Technology Transfer and Objective Assessment of Science and World Priority

How Bibliometric Indicators Should Be Used to Assess Excellence in Science and Technology

“…This being true for both individual scientists (Table 3) and institutions (Table 5) in both side of the Ocean, as apparent in these preliminary data taken from web at the Institute Scientific Information and at the Google Scholar and from the correlated earlier published papers [3][4][5][7][8][9].…”

“…In using these data, we have focused on full-length articles, considering these to be the most indicative signs of scientific performance. We have excluded conference proceedings, chapters in books and other contributions to the scientific literature [6][7][8][9]. It is well known that the selection of a journal for inclusion in the SCISEARCH database follows strict criteria -namely, the significance and impact of articles, reference from subject specialists, citation frequency, and recommendation from subscribers, historical data, editorial policy, geopolitical considerations, and punctuality.…”

“…As far as the number of citations is concerned we acknowledge and correct for the several limitations of this indicator [7][8][9]. We have thereby successfully tested this new bibliometric tool to assess the excellence in selected scientific disciplines, using data from the Science Citation Index (SCI) published by Thomson Scientific and Google Scholar.…”

“…Their utilization [5][6][7][8][9] appears capable to automatize the assessment of both the public and private Institutions and of their individual researchers proving to be quite significant in providing computer-assisted evaluation criteria with the properly referenced international databank. If our goal is to select the very best for science and technology in academia and industry rather emblematic appears the emerging list of most cited Journals worldwide (Figure 1), where the number one by far is the "CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians" published by the American Cancer Society with Impact Factor 137 provided by the ISI Journal Citation Reports© Ranking in 2015.…”

From Nuclear and Strategic Disarmament to Joint Worldwide Research and Development for Humanity Survival

“…A new version of the World Economic Forum focused on Energy and Environment as recently proposed by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe is fundamental after adopting the Paris Agreement, considering that the third Innovation for Cool Earth Forum occurred in October 2016 at Tokyo was the very first pertinent international meeting thereafter [1]. The limited scientific and technological progress in Energy and Environment appears still incapable to find solutions for effective carbon dioxide reduction and for new energy sources really alternatives to nuclear fission, gas, oil and carbon still dominating the scene worldwide, and this despite hopes being raised on nuclear fusion, energy storage and hydrogen energy for which quite more is needed and should be done with a new World Forum on energy and environment more aggressive and focused to make the difference.…”