Use of publication lists to study scientific production and strategies of scientists in developing countries

Geography of Africa biomedical publications: An analysis of 1996–2005 PubMed papers

“…Many articles of biomedical importance appear in journals other than those we included in our searched categories. Gaillard [14] argues that some 65% of African research papers are published in local journals that are not listed in the inter- Other limitations include the incorrect citation of origin for the authors, and definition of research production. By using the author addresses listed in the bylines of research articles, one can only identify countries and organizations where the authors were employed when the research was done or where the article was written, or both.…”

“…There are number of useful bibliometric studies available which have focused in part with Africa or with specific African countries [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. However, as noted by Tijssen [21] some lacks comprehensive cross-country comparison and their scope and coverage of the research literature is too constrained to serve as a broad cross-country analyses at African level.…”

Truebounded, Overbounded, or Underbounded? Scientists’ Personal Publication Lists versus Lists Generated through Bibliographic Information Services

“…Because they include "quality papers." That is why some authors prefer to speak of "mainstream journals" [11] instead of "quality journals" that are included in such information services.…”

“…There is one further different approach. Dorsch [2], following Gaillard [11], Kirkwood [16], and Hilbert et al [4], banks on personal publication lists published on authors' or institutions' websites. Complete personal publication lists can also allow for a comprehensive picture of a scientific institutions' research activities [17].…”

La productividad científica argentina en Ciencias Sociales: Economía, Psicología, Sociología y Ciencia Política en el CONICET (2004-2008)

“…Por ello, en este trabajo se intenta responder a esta cuestión a través del análisis empírico, utilizando datos de curriculum vitae de investigadores en ciencias sociales de un país en desarrollo, la República Argentina. Dicha estrategia metodológica permite obtener más información que la usualmente disponible en las bases científi cas internacionales (Gaillard, 1992;Dietz y otros, 2003). Por otra parte, esta fuente de recolección de datos permite, adicionalmente, abordar otro interrogante relacionado: ¿qué factores explican la elección geográfi ca de revistas científi cas por parte de los investigadores?…”