A scientometric approach of dynamic science institutionalization in the field of laparoscopic proctocolectomy

Abstract

This scientometric study analyzed the dynamic institutionalization of research on laparoscopic proctocolectomy and outlined the most significant institutions, scientists, journals and conference proceedings. A retrospective problem-oriented, title-word based search was done in Web of Science Core Collection (WoS), MEDLINE and BIOSIS Citation Index (BIOSIS) between 2008-2017. The following parameters were comparatively assessed: the annual dynamics of publications; the languages of publications; the authors; the journals; the scientific institutions; the scientific forums and citations received. There were 3,393 publications abstracted in WoS, 5,209-in MEDLINE and only 488-in BIOSIS. The papers were abstracted in WoS by researchers from 65 countries, whereas in BIOSISby researchers from 37 countries. There were 23 languages of publications in MEDLINE, 11 in WoS and 7 in BIOSIS. The journal Dis. Colon Rectum contained most of the papers abstracted on this topic. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation was the most influential scientific institution. The annual meetings of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons attracted the attention of most scientists all around the world. The paper by M.H. van der Pas et al. (Lancet Oncol. 2013; 14:210-218) received 393 citations in WoS. This comprehensive factual information could be properly used by coloproctologists in smaller countries and institutional science managers.

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“…According to an original scientometric concept, there is a unity of the institutionalization, interdisciplinarity and internationalization of contemporary science and university education [4,5]. Along with the acknowledged problem-ori-ented denominations of single institutions of different organizational type, the following essential components belong to science institutionalization defined as a historically established disciplinary organization of scientific and higher educational structures [5][6][7]: i) the organization of national and international scientific forums on a concrete interdisciplinary (or narrow-monodisciplinary) topic; ii) the regular publication of problem-oriented and narrow-or broad-profile inter-or monodisciplinary journals and monographs and their subsequent inclusion in secondary information sources and databases; iii) foundation of national and international scientific societies and associations; iv) establishing of corresponding university departments and/or their subdivisions performing a regular students' education; v) introduction of postgraduate studies and preparation of doctoral dissertations; vi) introduction of the topic into university students' curricula, initially, in the form of extracurricular activity such as invited lectures delivered by experts from the same country and abroad, publication of textbooks and manuals, summer schools, etc. ; vii) creation and subsequent dynamic development of corresponding paradigms or paradigm circles, etc.…”