SCImago Research Articles

Authorship in Urology: A Gender Reveal

ObjectiveTo evaluate female author representation in urologic literature as compared to the proportion of female practicing urologists. MethodsA cross-sectional study was designed to analyze trends in women authorship of urology publications in 2019 as compared to AUA 2019 census data. The 5 highest impact urologic journals in 2019 were identified using the publicly available SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indices. Author genders and study categorization were independently determined by 2 authors. Chi-squared test was used for statistical analyses. ResultsThe 5 highest impact urologic journals in 2019 as per SJR were European Urology, Journal of Urology, British Journal of Urology International, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, and Nature Reviews Urology. A total of 501 publications were included for analysis. Women comprised 22.1% of first authors and 14.6% of senior authors. The proportion of publications authored by women was significantly higher than would be expected based on population proportions from the AUA 2019 census data for women as both first (P < .0001) and senior author (P =.0005). Similarly, women authorship was significantly higher than expected for basic science (P < .0001), clinical medicine (P <.0001), economics/practice management (P =.0002), editorial (P =.0027), and review/meta-analysis (P <.0001) publications. ConclusionThe present study demonstrates that women contribute to the urologic literature significantly more than would be expected based on the proportion of practicing female urologists. However, with the persistence of gender gap in academic medicine promotions, further research into contributing factors and strategies for improvement are needed to promote greater women representation in academia.

Can we use link-based indicators to find highly cited publications? The case of the Trust Flow score

The Majestic’s Trust Flow (TF) is a link-based score aimed at measuring the influence of online objects (e.g. scientific publications) by considering the weighted number of links received from trusted websites. This study describes the bibliographic characteristics and impact of those publications with the highest TF score. In order to do this, 20,810 URL-based Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) were identified and analysed. The results show that these DOIs mainly represent recent publications (57.1% of publications were published between 2010 and 2020), journal articles (93.75%) published in the first SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) quartile (81.7%), written with international collaboration (40.4%) and biased towards the field of medicine (36.9%). While the TF score is a discovering tool with the potential to be used in webometric studies to find influential publications, a few technical limitations jeopardise the general applicability of this indicator for research evaluation at the publication level.

Visibility of Latin American scientific production on cognitive neurosciences

Introduction: cognitive neuroscience is the convergence of two disciplines, neuroscience and cognitive psychology, which have provided information on the material bases of the cognitive and emotional processes of human behavior. There are currently few records of bibliometric studies on Latin American scientific production in cognitive neuroscience in SCOPUS. Objective: to describe the behavior of the Latin American scientific production on cognitive neuroscience in SCOPUS in the years 2012 to 2022. Methods: a bibliometric, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out on the behavior of the scientific production in Latin America on cognitive neuroscience in SCOPUS. A search was made of the data offered by Scimago Journal &amp; Country Rank on the publications, from the “Neurosciences” area, “Latin America” region and “Cognitive Neurosciences” category. It used the descriptive statistic. Results: a total of 3717 documents were published. 2022 was highlighted as the year with the largest number of published documents (514). A total of 55,107 appointments were made in this period, with the highest number of appointments being made in 2016 (9,225). A total of 10,538 self-citations were made and citations per document reached their highest values in 2015 (3,685). Brazil prevailed with an h index of 98. Conclusions: the Latin American scientific production in SCOPUS on cognitive neurosciences, during the 10 years studied, was high and growing, which predicts great results in this branch for years to come and is satisfactory considering the thousands of questions that arise every day and concern this area of knowledge.

Bibliographic, Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis of Scientific Journals of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka for the Period From 2010 to 2020

The aim of this paper is to provide a comparative overview of a bibliographic, bibliometric, and scientometric analysis of scientific journals published at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka in the period from 2010 to 2020. The scientometric aspect presents the analysis of available metrics on journals, articles, and authors indexed in the bibliographic databases Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) and Scopus, as well as the citation databases Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Scimago Journal &amp; Country Rank (SJR). Interpretation of the results is preceded by a theoretical overview of the terminology of subcategories of information sciences in the field of metrics of scientific articles, a review of current issues in evaluating scientific productivity, and the role of academic library in conducting bibliometric and scientometric research. Paper also presents the importance of applying more transparent methods, fairer evaluation, and a better understanding of the humanities scientific field.

Bridging the divide in energy policy research: Empirical evidence from global collaborative networks

Energy research seeking to influence policy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is often funded by – and conceptualised by authors in – institutions from higher income countries (HICs). Research agendas and policy recommendations determined in HICs potentially yield the most influence on policymaking in LMICs. This risks leaving a multidimensional gap in how LMICs frame, evidence and enact policies. This paper is the first to provide quantitative evidence to geographical imbalances in energy policy research, and to shed light into the fact that research proposing energy policy coupled with development objectives to LMICs is dominated by HICs researchers. We find that the latter not only publish more articles proposing energy policy to LMICs, but also are more cited when doing so. We reach these findings by analysing the spatial dynamics of energy research on LMICs through a multi-method approach using bibliometric, network science and regression-based techniques. We established a framework using a sample of 6,636 papers from the Web of Science database, journal impact data from Scimago Journal Ranking and country economic data from the World Bank. Results show the existence of a cycle of imbalances across research practices. Most scientific articles recommending energy policy for LMICs have a primary author based in a HIC, funded by a HIC institution. The number of citations articles receive increases with the GDP of the country of primary author. Funders support authors based in countries of the same income band or higher. We recommend revising research practices and funding policies to place local actors and knowledge at the heart of energy policy research, enabling high-impact policymaking in LMICs.

News and perspectives for Annals of Applied Biology in 2023: Looking forward to more and more submissions

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Scientometric evaluation of trends and global characteristics of published research on occupational public health

The objective of this scientometric study was to assess the global trends and characteristics of published occupational health research from 2016 to 2020. The SciVal tool (Elsevier) was used to perform the corresponding bibliometric analyses such as the Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI), Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP), CiteScore, and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). Most of the manuscripts (46.5%) had national collaboration, with an average of 6.1 citations per paper. However, only 71 manuscripts (5.4%) presented single authorship (without collaboration). It was found that 486 manuscripts related to occupational health were published in Q2 journals (top 26–50%). Scientific publications on occupational health have increased remarkably worldwide, especially in Europe, and have mainly been published in Q1 and Q2 journals with a total of 292 and 289 scientific manuscripts in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Residents’ perception of tourism: a systematic review from 1978 to 2019

Residents are crucial stakeholders in tourism development and their perceptions towards this activity have been studied since the 1970s. Since then, studies in this area have expanded considerably, including review papers. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate this evolution and to explore critically methodologies applied in studies about residents´ perceptions towards tourism between 1978 and 2019 and published in the ten most impactful tourism journals according to the Scimago Journal Ranking (2018). In a total of 260 papers, the main results showed that Tourism Management was the journal with the largest number of papers published. Most studies were quantitative in nature and atheoretical. The Social Exchange Theory has been the theory most frequently applied to date. The papers focused on residents´ perceptions, specifically in tourism destinations, natural areas, events and mega-events. New lines of research in future studies about this subject are suggested to provide new perspectives in this study area.

Natural Disaster Education in School: A Bibliometric Analysis with a Detailed Future Insight Overview

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;In some places of the world, disasters occur virtually every day. If disasters are not properly foreseen, they may result in many fatalities. This research aims to examine the growth and pattern of literature on natural disaster education in schools. This analytical strategy combines quantitative and statistical methods to discover trends, assess quality, and track development. A total of 216 documents were chosen from the 403 documents collected. Following 2015, there was a considerable increase in four-year publications. Authors from the United States contributed to 45 papers with 37% citations and ranked first, followed by authors from Japan (31 documents; 15% citations) and Indonesia (31 documents) with rankings citations below the top 10. Most publications were published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (12 docs; Q1 Scimago Journal Rank 1.1 (SJR 1.1)). The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines had the most citations (100; Q1 SJR 3.6) and was ranked first in its discipline. The existing core literature on school education on natural disasters demonstrates that this topic is developing rapidly, but with insufficient international research collaboration. Research cooperation in this area must be strengthened to better the global response to natural disaster mitigation, which should begin in schools worldwide. There is a need to widen the scope of study in this field to include natural disaster preparedness education in the school curriculum, assessments, learning media, disaster response education, and instructional designs. Finally, disaster education in schools must be addressed as soon as possible to contribute to disaster preparedness.&lt;/p&gt;

Profiling African Health Journals: A Bibliometric Study

Objectives: This study aimed to map out African health journals using publicly-available information on major databases.Methods: The authors searched the African Journals Online Library (AJOL) and Scientific Journal Rankings (SJR) databases from their inception in 1998 and 1996 respectively to 17 October 2020, and identified African health journals. The authors extracted data on journal scope, PubMed indexation, open-access status, publishing fees, Journal Publishing Practices and Standards rating and bibliometrics. The data were compared with health journals from other regions using the Chi-square test and odds ratio.Results: AJOL had 173 health journals registered on its database. One hundred (57.8%) journals were actively publishing. Fifty-seven (32.9%) had a 1-star Journal Publishing Practices and Standards rating and 4 (2.3%) had 2-star ratings. 112 (64.7%) had no star rating. The journal scope spanned all aspects of health. Few health journals were PubMed (n = 20) or SJR (n = 22) indexed. On average, African journals had lower total publications (median [IQR]: 52.0 [29.0–74.8] vs. 140.0 [75.8–272.5]), total references (55.0 [19.5–74.8] vs. 160.0 [42.0–519.8]), and H-index (12.2 [5.0–14.0] vs. 39.1 [10.0–53.0]) (P=0.01) compared to other regions.Conclusion: African health journals face unique challenges that require targeted interventions.

Abstract 13117: Gender Parity in High Impact Cardiology Journals

Background: Despite advances in representation of women in medical training, women continue to be underrepresented in cardiology, particularly in senior roles of authorship and leadership. Analyzing trends in high-impact cardiology journals can highlight underrepresentation of women and help elucidate barriers to female representation in academic cardiology. Methods and Results: Using the SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SCR), we analyzed 20 journals (31,540 total articles) in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine with the highest total citations from January 1 st 2018 to October 31 st 2021 for gender distribution of editorial staff and authorship. Gender of individuals was classified using biographical information from public and personal media sources. In cases of ambiguity, Genderize.io was used to help predict gender at probability of ≥95%. Our data demonstrated that 27% of articles had women as first authors and 20% as senior authors. Men constituted the majority of both first authors (73%) and senior authors (80%). The editorial staff was 77% men, with women accounting for 23%. Only 10% of editors-in-chief were women. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the percentage of women first authors and percentage of men on the editorial board. There was no statistical significance between journal impact factor and percentage of men and women as authors. Overall, female authorship increased from 26% first and 19% senior authors in 2018 to 29% first and 22% senior authors in 2021. Conclusion: Women are significantly under-represented in the field of cardiology as first or senior authors, editorial board members, and editors-in-chief in the top medical journals. Although there has been a slight uptrend in percentage of women occupying leading publishing roles, parity with men is still a work in progress. Additional work is needed to identify and address barriers to publishing and academic advancement for women physicians in cardiology.

A scoping review of the effects of a technology-integrated, inquiry-based approach on primary pupils’ learning in science

ABSTRACT Background Since the turn of the 21st century, research on an inquiry-based approach in science education has increasingly been geared towards the integration of technology, primarily focused on secondary and tertiary education. Thus far, no study has reviewed research on a technology-integrated, inquiry-based approach in the specific context of primary science education. Purpose & Method This scoping review has two primary aims: to investigate the characteristics of the technological interventions used in previous research that employed an inquiry-based approach in science education and to examine the effects of this integrated approach on primary pupils’ learning in science. Fifteen articles from science education journals based on Scimago Journal Rank in the first quartile of 2020 and the Scopus database of the years 2017 to 2021 were extracted and reviewed using narrative and thematic analysis. Findings The review navigates research that has focused on the development of inquiry-based technological tools, the assimilation of the tools with scientific knowledge, and the type of technological intervention used. The technological tools employed were either self-developed or already available on the market. They took one of two forms: a learning management system or a games/simulation. Furthermore, most of the research integrated science contents into their technological tools. In terms of the effects of the technology-integrated, inquiry-based approach, most of the studies demonstrated positive impacts on primary pupils’ learning in science, including pupils’ improved conceptual understanding, scientific and thinking skills, views towards science, levels of motivation and interest, and collaborative skills. Conclusions Based on this review, it is suggested that science teachers should integrate technology into an inquiry-based approach, as research has shown that this approach positively impacts pupils’ learning in science. Future empirical studies should also be carried out to examine the processes needed to integrate technology into an inquiry-based approach, rather than focusing on the effects alone.

Recent developments on research in sustainability in higher education management and accounting areas

The purpose of this study is to investigate recent developments in sustainability in higher education, seeking to understand what is happening in the areas of Management and Accounting. This study seeking to identify the scientific research production for the period of 2014–2020 in journals ranked in the Scimago Journal Rank (SJR). Bibliometric analysis was used to describe the sample of articles and used systematic review methodology to answer the research questions. The bibliometric network analysis allowed to identify the journals that published more and seven clusters showed the influential authors by citation and co-citations. By systematic review, universities in different countries are well represented and the objects of analysis most focused were Curricular content, Teachers, and Students. Most studies have a qualitative approach and employ content analysis. This study adds to the previous literature with two main contributions: the first lies in the reported evidence on the state of the sustainability theme in Management and Accounting as a contemporary field. The second maybe a useful starting point in this area, as it offers perspectives and reflections for future research, given that literature reviews on sustainability in higher education are not typically situated in the context of management education. This study provides a contribution to the development of the research area on sustainability in higher education as well as having potential implications for educators as it is useful for educational purposes.

Russian economic and sociological journals in Scopus: The impact of publication language on the citation rate

Choosing a publishing model is crucial for an academic journal which aims to increase international visibility, cover a wide readership and strengthen its position in international scientometric databases. The article investigates the publishing models of Russian economic and sociological journals indexed in Scopus. The methodological basis of the study is the general principles of scientometric management. The methods of content analysis and citation analysis were used. The information base covers the data retrieved from the Russian Science Citation Index and international scientometric databases Scopus, Scimago Journal &amp; Country Rank. We propose an approach that helps establish a correlation between Russian articles’ citation rate in the international environment and their publication language. In the course of the study, we analyse 30 journals and carry out a quantitative and qualitative assessment of their citations. The paper provides a typology of publication models and categorises them into nine groups according to the share of English-language articles, their publication frequency and specificity in relation to the Russian-language content. Having analysed the journals’ citation indicators, we identify the models that do not impede the journals’ integration into the international environment and are most effective in achieving high citation rates and reaching a wide international readership. Publishing two Russian and English parallel versions of the same journal is recognized as the best practice. The findings can be of use to research institutions and editorial offices in designing journal promotion strategies and strengthening their positions in international scientometric databases.

#Ophthalmology: Social Media Utilization and Impact in Ophthalmology Journals, Professional Societies, and Eye Health Organizations.

AimTo evaluate and quantify social media presence of ophthalmology peer-reviewed journals, professional societies, and eye health organizations, and to determine if there is a correlation between social media utilization and Twitter engagement metrics or journal impact measures.MethodsWe searched for online profiles of 100 ophthalmology peer-reviewed journals, 333 professional ophthalmology societies, and 40 eye health organizations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Impact was quantified by recording the number of “likes” on Facebook and number of followers on Twitter and Instagram. We also used Twitonomy software to obtain advanced Twitter metrics for all journal accounts from 2018 to 2021, and compared to journal impact measured by SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) score, the h-index, and impact factor.ResultsEye health organizations averaged significantly greater Facebooks “likes” and Twitter followers than both peer-reviewed journals and professional societies (p < 0.0001). Of 100 journals studied, 30% were active on Twitter, 25% on Facebook, and 6% on Instagram. Slightly more than half of all journal-affiliated social media accounts were accessible from the journal website. Among journals with active Twitter accounts, total followers, total tweets, average retweets, and average “favorites” were all significantly positively correlated with academic metrics such as the SJR, h-index, and/or impact factor.ConclusionGreater social media engagement is associated with higher ophthalmology journal impact metrics; however, ophthalmology journals and professional societies lag behind eye health organizations in social media engagement. Although unable to demonstrate causality, social media may be an underutilized visibility, communication, and dissemination tool.

Online Travel Agencies and Their Role in the Tourism Industry

This article aims to present the evolution of online travel agencies, the main themes, authors, and methodologies, through a systematized review. The analysis has focused on 61 papers published from 2009 until 2020. The research was limited by the journal ranking in the subject category tourism, leisure and hospitality management in the Scimago Journal and Country Rank. Field research is the most frequent in studies in the area. However, the interest in experiments and content analysis grows, using the content generated by customers in the online travel agencies. This study helps to collaborate in the authors’ decision-making regarding the methodology to be used and which authors are being negotiated in future research. The results showed how the theme has evolved, changes in approaches, the way online travel agencies report to their partners (often in a conflictual way) and customers, pointing out new trends to be studied. There was no literature review about online travel agencies published in the journals used for this research, to the best of our knowledge. Cover many years and expand the search to other academic journals is our suggestion for future research.

Ewolucyjna transformacja czasopisma. Część 9

Naszkicowano dziewiąty etap rozwijania czasopisma „Studia Historiae Scientiarum” (wcześniejsza nazwa „Prace Komisji Historii Nauki PAU”). Wyróżniono dwa podstawowe sposoby rozwijania czasopism naukowych: jako przedsięwzięcie czysto naukowe albo przedsięwzięcie czysto biznesowe – czasopismo „Studia Historiae Scientiarum” realizuje ten pierwszy model. Podano m.in. informacje o ewaluacji czasopisma w „ICI Master Journal List 2020” (koniec 2021 r.), przez MEiN (1 grudnia / 21 grudnia 2021 r.), w Scopus (5 maja 2021 r.) oraz w SCImago Journal Rankings 2021 (oparty o dane z bazy Scopus z kwietnia 2022) oraz liczbie zagranicznych autorów i recenzentów bieżącego tomu czasopisma. Od tomu 21(2022) czasopismo „Studia Historiae Scientiarum” wdrożyło dodatkowe rozwiązania organizacyjne: licencję CC BY dla tekstów artykułów (zachowując możliwość innych licencji dla ilustracji), usługę CrossMark oraz opcję wydawniczą, tzw. „Artykuły FirstView”.

Accessibility to student publication in dental journals in the world

Scientific research and publication play an important role during the training of dentists, but one of the most outstanding barriers is the authorship conditions of the journals. Aim: The objective of the study was to determine the accessibility to student publication in dental journals in the world. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out. 208 journals indexed in Scimago Journal &amp; Country Rank that met inclusion and exclusion criteria were included. The instructions for the authors were reviewed, an email was subsequently sent to the journal contact and articles with student affiliation were searched in the database of each journal. For the analysis of the descriptive statistical data of frequencies and percentage, the IBM SPPS Statistics Standard Edition 22 program was used. Results: 208 journals were included, 77.67% accepted the student publication without condition. The United States, United Kingdom and India were the countries with the highest number of journals with student participation. Likewise, the journals of Q4 (85.70%), Q3 (85.40%) and Basic Sciences (100%), Dental Education (100%), Endodontic (100%), Geriatrics and Gerontology (100%) and Public Dental Health (100%), mostly accepted student authorship. Conclusion: It is concluded that 167 (77.67%) of the dental journals accept the publication of dental students without condition, being more frequent in journals positioned in Q4 (85.70%). Also, journals with thematic areas on Basic Sciences, Dental Education, Endodontic, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Public Dental Health.

Status and factors associated with the adoption of data sharing policies in Asian journals

Purpose: This study investigated the current status and factors associated with adopting data sharing policies in Asian journals. Data sharing policies vary by country and region, and few studies have examined the trends and factors related to these policies in journals across the Asian region.Methods: The 2020 Scimago Journal and Country Rank was used to download data about 1,143 Asian journals indexed in Web of Science. Excluding 40 journals inaccessible via the Internet or without English-language websites and author guidelines, 1,103 journals were analyzed through descriptive statistical analyses and the chi-square test.Results: Of the 1,103 journals, 325 (29.5%) had data sharing policies, showing a moderate level of policy adoption among Asian journals. The results of the chi-square test suggested that the impact factor and publisher type (whether a publisher was commercial) were significantly associated with the presence of data sharing policies in journals, but subject categories were not identified as a significant factor. Regarding the strength of data sharing policies, most journals provided policies that only encouraged data sharing.Conclusion: Policies only encouraging data sharing are unlikely to lead to actual data sharing; thus, considering varying levels of policy strength and effective ways to induce authors’ compliance with the policies is important. Further research needs to examine other factors affecting the presence or strength of data sharing policies.

Developing a Social Media Ontology Across Otolaryngology and its Subspecialties.

To determine how social media is used in the dissemination of new information within otolaryngology, and to emphasize the importance of standardizing Twitter hashtag use. Based on the 2019 SCImago journal rankings, the Twitter posts from the accounts of the top three journals covering each otolaryngology subspecialty were reviewed from August 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. Twitter posts from the primary otolaryngology-related academic societies were also reviewed during this timeframe. A list of hashtags was generated based on a combination of the most common otolaryngologic procedures and most commonly used hashtags in the social media space. This list was then crowd-sourced with 10 fellowship-trained otolaryngologists for each subspecialty. Hashtag use among key stakeholders in the otolaryngology social media space varies considerably. For instance, #HNSCC, #HeadAndNeckSquamousCellCarcinoma, #HeadAndNeckCancer, #HeadAndNeckCancers, #OropharyngealCancer, #OropharynxCancer, #OralCancer, and #OPSCC were all commonly used hashtags to identify posts discussing oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. #HeadAndNeckCancer and #HNSCC were most popular and used in a total of 85 and 65 tweets, respectively. #HeadAndNeckCancer was found alone in 32 out of 85 tweets (38%), whereas #HNSCC was found alone in 27 out of 65 tweets (42%). A standardized hashtag ontology covering all subspecialties within otolaryngology is proposed herein. Adoption of a standardized social media ontology within otolaryngology will improve information dissemination across all key stakeholders. Laryngoscope, 133:1595-1599, 2023.