainability Topics Integration in Supply Chain and Logistics Higher Education: Where Is the Middle East?

The global logistics industry has grown significantly in the last decade and has become essential to global business activities. In addition, the logistics industry is vital in transportation, urbanization in the Middle East, and transshipment through the Middle East. Due to their increasing importance and size, there is an increasing demand for adequately qualified people capable of managing the logistics systems and supply chains holistically and sustainably to avoid problems caused by unsustainable practices in mobility, transport, and supply chains. However, it is unclear whether the logistic and supply chain education of future leaders, managers, and engineers will follow SDG goals, the rise of new trends, and green technologies or lag behind. This paper pioneered a systematic approach and analyzed Middle Eastern countries regarding their sustainability integration into higher education programs related to supply chain management and logistics studies. It revealed enormous differences among countries and a lack of sustainability topics in most studied countries. Some countries are also significantly more oriented toward partial logistics challenges such as transport efficiency instead of sustainable supply chains, which are becoming critical challenges for the near future and must be accompanied by formal and life-long learning on sustainability-related topics. The circular economy and corporate social responsibility are especially neglected. It was also revealed that sustainability integration in higher education does not correlate with sustainability scores and the ranking of countries within the sustainability index.

The New Development Bank and the structure of the multilateral development financial system

AbstractThis paper investigates the influence of the New Development Bank (NDB) on the structure of the multilateral development financial system, using social network analysis. The findings show that some emerging economies have been significantly affected by establishment of the NDB, whereas developed countries still dominate. Although the influence of BRICS countries has increased, they still play a relatively weak role. Further analyses examine the influence of the NDB's expansion; developed countries and most BRICS countries are not affected, and the rankings of some entry countries has increased whereas that of non‐entry countries with nondominant power has decreased.

Life expectancy across countries: Convergence, divergence and fluctuations

We document the evolution of life expectancies around the world during 1960-2015 using graphical analysis, statistical decomposition of survival gains by age-groups and by measuring the contribution of each age-group to changes in the global and regional distributions of life expectancy at birth. We emphasize three findings. First, enormous gains in early-life survival have led to unconditional convergence in life expectancy at birth across countries while late-life longevity has diverged. Gains have been higher for females than males. Secondly, global and regional survival gains among the elderly, though smaller than among the young, have strongly influenced changes in country rankings of life expectancy at birth with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa. Country rankings for late-life survival have changed relatively more than for younger ages. Third, the divergence in survival gains among the elderly is related to disparities in healthcare access, driven in part by within- and between-country income inequality. While providing fresh insight into the uneven pace of health changes during the past half century, these results also highlight how policy can address the socio-economic and demographic consequences of aging.

Russia and European Countries: statistical assessment of differences in the level of gender differentiation

The article provides a comprehensive statistical assessment of the level of gender differentiation in Russia and European countries. A consolidated rating of the level of gender differentiation has been developed, calculated as the sum of a country's ranks in three indices: gender inequality (GII), gender social norms (GSNI) and Women, Business and the Law (WBL). The countries have been ranked based on this rating. An in-depth analysis of the constituent elements of each index was made. The positions of the Russian Federation were compared with those of the European countries, leading in the ranking. The main sources of information for the calculations were the statistical data of the United Nations, the World Bank, and the demographic statistics of Rosstat. It has been established that the Russian Federation should strengthen legal protection in the field of gender. Measures have been proposed to help reduce gender inequality. They have been tested on the basis of a quantitative assessment of the forecast level of the Women, Business and Law index for the Russian Federation.