Croatian scientific productivity and visibility in the field of biology measured by journals indexed in WoS 1991–2005

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish the characteristics and the trends of scientific activity in the field of biology in Croatia, using scientometric analysis of scientific papers published in biology journals indexed in WoS-SCI Expanded database for the period of 1991 to 2005. The results could serve as useful tool in defining a more acceptable model for the evaluation and stimulation of scientific work, as well as in highlighting possible directions for the development of biological sciences in Croatia. Materials and Methods: The research sample consisted of 2,099 scientific papers which had a Croatian address, published in 342 biology journals indexed in WoS-SCI Expanded database from 1991 to 2005. The characteristics of scientific productivity and scientific impact, measured using citation analysis, were analysed in the field of biology as a whole, as well as in the various biological disciplines. The journal’s status was determined using its IF from the JCR Science Edition database for 2005. As additional indicators, trends in co-authorship as well as international cooperation were determined. Results and Conclusions: The evaluation of scientific work in the field of biology should be adapted to the specificities of scientific publishing in various biological disciplines. The number of papers in different disciplines varied considerably, as well as the average number of citation per paper and the average number of authors per paper. In the field of biology as a whole, on average 7.3 citations per paper and 4.1 authors per paper were observed. The majority of papers (90%) were co-authored publications. 32.2% of published papers were co-authored with a foreign institution. 7.7% of papers were published in the most prestigious journals by IF (the \u27\u27top 10%\u27\u27 journals). Those papers published in the \u27\u27top 10%\u27\u27 journals which were co-authored with a foreign institution obtained the highest impact (16.8 citations per paper)

Bibliometrics and scientometrics in India: An overview of studies during 1995-2014Part II: Contents of the articles in terms of disciplines and their bibliometric aspects

This part of the study highlights the contents of the published articles in terms of various disciplines or sub-disciplines and the bibliometric aspects discussed in these articles. The analysis of 902 papers published by Indian scholars during1995-2014 indicates that the main focus of bibliometrics/scientometrics is on assessment of science and technology in India in different sub-disciplines including contributions by Indian states and other individual countries followed by bibliometric analysis of individual journals. Papers dealing with bibliometric laws received a low priority as compared to other subdisciplines of bibliometrics/scientometrics. The analysis of data indicates that the share of theoretical studies using mathematical and statistical techniques which were missing in the earlier period (1970-1994) has increased during 1995-2014. The field of medicine as a discipline received the highest attention as compared to other disciplines

Bibliometrijski aspekti vrednovanja znanstvenog rada

Knjiga obrađuje osnovne elemente za vrednovanje znanstvene aktivnosti i znanstvenog utjecaja publiciranih radova. Bavi se problematikom vrednovanja s bibliometrijskog/scientometrijskog aspekta: kretora znanstvenih publikacija, autora, institucija i zemalja ; časopisa, bibliografskih baza podataka ; citata i citatnig analiza te dosadašnjih bibliometrijskih istraživanja u Hrvatskoj. U zaključnom dijelu knjige, ukazuje se na moguće pravce razvoja bibliometrijskih istraživanja u Hrvatskoj i njihovoj važnosti u planiranjima u znanosti