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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
[Correlation between document supply and citations in pharmacology]
Pascal Bador1, Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri, Thierry Lafouge
1Université de Lyon, France. pascal.bador@univ-lyon1.fr
Purpose:
Investigation of the correlation between document supply by INIST-CNRS (Institut National de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) and citations of 89 pharmacology and pharmacy periodicals in 1992-2004. Investigation of the influence of electronic periodicals.
Methods:
Analysis of the cards of document supply-citation correlation for the 89 periodicals during 13 years. Making of four groups of periodicals.
Results:
The four groups are respectively made of 19, 16, 47 and 7 periodicals from the most supplied and cited (the more expensive and aged) to the less supplied and cited. Their characteristics are analysed taking into account their evolution during 1992-2004. The periodical Thérapie is in the group of periodicals very supplied but less cited.
Conclusion:
The correlation between document supply and citations decreases during the investigated time and is influenced by the coming of electronic periodicals.
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