The use of bibliometrics in nursing science: Topics, data sources and contributions to research and practice
Belén Mezquita,
Cristina Alfonso‐Arias,
Patricia Martínez‐Jaimez
et al.
Abstract:AimTo describe the use of bibliometrics in nursing and assess their contribution to research and practice.DesignA content analysis was conducted of topics, data sources and applications of bibliometrics in nursing research articles.MethodsThe study universe included 129 bibliometric articles on nursing retrieved from Scopus. A content analysis was performed to identify the purposes and topics of the articles, the sources employed to collect the data, the time frames covered, the amounts of records surveyed, an… Show more
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