<i>Caveats</i> for the use of citation indicators in research and journal evaluations

Leydesdorff, Loet

doi:10.1002/asi.20743

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“…Again it should be mentioned that bibliometrics in general and the use of particular databases in particular may have their own shortcomings (Roland 2007;Leydesdorff 2008). For this investigation it may be relevant that African countries may publish their research in local journals and languages which are not covered by the Web of Science.…”

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Research emphasis and collaboration in Africa

Pouris

2013

Scientometrics

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Scientific co-authorship of African researchers has become a fashionable topic in the recent scientometric literature. Researchers are investigating the effects, modes, dynamics and motives of collaboration in a continental research system which is in an embryonic stage and in different stages of development from country to country. In this article we attempt to provide some additional evidence by examining both patterns of collaboration at country and continental levels and the scientific disciplines emphasised. Our findings indicate that the continent's research emphasises medical and natural resources disciplines to the detriment of disciplines supporting knowledge based economies and societies. Furthermore, we identify that the collaborative patterns in Africa are substantial higher than in the rest of the world. A number of questions related to research collaboration and its effects are raised.

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Research emphasis and collaboration in Africa

Pouris

2013

Scientometrics

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“…These so-called document types are important for assessment since one has to control for document types (Garfield, 1979;Moed et al, 1995;Schubert & Braun, 1986) in the evaluation. 'Letters to the Editor,' for example, are cited much faster than 'Reviews' (Leydesdorff, 2008).…”

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Edited volumes, monographs and book chapters in the Book Citation Index (BKCI) and Science Citation Index (SCI, SoSCI, A&HCI)

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2012

J Scientometric Res.

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“…The term gained recognition by the founding in 1978 of the journal Scientometrics by Tibor Braun in Hungary. Even though scientometric studies are not without their critics (Roland 2007;Leydesdorff 2008) scientometrics is currently an indispensable part of science and technology policy monitoring and assessment studies (Jeenah et al 2008); studies related to the structure and dynamics of science (Schubert et al 2010;Mackenzie 2000, Mansfield 1995; impact assessments (King 2004;Lubango et al 2009;Inglesi-Lotz et al 2011) and others.…”

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Scientometric research in South Africa and successful policy instruments

Pouris

2011

Scientometrics

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This document provides an analysis of scientometric research in South Africa and it discusses sources of growth in the country's research literature in general. South Africa is identified to have limited expertise in the field revealed mainly during the last decade. However, the country is ranked 21ST in the world among the countries publishing in the journal Scientometrics and it is the only African country with such a standing in the field. Identification of the forces affecting positively the growth in the number of research publications in the country indicates that the primary incentive fuelling the recent growth is the new funding formula in the country which subsidizes the universities by more than R100 000 for each publication that their staff produces. The increase in the number of journals indexed in the ISI Thomson Reuters database and the incorporation of social sciences at the NRF have also affected the growth of research publications, but to a lesser extent.

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Caveats for the use of citation indicators in research and journal evaluations

Cited by 190 publications

References 61 publications

Research emphasis and collaboration in Africa

Research emphasis and collaboration in Africa

Edited volumes, monographs and book chapters in the Book Citation Index (BKCI) and Science Citation Index (SCI, SoSCI, A&HCI)

Scientometric research in South Africa and successful policy instruments

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