Bibliometric indexes, databases and impact factors in cardiology

Abstract

Bibliometry is a quantitative statistical technique to measure levels of production and dissemination of knowledge, as well as a useful tool to track the development of an scientific area. The valuation of production required for recognition of researchers and magazines is accomplished through tools called bibliometricindexes, divided into quality indicators and scientific impact. Initially developed for monographs of statistical measures especially in libraries, today bibliometrics is mainly used to evaluate productivity of authors and citation repercussion. However, these tools have limitations and sometimes provoke controversies about indiscriminate application, leading to the development of newer indexes. It is important to know the most common search indexes and use it properly even acknowledging its limitations as it has a direct impact in their daily practice, reputation and funds achievement.

Bibliometrics: tracking research impact by selecting the appropriate metrics

“…In addition, the h -index does not discriminate between first authorship and co-authorship and self-citations. 36 It also fails to distinguish the relative contributions to the work in multi-author papers. In other words, the h -index does not take into account whether an author is the first, second, or last author of a paper although these positions have a higher value placed upon them compared to the other intermediate author positions.…”

“…Therefore, Impact Factor (2015) = (citations 2013 + citations 2014)/(articles 2013 + articles 2014). 36 As an example, if the journal has an Impact Factor of 1.0, it means that on average, the articles published 1 or 2 years have been cited 1 time.…”

Scientific Publications in Dentistry in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia Between 1996 and 2018: A Bibliometric Analysis

“…However, alternative indicators of journal quality are used, including the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator [11], and the Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) [12]. It is important that the appropriate use of impact measures be used and that their limitations are recognized, as these indices have a direct impact on the author and academic performance measures and in the allocation of research funding [13].…”

Análisis bibliométrico de los trabajos de titulación de ocho Universidades de Pichincha, Napo y Orellana (Ecuador)

“…En relación con las definiciones dadas por los autores anteriormente mencionados, se entendería que la bibliometría es un estudio cuantitativo que se realiza a la literatura, ya sea esta libros, revistas, artículos científicos o tesis, y sirve para determinar la actividad científica que han tenido tanto los autores como las instituciones que los publican y de igual manera el impacto que ha generado la información para nuevas publicaciones. Más aún cuan-do la producción científica es la línea final de todas las actividades académicas y la investigación es el instrumento mediante el cual la comunidad científica muestra los resultados y presenta su trabajo al exterior (Bienert, Oliveira, Andrade, & Caramori, 2015). El resultado de la búsqueda debe ser creíble, ser accesible y, después de publicado, no debe modificarse.…”