Evolution of the publications in clinical neurology: scientific impact of different countries during the 2000–2009 period

Jesus Iñigo, Jose-Alberto Palma, Jorge Iriarte () and Elena Urrestarazu
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Jesus Iñigo: Research Ethics Committee, Comunidad de Madrid
Jose-Alberto Palma: CUN, Medical School, University of Navarra
Jorge Iriarte: CUN, Medical School, University of Navarra
Elena Urrestarazu: CUN, Medical School, University of Navarra

Scientometrics, 2013, vol. 95, issue 3, No 8, 952 pages

Abstract: Abstract We analyzed the productivity and visibility of publications on the subject category of Clinical Neurology by countries in the period 2000–2009. We used the Science Citation Index Expanded database of the ISI Web of Knowledge. The analysis was restricted to the citable documents. Bibliometric indicators included the number of publications, the number of citations, the median and interquartile range of the citations, and the h-index. We identified 170,483 publications (84.9 % original articles) with a relative increase of 28.5 % throughout the decade. Fourteen countries published over 2,000 documents in the decade and received more than 50,000 citations. The average of citations received per publication was 8 (interquartile range: 3–20) and the h-index was 261. USA was the country with the highest number of publications, followed by Germany, Japan, the UK and Italy. Moreover, USA publications had the largest number of citations received (44.5 % of total), followed by the UK, Germany, Canada, and Italy. On the other hand, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK had the highest median citations for their total publications. During the period 2000–2009 there was a significant increase in Clinical Neurology publications. Most of the publications and citations comprised 14 countries, with the USA in the first position. Interestingly, most of the publications and citations originated from only 14 countries, with European countries with relatively low population, such as Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, and the Netherlands, in this top group.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Research; Scientific production; Scientific impact; Europe; Biomedical journals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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