A probe into causes of non-citation based on survey data

Empirical analysis results concerning the possible causes of non-citation may help increase the potential of researchers’ work to be cited. After complete literature retrieval from the Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus databases, we find that very few studies focus on the empirical analysis of causes of non-citation. In this article, we conduct a survey of the possible causes for citation or non-citation based on a questionnaire. We then perform a statistical analysis to identify the major causes of non-citation in combination with the analysis of the data collected through the survey. Most respondents to our questionnaire identified seven major points (‘research hotspots and novel topics of content’, ‘research topics similar to my work’, ‘high quality of content’, ‘reasonable self-citation’, ‘highlighted title’, ‘prestigious authors’, and ‘academic tastes and interests similar to mine’) that facilitate easy citation of one’s papers. They also pointed out that the vast difference between their current and former research directions is the primary reason for their previously uncited papers. They feel that texts that include notes, comments and letters to editors are rarely cited, and the same is true for papers that are too short or too lengthy. In comparison, it is easier for reviews, articles, or papers of intermediate length to be cited.

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Ranking of Sustainability Journals Using the Author Affiliation Index and Comparison to Other Journal Metrics

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12031104 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1104

Author(s):

Matías Ginieis ◽

Xiaoni Li

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Research Productivity ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Environmental Studies ◽

Academic Journal ◽

High Quality ◽

Quality Rating ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

The Web

An important component in evaluating research productivity is the quality of the academic journal. For this reason, the objective of this paper is to analyze the Author Affiliation Index (AAI) in sustainability field journals as a preliminary study to offer some insights into quality rating of journals in this chosen discipline. The AAI of a journal is defined as the percentage of the journal’s articles published by authors affiliated with a base set of high-quality academic universities or institutions. We conducted an evaluation of the top 50 journals in environmental studies indexed in the category Social Science in the Web of Science (WOS) database in 2018 and the top-notch 50 universities worldwide with master or postgraduate programs in the disciplines of management and sustainability studies. The results obtained demonstrate that there is a low AAI score on average in the sustainability field compared with other disciplines and the potential reason for such low scoring is probably caused by the high number of co-authors collaborating in environmental studies related journals. Although there is no agreement reached in terms of journal ratings by AAIs and other citation and survey-based measures, we can confirm certain elite affiliations effect which leading sustainability journals have higher concentrations of authors who are affiliated with elite institutions, however, such elite affiliation effect is on average much lower compared with other disciplines as finance, accounting or transportation, etc.

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The presence of Polish, Hungarian and Slovak Publications in the Field of Education in the Web of Science Database. A Bibliometric Comparative Study

Practice and Theory in Systems of Education ◽

10.1515/ptse-2017-0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 21-35

Author(s):

Sławomir Rębisz

Keyword(s):

Core Collection ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Citation Impact ◽

High Quality ◽

Scholarly Journals ◽

Thomson Reuters ◽

Scientific Institutions ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

The Web

AbstractThe author of this article aims at comparing the publication activity of scholars from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in education in the period of 1994-2014. Based on the comparative analyses, the author sought to determine: (1) trends in the scholarly performance in the analysed field of study (increase/decrease), (2) leading scientific institutions with the largest number of publications in the field of education, (3) scale of internationalization (international co-authorship). Furthermore (4) the author discusses the participation of scientists from the countries under analysis in the European (EU) and worldwide circulation of scholarly papers in the field of education. To perform the analyses, first the representative source had to be chosen. Considering that what is valued in science, also in Europe, is the prestige of a journal in which a paper is published while the overall science hierarchy is primarily based on the global grading of scholarly journals, we have chosen to use the data from the Thomson/Reuters database (Web of ScienceTM Core Collection) containing an index of selected papers with the so-called impact factor (IF), a well-known global indication of citation impact. Several publications in the journals with high IF is a confirmation of the high quality of scientific research while it also determines the level of internationalization of science. This study was conducted over twenty years (1994-2014) to make sure it was representative of the publishing activity and international output of scholars from the countries under analysis.

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Resources and Capabilities from Their Very Outset: a Bibliometric Comparison Between Scopus and the Web of Science

Review of European Studies ◽

10.5539/res.v10n4p1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Mileidy Alvarez-Melgarejo ◽

Martha L. Torres-Barreto

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Bibliometric Method ◽

Search Results ◽

Resources And Capabilities ◽

New Research ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Web

The bibliometric method has proven to be a powerful tool for the analysis of scientific publications, in such a way that allows rating the quality of the knowledge generating process, as well as its impact on firm´s environment. This article presents a comparison between two powerful bibliographic databases in terms of their coverage and the usefulness of their content. The comparison starts with a subject associated to the relationship between resources and capabilities. The outcomes show that the search results differ between both databases. The Web Of Science (WOS), has a greater coverage than SCOPUS has. It also has a greater impact in terms of most cited authors and publications. The search results in the WOS yield articles from 2001, while Scopus yields articles from 1976, however, some of the latter are inconsistent with the topic being searched. The analysis points to a lack of studies regarding resources as foundations of firm´s capabilities; as a result, new research on this field is suggested.

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A global bibliometric analysis of research on microplastics from 2004 to 2020

10.21203/rs.3.rs-216957/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ming Li ◽

Binshuo Liu ◽

Lei Wu ◽

Shuang Zhong ◽

Chunqing Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Core Collection ◽

Environmental Science ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Environmental Problem ◽

Research Trends ◽

Research Directions ◽

Bibliographic Records ◽

Significant Interest ◽

The Usa ◽

The Web

Abstract Microplastics (MPs) pollution has garnered significant interest as a serious environmental problem. To date, a large amount of research has been published on this topic. We analyzed the related studies to assess the global developments of MPs regarding the evolution, research trends, and hotspots by bibliometric. A total of 2,872 bibliographic records were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, and CiteSpace 5.4 was used for bibliometrics. The results visually displayed the contributing countries, institutions, authors, keywords, and potential research directions in the MPs fields. The scientific developments in this field began in 2004 and have accelerated considerably since 2012. China and the USA are the leading countries in MPs research. The research on MPs is multidisciplinary and involves Ecology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Oceanography. Among these, Oceanography was the most connected with MPs and was the most well-developed. Overall, we mapped the development of MPs research and attempted a comprehensive discussion and understanding of scientific advances, as well as the progress made.

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Measuring the quality of care in small countries: the empirical analysis of 30-day mortality following acute myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke in Latvia

Health Policy ◽

10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.05.017 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 124 (7) ◽

pp. 695-700

Author(s):

Jacopo Lenzi ◽

Guido Noto ◽

Ilaria Corazza ◽

Jana Lepiksone ◽

Maria Pia Fantini

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽

Quality Of Care ◽

Ischaemic Stroke ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Small Countries ◽

The Empirical Analysis

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Contribution of the analysis of technical efficiency to the improvement of the management of services

DYNA ◽

10.15446/dyna.v82n191.44455 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 82 (191) ◽

pp. 176-182

Author(s):

David López-Berzosa ◽

Carmen De Pablos-Heredero ◽

Carlos Fernandez-Renedo

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Health Systems ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Organizational Structures ◽

Necessary Condition ◽

Efficiency Measures ◽

The Empirical Analysis ◽

Quality Indexes

The technical efficiency measures the ability that a system offers at maximizing the result restricted to budgetary restrictions. This article offers formal methods to quantify the technical efficiency in health systems and the influences of organizational structures and internal processes in the observed technical efficiency are also analyzed. The empirical analysis is focused on the quality of donation and transplant services. The results show a positive relationship between the levels related to quality indicators and the observed technical efficiency in the donation and transplant units of the 11 analyzed hospitals. This way it is possible to conclude that high levels in the quality indexes are a necessary condition to reach an increased level of the service offered.

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Overtourism and tourismphobia

Tourism ◽

10.37741/t.68.2.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 68 (2) ◽

pp. 156-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Medéia Veríssimo ◽

Michelle Moraes ◽

Zélia Breda ◽

Alan Guizi ◽

Carlos Costa

Keyword(s):

Core Collection ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Topics ◽

The Past ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Shed Light ◽

The Web

This paper aims at examining how overtourism and tourismphobia are being approached as emergent research topics in current tourism literature. It conducts an analysis of 154 documents, indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection and Scopus databases. The study follows a quantitative and qualitative approach, with the support of VOSviewer and HistCite softwares for a descriptive content analysis. The analysis focuses on highlighting important aspects in terms of the most frequent publication sources (authors and journals); co-citation, as well as dimensions and research streams; methodologies used; results obtained; and implications for future research. The literature review unveiled that the concepts of overtourism and tourismphobia are usually related to destinations’ development, negative impacts, and tourism policies and regulation. Results show that, although tourism excesses and conflicts have been studied for long, ‘overtourism’ and ‘tourismphobia’ have become usual terms, mainly within the past three years. Even though the adoption of the terms can be considered by some as a ‘trend’, the in-depth analysis of the topics shed light on how ‘old’ concepts can evolve to adapt to contemporary tourism issues. Further studies are needed in tracking the evolution of these topics and their implications on the future of tourism.

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The career of radiography: information on the web

Journal of Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging ◽

10.1017/s1460472806000034 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 25-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

E. Glennie ◽

A. Kirby

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

High Quality ◽

Quality Of Information ◽

Staff Shortage ◽

Search Terms ◽

Good Score ◽

The Government ◽

Diagnostic Radiography ◽

The Web

Purpose: To establish whether or not the quantity and quality of information available on the internet about the career of diagnostic radiography is of a good or satisfactory standard.Methods: Four search engines with four different search terms were used and the top twenty hits for each group were read. The applicable sites were scored to determine the quality of each site.Results: Only 12% (37) of the 320 sites read were applicable. Out of the 37 there were 4 sites that gained a good score from the scoring sheet and therefore were classed as high quality, but 21 out of 37 sites did gain half marks or over.Conclusions: In conclusion, the quantity and quality of sites about the career of radiography was not of a satisfactory standard and more attention from both the government and professional bodies is needed if the profession is to gain attention and the staff shortage problem is to be solved.

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Research on How to Integrate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education into Professional Education ---Based on Empirical Analysis of Administration Management Major in Six Colleges of Guangzhou

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202127503008 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 275 ◽

pp. 03008

Author(s):

Haiyan Ye ◽

Qin Chen ◽

Yaotang Chen ◽

Yingzhi Chen

Keyword(s):

Empirical Analysis ◽

Professional Education ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Interview Data ◽

Administrative Management ◽

Innovation Ability ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Empirical Analysis ◽

Innovation And Entrepreneurship

The combination of innovation and entrepreneurship education with administrative management can improve professional innovation ability and development thinking of students, and improve the quality of talent training. Based on the empirical analysis of six colleges in Conghua, Guangzhou, this paper analyzed the current problems in the integration of innovation and entrepreneurship education and administrative management in universities. Combined with survey and interview data and materials, this paper studied the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship education and administrative management from the perspectives of students and teachers, summarized and classified the integrated characteristics of the surveyed colleges. It also proposed a four-in-one “1+4” integration circle of “teacher-company-university-society”, which centered on students, so as to escort the practice and guarantee of the two systems, and promote the high integration of innovation and entrepreneurship education and management majors in colleges.

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The Comparative Analysis of Higher School Students’ Conflictological Culture On The Basis Of Their Left-/Right- Handedness

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

10.17770/sie2015vol1.318 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 369

Author(s):

Olga Shsherbakova ◽

Anna Tatarinceva

Keyword(s):

Empirical Analysis ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

European Council ◽

School Students ◽

Life Long Learning ◽

Left And Right ◽

The Given ◽

The Empirical Analysis ◽

Integral Quality

We face with different kinds of conflicts every day. The problem of the conflictological culture of personality is urgent nowadays, because only a person with a highly developed level of the ability to avoid or successfully solve conflicts can succeed at work and in life-long learning. The European Council defined five key competences necessary for future specialists’ successful functioning in the contemporary society. The first place in this list was assigned for social competence as the ability to be responsible, able to take part in group decisions, avoid and resolve conflicts (The Symposium of the European Council. Brussels, 1996). The authors of the given research analyze the essence of the notions ”conflict”, “conflictological culture”, as an integral quality of a person where the main stress is paid on its structural components’ content. They also investigate different aspects of activities and psychophysiological development of left- and right-handedness of people. The empirical analysis conducted in the research presents the data obtained in the investigation of the left- and right-handed students’ conflictological culture’s level. The Object of the research is the conflictological culture’s level of students at higher school. The Aim of the research is to investigate: 1) the essence of the notions “ conflict”, “ conflictological culture”, 2) the level of conflictological culture of students of the 1st and 4th courses at higher school on the basis of their left-/right—handedness. The Methods of the research are the following:1. Theoretical methods:The theoretical analysis of scientific literature on the given problem.2.Quantitative methods: questionnaires.3.The empirical analysis of obtained data.

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