Why, When, Who, What, How, and Where for Trainees Writing Literature Review Articles

Koons, Gerry L.; Schenke‐Layland, Katja; Mikos, Antonios G.

doi:10.1007/s10439-019-02290-5

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“…Different tactics can be executed to intensify publication activity: writing courses, writing support groups, and writing coaches can significantly increase the number of publications of the research participants according to a study summarizing 17 studies [ 23 ]. Reviews also help to grasp available methods for scientific writing [ 24 ]. Other options include the continuous mentoring even after the competition of the PhD [ 25 ].…”

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Comparison of scientometric achievements at PhD and scientific output ten years later for 4,790 academic researchers

2022

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Introduction PhD is the highest awarded degree offered by universities in different disciplines. Owners of a PhD can teach at universities, start independent research and receive a higher salary while further building a scientific career. We examined whether the publication output before the PhD degree has a correlation with subsequent research activities. Methods We downloaded publication and citation data from the Hungarian Scientific Bibliography for Hungarian researchers who obtained PhD between the ages of 24 and 45. The researchers were grouped into eleven scientific sections. We examined the number of Q1 publications published in the previous 5 years, the H-index, the total number of citations for the last complete year, and the biological age of the researcher. Each parameter was computed for the year at which the PhD was obtained and ten years later. Pre-PhD publications (and citations for these) were excluded when assessing post-PhD track records. Spearman rank correlation and Kruskal-Wallis test were computed. Results We analyzed all together 4,790 researchers. We obtained a positive correlation between the number of Q1 publications before and after PhD (corr. coeff. = 0.21–0.54, p<0.01 in all sections), between the H-index before and after PhD (corr. coeff. = 0.32–0.56, p<0.01 in all sections), and between the citations received before and after PhD (corr. coeff. = 0.34–0.51, p<0.01 in all sections). All three metrics measured ten years after the PhD were negatively correlated with the age of the researcher at the time of obtaining the PhD (number of publications corr. coeff. = -0.09–0.22, p<0.05; H-index corr. coeff. = -0.09–0.29, p<0.08; number of citations corr. coeff. = -0.14–0.30, p<0.01). Among all disciplines, Philosophy and History and Engineering sciences show the strongest correlation between pre- and post-PhD output. When running multiple regression analysis for all three metrics as dependent variables and the number of articles, the H-index, the number of citations in the year of the PhD, the calendar year of PhD, and the gender of the researcher as independent variables, the number of articles and the H-index in the year of PhD reached the strongest positive correlations while gender had a negative correlation. Conclusions We independently evaluated pre- and post-PhD publication performance. In connection with age, the discipline-specific reference values of scientometric parameters at the time of obtaining the PhD can help to select candidates for postdoctoral grants and positions.

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Comparison of scientometric achievements at PhD and scientific output ten years later for 4,790 academic researchers

2022

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“…The present contribution is based on analysis of the available open literature, mainly articles in international journals. Some general principles of such studies are explained in the works by Fernandez [60], Koons et al [61], Pati and Lorusso [62], Rewhorn [63], Snyder [64], Sovacool et al [65], and Wee and Banister [66], and these are partly followed here. The present study is, however, not meant to be a complete bibliometrical analysis but rather is based on the on-line bibliographical database 'Scopus', in order to include a representative amount of the literature.…”

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Cadmium Pollution in the Tourism Environment: A Literature Review

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Cadmium is a highly-toxic metal, and, its environmental occurrence and human exposure consequently deserve close attention. The insight into the relationships between cadmium and tourism relations has deepened during the past three decades and the research into this relationship is reviewed. For this purpose, 83 relevant publications (mainly articles in international journals) were analyzed. It was found that investigation of Cd in the tourism environment took place in all continents (except Antarctica) and has intensified since the mid-2000s; Chinese researchers are the most active contributors. The Cd occurrence in air, living organisms, sediments, soil, suspended particular matter, water, and of the human environment has been studied. It has become clear that tourism contributes to Cd pollution (particularly, by hotel wastewater and increased traffic), and, vice versa, Cd pollution of beaches, coastal waters, food, urban parks, etc. creates risks for tourists and increases human exposure to this toxic metal. Both mechanisms have received equal attention. Examples concern many places worldwide, with the Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe as apparently critical regions. Our significantly incomplete knowledge of the relationships between cadmium and tourism must be ascribed to the common oversimplification of these relationships and to the scarcity or even absence of information supplied by the most important tourist destinations. The present review demonstrates that more studies of heavy metals and, particularly, Cd in the tourism environment are needed.

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“…Es muy beneficioso para una comunidad científica recibir recopilaciones de trabajos publicados en forma de review-essay por cuanto en la actualidad los investigadores disfrutan el acceso a un cúmulo de libros y artículos académicos, ventaja que puede transformarse en una carga ya que existe la expectativa de mantenerse actualizado sobre un cuerpo de conocimiento que se acrecienta sin detención (Koons, Schenke-Layland y Mikos, 2019). Este tipo de trabajos plantea un debate en torno a un número significativo de publicaciones, el cual suele organizarse en las siguientes etapas: primero, identificación de las principales perspectivas y argumentos de cada obra; segundo, vinculación entre ellos, es decir, caracterización de los puntos en común y divergencias epistemológicas u ontológicas; y tercero, valoración de la consistencia teórica y/o empírica de los análisis presentes en la bibliografía escogida.…”

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El estudio de los líderes en las políticas exteriores de África: notas metodológicas y evidencia empírica

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2024

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El objetivo de este artículo es evaluar la importancia de los líderes africanos en la política exterior de sus países. A partir de una revisión comprehensiva de literatura especializada, se evidencia la intrascendencia en África de los marcos teóricos tradicionales del análisis de política exterior, los cuales se basan principalmente en la experiencia diplomática de las grandes potencias. En el contexto de los países africanos, por el contrario, la unidad decisoria final no está institucionalizada, por lo cual la visión de mundo de los líderes se transforma en prácticamente la única referencia para la fijación de la estrategia internacional y el interés nacional.

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Why, When, Who, What, How, and Where for Trainees Writing Literature Review Articles

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Comparison of scientometric achievements at PhD and scientific output ten years later for 4,790 academic researchers

Comparison of scientometric achievements at PhD and scientific output ten years later for 4,790 academic researchers

Cadmium Pollution in the Tourism Environment: A Literature Review

El estudio de los líderes en las políticas exteriores de África: notas metodológicas y evidencia empírica

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