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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases

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Boolean versus ranked querying for biomedical systematic reviews.

Sarvnaz Karimi¹, Stefan Pohl, Falk Scholer

¹NICTA, Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. skarimi@unimelb.edu.au

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|October 13, 2010

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Systematic reviews are time-consuming. Combining ranked retrieval with Boolean search speeds up the process by prioritizing relevant results, saving researchers significant time.

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Area of Science:

Information Science
Medical Research Methodology

Background:

Systematic reviews are crucial for evidence-based medicine but are labor-intensive, with literature searching being a major bottleneck.
Current Boolean search methods for systematic reviews require extensive manual review of results and difficult query refinement.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of ranked retrieval compared to traditional Boolean querying for systematic review literature searching.
To explore practical methods for integrating ranked retrieval into the systematic search process.

Main Methods:

Conducted experiments comparing ranked retrieval approaches against Boolean querying for systematic review searches.
Utilized methodologically defined queries to assess the practical application of ranked retrieval.

Main Results:

Ranked retrieval alone is insufficient for the high-recall demands of systematic reviews.
A refined Boolean search incorporating result ranking improves search performance by indicating result quality.
Ranking accelerates the iterative query refinement process inherent in systematic searching.

Conclusions:

A hybrid approach combining ranked and Boolean retrieval offers significant time-saving potential for systematic review searches.
Interactive query development within a hybrid system enhances efficiency over traditional methods.