The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study
In a broad sense, science can be understood as the knowledge contained in scientific manuscripts published in scientific journals. Scientific databases index only those journals that reach certain quality standards. Therefore, research and dissemination of scientific knowledge are essential activiti...
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| author | Cascajares Rupérez, Mila Alcayde García, Alfredo Salmerón Manzano, Esther María Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco |
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| description | In a broad sense, science can be understood as the knowledge contained in scientific manuscripts published in scientific journals. Scientific databases index only those journals that reach certain quality standards. Therefore, research and dissemination of scientific knowledge are essential activities for the growth of science itself. The aim of this manuscript is to assess the situation of medicine and environmental sciences among the bibliometric literature and to put it in perspective with the overall bibliometric publications in all scientific fields. The main countries publishing bibliometric manuscripts are China, USA and Spain. The latter country is ranked three out of the top five institutions according to the Scopus and WoS databases. In both databases, the average scientific collaboration of the top 20 institutions offers the same result, 41%. According to Scopus, the main subject categories in which this research falls are social sciences (38%), computer science (26%) and medicine (23%), while the environmental sciences category has 8%. In the analysis of the Medicine category alone, it has been observed that 136 countries have contributions in this field. The main countries are the United States, China and the United Kingdom. In the field of medicine, the main areas studied were: Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Psychiatry. With respect to environmental sciences, less international dissemination has been found, with only 83 countries having worked in this field. The main ones are China, Spain and the United States. Regarding the top 10 institutions, it can be stated that only Spain and China are relevant. Spain focuses on sustainability and China on the environment. The result of an independent keyword analysis of all published bibliometric manuscripts has shown that the main clusters are: Mapping Science (29%), Research Productivity (23%), Medicine (20%), Environmental Sciences (12%), Psychology (7%), Nursing (6%) and Engineering (4%). In short, medicine and environmental sciences are the most relevant areas in the field of bibliometrics after social sciences and computer sciences. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-119822023-04-12T19:30:45Z The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study Cascajares Rupérez, Mila Alcayde García, Alfredo Salmerón Manzano, Esther María Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco bibliometry Scopus Web of Science medicine environmental science sustainability In a broad sense, science can be understood as the knowledge contained in scientific manuscripts published in scientific journals. Scientific databases index only those journals that reach certain quality standards. Therefore, research and dissemination of scientific knowledge are essential activities for the growth of science itself. The aim of this manuscript is to assess the situation of medicine and environmental sciences among the bibliometric literature and to put it in perspective with the overall bibliometric publications in all scientific fields. The main countries publishing bibliometric manuscripts are China, USA and Spain. The latter country is ranked three out of the top five institutions according to the Scopus and WoS databases. In both databases, the average scientific collaboration of the top 20 institutions offers the same result, 41%. According to Scopus, the main subject categories in which this research falls are social sciences (38%), computer science (26%) and medicine (23%), while the environmental sciences category has 8%. In the analysis of the Medicine category alone, it has been observed that 136 countries have contributions in this field. The main countries are the United States, China and the United Kingdom. In the field of medicine, the main areas studied were: Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Psychiatry. With respect to environmental sciences, less international dissemination has been found, with only 83 countries having worked in this field. The main ones are China, Spain and the United States. Regarding the top 10 institutions, it can be stated that only Spain and China are relevant. Spain focuses on sustainability and China on the environment. The result of an independent keyword analysis of all published bibliometric manuscripts has shown that the main clusters are: Mapping Science (29%), Research Productivity (23%), Medicine (20%), Environmental Sciences (12%), Psychology (7%), Nursing (6%) and Engineering (4%). In short, medicine and environmental sciences are the most relevant areas in the field of bibliometrics after social sciences and computer sciences. 2021-07-21T07:53:52Z 2021-07-21T07:53:52Z 2021-05-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/11982 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115851 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5851 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | bibliometry Scopus Web of Science medicine environmental science sustainability Cascajares Rupérez, Mila Alcayde García, Alfredo Salmerón Manzano, Esther María Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study |
| title | The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study |
| title_full | The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study |
| title_fullStr | The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study |
| title_short | The Bibliometric Literature on Scopus and WoS: The Medicine and Environmental Sciences Categories as Case of Study |
| title_sort | bibliometric literature on scopus and wos: the medicine and environmental sciences categories as case of study |
| topic | bibliometry Scopus Web of Science medicine environmental science sustainability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/11982 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115851 |
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