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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications by Anesthesia Departments in the United Arab Emirates.

The scholarly academic productivity and publication activities of anesthesia departments within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently unknown. We undertook a bibliometric study to quantify UAE anesthetists' contributions to various categories of articles in peer-reviewed high-impact anesthesia journals. Using a PubMed-based analysis, we studied the contribution of United Arab Emirates (UAE) anesthetists towards publications in eight high-impact anesthesia journals (represented in the database for 2023 from Journal Citation Reports®, Thomson Scientific) and four anesthesia subspecialty journals over five years ranging from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, we searched each journal's website for publications related to the individual region of the UAE. We included all categories of articles except correspondences (not free-standing), meeting abstracts, and book reviews. We analyzed the following subsets comprehensively: region of the UAE, author's affiliation to the anesthesia department, publication focus, first authorship, and corresponding author status. UAE anesthetists were involved in 31 publications during the five-year study period. Over 25% of publications originated from the UAE; others were international collaborations. Overall, the anesthesia publication rate in the UAE was less than one per year for one million inhabitants. Only five hospitals contributed more than one publication. The Abu Dhabi Emirate's two main cities (Abu Dhabi and Al Ain) contributed 71% of publications. The UAE anesthetists' primary publication focus was regional anesthesia, medication error, and neurosurgical anesthesia in either the review or original articles category. Our study reveals that the current academic publication output from the anesthesia departments in the UAE is minimal. Our analysis suggests the need for increased scholarly activity, which could significantly advance anesthesia research and practice in the UAE.

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To identify the association between dietary vitamin D intake and serum levels and risk or prognostic factors for melanoma-systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of serum vitamin D levels and dietary intake with melanoma risk and prognostic factors.MethodsTwo independent investigators systematically searched PubMed, Embase and ISI Web of Knowledge (Thomson...

Who’s talking to whom in agribusiness? And should anyone listen? The network of intellectual influence in agribusiness research

PurposeTo develop an understanding of communication among agribusiness journals and to examine patterns of citations that allow the measurement and description of the structure of communication flows among those journals in a network.Design/methodology/approachThe data for this study were gathered from the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by Thomson Scientific (Philadelphia). The authors conducted a bibliometric analysis, based on an international trade analogy to explain the network of agribusiness journals and how these journals communicate with business and economics journals.FindingsBusiness and economics journals and, particularly the traditionally major ones, surprisingly were scarcely every used. However, the British Food Journal stood out with 50 citations to marketing and strategic management journals.Research limitations/implicationsThere are predominantly four such limitations: only 33 journals were studied, only one 5-year time period was involved, that time period is a few years old and the journal characteristics were derived using data from the “Scopes” and “Information for Authors” text on the website of each journal.Practical implicationsExchanges of agribusiness knowledge and information among diverse stakeholders (consumers, suppliers and public agencies) in a complex environment require a better understanding of the network of agribusiness journals and their relation to traditional business and economics journals.Social implicationsNetworks of journals facilitate cooperation and interactions to improve developments in the field.Originality/valueExamining citations from and to the field of agribusiness is interesting and important because knowledge is transferred through networks comprise those who contribute to journals, read them and learn from them, i.e. by “talking” to each other as well as by practitioners who also read and learn from those journals.

The history of IUBMB Life (1980-2020).

The history of IUBMB Life (1980-2020).

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ESC Heart Failure receives its first impact factor

ESC Heart Failure (ESC-HF) is an open access journal of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) that published its first issue in 2014, with the help of Wiley Publishing. The journal focuses on basic, clinical, and epidemiological heart failure research. Prof. Stefan D. Anker is Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editors are Prof. Zoltán Papp (Basic Science) and Prof. Stephan von Haehling (Clinical). In the first year, ESC-HF published two issues, which further increased over time to currently six issues per year (2 in 2014, 4 in 2015/2016/2017, 6 in 2018, 6 expected in 2019). Of course, the number of articles published each year also increased during those years (16 in 2014, 39 in 2015, 38 in 2016, 92 in 2017, 147 in 2018, and 135 in the first 4 issues in 2019). In 2019 we expect to publish about 200 articles in ESC-HF, which is 12 times more than in the beginning year of the journal. We would therefore like to thank all publishing authors that have put their trust into our journal and decided to submit their work to ESC-HF for review. We would also like to thank all reviewers, statisticians, and associate editors, as well as the editorial board. Special thanks go to our editorial office – Monika Diek, Anja Janssen, and Corinna Denecke – without them it would not be possible to publish ESC-HF. Like every year, during summer Thomson Scientific published the new journal impact factors. In Europe and the USA, it is perceived as the most important measure for each journal. Not many people know how this impact factor is calculated: the number of citations of a journal X from the last 2 years are counted for the relevant year and then divided by the number of all original and review articles that were also published in the last 2 years. The formula for calculating the impact factor of journal X in 2018 is shown in Figure 1. This year, ESC-HF received its first impact factor of 3.407, which we think is a great accomplishment, reflecting the hard work everyone involved has put into the journal. If one looks at the best cited papers of the last 3 years, one can see continued interest into the published papers (Tables 1-3 1-75 according to Web of Science76). Of these articles, already 15 have been cited ≥10 times. Many of them are original articles, but also editorials, short communications and reviews are of great interest for the scientific community. In order to estimate how the impact factor of ESC-HF might develop, we compared it to the European Journal of Heart Failure (EJHF, 2018 impact factor 12.129) and European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC, 2018 impact factor 5.640). Both journals also belong to the ESC Journal Family and have continuously increased their impact factor over the last years (Figure 2). We expect that ESC-HF will equally increase its impact factor over the next years. Looking at the most cited articles of EJHF in the past 3 years, one can see that there is a very broad mix of papers that are of increased relevance to the scientific community: ESC guidelines, HFA practice guidelines, HFA position papers, trial designs, original, and review articles (Tables 4-6).77-151 In EJPC, the most cited articles in the past 3 years were predominatly original and review articles (Tables 7-9).152-226 In total, ESC-HF has published 467 articles so far, EJHF 3717 articles and EJPC 2726 articles. To further look into the best papers ever published in the three different journals, we compared the top 10 ever published papers of all three journals (Tables 10-12).1-3, 26, 27, 77-79, 152, 153, 227-246 The average number of citations of the top 10 cited papes in ESC-HF is 36.1, in EJHF 214.6, and in EJPC 167.7. The best paper so far in ESC-HF received 143 citations,226 in EJHF 624,75 and in EJPC 342.79 Therefore, one can see that all three journals are on a great path that will lead to further success. Conflict of interest: none declared. A full list of references is available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejhf.1665.

Yoga Research Output in India: A Scientometric Study

This article presents the research output of Yoga in India using different Scientometric approach both quantitative and qualitative methods. Bibliographic data for the study has been collected from the Web of Science Core Collection online database of Thomson Scientific, USA. The strings ‘Yoga and India’ in the topic and address field are used for retrieving data. Researcher have published 525 publications with 6683 Global Citations Scores (H-Index: 45) were selected and 525 publications which were used for further data analysis. Prominent Authors were identified by name, subject domain and able to place their papers in high impact journals. Moreover it has identified Countries wise collaboration of the research. 8 papers are received more than 100 citations. India has collaborated with 32 countries.

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Bibliometric Analysis of Global Remote Sensing Research during 2010–2015

Bibliometric analysis based on the Science Citation Index Expanded published by Thomson Scientific was carried out to identify the research status and future trends of remote sensing (RS) during 2010–2015. The analysis revealed the institutional, national, spatio-temporal, and categorical patterns in remote sensing research both from the WP (whole publications) viewpoint and the HCP (highly-cited publications) viewpoint. Statistical analysis results showed that remote sensing research almost doubled during 2010–2015. Environmental sciences comprised the most attractive subject category among remote sensing research. The International Journal of Remote Sensing was the most productive journal, and Remote Sensing of Environment published the most HCP among the 31 distributed journals. The productive ranking of countries was led by the U.S. both from the WP viewpoint and the HCP viewpoint, and CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences) was the most productive institute both from the WP viewpoint and the HCP viewpoint with lower CPP (average number of citations per paper). Keyword analysis illustrated that model and algorithm research were the key points in RS during 2010–2015. RS data including Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Landsat, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and LiDAR (light detection and ranging) were the most frequently adopted, but the data usage of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and small satellites will be promoted in the future. With the development of data acquisition abilities, big data issues will become the challenges and hotspots of RS research, and new algorithms will continue to emerge.

Outputs and growth of primary care databases in the United Kingdom: bibliometric analysis

BackgroundElectronic health database (EHD) data are increasingly used by researchers. The major United Kingdom EHDs are the ‘Clinical Practice Research Datalink’ (CPRD), ‘The Health Improvement Network’ (THIN) and ‘QResearch’. Over...

Research output of University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University in the Field of Arts and Humanities: A study of Thomson Scientific Database during 2004-2016

Research output of University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University in the Field of Arts and Humanities: A study of Thomson Scientific Database during 2004-2016

The Impact Factor and Scientific Journals.

The Impact Factor and Scientific Journals.

Pure Dynamic Capabilities to Accomplish Economies of Growth

IntroductionA quarter of a century has passed since publication of a working paper by Teece, Pisano, and Shuen (1997) on theory of dynamic capabilities, which led to a string of subsequent research.1 However, their argument was extremely confusing, with no information on essence of dynamic capabilities. 2 In these circumstances, discussion of this topic based on study by Helfat and Winter (2011) regenerates one idea regarding nature of dynamic capabilities. We first review concept of dynamic capabilities as presented in study by Teece et al. (1997), pioneering work. We note source of confusion. Furthermore, we summarize concept of corporate capability based on study by Helfat and Winter (2011). Further, we highlight meaning of dynamic capabilities from examples given therein, suggesting possibility that dynamic capabilities are similar to of start-up experts that Takahashi (2015) discovered from Penrose (1959).Origin of Dynamic Capabilities TheoryAccording to Thomson Scientific Essential Science Indicators, study by Teece et al. (1997) was most frequently cited in economics and management papers between 1995 and 2005 (Fukuzawa, 2013). This indicates that their study is therefore extremely influential and can be considered to be foundation for development of dynamic capabilities theory. Teece et al. (1997) defined dynamic capabilities as follows.Dynamic capabilities: We define dynamic capabilities as firm's ability to integrate, build, and reconfigure internal and external competences to address rapidly changing environments. Dynamic capabilities thus reflect an organization's ability to achieve new and innovative forms of competitive advantage, given path dependencies and market (Teece et al., 1997, p. 516).However, subsequent studies have shown no unified interpretation regarding dynamic capabilities. This is due to vague explanation provided by Teece et al. (1997). Using above definition of dynamic capabilities, they explained that dynamic capabilities comprise three elements: organizational and managerial processes, positions, and paths. Organizational and managerial (shortened hereinafter to processes) refer to firms' internal routines that indicate manner in which things are processed and denote current customs and learning patterns. The term positions refers to particular assets held at current point in time, such as technologies, intellectual property, complementary assets, a customer base, and external relationships with partners and suppliers. The term refers to strategic alternatives adopted by a firm as well as any increasing returns and attendant path dependencies. Processes comprise both and paths (Teece et al., 1997, p. 518).Moreover, the essence of a firm's competence and dynamic capabilities is......resident in firm's organizational processes (Teece et al., 1997, p. 524). These have three roles: (a) coordination and integration, (b) learning, and (c) reconfiguration and transformation. Coordination and integration are described as static concepts, learning is a dynamic concept, and reconfiguration and transformation are transformational concepts (Teece et al., 1997, p. 518). Thus, source of confusion in dynamic capabilities theory is inclusion of static concepts, such as coordination and integration.Furthermore, with regard to (a) coordination and integration, Teece et al. (1997) cite studies by Clark and Fujimoto (1991) and Womack, Jones, and Roos (1991) when giving examples of routines for coordination, lean production systems, and relationships with strategic alliances and suppliers. With regard to (b) learning, they describe it as a process whereby tasks can be done better and faster through repetition and testing. With regard to (c), reconfiguration and transformation, however, they provide no examples and, without providing any specifics, only say that these are competencies of reconfiguration and accomplish. …

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Metformin Use Is Associated With Better Survival of Breast Cancer Patients With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis.

Diabetic patients with breast cancer receiving metformin and neoadjuvant chemotherapy have a higher pathologic complete response rate than do diabetic patients not receiving metformin, but findings on salvage treatment have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the effect of adding metformin to standard therapy on the prognosis of breast cancer patients with diabetes. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science (Thomson Scientific), China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database, VIP journal integration platform, and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database from inception to January 10, 2015, without language restrictions, including references related to metformin, breast cancer, and prognosis. We performed the meta-analysis using a random-effects model, with hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) as effect measures. A total of 11 studies consisting of 5,464 breast cancer patients with diabetes were included, comprising 2,760 patients who had received metformin and 2,704 patients who had not. The meta-analysis showed that metformin was associated with better overall survival times (HR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.39-0.71) and cancer-specific survival times (HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.79-1.00). Subgroup analysis revealed that metformin improved the overall survival by 65% after adjusting for hormone receptor expression (HR: 0.35; 95% CI: 0.15-0.84). Taking metformin after the diagnosis of breast cancer was still associated with prolonged overall survival. The use of metformin in standard cancer therapy might improve both overall and cancer-specific survivals of diabetic patients with breast cancer. Diabetic patients with breast cancer receiving metformin and neoadjuvant chemotherapy have a higher pathologic complete response rate than diabetic patients not receiving metformin, but findings on salvage treatment have been inconsistent. The meta-analysis showed that metformin was associated with better overall survival times and cancer-specific survival times. Subgroup analysis revealed that metformin improved the overall survival by 65% after adjusting for hormone receptor expression. Taking metformin after the diagnosis of breast cancer was still associated with prolonged overall survival. The findings of this study highlight the potential usage of metformin in diabetic patients with breast cancer.

Moving on up: the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.

As the editors of the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (JCSM), we are proud to announce that the journal has maintained its impact factor, which has now been published by Thomson Scientific as 7.3, placing it number 9 in the ranking of all journals in the field ‘Medicine, General and Internal’ (Table 1) and number 3 among all nutrition journals, among which, however, JCSM is not offficially listed (Table 2). The number of submissions has increased over the last year, but because we decided to stick with four print issues per year, this also means that our rejection rate is now in excess of 80% of submitted articles. Indeed, at the time of this writing, on 9 July 2015, the journal has received 106 submissions in 2015 alone (Figure 1). We are working hard to provide a timely peer review, which is not always easy as it is difficult at times to find appropriate reviewers. In addition, the journal aims to cover not only clinical medicine but also basic research into cachexia, sarcopenia, and muscle pathophysiology in its broadest sense. Authors can help in speeding the review process by suggesting referees who are able to provide a balanced, however, unbiased comment. It does not come as a major surprise that among the best cited articles since the first publication of the JCSM are those that are available for the longest time, that is, those published in 2010 and 2011 (Table 3). Editorials like our ‘facts and numbers’ series that try to summarize knowledge of a specific field in a comprehensive way remain a publication type that we are very much in favour of. This is also highlighted by the popularity of editorials published in 2014 (Tables 4 and 5). We invite scientists to submit such editorials with as many facts and figures as possible on a topic of interest to our readership to submit their work for consideration. The authors of this manuscript certify that they comply with the principles of ethical publishing in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2010;1:7–8 (von Haehling S, Morley JE, Coats AJ, and Anker SD). None declared.

Citation analysis of Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica: 1992-2013.

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica is the leading journal in the field of dermatology and sexually transmitted infections in the region. Several important steps were taken during the last 20 years to improve the journal's quality, global visibility, and international impact. Since 1992, 699 bibliographical items have been published, which received 1,360 citations. Web of Science citable items received on average 2.29 citations per item. Importantly, almost half (49.6%) of all citations retrieved to date were received from 2012 onwards. The predicted impact factor was calculated in a way to match official impact factors published annually in Thomson Scientific Journal Citation Reports. Citation analysis shows a substantial increase of the predicted impact factor since 2006, with values above 0.5 since 2007. For the first time in the journal's history, a predicted impact factor value above 1.0 was recorded in 2013.