In this seventh annual ranking from ScienceWatch.com, countries are ranked according to research output and citation performance using data from Essential Science Indicators.
(Remember QUT Library provides access to Essential Science Indicators via the QUT Library databases page.)
The analysis, reflecting all fields of science, is based on papers published and cited between January 1998 and August 31, 2008.
As in the previous Top 20 rankings, the United States shows dominance according to the measures of total citations and number of published papers, with Germany, England, and Japan also having strong showings in these categories.
Significantly, China makes its first appearance in the top five of nations according to paper output.
And in the citations-per-paper ranking, Switzerland maintains the top position it established in previous rankings. While the nation produced a comparatively modest quantity of papers over the decade, its scientists displayed a knack for participation in high-impact work, notably a highly cited paper on protein modeling, along with several international collaborations reviewing particle physics, and a report detailing the sequence of the mouse genome.
For the list go to http://sciencewatch.com/dr/cou/2008/08decALL
The new functionality, listed below, found in the latest release of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) on the Web attempts to solve the problem of inappropriate use of Impact Factor values.
Five-Year Impact Factor : Gives a broader range of citation activity for a more informative snapshot over time.
For journals in subjects where citation activity continues to rise through several years, this allows more of their total citation activity to be included in a critical performance metric.
Eigenfactor : also a five-year metric, that uses citing journal data from the entire JCR file is designed to reflect the prestige and citation influence of journals by considering scholarly literature as a network of journal-to-journal relationships.
Graphic Displays of Impact Factor “Box Plots” : A graphic interpretation of how a journal ranks in different categories. It provides information about the distribution of journals based on Impact Factor values.
Rank-in-Category Tables for Journals Covering Multiple Disciplines : Allows a journal to be seen in the context of multiple categories at a glance rather than only a single one.
Journal “Self Citations” : An analysis of journal self citations and their contribution to the journal Impact Factor calculation.
To access the JCR on the Web go to the QUT Library homepage and select databases. In the Database title box enter jcr and select Find databases. On the next page select the database name hyperlink to connect to the database.
Or you may click the More details link to bring up a full one page description for this database.
In Web of Science one can now search by Funding Agency (e.g., NHMRC) or Grant Number. You will also see when you look at an individual record there is information about the Funding Agency and/or Grant Number if applicable.
If you do a search then you can refine results (column on left-hand side) and select Institutions. Click the more options- values link to see a list of all the Institutions to which you can refine your search. Sort them Alphabetically.
This article is an interesting criticism of the culture of impact factors: http://dcscience.net/?p=182#thes
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Web of Science has introduced a new visualization tool called Citation Mapping. It is still currently in beta testing but allows you to visualize citation relationships and understand the meaning of a cited reference search. Map citations by author, institution, country, subject, and more! Citation Mapping is available from the full record of Web of Science search results. To see a demonstration go to http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=198303851
To access Web of Science go to the QUT Library homepage and select databases. In the Choose a database to search section enter web of science and click the Search database descriptions box. On the next page click the database name hyperlink to connect to the database. Or you may click the More details link to bring up a full one page description for this database.
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Some publicity from IEEE …
IEEE has once again earned high scores from the ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a study that looks at the influence academic journals have on research within their disciplines. Published by Thomson ISI, the report ranks journals by their impact factor—the average number of times articles published over the last two years were cited in the most recent year. The 2007 report, released last month, shows IEEE continuing to lead the field with the high quality and relevant content published in IEEE journals.
According to the JCR, IEEE publishes:
- 18 of the top 20 journals in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- 9 of the top 10 journals in Telecommunications
- 6 of top 10 journals in Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
- 5 of top 20 journals in Computer Science, Information Systems
- 8 of top 20 journals in Computer Science, Software Engineering
IEEE also has the #1 journal in several technology fields:
Additionally, IEEE journals are ranked among the top five for Artificial Intelligence; Biomedical Engineering; Computer Science – Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science – Theory & Methods; Manufacturing Engineering; Nuclear Science & Technology; Ocean Engineering; and Remote Sensing. Read more
