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Bibliometrics: Measuring the impact of research
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Objectives
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Definition
• ‘A term used in quantitative studies of peer-reviewed scientific publications, dealing with measurement of the spread and impact of information published in scientific media, based on the statistical analysis of information in sources such as the Index Medicus and Science Citation Index’.
• "bibliometrics" A Dictionary of Public Health. Ed. John M. Last, Oxford University Press, 2007. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. University of Manchester. 26 October 2010 <http://www.oxfordreference.com>
Bibliometrics in a nutshell
What is a bibliometric?
What are bibliometrics used for?
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What’s good about bibliometrics?
What’s not so good?
Impact Measures
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(Journal) Impact Factor
• Journal Impact Factors (JIF) were devised by Eugene Garfield
• Eg. If a journal has an impact factor of 4 in 2009 then in 2007 & 2008 then its papers received an average 4 citations each.
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200920082007
Source paper – published in 2009
Cited reference – published in 2007 or 2008
Citations
All Previous Years
2006 2010
2009 Impact Factor
More Measures
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Individual Measures
• ‘H’ Index developed by Jorge E. Hirsch
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Schematic curve of number of citations versus paper number, with papers numbered in order of decreasing citations.Hirsch J E PNAS 2005;102:16569-16572
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Services to measure
Web of Knowledge&
Journal Citation Reports
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Using the Scopus database for bibliometrics
H Index
SCOPUS author evaluator
• Andrey Geim
SCOPUS Journal analyser
• Scopus analytics
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Bibliography
• Chapman, Karen, 2010. Methods of demonstrating article and journal impact, Journal of business and Finance Librarianship. 15:1, 2-13.
• White Paper Using Bibliometrics in Evaluation Research http://science.thomsonreuters.com/news/2008-07/8465001/
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