Tale of Three Databases: The Implication of Coverage Demonstrated for a Sample Query

Bar‐Ilan, Judit

doi:10.3389/frma.2018.00006

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“…Both ACM and IEEE publish computer science conference proceedings, and these were relevant to our evidence map and supplemented our health data sources. Although Scopus and Web of Science cover most journal publications from ACM and IEEE, their indexing of conference proceedings is poorer [ 32 ]. Therefore, from a coverage standpoint, it would make sense to retain these databases.…”

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confidence: 99%

Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map

Guerreiro¹,

Angelini²,

Henriques³

et al. 2021

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Conversational agents, which we defined as computer programs that are designed to simulate two-way human conversation by using language and are potentially supplemented with nonlanguage modalities, offer promising avenues for health interventions for different populations across the life course. There is a lack of open-access and user-friendly resources for identifying research trends and gaps and pinpointing expertise across international centers. Objective Our aim is to provide an overview of all relevant evidence on conversational agents for health and well-being across the life course. Specifically, our objectives are to identify, categorize, and synthesize—through visual formats and a searchable database—primary studies and reviews in this research field. Methods An evidence map was selected as the type of literature review to be conducted, as it optimally corresponded to our aim. We systematically searched 8 databases (MEDLINE; CINAHL; Web of Science; Scopus; the Cochrane, ACM, IEEE, and Joanna Briggs Institute databases; and Google Scholar). We will perform backward citation searching on all included studies. The first stage of a double-stage screening procedure, which was based on abstracts and titles only, was conducted by using predetermined eligibility criteria for primary studies and reviews. An operational screening procedure was developed for streamlined and consistent screening across the team. Double data extraction will be performed with previously piloted data collection forms. We will appraise systematic reviews by using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2. Primary studies and reviews will be assessed separately in the analysis. Data will be synthesized through descriptive statistics, bivariate statistics, and subgroup analysis (if appropriate) and through high-level maps such as scatter and bubble charts. The development of the searchable database will be informed by the research questions and data extraction forms. Results As of April 2021, the literature search in the eight databases was concluded, yielding a total of 16,351 records. The first stage of screening, which was based on abstracts and titles only, resulted in the selection of 1282 records of primary studies and 151 records of reviews. These will be subjected to second-stage screening. A glossary with operational definitions for supporting the study selection and data extraction stages was drafted. The anticipated completion date is October 2021. Conclusions Our wider definition of a conversational agent and the broad scope of our evidence map will explicate trends and gaps in this field of research. Additionally, our evidence map and searchable database of studies will help researchers to avoid fragmented research efforts and wasteful redundancies. Finally, as part of the Harnessing the Power of Conversational e-Coaches for Health and Well-being Through Swiss-Portuguese Collaboration project, our work will also inform the development of an international taxonomy on conversational agents for health and well-being, thereby contributing to terminology standardization and categorization. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/26680

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map

Guerreiro¹,

Angelini²,

Henriques³

et al. 2021

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…Firstly, the use of a single database to gather the source literature may have resulted in some relevant academic publications on urban poverty being undetected. Various coverage comparison studies demonstrate that scholarly databases retrieve different sets of publications when the same search query is processed and their level of coverage tends to change depending upon the subject under investigation (Ball and Tunger, 2006;Bar-Ilan, 2018;Durán Sánchez et al, 2017;Halevi et al, 2017;Martín-Martín et al, 2018). To overcome this limitation and identify the most suitable database for this bibliometric study, Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) were both tested to establish their coverage of the urban poverty domain.…”

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confidence: 99%

Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas

Panori

Mora

Reid

2019

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Urban poverty represents one of the greatest and most urgent challenges that modern society is facing. The criticality of this global issue is represented by a rapidly growing body of academic literature which aims to explain the dynamics of urban poverty and promote effective and enduring solutions. However, despite many years of research, no studies have been conducted yet which reveal and analyze the overall intellectual structure of the urban poverty research field. In light of this gap, a bibliometric study was undertaken of 52 years of scientific literature on urban poverty (1965-2017). The bibliometric study combines author citation analysis and text-mining techniques to map the main research communities and core knowledge producers which are shaping the urban poverty research field and to identify the thematic areas that these communities are focusing attention on. The results of this investigation reveal a significant growth in the volume of academic literature produced post-1990, which is mainly driven by the collaborative efforts of five research communities, each of whom are seen to focus attention on a specific thematic area: (A) Policy-oriented research; (B) Urban poverty concentration; (C) The rise of poverty in Chinese cities; (D) Youth-behavioral and mental-health aspects of urban poverty; and (E) Urban poverty and health in the Sub-Saharan and Asian slum areas. The practical relevance and scientific contribution of this study is evidenced in its capacity to assist those actors working to alleviate urban poverty, in particular research communities, governmental and intergovernmental institutions, and funding bodies. In addition to help them grasp the overall intellectual structure of the urban poverty research field, the insight offered by this study is instrumental in supporting the articulation of a global, action-oriented agenda for future interdisciplinary research on urban poverty.

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“…In the last study, the scope of analysis was expanded by adding additional three data sources (MA, OpenCitations' COCI, and Dimensions), and by including ESCI Backfile in evaluation of WoS CC. A similar approach was used in several other content evaluation studies [27,57]. Meanwhile, other papers employing citations were more focused on citation counts and differences in citation-based rankings that were obtained from WoS and Scopus [48,[58][59][60].…”

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Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus: The Titans of Bibliographic Information in Today’s Academic World

2021

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Nowadays, the importance of bibliographic databases (DBs) has increased enormously, as they are the main providers of publication metadata and bibliometric indicators universally used both for research assessment practices and for performing daily tasks. Because the reliability of these tasks firstly depends on the data source, all users of the DBs should be able to choose the most suitable one. Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus are the two main bibliographic DBs. The comprehensive evaluation of the DBs’ coverage is practically impossible without extensive bibliometric analyses or literature reviews, but most DBs users do not have bibliometric competence and/or are not willing to invest additional time for such evaluations. Apart from that, the convenience of the DB’s interface, performance, provided impact indicators and additional tools may also influence the users’ choice. The main goal of this work is to provide all of the potential users with an all-inclusive description of the two main bibliographic DBs by gathering the findings that are presented in the most recent literature and information provided by the owners of the DBs at one place. This overview should aid all stakeholders employing publication and citation data in selecting the most suitable DB.

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Tale of Three Databases: The Implication of Coverage Demonstrated for a Sample Query

Cited by 27 publications

References 20 publications

Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map

Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map

Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas

Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus: The Titans of Bibliographic Information in Today’s Academic World

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