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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
Differences between h-index measures from different bibliographic sources and search engines
Mauricio Lima Barreto1, Erika Aragão, Luis Eugenio Portela Fernandes de Sousa
1Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, SalvadorBA, Brasil.
Revista De Saude Publica
|September 17, 2013
Summary
The h-index, a measure of scientific impact, varies across databases for Brazilian researchers. Google Scholar better captures the bibliometric impact in fields with strong professional components and native language publications.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Immunology
- Medicine
Background:
- The h-index is a widely used metric for assessing the bibliometric impact of researchers' scientific output.
- Evaluating bibliometric impact requires careful consideration of the database used for analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the utility of the h-index for measuring the bibliometric impact of Brazilian researchers' scientific publications.
- To compare the h-index across different scientific disciplines and databases.
Main Methods:
- Compared the scientific production of Brazilian CNPq 1-A researchers in public health, immunology, and medicine.
- Estimated the mean h-index for each group.
- Utilized nonparametric Kruskal Wallis and Behrens-Fisher tests for statistical comparisons.
Main Results:
- The h-index was higher in Immunology compared to Public Health and Medicine when using Web of Science.
- This difference in h-index means diminished when using Scopus or Google Scholar databases.
- Google Scholar may offer a more comprehensive measure in certain fields.
Conclusions:
- The emergence of Google Scholar impacts discussions on bibliometric impact measurement.
- Fields with strong professional components and native language publications have distinct citation patterns.
- Google Scholar appears to better capture the bibliometric impact in these fields compared to traditional academic databases.
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