scholarly journals The Impact of Nautical Activities on the Environment—A Systematic Review of Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10552
Author(s):  
Helena Ukić Boljat ◽  
Neven Grubišić ◽  
Merica Slišković
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Core Collection ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Recreational Boating ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Environmental Component ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

As nautical tourism and recreational activities involving boats have become highly popular, research interest on various effects of nautical tourism is also increasing. This paper aims to analyze the main scientific contributions in the field of nautical tourism and its impact on the environment. The focus of the analysis is on the methods used to estimate and model recreational boating activities. Since nautical tourism plays a crucial role in the context of the growth and development of the economy, it is necessary to consider the environmental component of its development. The background objective of the paper is to provide a representation of environmental descriptors, i.e., to highlight in particular the environmental impact of nautical tourism. A search on the Web of Science Core Collection, touching on this topic, is composed of scientific papers published in the period 2010–2021. The papers examined are divided into five categories according to the impact of nautical tourism they study: Environmental, Economic, Social, Technical or Other. The results show that most papers were published in the area of environmental impacts of nautical tourism, with most papers examining invasive species, antifouling and impacts on species. The analysis showed that the negative impacts were mainly studied individually. Based on the analysis and evaluation of the scientific publications, a basic recommendation is given for the construction of a model to estimate recreational boating activities and its impact on the environment.

scholarly journals Industry 4.0: An analysis of the production of scientific papers based on indicators

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e193101118923
Author(s):  
Maria do Socorro de Souza ◽  
Jakeline Rodrigues de Aquino Bezerra ◽  
Luis Paulo Bresciani ◽  
Edimilson Eduardo da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Web

The application of technologies related to Industry 4.0 is already underway in countries such as the United States, Germany, China, South Korea and Japan. Given the importance of using new technologies of Industry 4.0, listed in the scientific literature, we aim to understand how international academic publications on Industry 4.0 are characterized, based on their scientific indicators. In order to meet the objective, scientific publications were extracted from the Web of Science platform and analysis techniques such as Bibliometric, Spearman Correlation and Clustering (Cluster) were used. The revelations have pointed out that the Industry 4.0 theme is recent in terms of scientific publications by the Web of Science platform. In this database, the first Management, Business and Economics academic publications took place in 2016, although from 2018 onwards, there is a significant increase of academic publications in the researched area. Empirical disclosure provided evidence that the various measurements of indicators on the Impact Factor and number of citations converge with each other. The results pointed to a gap in indicators that demonstrate academic publications with expressive citations in low-impact journals. Finally, it is pointed out that these quantitative disclosures contribute to the decision-making initial process, but with limitations, considering the importance of interpretive analysis of the scientific literature content.

scholarly journals An Overview of Flood Risk Analysis Methods

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 474
Author(s):  
Daniel Constantin Diaconu ◽  
Romulus Costache ◽  
Mihnea Cristian Popa
Keyword(s):  
Core Collection ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Forecasting Methods ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Flood Analysis ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

Scientific papers present a wide range of methods of flood analysis and forecasting. Floods are a phenomenon with significant socio-economic implications, for which many researchers try to identify the most appropriate methodologies to analyze their temporal and spatial development. This research aims to create an overview of flood analysis and forecasting methods. The study is based on the need to select and group papers into well-defined methodological categories. The article provides an overview of recent developments in the analysis of flood methodologies and shows current research directions based on this overview. The study was performed taking into account the information included in the Web of Science Core Collection, which brought together 1326 articles. The research concludes with a discussion on the relevance, ease of application, and usefulness of the methodologies.

scholarly journals Scientometric analysis activity in the publication «life sciences» in the world and in Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
V.M. Yevtushenko
Keyword(s):  
Core Collection ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Journal Citation Report ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
The Web

The article is devoted to the study of the state and trends of the publishing activity of Ukrainian scientists and leading countries in the field of life sciences («Life sciences»). The Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC), Journal Citation Report (JSR) and InCites, as well as classifications of scientific fields designed to structure the publication flow of scientific papers and journals in these information resources, are used for the research base – Web of Science Categories and Research Areas. The article presents the results of the author’s research on the publication indices of scientists of Ukraine and the leading countries of the world for the period 2008-2018 in the field of “Life Sciences” according to the international science-computer database of Web of Science. Conclusions about the growth of indicators of publication activity of scientific works in the field of “Life Sciences” are made. The tendency of a significant increase in their number in Ukraine has been revealed, but domestic studies do not represent all the areas of «Life Sciences» most popular in foreign scientists

scholarly journals Overtourism and tourismphobia

Tourism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-169 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals On physico-chemical biology in Russia from the perspective of studying the dynamics of an array of publications

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-137
Author(s):  
Yulia V. Mokhnacheva
Keyword(s):  
Core Collection ◽  
Chemical Biology ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Russian Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Average Citation ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
The Impact

The article presents an analysis of the current state of the Russian segment of publications on physical and chemical biology (PCB) in the international database Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) for the period 2000–2019. The main task of the study is to analyze the dynamics of changes in the arrays of Russian publications in the field of physical and chemical biology, including determining the average citation rate of publications; analysis of the impact of international cooperation on publication activity; identification of leaders at the level of research institutions and individual specialists. The study is based on a bibliometric analysis of publication arrays presented in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) database for the period 2000–2019. It is shown that after a period of decline in publication activity, starting in 2015, previously lost positions in the share of publications in the world array were restored in Russia. However, the citation of Russian publications lags significantly behind the performance of the of the main competitor countries. It is shown that Russian publications without foreign participation are cited 3–4 times less often than workswith foreign co-authorship. Throughout the entire study period, there was an increase in the number of co-authors in publications, as well as the share of publications made with the participation of five or more co-authors: by 2019, such publications accounted for almost 64%, in 2000 there were about 40% of such publications. It is shown that the main contribution to the Russian documentary stream on physical and chemical biology is made by the research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RI RAS) – 68% of publications and 67% of all citations. Research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences have a significant impact on the publication activity of universities: in the period 2012–2019. The share of joint publications of universities and research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences was 55% of the array of university documents and 62% of all citations to university publications. The article presents the ratings of Russian scientific organizations by the share of publications in the Russian array in the field of physicochemical biology, as well as scientists by the largest number of publications and the highest average citation.

scholarly journals Aplicação da Lei de Bradford a pesquisas relacionadas a Open Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcio Sembay ◽  
Adilson Luiz Pinto ◽  
Douglas Dyllon Jeronimo De Macedo ◽  
José Antonio Moreiro-González
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Quantitative Character ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
International Context ◽  
Search Filter ◽  
Bradford’S Law ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Web

Se ha buscado analizar la producción científica sobre el término Open Government en la base de datos Web of Science durante el período de 2010 a 2016, usando como filtro de búsqueda los títulos de los artículos en todas las lenguas y considerando la dispersión de la producción intelectual internacional. La investigación seleccionó las revistas más relevantes del área de ciencias sociales aplicadas, observando el impacto de esas revistas en esta área de conocimiento. La investigación es de carácter cuantitativo, pues se analizó la producción científica a través del acceso en línea a la base de datos Web of Science que alcanzó hasta 3.165 registros totales. Para hacer el análisis de la dispersión de la literatura afectada se aplicó la ley bibliométrica de Bradford. Se empleó como herramienta de hoja de cálculo para analizar los datos obtenidos en la minería, así como para tabularlos y tratarlos. El trabajo revela que, a lo largo de los años, las publicaciones muestran una aparición no lineal, registrándose un aumento significativo en la producción relativa al contexto internacional. De acuerdo con el núcleo de la ley de Bradford, se demuestra que el término Open Government muestra calidad en las publicaciones científicas en las que se difunde, pero que aún se encuentra en una fase de lucha por su espacio en las publicaciones científicas dentro de una ciencia actual en transformación. The objective of this study was to analyze the scientific production of the term Open Government in the Web of Science database from 2010 to 2016, using as search filter the titles of articles in all languages, considering the distribution of international intellectual productions. The research retrieved the most relevant journals in the area of applied social sciences, observing the impact of these journals to this area of knowledge. The research has a quantitative character, as it was analyzed the scientific production with online access of the Web of Science database covering a total of 3,165 documents. One of the main laws of bibliometrics was applied, Bradford's law for this analysis. If you used a spreadsheet tool for mining analysis, tabulation and data processing. The work reveals non-linearity in publications over the years recording a significant increase in production in an international context. It is concluded that the term Open Government has quality in scientific productions according to the core of the law of Bradford demonstrated in that study, however, the term is still gaining space in scientific publications nowadays in a society in transformation. Objetivou-se analisar a produção cientifica sobre o termo Open Government na base de dados Web of Science no período de 2010 a 2016, usando como filtro de busca os títulos dos artigos em todas as linguagens, considerando a distribuição das produções intelectuais internacionais. A pesquisa recuperou os periódicos mais relevantes da área de ciências sociais aplicadas, observando seu impacto para esta área de conhecimento. A pesquisa tem caráter quantitativo, pois analisou-se a produção cientifica com acesso online da base de dados Web of Scienceabrangendo um total de 3.165 registros. Aplicou-se uma das principais leis da bibliometria, a lei de Bradford para essa análise. Utilizou-se uma ferramenta de planilha para análise da mineração, tabulação e tratamento dos dados. O trabalho revela a não linearidade nas publicações ao longo dos anos registrando um aumento significativo na produção em um contexto internacional. Conclui-se que o termo Open Government tem qualidade em produções científicas conforme o núcleo da lei de Bradford demonstrada nesse estudo, porém, o termo ainda está ganhando espaço em publicações cientificas na atualidade em uma ciência em transformação.

scholarly journals Contribución de la comunicación institucional de la investigación a su impacto y visibilidad. Caso de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco-Javier Alonso-Flores ◽  
Daniela De-Filippo ◽  
Antonio-Eleazar Serrano-López ◽  
Carolina Moreno-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Carlos Iii ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion ◽  
Journal Impact

Institutional offices for the communication and dissemination of science are gaining in importance at Spanish universities, and their activities can contribute to increasing the visibility and reputation of researchers. The objective of this study is to analyze the relations between the institutional communication of research results to the public and the impact and academic visibility of scientific papers. For this purpose, science communication and dissemination undertaken through press releases on R+D+i results from the Science Culture and Innovation Unit (SCIU) at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) were selected as a case study. This SCIU was chosen because it has published yearly reports for more than a decade on the impact in the media of its press releases. Press dossiers of the last five years available (2014-2018) were examined, and a database was created of the citations received by texts published in scientific journals indexed in the Web of Science as well as their mentions on social networks through the company Altmetric.com. After that, this information was statistically analyzed. The main results show that the journal impact index is important for obtaining academic citations or appearing in Twitter conversations. However, the influence of the journal impact factor turns out to be lower when it comes to popularizing scientific publications in the media. Furthermore, the statistical evidence points to the fact that scientific publications disseminated through the SCIU receive proportionally more citations than research that has not been disseminated through the institutional channel. Resumen Las oficinas de comunicación y divulgación pública de la ciencia están ganando importancia en las universidades españolas y las actividades que realizan pueden contribuir al incremento de la visibilidad y reputación del personal de investigación. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las relaciones entre la comunicación institucional pública de los resultados de investigación y el impacto y visibilidad académica de las publicaciones científicas. Para ello, se ha seleccionado como estudio de caso la comunicación y diseminación que realiza la Unidad de Cultura Científica y de Innovación (UCC+i) de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Se ha escogido esta UCC+i porque publica anualmente, desde hace más de una década, informes sobre el impacto que generan en medios de comunicación las notas de prensa que difunden. Se han examinado los dosieres de los últimos cinco años (2014-2018) y se ha creado una base de datos que incluye las citas recibidas por los documentos difundidos en revistas científicas indexadas en la Web of Science y las menciones en redes sociales utilizando Altmetric.com. Posteriormente se ha realizado un análisis estadístico de la información obtenida. Los principales resultados muestran que el factor de impacto de las revistas es importante para conseguir citaciones académicas o para figurar en la conversación que se genera en Twitter. Sin embargo, la influencia del factor de impacto de la revista resulta menor a la hora de conseguir que la publicación científica obtenga popularidad en medios de comunicación. Además, las pruebas estadísticas muestran que las publicaciones científicas divulgadas a través de la UCC+i obtienen proporcionalmente más citas que las que no han sido divulgados por vía institucional.

Effect of Microfinance on Poor Peri-Urban Female-Headed Households and the Vulnerability of Women to Poverty in Ghana

2019 ◽  
pp. 208-225
Author(s):  
Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie ◽  
Napoleon Kurantin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Proper Balance

This chapter analyzes the impact of microfinance on poverty, in general, and female-headed households, in particular, for Ghana. The analysis shows that there are three types of microfinance institutions in Ghana, and successive governments have identified and upheld microfinance as the means to reduce national poverty rates and close the gender gap in the country. The analysis also demonstrates that microfinance has both positive and negative impacts on poverty and female-headed households. Microfinance has contributed to narrowing the poverty gap between the female and male gender, and improving the quality of their lives. However, on its own, it is not sufficient and necessary means to poverty reduction, growth, and development. The extent to which microfinance impacts on poverty is not conclusive. This necessitates remedial measures such as regulation and monitoring, proper balance between needs of clients and commercial interest of institutions, incentives to microfinance institutions, and capacitation of the poor and institutions.

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