Bibliometrics, citation indexing, and the journals of nursing

Abstract

Bibliometric research has risen in popularity during recent years and an increasing number of investigations now have examined the nursing literature. Our article provides a comprehensive overview of citation-based research in the nursing profession, as well as a discussion of bibliometrics, journal impact factors, and international publishing trends. The debate on evidence-based practice and its potential influence and relevance for nursing scholars is also covered. Although journal performance indicators are, no doubt, important for the contemporary nursing academic, it is the core research skills and attributes that nursing scholars, academics, and educators will need to consider more carefully in future if the next generation of professional nurse researchers is to truly flourish.

Mapping the field of military nursing research 1990–2013: A bibliometric review

“…Of concern is that all of the papers focusing on the Gulf Wars and Afghanistan (except one by the UK) are from the US and subsequently the military nursing field reflects a skewed perspective of deployment activities to this region. International collaboration was not identified and this further reflects the immaturity of the military nursing field and several authors advocate international collaboration as a method of raising bibliometric profile (Estabrooks et al, 2004;Smith and Hazelton, 2008). The median impact factor was 0.88 and this is similar to other nursing fields where the majority of papers are published in journals with either no impact factor or an impact factor less than two (Johnstone, 2007;Smith and Hazelton, 2008).…”

“…The aim of the Tri-Service Nursing Research Programme is to answer research questions that are unique to military nursing and to translate military nursing research into military nursing practice. The programme also aims to mentor future military nurse researchers which is important in developing research skills (Smith and Hazelton, 2008). The US encourages nurses to undertake a doctorate and thereby reinforces the culture of research (Feider et al, 2012).…”

“…International collaboration was not identified and this further reflects the immaturity of the military nursing field and several authors advocate international collaboration as a method of raising bibliometric profile (Estabrooks et al, 2004;Smith and Hazelton, 2008). The median impact factor was 0.88 and this is similar to other nursing fields where the majority of papers are published in journals with either no impact factor or an impact factor less than two (Johnstone, 2007;Smith and Hazelton, 2008). This is an area of focus for the development of the military nursing field and it is hoped that coupled with the significant increase in the number of papers published per year and the shift in focus towards clinical research that journals will be more likely to have an appetite for military nursing papers.…”

Comportamento e Particularidades da Produção Acadêmica do Tema “Contabilidade Gerencial” Divulgada na Base de Dados do ISI WEB of Science Core Collection de 1985 a 2014

“…Isso permite a visualização que pode acontecer em diferentes níveis acadêmicos, conjeturando a qualidade dessas publicações (Glänzel, Debbacken, Thijs & Schubert, 2006) e permeando no cenário internacional (Smith & Hazelton, 2008). Com isso, é possível saber quais países, territórios, idiomas e áreas de conhecimento se destacam na difusão dessas publicações no contexto científico internacional (Tsai, 2013).…”

Highly Cited Articles in Environmental and Occupational Health, 1919–1960

“…Searching for citations themselves, particularly older ones, often leads to the discovery of citation errors and misquoting, which can seriously thwart the ability of search engines to properly count the true number of citations received. Citations themselves are not always accurate, 40 and incomplete citations are known to represent a major source of bibliographic chaos. 41 When preparing for the current analysis, numerous errors were found relating to journal names.…”