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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
Citations in Chemistry at the Dawn of Open Science
Rosaria Ciriminna1, Giuseppe Angellotti1, Rafael Luque2
1Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via Ugo La Malfa 153, Palermo PA 90146, Italy.
Abstract:
Citation-based metrics such as the h-index and the journal impact factor continue to play a key role in the evaluation of scholarships for employment, promotion, and tenure in academia, as well as in funding decisions. As happens with most scientometric aspects concerning their discipline, knowledge of citation patterns in chemistry in the chemistry community is rather limited. Critically reviewing the outcomes of studies devoted to citations in chemistry and adding new insight from the analysis of contemporary chemistry research, this study aims to fill at least in part knowledge gaps concerning publishing, citations, and citation habits in the chemical sciences.
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