The number of authors of scientific publications

Objectives: Evaluate the production and the research collaborative network on Leishmaniasis in South America. Methods: A bibliometric research was carried out using SCOPUS database. The analysis unit was original research articles published from 2000 to 2011, that dealt with leishmaniasis and that included at least one South American author. The following items were obtained for each article: journal name, language, year of publication, number of authors, institutions, countries, and others variables. Results: 3,174 articles were published, 2,272 of them were original articles. 1,160 different institutional signatures, 58 different countries and 398 scientific journals were identified. Brazil was the country with more articles (60.7%) and Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) had 18% of Brazilian production, which is the South American nucleus of the major scientific network in Leishmaniasis. Conclusions: South American scientific production on Leishmaniasis published in journals indexed in SCOPUS is focused on Brazilian research activity. It is necessary to strengthen the collaboration networks. The first step is to identify the institutions with higher production, in order to perform collaborative research according to the priorities of each country.

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Women in Mechanical Engineering: The Gender (Im)balance by the Numbers

Volume 5: Education and Globalization ◽

10.1115/imece2015-50721 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Rada Mihalcea ◽

Pallavi Moghe ◽

Mihai Burzo

Keyword(s):

Energy Management ◽

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Gender Preferences ◽

Large Dataset ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Average Percentage ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Average Proportion ◽

Biomechanical Engineering ◽

Number Of Authors

In this paper, we take a close look at the participation of women in Mechanical Engineering, through an analysis of scientific publications in the field. Using a large dataset of over 100,000 publications from the ASME digital library, the paper creates a picture of the gender preferences associated with areas in the field of Mechanical Engineering. We find that while the average percentage of women in the field is generally low (15.6%), there are significant differences between the percentages of women in different categories, with areas such as biomechanical engineering, energy management, renewable energy, and nanotechnology attracting a larger than average proportion of women. Additionally, we also analyze the change in the number of authors in different areas over 20 years of research in the field, and observe a significant growth in recent years for both genders in the areas of biomechanical engineering, nanotechnology, and computational engineering.

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Bibliometric Analysis of Early COVID-19 Research: The Top 50 Cited Papers

Infectious Diseases Research and Treatment ◽

10.1177/1178633720962935 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 117863372096293 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hassan ElHawary ◽

Ali Salimi ◽

Nermin Diab ◽

Lee Smith

Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Case Series ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Radiological Findings ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Study Characteristics ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

Number Of Authors

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving with the number of cases exponentially rising. The research scientific community has reacted promptly as evidenced by an outstanding number of COVID-19 related publications. As the number of scientific publications rapidly rises, there is a need to dissect the factors that lead to highly impactful publications. To that end, the present paper summarizes the characteristics of the top 50 cited COVID-19-related publications that emerged early during the pandemic. Methods: A systematic search of the Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar was performed, using keywords related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-19. Two independent authors reviewed all the search results, screening for the top 50 cited COVID-19-related articles. Inclusion criteria comprised any publication on COVID-19 or the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Data extracted included the type of study, journal, number of citations, number of authors, country of publication, and study content. Results: As of May 29th, the top 50 cited articles were cited 63849 times during the last 4 months. On average, 14 authors contributed to each publication. Over half of the identified articles were published in only 3 journals. Furthermore, 42% and 26% of the identified articles were retrospective case series and correspondence/viewpoints, respectively, while only 1 article was a randomized controlled trial. In terms of content, almost half (48%) of the identified publications reported clinical/radiological findings while only 7 out of the 50 articles investigated potential treatments. Conclusion: By highlighting the characteristics of the top 50 cited COVID-19-related articles, the authors hope to disseminate information that could assist researchers to identify the important topics, study characteristics, and gaps in the literature.

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Estructura de capital, un estudio sobre la producción científica y su contextualización

UDA AKADEM ◽

10.33324/udaakadem.v1i6.317 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 72-118

Author(s):

María Gabriela González-Rengel ◽

Marco Antonio Piedra-Aguilera

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Capital Structure ◽

Business Management ◽

Subject Area ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Decision Sciences ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

The Press ◽

The Subject ◽

Number Of Authors

El estudio bibliométrico tiene como propósito analizar el número de publicaciones científicas relacionadas a estructura de capital que se encuentran en la base de datos bibliográficos Scopus, la que permite conocer la cantidad de autores, publicaciones y citas recibidas por cada artículo. Para el análisis se consideró los periodos del 2013 al 2018 a nivel mundial; se obtuvieron 1.429 documentos concernientes a capital estructure según Subject área: Economics, econometrics and Finance 48% y Business, Management and Accounting 34,40%. Las áreas de Social Sciences 4.5% y Decisión Sciences 3.10%. La tasa de colaboración en investigaciones fue del 78% y de forma individual el 22%, Mathematics, Engineering, Environmental, entre otras representan el 10%. En revistas existen 1.237 artículos, 53 publicaciones en prensa, capítulos de libros 33, documentos de sesión 47 publicaciones, en libros 33 y, en cantidades menores, otros tipos de revisiones que representan una cantidad mínima sobre el tema considerando el aporte de la ciencia en las empresas. De la producción científica revisada, la participación de estudios con datos de las empresas ecuatorianas es casi nulo, la única publicación encontrada pertenece a Revelo, Rodríguez & Mantilla (2017).Palabras clave: artículos, empresas, estructura de capital, publicaciones. ABSTRACTthe purpose of the bibliometric study is to analyze the number of scientific publications related to capital structure found in the Scopus bibliographic database, which allows to know the number of authors, publications, citations received for each article. For the analysis, the periods 2013 to 2018 were considered worldwide, 1,429 documents were obtained concerning capital structure according to Subject area: Economics, Econometrics and Finance 48% and Business, Management and Accounting 34.40% Social Sciences areas 4.5% and Decision Sciences 3.10%. The rate of collaboration in research was 78% and individually 22%, Mathematics, Engineering and Environmental, among others represent 10%. In journals there are 1,237 articles, 53 publications in the press, chapters of books 33, session documents 47 publications, in books 33 and in minor quantities other types of reviews that represent a minimum amount on the subject considering the contribution of science in companies. Of the scientific production reviewed, the participation of studies with data from Ecuadorian companies is almost nil, the only publication found belongs to Revelo, Rodríguez & Mantilla (2017).Keywords: articles, companies, capital structure, publications

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Social network analysis in Geosciences: scientific collaboration between periglacial scholars in the Iberian Peninsula

Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica ◽

10.18172/cig.3939 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 319-339 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C. García-Hernández ◽

J. Ruiz-Fernández ◽

E. Serrano-Cañadas

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Social Network Analysis ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Scientific Collaboration ◽

Early Career ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

The Earth ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

Selection Of ◽

Number Of Authors

This research examines the collaboration relationships between those authors affiliated to Iberian institutions and involved in periglacial studies between 2000 and 2017. The data has been extracted from the Google Scholar database and processed using Social Network Analysis (SNA) techniques. A total of 230 scientific publications have been selected, involving 198 researchers of which 113 belong to Spanish institutions, 38 to Portuguese institutions and 47 to foreign institutions. The work carried out by the Iberian community (assembled through national groups linked to the International Permafrost Association) has considerably improved its possibilities of dissemination and citation in this period: There has been an increase in the number of publications per year, in the number of authors per publication, and in the number of publications with international collaboration. Nowadays there is a group of very productive and well-connected authors, who play an important role as intermediaries, and future prospects are good. However, 50% of the authors have a low capacity for interaction, and there is a low presence of women in the network: These imbalances should constitute the main challenges to be faced by the Iberian community in the next decade. Beyond the Iberian community of periglacial scholars, this study provides an example of methodology to be applied in other co-authorship networks in subdisciplines of the Earth Sciences, and its results are discussed in this sense. The results of this research offer valuable information for the management of scientific collaboration programs, the selection of representatives and to weigh the possibilities and needs of the Iberian network. But, especially, it presents a socioscientific framework of reference for early career scientists and makes them aware of the need to integrate themselves into a booming scientific community.

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Let research on subterranean habitats resonate!

Subterranean Biology ◽

10.3897/subtbiol.36.59960 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 63-71

Author(s):

Stefano Mammola ◽

Alejandro Martinez

Keyword(s):

Status Quo ◽

Model Systems ◽

Positive Trend ◽

Small Contribution ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

General Audience ◽

Collective Effort ◽

Exponential Increase ◽

Scientific Questions ◽

Number Of Authors

Whereas scientists interested in subterranean life typically insist that their research is exciting, adventurous, and important to answer general questions, this enthusiasm and potential often fade when the results are translated into scientific publications. This is because cave research is often written by cave scientists for cave scientists; thus, it rarely “leaves the cave”. However, the status quo is changing rapidly. We analysed 21,486 articles focused on subterranean ecosystems published over the last three decades and observed a recent, near-exponential increase in their annual citations and impact factor. Cave research is now more often published in non-specialized journals, thanks to a number of authors who are exploiting subterranean habitats as model systems for addressing important scientific questions. Encouraged by this positive trend, we here propose a few personal ideas for improving the generality of subterranean literature, including tips for framing broadly scoped research and making it accessible to a general audience, even when published in cave-specialized journals. Hopefully, this small contribution will succeed in condensing and broadcasting even further the collective effort taken by the subterranean biology community to bring their research “outside the cave”.

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NEUROSCIENCE: INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION OR EXPANSION?

Психология. Психофизиология ◽

10.14529/jpps200312 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 111-121

Author(s):

Dariya Zakharovna Shibkova ◽

Pavel Azifovich Baiguzhin

Keyword(s):

Functional Model ◽

Point Of View ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Subject Field ◽

Functional Relationships ◽

Research Areas ◽

Russian Scientific ◽

Research Activities ◽

And Behavior ◽

Number Of Authors

Aim. The paper aims to study the differentiation and integration of scientific disciplines in the natural sciences and humanities research areas of neuroscience based on a review of Russian scientific works and to propose a structural and functional model of neuroscience as an interdisciplinary system of knowledge about brain features that ensure human activity in various professional spheres. Methods. A theoretical analysis of scientific publications on the topic over the last ten years has been used along with such methods as comparison, generalization, and modelling. Results. The paper presents various points of view on the subject field of separate disciplines within neuroscience, as well as on the relations between them. The interdisciplinarity of neuroscience is considered by a number of authors (philosophers) as a form of disciplinary colonization, epistemic expansion or intervention. Another group of authors considers neuroscience as a systemic level of science that unites multidisciplinary research activities related to the study of the brain. The third position is represented by authors who consider neuroscience as an extension of the problem field of neurobiology or as its synonym. A number of authors pay special attention to the popularity of neuroscience among politicians, military structures, pharmacological companies and other professionals with their disciplinary totality: neurophilosophy, neuropsychology, neuroinformatics, neurogenetics, neurobiology, neurosociology, neuropedagogy, etc. The paper demonstrates that there is no unified point of view on psychophysiology as a part of neuroscience, which also has interdisciplinary connections with many sciences that study individual psychological characteristics and behavior. Conclusion. Based on the analysis of the discussion, the authors emphasize the need to logically build the structural and functional relationships of individual disciplines within a unified neuroscience and determine its subject field on the basis of a systemic evolutionary approach.

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Acta Biologica Szegediensis: A Bibliometric Analysis (1997-2019)

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology ◽

10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2330865 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 171-180

Author(s):

Mario Gajdacs

Keyword(s):

File Format ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Document Type ◽

Scientific Impact ◽

Publish Or Perish ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Scopus Database ◽

The University ◽

Number Of Authors

Aims: Scientometrics is a field concerned with the qualitative and quantitative analysis of scientific publications, which are frequently used in the field of library and information sciences. The aim of this study to present a general overview of the journal Acta Biologica Szegediensis (ABS) from 1997 to 2019 (a 23-year period) using bibliometric indicators. Methodology: The data analysed in this study was extracted from the Scopus database. The information was exported in RIS file format to the Harzing’s Publish or Perish 7.22 and VOSviewer 1.6.15 for data analysis. Clusters and co-occurrence networks of the authors and keywords of the published documents were generated. Results: The number of documents published in ABS during the study period was n=795, the most frequently published document type was „original article” (n=534, 67.2%). Articles published between 1997 and 2019 were cited 4289 times overall, averaging in 5.39 citations per paper and 186.5 cites/year. The average number of authors per paper increased consistently throughout the years (from 2.82 to 4.23). Conclusion: ABS is in a unique position; while it is primarily a journal of the University of Szeged, it has received increasing attention from an international scientific audience, both from molecular and supra-individual biologists, pharmacists and other medical scientists. The submission of additional articles from a wider audience would definetly strengthen the international reach and scientific impact of the journal.

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The journal Nuklearmedizin

Nuklearmedizin ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1625732 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 42 (06) ◽

pp. 229-233

Author(s):

A. Jigalin ◽

H. Lerch

Keyword(s):

Molecular Imaging ◽

Case Reports ◽

Molecular Therapy ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Functional Therapy ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Functional Methods ◽

Medical Specialities ◽

Basic Medical ◽

Number Of Authors

Summary Aim and Method: The scientific publications in the 2001 and 2002 issues of the journal Nuklearmedizin. Journal of Functional and Molecular Imaging were analyzed retrospectively with regard to molecular imaging/therapy content criteria. Results: Out of a total of 82 original papers and case reports 83% were based on molecular or functional methods, 91% of them using commercially available tracers, 57% were categorized as molecular imaging, 11% as molecular therapy, 12% as functional imaging and 2% as functional therapy. 3% of the studies were categorized as experimental research. Researchers from medical specialities other than nuclear medicine were co-authors in 71% of the articles, they were rooted in basic medical sciences in 16%. Of the 65 original papers 51% were predominantly dedicated to methodological development; 49% of them were prospective studies. Conclusion: The subtitle Journal of Functional and Molecular Imaging describes the current practice of publishing in Nuklearmedizin. The number of authors from other specialities shows that multidisciplinar integration within the field of molecular imaging is performed. Nevertheless, more integration of basic medical sciences is needed. Nuklearmedizin contributes to the insight of molecular imaging and to its clinical application in humans.

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APPLICATION OF DEEP LEARNING

International Journal Vallis Aurea ◽

10.2507/ijva.7.1.3.78 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 39-51

Author(s):

Kristian Đokić ◽

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Hrvoje Mikolčević ◽

Ivica Šnajder ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Deep Learning ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

The Third ◽

Cooperation Rate ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

Citation Databases ◽

The Web ◽

Number Of Authors

In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of papers related to machine learning and the application of machine learning in various fields of science. Belmonte et al. observed that between 2010 and 2018, the growth in the number of papers related to machine learning topics and big data was exponential. They analysed 4240 scientific publications from the Web of Science citation database [1]. Xu et al., in the analysis of publications in the International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, noted that from 2010 to 2017, the number of publications, the cooperation rate, the total number of authors, and the degree of cooperation had shown an increasing trend [2]. Dokic et al. analysed the publication of papers in which deep learning is applied in the field of agriculture and noticed that the first papers were published in 2014, and in the second half of the second decade of the 21st century, exponential growth in the number of published papers was observed [3]. The objectives of this paper are primarily to analyze the literature related to the application of deep learning in apple growing, to propose the division of these papers depending on the area, and to analyze the observed trends in publishing papers related to this topic. In the analysis, only papers published in scientific journals were considered, and the condition is that they be found in the citation databases of the Web of Science or Scopus. The second section gives a brief overview of deep learning and its development and a presentation of the importance of apple growing in agriculture. The third section is an overview of papers that use deep learning methods and solve some problems in growing apples. The third section is divided into four parts, depending on the area the paper deals with. The fourth section is a discussion and conclusion.

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