Do we need a Unique Scientist ID for publications in biomedicine?

Bohne-Lang, Andreas; Lang, Elke

doi:10.1186/1742-5581-2-1

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“…It is possible that our literature search and publication assignment criteria were flawed, leading to some inaccuracies in the number of publications for some researchers. Because our methodology might skew our results to over-estimation of publications for common surnames (9), we utilized a thorough search strategy for these cases, with first and middle initials and keywords, and when necessary, hand review of articles. The observation that those who did not stay in academics had very low numbers of (or no) publications would be expected, and suggests the validity of our methods.…”

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A 25-Year Analysis of the American College of Gastroenterology Research Grant Program: Factors Associated With Publication and Advancement in Academics

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Introduction The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has awarded research grants for 25 years. We assessed the characteristics of grant recipients, their current academic status, and the likelihood of publication resulting from the grant. Methods Demographic data, year and amount of award, title of project, and recipient’s institution were extracted from ACG databases. Using ACG reports and medical literature search engines, we assessed publication based on grant-funded research, as well as career publication record. We also determined the current position of awardees. Similar analysis was performed for recipients of junior investigator awards. Results A total of 396 clinical research awards totaling $5,374,497 ($6,867,937 in 2008 dollars) were awarded to 341 recipients in the 25 years between 1983 and 2008. The most commonly funded areas of research were endoscopy (22% of awards) and motility/functional disorders (21%). At least one peer-reviewed publication based on grant-funded research occurred in 255 of the awards (69%). Higher award value was associated with subsequent publication. Of 341 past awardees, 195 (62%) are currently in academic positions. Factors associated with staying in academics included higher award value (p<0.01), a Master’s degree (p=0.02) and publishing grant-funded research (p<0.01). The junior faculty career development award was granted to 27 individuals for a total of $3,000,000 (3,398,004 in 2008 dollars). Publication resulted from 90% of the funded projects, and 95% of awardees have remained in academics. Overall, the mean cost in grant dollars per published paper based on the research was $14,875. Conclusion The majority of ACG grant recipients published the results of their research and remained in academics. Higher amount of award, holding an advanced degree, and publication were associated with careers in academics. The ACG research grant award program is an important engine of investigation, publications, and academic career development in the field of gastroenterology.

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A 25-Year Analysis of the American College of Gastroenterology Research Grant Program: Factors Associated With Publication and Advancement in Academics

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“…English being the most widely used global language in science, the journal publishers prefer it to attract larger reader base, resulting in more visibility, increased citations and higher IF, as compared to German, Latin, Greek, which were erstwhile popular languages. [57]…”

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Scientific evaluation of the scholarly publications

Saxena¹,

Thawani

Chakrabarty

et al. 2013

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

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Worthiness of any scientific journal is measured by the quality of the articles published in it. The Impact factor (IF) is one popular tool which analyses the quality of journal in terms of citations received by its published articles. It is usually assumed that journals with high IF carry meaningful, prominent, and quality research. Since IF does not assess a single contribution but the whole journal, the evaluation of research authors should not be influenced by the IF of the journal. The h index, g index, m quotient, c index are some other alternatives to judge the quality of an author. These address the shortcomings of IF viz. number of citations received by an author, active years of publication, length of academic career and citations received for recent articles. Quality being the most desirable aspect for evaluating an author's work over the active research phase, various indices has attempted to accommodate different possible variables. However, each index has its own merits and demerits. We review the available indices, find the fallacies and to correct these, hereby propose the Original Research Performance Index (ORPI) for evaluation of an author's original work which can also take care of the bias arising because of self-citations, gift authorship, inactive phase of research, and length of non-productive period in research.

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“…The shortcomings of JIFs are well described. 4 5 6 7 8 9 These include the small number of highly cited articles skewing the impact factor of a journal; the risk for manipulation by self citation in reviews, editorials and letters; the lack of transparency in its calculation; and the lack of publication of a median citation number. 10 Furthermore, it has been determined recently that the JIF serves as an inappropriate indicator of research quality 6 and does not predict an individual author's future citations.…”

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The Journal Impact Factor of Orthopaedic Journals Does not Predict Individual Paper Citation Rate

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Background:The journal impact factor (JIF) is thought to reflect the average number of citations an article will receive and therefore can influence study impact and clinical decision making. However, analysis of citation rates across multiple scientific and research domains has shown that most articles will not reach this expected number of citations. This phenomenon is known as citation skew and it has not previously been examined in the orthopaedic literature. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which citation skew exists within orthopaedic journals and thus to determine whether the JIF in the orthopaedic literature reflects individual study citation rates.Methods:We used data from the Thomson Reuters (now Clarivate Analytics) Web of Science to determine the 2015 JIF and citation distribution for all orthopaedic journals listed in the database. We calculated the percentage of articles with fewer citations than the JIF for each journal. Finally, we analyzed the citation distribution within groups of orthopaedic subspecialty publications.Results:We identified a total of 74 orthopaedic journals and 29,296 publications for the years 2013 and 2014. Across all orthopaedic journals, 85% of published articles are cited fewer times than the JIF would indicate. The median number of citations of all articles was zero for all journals (interquartile range = 0-0) except for seven journals, for which the median number of citations per article was 1.Conclusion:Citation skew is prevalent across the orthopaedic literature. Most published work is not cited in the first 2 years following publication, and the JIFs are the result of a few highly cited articles. The assessment of an individual orthopaedic study's quality should not be determined by the JIF but rather by direct evaluation of the methodology, relevance, and appropriateness of the study's conclusions.

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Do we need a Unique Scientist ID for publications in biomedicine?

Abstract: Background: The PubMed database contains nearly 15 million references from more than 4,800 biomedical journals. In general, authors of scientific articles are addressed by their last name and forename initial.

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A 25-Year Analysis of the American College of Gastroenterology Research Grant Program: Factors Associated With Publication and Advancement in Academics

A 25-Year Analysis of the American College of Gastroenterology Research Grant Program: Factors Associated With Publication and Advancement in Academics

Scientific evaluation of the scholarly publications

The Journal Impact Factor of Orthopaedic Journals Does not Predict Individual Paper Citation Rate

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