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- 1. “Bibliometrics“ Presentation of findings KamilaHurkova Merve Nur Tas Tommi Veromaa
- 2. Bibliometrics Definition & Application 19.10.2017Scenario Management - Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 2 “The statistical analysis of bibliographic data mainly in the scientific and technical literatures. It measures the amount of scientific activity in a subject category, journal, country or other area of interest.“ (Henry Small, Thomson Reuters) Publication counts Citation counts H-Index Journal Impact Factor (JIF) Individual Researchers University Faculties, Schools Research Groups University Management and Administration External stakeholders ➢Demonstrate the impact of your own research or that of your research group ➢Identify areas of research strength and weakness to inform future research priorities for an institution ➢Identify top performing journals / researchers in a subject area
- 3. 19.10.2017 Scenario Management- Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 3 Bibliometrics Methodology: Publication counts The number of publications produced by an individual, unit or institution is the most basic metric used to measure productivity. Take into account: - Number of researches in each of the institutions - the disciplines covered - the actual publications covered in SCOPUS and the depth of coverage Count of papers produced by 4 institutions retrieved using the SCOPUS database
- 4. 19.10.2017 Scenario Management- Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 4 Bibliometrics Methodology: Citation counts Citations are used to measure the impact or influence of a paper or group of papers. It is important to note that the count will vary depending on the tool used. Schools publications in Web of Science (WOS) (Total of 256 papers were found. The papers were cited 6113 times by publications indexed in the WOS and for the time period covered. Also view: - Average citations per paper - Average citations per institution Consider: - The number of researchers in each institution (when comparing institutions)
- 5. 19.10.2017 Scenario Management- Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 5 Bibliometrics Methodology: H-index The h index (a single number) takes into account productivity (paper counts) AND impact (citation). If an individual has a h-index of 7, this means 7 of their papers have been cited at least 7 times each. Caution!: Can only be used effectively by comparing like with like: for example: similar institutions. individuals in a similar discipline and at a similar stage in their career
- 6. 19.10.2017 Scenario Management- Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 6 Bibliometrics Methodology: Journal Impact Factor The JIF is a metric applied to individual journals. JIF represents the average citation counts of papers published in a journal over a two year period. JIF is produced using data from the Web of Science. The JIF is updated every year and published in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Caution!: You must always compare like with like and understand the context of the title's JIF data. Different journals can have the highest impact in their particular category, even though one of them can have much smaller JIF than the other.
- 7. 19.10.2017 Scenario Management- Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 7 Bibliometrics Analysis ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES ▪ Quantitative way of measuring impact of the research ▪ Metrics vary between cited and not-cited and do not necessarily guarantee the quality i.e its possible for articles to be cited but for negative reasons ▪ Transparency of the procedure and reproducibility of the same method ▪ Deceived information i..e exploitability by researchers and journals to falsely boost bibliometric score ▪ Inexpensive to implement and use ▪ May drive researchers to encourage researching based on their popularity, not the value of the research itself ▪ Time-friendly ▪ Variation between areas of study need to take into account that publication frequency and citation cultures differ i.e. cannot compare two industries ▪ Scalability: Can be observed on individual, national, institutional or international levels
- 8. References 19.10.2017 Scenario Management- Presentation of findings "Bibliometrics", "K.Hurkova, M.N.Tas, T.Veromaa" 8 ➢ https://library.leeds.ac.uk/tutorials/bibliometrics/introduction/story_html 5.html ➢ http://www.open.ac.uk/library-research-support/bibliometrics/pros-and- cons-bibliometrics ➢ https://library.leeds.ac.uk/tutorials/bibliometrics/introduction/story_html 5.html ➢ https://library.leeds.ac.uk/researcher-bibliometrics-about
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