Growth of the number of indexed journals of Latin America and the Caribbean: the effect on the impact of each country

Collazo-Reyes, Francisco

doi:10.1007/s11192-013-1036-2

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“…Even with the unprecedented inclusion of journals in both databases as a part of expansion in their coverage (Leta, 2011;Collazo-Reyes, 2014), Scopus offers a stronger coverage of journals not exclusively written in English (22,800 as opposed to the 18,000 of WoS), which provides for a more representative geographical picture of Graphene research. Granted, WoS has strong coverage which goes back to 1990 (Chadegani et al, 2013), but this was not especially relevant for our objectives.…”

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Identification and Visualization of the Intellectual Structure in Graphene Research

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Chinchilla‐Rodríguez

Rodríguez

2017

Front. Res. Metr. Anal.

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Since the discovery of the promising properties of graphene, research in the field has attracted numerous grants and sponsors, leading to an exponential rise in the number of papers and applications. This article presents a global map of graphene research and its intellectual structure, drawn using the terms of more than 50,000 documents extracted from Scopus database, years 1998-2015. The unit of analysis consisted of descriptors (including Author Keywords and Indexed Keywords), with the co-occurrence of descriptor as the unit of measure, using fractional counting. The main research lines identified are: Fundamental Research, Functionalization and Biomedical Applications, Technology and Devices, Materials Science, Energy Storage, Optics and Chemical Properties and Sensors. Using overlay maps, we depict the graphene research efforts of the United States, the European Union (Europe-28), and China, and project their evolution through longitudinal maps to facilitate comparison. The United States was initially at the head of world output in graphene research, but was surpassed by China in 2011 and by Europe in 2014, as a result of their respective scientific policies and financial support. The output of China has since been so intense that it can be said to mark graphene research trends. We believe this information may be valuable for the core community involved in this scientific field, as it offers a large-scale analysis showing how research has changed over time. It is therefore also helpful for policy makers and research planners. The resulting maps are a useful and attractive tool for the graphene research community, as they reveal the main lines of exploration at a glance. The methodology described here could be re-created in any other field of science to uncover and display its intellectual structure and evolution over time.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification and Visualization of the Intellectual Structure in Graphene Research

Vargas-Quesada

Chinchilla‐Rodríguez

Rodríguez

2017

Front. Res. Metr. Anal.

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“…In other words, their editorial committees may favor publishing articles by authors of the same country, leading to a high level of self-citation and in the same (national) language. Indeed, the lowest impact levels are positively correlated with high percentages of self-citation and publication in the national tongue (Collazo, Luna, Russell, & Pérez, 2008;Collazo, 2014). This happens both in Thomson Reuters and in Scopus (Santa & Herrero, 2010).…”

Section: National Journals and Influence On The Impact Of Outputmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…There is a need for changes in habits -from editorial policy to certain research conducts (Collazo, 2014). The existence of a community of journals that tolerates unhealthy publication patterns eventually makes researchers get accustomed to this means of operating.…”

Section: National Journals and Influence On The Impact Of Outputmentioning

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What factors affect the visibility of Argentinean publications in humanities and social sciences in Scopus? Some evidence beyond the geographic realm of research

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Argentina´s patterns of publication in the humanities and social sciences were studied for the period 2003-2012, using the Scopus database and distinguishing the geographic realm of the research. The results indicate that "topics of national scope" have grown and gained international visibility. They can be broadly characterized as having Spanish as the language of publication, and a marked preference for single authorship; in contrast, the publication of "global topics", not geographically limited, characteristically have English as the language of divulgation, and institutional collaboration is stronger and more consolidated.Citation is apparently not determined only by the geographic realm of research, but also by language of publication, co-authorship, and the profiles of the journals where published. These results could contribute to constructive reflection upon publishing policy. The existence of a community of journals that tolerates biased patterns may make researchers echo and perpetuate poor practices, constructing or adapting the channels of communication. Such results also prove useful as a point of reference when evaluation criteria are elaborated by scientific committees, as unsupervised promotion and evaluation patterns could become Pre-print of: Scientometrics, DOI 10.1007/s11192-014-1414-4 2 based on local or overly subjective precepts, disregarding the disciplinary practices of the international scientific community.

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“…(Meneghini, Packer and Nassi-Calo, 2008;Kosanović. and Šipka, 2013;Alperin, 2014;Collazo, 2014;Beigel, 2014a;Aman, 2015). This geographic bias generates serious doubts about the objectivity of the scientific evaluation, based on the number of papers published in the SCI (van Leeuwen, Moed, Tijssen, Visser and Van Raan.…”

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Scientific communication networks. Analysis of journals and International Bibliographic Indexes

Socha

Valderrama

2017

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Recibido: 31 de octubre de 2016 / Aceptado: 11 de febrero de 2017 Resumen. Los Índices Bibliográficos Internacionales (IBIs) como Science Citation Index y Scopus, han adquirido protagonismo en la ciencia. Sin embargo, su ascenso ha sido polémico y alrededor de ellos se han configurado visiones a favor y en contra de su uso como herramientas objetivas para representar y seguir el estado de la ciencia. Esto ha conducido a profundas tensiones entre ambos polos expresadas en oposiciones del tipo: "los IBIs son/no son herramientas objetivas, científicas y universales". No obstante, es paradójico que ambos polos se presenten como excluyentes entre sí cuando en la realidad las denuncias de uno y otro dan cuenta de aspectos que coexisten en el proceso comunicativo. En este artículo analizamos esta coexistencia. El artículo resultado de investigación se concibe aquí como un objeto tecno-científico, en el contexto de la teoría del actor red y las metáforas de seguimiento: óptica, industrial y asociativa, para analizar las redes de comunicación científica. Este artículo tiene un objetivo doble: primero, proponer tres redes de seguimiento de la comunicación científica: manifiesta, subyacente y asociativa, para reconsiderar las denuncias a favor y en contra de los IBIs, y segundo, contribuir a la reflexión sobre la oposición enunciada a partir de una visión relacional, no sustancial, del proceso de la comunicación científica. Palabras clave: CTS; cienciometría; teoría del actor-red; mediaciones, revistas especializadas.[en] Scientific communication networks. Analysis of journals and International Bibliographic Indexes Abstract. International Bibliographic Indexes (IBIs) like Science Citation Index and Scopus have played an important role in the field of science. However, IBIs increased use has been controversial and has raised positive and negative standpoints regarding their use as objective tools to represent and track the state of science. This has led to the emergence of deep tensions between both sides, expressed in oppositions like: IBIs are/are not objective, scientific, and universal. However, it is paradoxical that both sides are presented as mutually exclusive when all their complaints consider aspects that coexist in the communication process. We present evidences of this coexistence. In our approach, research papers are conceived as a techno-scientific object in the context of actor-network theory and metaphor tracking: optical, industrial, and associative, to analyze scientific communication networks. The aim of this study is twofold: first, we propose three networks to track scientific communication: manifest, underlying, and associative, to reconsider both positive and negative allegations about IBIs. Secondly, we encourage to rethink the opposition, starting from a more relational approach rather than an essentialist one to the process of scientific communication.

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Growth of the number of indexed journals of Latin America and the Caribbean: the effect on the impact of each country

Cited by 75 publications

References 11 publications

Identification and Visualization of the Intellectual Structure in Graphene Research

Identification and Visualization of the Intellectual Structure in Graphene Research

What factors affect the visibility of Argentinean publications in humanities and social sciences in Scopus? Some evidence beyond the geographic realm of research

Scientific communication networks. Analysis of journals and International Bibliographic Indexes

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