Quantitative analysis of indexed publications on seventeen model organisms in nine countries, from 1974 to 2006

Carlos E. Winter

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2008, vol. 59, issue 10, 1598-1607

Abstract: Developed countries have an even distribution of published papers on the seventeen model organisms. Developing countries have biased preferences for a few model organisms which are associated with endemic human diseases. A variant of the Hirsch‐index, that we call the mean moh‐index (“model organism h‐index”), shows an exponential relationship with the amount of papers published in each country on the selected model organisms. Developing countries cluster together with low mean moh‐indexes, even those with high number of publications. The growth curves of publications on the recent model Caenorhabditis elegans in developed countries shows different formats. We also analyzed the growth curves of indexed publications originating from developing countries. Brazil and South Korea were selected for this comparison. The most prevalent model organisms in those countries show different growth curves when compared to a global analysis, reflecting the size and composition of their research communities.

Date: 2008
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