How do Price medalists’ scholarly impact change before and after their awards?

Hou, Jianhua; Zheng, Bili; Zhang, Yang; Chen, Chaomei

doi:10.1007/s11192-021-03979-y

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“…Figure 2 displays both the sCSE and CSE samples by ASJC subject. The complete sample of 70 researchers is similar to other studies on academic elites (e.g., Derek John de Solla Price Medal: 29 ; Turing Award : 72) (Hou et al, 2021 ; Jin et al, 2021 ). Most of the sCSE work in the fields of agricultural and biological sciences, followed by arts and humanities, and medicine, whereas the CSE work mostly in arts and humanities, and medicine, followed by agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (Fig.…”

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“…The before/after pushing effect of receiving the special mention analysed here consisted only in an exploratory observation considering the discussion focused on the top-three most prolific researchers per category. Further studies on impact/citation effects after receiving an award could use more robust methodologies, such as regression discontinuity or structural variation analysis (Hou et al, 2021 ).…”

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Winners and runners-up alike?—a comparison between awardees and special mention recipients of the most reputable science award in Colombia via a composite citation indicator

Cortés-Sánchez

Andrade²

2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The research agenda on global academic elites (e.g., those awarded the Nobel Prize) has overlooked academic awards and elites from developing countries and the public symbolic recognition of scientific elites by research awards. In this study, we examine the bibliometric features of individual researcher profiles of those participants who received a special mention in Colombia’s most prestigious prize in the sciences: the Alejandro Ángel Escobar Prize (AAEP). First, we chart the citation per article trend of Colombia’s most prolific researchers before and after receiving the special mention and the AAEP. We then compare the special mention group with those awarded the AAEP, using a composite citation indicator of six scientific impact and productivity indices to estimate (1) bulk impact (number of citations and h index) and (2) authorship order adjusted impact (Schreiber hm index; total citations for articles of which the scientist is the single author; total citations for articles of which the scientist is the single or first author; and total citations for articles of which the scientist is the single, first, or last author). Results show that there is no overall halo effect in citation per article after receiving the special mention or the AAEP. Such recognition comes after an academically productive career marked by multiple citations per article peaks. There is no clear-cut division between the composite citation indicator of those awarded a special mention and those awarded the AAEP. Findings place the profile of local authors in an adjusted and inclusive framework that takes full cognisance of the scientific elites in developing countries.

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Winners and runners-up alike?—a comparison between awardees and special mention recipients of the most reputable science award in Colombia via a composite citation indicator

Cortés-Sánchez

Andrade²

2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…In the analysis of structural variation, the modularity change rate, the change of inter-cluster connection, and the change of centrality distribution all could be used to measure the academic influence. Strikingly, ΔM is used in the analysis of CiteSpace by Professor Chen Chaomei, who developed the software and explained the calculation method in detail [ 33 ]. In this paper, ΔM was also chosen why the higher the value of ΔM was, the greater the potential influence of the new publication on the current network was.…”

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Mapping Maternal Health in the New Media Environment: A Scientometric Analysis

Xie

Lang

Lin

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: The new media provides a convenient platform to access, use and exchange health information. And as a special group of health care, maternal health care is still of international concern due to their high mortality rate. Scientific research is a good way to provide advice on how to improve maternal health through stringent reasoning and accurate data. However, the dramatic increase of publications, the diversity of themes, and the dispersion of researchers may reduce the quality of information and increase the difficulty of selection. Thus, this study aims to analyze the research progress on maternal health under the global new media environment, exploring the current research hotspots and frontiers. Methods: A scientometric analysis was carried out by CiteSpace5.7.R1. In total, 2270 articles have been further analyzed to explore top countries and institutions, potential articles, research frontiers, and hotspots. Results: The publications ascended markedly, from 29 in 2008 to 472 publications by 2020. But there is still a lot of room to grow, and the growth rate does not conform to the Price’s Law. Research centers concentrated in Latin America, such as the University of Toronto and the University of California. The work of Larsson M, Lagan BM and Tiedje L had high potential influence. Most of the research subjects were maternal and newborn babies, and the research frontiers were distributed in health education and psychological problems. Maternal mental health, nutrition, weight, production technology, and equipment were seemingly hotspots. Conclusion: The new media has almost brought a new era for maternal health, mainly characterized by psychological qualities, healthy and reasonable physical conditions and advanced technology.

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“…We assigned him to the EnvSci category since he was awarded twice in that category. The CSE sample contains a similar sample of researchers compared to previous studies on non-Nobel laureates (e.g., 29 recipients of the Derek John de Solla Prize Medal [ 72 ]).…”

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The Colombian scientific elite—Science mapping and a comparison with Nobel Prize laureates using a composite citation indicator

Cortés-Sánchez

Andrade²

2022

PLoS ONE

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A well-established agenda on the research output, impact, and structure of global scientific elites such as Nobel Prize laureates has generated interest in the scientific elites from developing countries. However, this topic has not been investigated in detail. This study, first, deploys science mapping techniques to provide a comprehensive analysis of the output, impact, and structure of the Colombian scientific elite, i.e., researchers awarded with the Alejandro Ángel Escobar Foundation National Prize 1990–2020, known locally as the Colombian Nobel. Second, we conducted a productivity and impact comparison between the Colombian scientific elite and Nobel Prize laureates in science and economics by means of a stratified random sample 1990–2020 via the composite citation indicator proposed by Ioannidis et al. Findings showed that the Colombian scientific elite has a broader agenda than indexing titles in internationally renowned bibliographic databases. The Colombian scientific elite also showed positive growth, which is an inverse trend compared with the sample of Nobel laureate productivity. There were no noticeable changes in productivity/impact before and after receiving the Alejandro Ángel Escobar Foundation National Prize. Institutional collaboration within the Colombian scientific elite displayed the highest betweenness (brokerage) role of world/local top-tier universities. However, only two Colombian scientific elite members published an article with two Nobel Prize laureates. Most of the research profiles reflected the national output priorities, but were found to diverge from the national focus in respect of strategic research capacities. The interleaving of the Colombian scientific elite and Nobel Prize laureates—particularly between the 3rd and 2nd quartiles—enabled a more nuanced analysis of the local impact in the global scientific landscape. Our findings also contrast with previous findings on the lower research impact of authors from Latin America, despite their involvement as contributors to reputable journals, and also shed light on the research performance-impact standards and agenda between the global North and South and provide an in-context assessment of outstanding local research.

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How do Price medalists’ scholarly impact change before and after their awards?

Cited by 6 publications

References 77 publications

Winners and runners-up alike?—a comparison between awardees and special mention recipients of the most reputable science award in Colombia via a composite citation indicator

Winners and runners-up alike?—a comparison between awardees and special mention recipients of the most reputable science award in Colombia via a composite citation indicator

Mapping Maternal Health in the New Media Environment: A Scientometric Analysis

The Colombian scientific elite—Science mapping and a comparison with Nobel Prize laureates using a composite citation indicator

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