scholarly journals Articles with authors affiliated to Brazilian institutions published from 1994 to 2003 with 100 or more citations: I - the weight of international collaboration and the role of the networks

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel L. Packer ◽  
Rogerio Meneghini
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Institutional Affiliation ◽  
International Collaborations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Highly Cited

Articles with 100 citations or more in the scientific literature and with at least one author with Brazilian affiliation, were identified in the Thomson-ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Web of Science bibliometric database, covering a 10-year period, from 1994 to 2003; 248 (0.23%) out of a total of 109,916 articles with Brazilian affiliation were identified. This study was primarily carried out to identify thematic nuclei of excellence in research that had major impact in the international literature (Meneghini and Packer 2006). The regional and institutional affiliation distributions of these articles follow approximately that of the total of Brazilian articles in the ISI database. However, some significant deviations are observed derived from the outstanding performance of a few groups responsible for the publication of the HC-ISI (Highly cited ISI) papers. The international collaboration and the network organization of work played a fundamental role in these results. It is evident that the role played by organizations in research networks as well as the international collaborations exerted strong influence in the impact of these articles, although with distinct amplitude in the different fields.

scholarly journals O1.4. HOW THE MOST CITED RESEARCH ARTICLES ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA IN 2018 DEPICT THE DISEASE?

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S2-S2
Author(s):  
Gabriela Tonsig ◽  
Maria Dino ◽  
Bernardo Haguiara ◽  
Lais Fonseca ◽  
José Orsi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Life Goals ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
The Media ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Highly Cited

Abstract Background Despite the progress in treatment and clinical outcomes, schizophrenia remains a highly stigmatized disease and imposes a challenge to families and patients towards recovery. Stigma can debilitate individuals as much as the disease itself, representing one of the most relevant obstacles to overcome the illness: it hinders the pursuit of autonomy and achievement of life goals. Stigma is complex and multilayered and its research usually focus on patients and society, but a lower number of studies address health professionals stigma. Even fewer investigate stigma of researchers. Thus, our objective is to analyze how the most cited research papers published in 2018 addressing schizophrenia depict the disease to identify putative stigma among researchers. Methods In this exploratory study, we conducted a search using Web of Science (WoS) with the following terms: (“patients with schizophrenia”) OR (“schizophrenia patients”). We restricted the search to articles published in 2018 and selected the 20 studies with the highest total number of citations. We identified how the authors defined schizophrenia and then categorized the definition in three groups: (1) negative perspective, in which depreciative words were used to define the disease; (2) neutral definition, in which emphasis is given to the description of epidemiological data; and (3) neutral to positive definition, when negative outcomes were listed as possibilities, not certainties. Two independent authors (G.K. and M.M.) categorized each article and eventual conflicts were solved by a third author (A.G.) Results 25% of the studies depicted a clearly negative perspective of schizophrenia. In these studies, the disease was described with words such as “devastating” and “highly disabling”. Most studies (60%) were coded as neutral, being mainly descriptive of current epidemiological data. Only 3 studies (15%) were identified as more favorable, since they acknowledged the possibility of better outcomes among patients with schizophrenia. Discussion In the current schizophrenia scientific literature, negative views of the disease are still largely common. Considering the role of highly cited papers as opinion formers, we suggest that as occurred in other fields, such as the change in address of suicide by the media, some orientation should be adopted to avoid further contributions to the schizophrenia stigma.

scholarly journals Articles with authors affiliated to Brazilian institutions published from 1994 to 2003 with 100 or more citations: II - identification of thematic nuclei of excellence in Brazilian science

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 855-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogerio Meneghini ◽  
Abel L. Packer
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Network Organization ◽  
Brazilian Science

Articles with 100 citations or more in the scientific literature and with at least one author with Brazilian affiliation, were identified in the Thomson-ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Web of Science bibliometric database covering a 10-year period, from 1994 to 2003 (see Packer and Meneghini 2006); 248 (0.23%) out of a total of 109,916 articles with Brazilian affiliation were identified. This study was primarily carried out to identify thematic nuclei of excellence in research that had major impact in the international literature. Twelve of these nuclei in the fields of Biomedicine, Medicine, Biology, Physic, Chemistry and Astronomy were considered outstanding and their genesis and development were described. The weight of factors such as international collaboration and network organization are distinct in these areas and the reasons for that are discussed.

scholarly journals Methodological adequacy of articles published in two open-access Brazilian cardiology periodicals

2010 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane Rufino Macedo ◽  
Davi Leite da Silva ◽  
Maria Eduarda Puga
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Assessment Performance ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
The Impact

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The use of rigorous scientific methods has contributed towards developing scientific articles of excellent methodological quality. This has made it possible to promote their citation and increase the impact factor. Brazilian periodicals have had to adapt to certain quality standards demanded by these indexing organizations, such as the content and the number of original articles published in each issue. This study aimed to evaluate the methodological adequacy of two Brazilian periodicals within the field of cardiology that are indexed in several databases and freely accessible through the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), and which are now indexed by the Web of Science (Institute for Scientific Information, ISI). DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive study at Brazilian Cochrane Center. METHODS: All the published articles were evaluated according to merit assessment (content) and form assessment (performance). RESULTS: Ninety-six percent of the articles analyzed presented study designs that were adequate for answering the objectives. CONCLUSIONS: These two Brazilian periodicals within the field of cardiology published methodologically adequate articles, since they followed the quality standards. Thus, these periodicals can be considered both for consultation and as vehicles for publishing future articles. For further analyses, it is essential to apply other indicators of scientific activity such as bibliometrics, which evaluates quantitative aspects of the production, dissemination and use of information, and scientometrics, which is also concerned with the development of science policies, within which it is often superimposed on bibliometrics.

scholarly journals The impact of global scientific and education policy on the staffing of innovative breakthrough

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 22003
Author(s):  
Valeriia Semenova ◽  
Mikhail Fridman
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Problem ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Expert Assessments ◽  
The Impact

This article is devoted to an important and topical scientific problem of personnel support for innovative breakthrough in the context of globalization. Much attention is paid to understanding the role of global scientific and educational policy as a conceptual and methodological basis for long-term development. The purpose of the article is to analyze the problem, identify the causes and possible consequences of the personnel crisis, determine and justify the role of global scientific and educational policy in achieving an innovative breakthrough. The article is based on research conducted on the basis of observation, analysis, generalization and systematization of scientific literature, expert assessments, regulatory documents and public statements of officials. The work is structured, which is confirmed by the use of traditional logic and methodology of scientific research methods (analysis, synthesis and extrapolation). The article reflects the results of studying the theoretical and methodological justification of the global scientific and educational policy and the conditions of its impact on the staffing of an innovative breakthrough.

scholarly journals A citation analysis of Serbian Dental Journal using Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Jacimovic ◽  
Ruzica Petrovic ◽  
Slavoljub Zivkovic
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Thomson Scientific ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Citation Counts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Citation Databases

Introduction. For a long time, The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI, now Thomson Scientific, Philadelphia, US) citation databases, available online through the Web of Science (WoS), had an unique position among bibliographic databases. The emergence of new citation databases, such as Scopus and Google Scholar (GS), call in question the dominance of WoS and the accuracy of bibliometric and citation studies exclusively based on WoS data. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences in the received citation counts for Serbian Dental Journal (SDJ) found in WoS and Scopus databases, or whether GS results differed significantly from those obtained by WoS and Scopus, and whether GS could be an adequate qualitative alternative for commercial databases in the impact assessment of this journal. Material and Methods. The data regarding SDJ citation was collected in September 2010 by searching WoS, Scopus and GS databases. For further analysis, all relevant data of both, cited and citing articles, were imported into Microsoft Access? database. Results. One hundred and fifty-eight cited papers from SDJ and 249 received citations were found in the three analyzed databases. 74% of cited articles were found in GS, 46% in Scopus and 44% in WoS. The greatest number of citations (189) was derived from GS, while only 15% of the citations, were found in all three databases. There was a significant difference in the percentage of unique citations found in the databases. 58% originated from GS, while Scopus and WoS gave 6% and 4% unique citations, respectively. The highest percentage of databases overlap was found between WoS and Scopus (70%), while the overlap between Scopus and GS was 18% only. In case of WoS and GS the overlap was 17%. Most of the SDJ citations came from original scientific articles. Conclusion. WoS, Scopus and GS produce quantitatively and qualitatively different citation counts for SDJ articles. None of the examined databases can provide a comprehensive picture and it is necessary to take into account all three available sources.

scholarly journals In the free web of science

2003 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. F02
Author(s):  
Mauro Scanu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Circulation System ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Web

A ghost is wandering around the web: it is called open access, a proposal to modify the circulation system of scientific information which has landed on the sacred soil of scientific literature. The circulation system of scientific magazines has recently started faltering, not because this instrument is no longer a guarantee of quality, but rather for economic reasons. In countries such as Great Britain, as shown in the following chart, the past twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in subscription fees, exceeding by far the prices of other publishing products and the average inflation rate. The same trend applies to the United States.

THE ROLE OF HOMEWORK IN THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY ACQUISITION

2017 ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Olga Supe ◽  
Aivars Kaupuzs
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
School Students ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
The Impact

The research reflected in the article focuses on the analyses of scientific literature, investigates the foreign experience on theoretical aspects of foreign language acquisition and the role of homework in the learning process. The author clarifies the current situation of English vocabulary acquisition among secondary school students, traditionally assigning homework and gathers students’ views on this, compares and analyses the results gained. The aim of the research is to investigate the impact of homework on the secondary school students’ English vocabulary development process. Methods of research: theoretical - studying pedagogical, psychological and scientific sources; empirical – a survey, document analysis, and an experiment. The article deals with students’ opinions about homework and examines the data of homework assignment at Rezekne State Gymnasium No.1.

Assessing YouTube science news’ credibility: The impact of web-search on the role of video, source, and user attributes

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Michalovich ◽  
Arnon Hershkovitz
Keyword(s):  
Web Search ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Online Search ◽  
Assessment Task ◽  
Perceived Credibility ◽  
Video Source ◽  
Science News ◽  
The Impact

This randomized controlled experiment ( N = 707) is the first to examine the role of video, source and user attributes in credibility assessment of online science news videos, and the impact of web-search on this role. We created a science news YouTube video in 12 versions (3 × 2 × 2 for source, quality and popularity). Each participant was randomly assigned to one version and was asked to rate the credibility of the source and the scientific information presented in the video. We found that perceived credibility is positively associated with perceived quality, as well as users’ YouTube experience. For those participants who did not conduct an online search during the assessment task, there was a positive association between the presenter’s perceived credibility and the video’s perceived credibility as well as its popularity; however, such associations were not present for participants who did conduct an online search.

Self-care challenges in adolescents: a comprehensive literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Masoumi ◽  
Zohreh Shahhosseini
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
English Language ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Information Database ◽  
Adolescent Health Status

AbstractBackgroundAdolescence is the period of accepting self-care responsibility. Many severe diseases that cause early mortality are rooted in adolescence. Hence, adolescence is the definitive time for preventive interventions such as self-care behaviors. In addition to the benefits of self-care behaviors, evidence shows that adolescents face barriers in performing self-care behaviors.ObjectiveThe aim of the current study to review the self-care challenges for adolescents.MethodsDatabases such as Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Web of Science, Scientific Information Database and Scopus were searched to extract papers published from 1994 to 2016 based on the inclusion criterion. The inclusion criterion was English language papers from famous authors on self-care behaviors in adolescents.ResultsThe results of the current study showed that adolescents face cultural (two subcategories, beliefs and convictions, knowledge), socio-economic (five subcategories, family, healthcare providers, peers, social support, economic status) and personal (three subcategories, mental health, gender, ethnicity) challenges.ConclusionsSelf-care behaviors in adolescents are influenced by biological, psychological, economic and social factors. As this is a multifactorial process, people who deal with adolescents should have enough knowledge regarding adolescent health status and also learn how to perceive the role of culture in self-care behaviors of the adolescents.

scholarly journals TRUST AMONG CO-PRODUCERS OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE IMPACT OF TRANSPARENCY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Andrius Puksas
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Know How ◽  
Balance Of Interests ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Impact

The co-production of public services as a process requires parties to cooperate in creating new or improved existing public services and in the delivery of these services. As any other social process, it is expected to be built on trust, benevolence and the balance of interests. Trust between cooperating parties, and between the parties and users of final co-production services is crucial. In other words, trust among stakeholders is expected. The potential benefits of co-production lie in the involvement of qualitatively different stakeholders, who to some extent are interested in the result and have the required resources (human resources, financial, know-how, etc.) to contribute. Together with obvious benefits, co-production as a process brings a challenging task to balance the different interests, expectations, demands and maintain trust among co-producers and the users of public services. The paper is based on a conceptual analysis and the analysis of scientific literature; no empirical data was analysed. It provides the definition and the main features of co-production, and analyses the impact of trust among the stakeholders and the role of transparency. Despite the fact that co-production can cover different areas, the article is limited to co-production of public services.

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