THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION SOURCES FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS DATA

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Golder ◽  
Yoon K. Loke
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
British Library ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Different Sources

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relative value and contribution of searching different sources to identify adverse effects data.Methods: The process of updating a systematic review and meta-analysis of thiazolidinedione-related fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was used as a case study. For each source searched, a record was made for each relevant reference included in the review noting whether it was retrieved with the search strategy used and whether it was available but not retrieved. The sensitivity, precision, and number needed to read from searching each source and from different combinations of sources were also calculated.Results: There were 58 relevant references which presented sufficient numerical data to be included in a meta-analysis of fractures and bone mineral density. The highest number of relevant references were retrieved from Science Citation Index (SCI) (35), followed by BIOSIS Previews (27) and EMBASE (24). The precision of the searches varied from 0.88% (Scirus) to 41.67% (CENTRAL). With the search strategies used, the minimum combination of sources required to retrieve all the relevant references was; the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) website, Science Citation Index (SCI), EMBASE, BIOSIS Previews, British Library Direct, Medscape DrugInfo, handsearching and reference checking, AHFS First, and Thomson Reuters Integrity or Conference Papers Index (CPI).Conclusions: In order to identify all the relevant references for this case study a number of different sources needed to be searched. The minimum combination of sources required to identify all the relevant references did not include MEDLINE

Publications by faculty members indexed in Science Citation Index and Scopus: an Iranian case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1247-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Golnessa Galyani-Moghaddam ◽  
Hassan Jafari ◽  
Asghar Sattarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
National Level ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Usa

Purpose The paper aims to report an investigation that was conducted to identify the scholarly publications by faculty members of the Allameh Tabataba’i University that were indexed in two international databases, Science Citation Index (SCI) and Scopus, from the year the databases first included Iranian-authored papers (1987 and 1989, respectively) through the end of 2015. Design methodology/approach Scientometric methods and social network analysis techniques were used to conduct the study and to analyze the co-authorship network. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were carried out on the data. Quantitative analysis was accomplished using Microsoft Excel, while the qualitative analysis was carried out using HistCite, VOSviewer and Pajek software. Findings Faculty members had the most international cooperation with colleagues from the USA and Switzerland, and they jointly authored papers with faculty and staff from other universities within Iran. The three institutions with the highest rate of co-authorship included the Islamic Azad University, Tehran University and Amir Kabir University of Technology. Practical implications The overall overlap among the two databases was about 21 per cent. The number of papers indexed by Scopus (583 records) was more than that by SCI (410 records). The total number of papers at an international level was much lower than that at the national level (6,426 records) in both the databases. Originality/value This paper provides insight into the scholarly works by the faculty of Allameh Tabataba’i University indexed in two international databases, SCI and Scopus. It also examines the co-authorship network structure.

Categorization and trend of materials science research from Science Citation Index (SCI) database: A case study of ceramics, metallurgy, and polymer subfields

2007 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sombatsompop ◽  
T. Markpin ◽  
T. Buranathiti ◽  
P. Ratchatahirun ◽  
T. Metheenukul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science Citation

scholarly journals Cameroon publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded: Bibliometric analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Raoul Tchuifon Tchuifon ◽  
Hui-Zhen Fu ◽  
Yuh-Shan Ho
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Scientific Output ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
The University ◽  
Science Citation Index Expanded

Cameroon is one of the six countries of Central Africa with more than 20 000 000 residents. To characterize the Cameroon research performance, Cameroonians publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded during the period of 1936-2015, indexed in the Thomson Reuters SCI-EXPANDED database, were studied in this work. All documents of that period with Cameroon in the address field were included in the study. The document type, language, trend and collaborations were analyzed, as well as the output of different subject categories. Performances of countries, institutions and authors, including total, single, collaborative, first author, and corresponding author publications were also analyzed. Articles were analyzed by the scientific output and research performances of individuals, institutions and collaborative countries with Cameroon. Analyses included 8 457 articles (85 % of 10 591 Cameroonian publications). These bibliometric analyses of Cameroonian publications provided interesting insights concerning authors, institutions and collaboration patterns. Results showed that research in Cameroon was highly dependent on foreign collaborations, and the international collaboration was responsible for the increasing number of publications over the years. It was found that the articles with either first authors or corresponding authors from outside Cameroon got more citations than the others, and that the articles without any international collaboration had lower citations. The number of articles indexed by SCI-EXPANDED has seen an increase in terms of Cameroonian articles that is considerably greater that the increase in number of all articles in SCI-EXPANDED. Articles were more frequent than other types of publication and they were mostly in English. The University of Yaoundé I ranked top one in inter-institutionally collaborative articles, the rank of the total inter-institutionally collaborative articles, and the rank of first author articles and corresponding author articles. The University of Yaoundé I also was in an absolute leading position from 1970s to 2015, followed far away by the other institutions. The categories of tropical medicine, plant sciences, environmental and occupational public health, and infectious diseases, represented the largest number of published articles. Even though physics and chemistry dominated the ranking of the top 20 best Cameroonian authors, an independent mathematics article was the most cited, with 60 citations in 2015 to a Cameroonian author. The top three productive researchers were T. C. Kofane, B. T. Ngadjui, P. Woafo, all from University of Yaoundé I. France and the USA dominated the ranking of countries with strong scientific collaboration with Cameroon.

scholarly journals IJB is on her way to Science Citation Index

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Chee Kai Chua
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
Thomson Reuters

I am pleased to announce that International Journal of Bioprinting (IJB) – a peer-reviewed, open-access and biannual journal – was recently accepted into Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) by Clarivate Analytics (formerly known as Thomson Reuters).

Psychology of the Scientist: LXXIX. Visibility of Psychological Research and the Fickleness of Audiences: A Case Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Coleman ◽  
Dennis A. Norman
Keyword(s):  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychology Of Learning ◽  
The University

An analysis of citations shows that the “visibility” of a productive experimental psychologist (Isidore Gormezano of the University of Iowa) differed substantially across four different “audiences.” These audiences were literature-users whose citations to his work were identified in the following sources: classical-conditioning chapters in psychology-of-learning textbooks; instrumental/operant-conditioning chapters in the same; publications scanned by the Social Science Citation Index; and those scanned by the Science Citation Index. Aspects of this audience-specific visibility are described and then are discussed in regard to the presumptive unitariness of scholarly reputation.

Referencing practices in physical geography

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Suzette Haussmann ◽  
Trevor McIntyre ◽  
Adam John Bumby ◽  
Michael John Loubser
Keyword(s):  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Citation Practices ◽  
Web Of Knowledge ◽  
Clear Support

Accurate citation practices are important, from both an ethical and a scientific point of view. Using an easily reproducible, previously published method, we assess citation accuracy in 120 articles published in the first half of 2011 and listed under ‘Physical Geography’ in Thomson Reuters’ ISI Web of Knowledge Science Citation Index. Our results indicate that at least 19% of citations in physical geography do not provide clear support for the statements they are meant to support. These results are in line with previously published findings for ‘field-orientated’ sciences. We propose that both authors and editors help remedy this problem, by employing more rigorous writing and editing practices.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Adults With Depressive Disorders: A Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz González de León ◽  
Tasmania del Pino-Sedeño ◽  
Pedro Serrano-Pérez ◽  
Cristobalina Rodríguez-Álvarez ◽  
Daniel Bejarano-Quisoboni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Cochrane Collaboration ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Improve Medication Adherence

Abstract Background: Non-adherence to medications is a major obstacle in the treatment of depressive disorders. We systematically reviewed the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving adherence to medications among adults with depressive disorders.Methods: We searched Medline, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PsycINFO, Social Science Citation Index and Science Citation Index for randomized or non-randomized controlled trials up to September 2019. Risk of bias was assessed using the criteria of the Cochrane Collaboration. Meta-analyses, cumulative and meta-regression analyses for adherence were conducted.Results: Forty-five trials (n= 24,413) were included. Pooled estimate indicates an increase in the probability of adherence to antidepressants at 6 months with the different types of interventions (OR 1.28; 95% CI: 1.07 to 1.54). The improvement in adherence is obtained from 3 months (OR 1.57, 95% CI: 1.22 to 2.01) but it is attenuated at 12 months (OR 1.25, 95% CI: 0.99 to 1.53). Selected articles show methodological differences, mainly the diversity of both the severity of the depressive disorder and intervention procedures. Patients with depression and anxiety seem to benefit most from intervention (OR 2.77, 95% CI: 1.74 to 4.42) and collaborative care is the most effective intervention to improve adherence (OR 1.67, 95% CI: 1.17 to 2.40).Conclusions: Our findings indicate that interventions aimed at improving short and medium-term adherence to medications among adults with depressive disorders are effective. However, the evidence on the effectiveness of long-term adherence is insufficient and supports the need for further research efforts.International Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) number: CRD42017065723

scholarly journals Bibliometric Analysis of Ghana Publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Osei Boamah ◽  
Yuh-Shan Ho
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Science Citation Index ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Science Citation ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Science Citation Index Expanded

Ghana is a West African country for which apparently there are limited scientometric studies. The objective of this study was to analyze the Ghanaian contribution to knowledge captured in the Thomson Reuters Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) database from 1936 - 2016. The following data were analyzed: document type, the language of publication, publication trend, Web of Science Subject Categories, Journals, international collaboration, institutions, authors, and highly cited articles. Indicators such as the total number of articles, first author articles, and corresponding author articles were applied to compare publication performance for collaborative countries and institutions. Also, number of single institute articles: number of nationally collaborative articles: number of internationally collaborative articles (S : N : I) were also used to compare publication characteristics of institutions in Ghana. Results showed that publication trend increased from 1998 to 2015, with researches focusing on health and medicine. PLoS One was the top productive journal, and the most collaborative country for Ghana articles was the USA. Contributions from the University of Ghana were ranked the top one institution for Ghana articles, and higher citation papers were found in international collaborations. In conclusion, the contribution to knowledge of Ghanaian authors is massive in the areas of public, environmental and occupational health and tropical medicine but the impact factor is higher for immunology, infectious diseases, and microbiology articles. Therefore, Ghanaian authors are encouraged to publish more articles in high impact factor journals with Thomson Reuters Scientific indexing in order to have their researches recognized by the existing international databases.

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