Jermen, Nataša and Letina, Srebrenka and Jokić, Maja (2013) Croatian scientific productivity and visibility in the field of biology measured by journals indexed in WoS 1991–2005. Periodicum biologorum, 115 (1). pp. 37-47. ISSN 0031-5362 (Print), 1849-0964 (Online)
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Abstract
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. 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. 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 "top 10%" journals). Those papers published in the "top 10%" journals which were co-authored with a foreign institution obtained the highest impact (16.8 citations per paper).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biology, Croatia, scientific journals, WoS, scientometric analysis, scientific productivity, scientific impact |
| Subjects: | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2015 14:23 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2017 10:48 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/67 |
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