PubMed captures more fine-grained bibliographic data on scientific commentary than Web of Science: a comparative analysis
Shuang Wang,
Kai Zhang,
Jian Du
Abstract:BackgroundResearch commentaries have the potential for evidence appraisal in emphasising, correcting, shaping and disseminating scientific knowledge.ObjectivesTo identify the appropriate bibliographic source for capturing commentary information, this study compares comment data in PubMed and Web of Science (WoS) to assess their applicability in evidence appraisal.MethodsUsing COVID-19 as a case study, with over 27 k COVID-19 papers in PubMed as a baseline, we designed a comparative analysis for commented-comme… Show more
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