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Evaluation of the Scientific Production in Portuguese Medical Schools. 2006/2007 Class 5. Introduction. Scientifical and technological dynamics understanding;. interest for scientific production quantitative indicators. helps. Political engeneering;. Decision making on this area.
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Evaluation of the Scientific Production in Portuguese Medical Schools 2006/2007 Class 5
Introduction • Scientifical and technological dynamics understanding; interest for scientific production quantitative indicators helps • Political engeneering; • Decision making on this area. increases number of articles published in scientifical journals Quantitative scientific production measured by SANTOS,Raimundo - Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação, Campinas, v. 1, n. 1, p. 22-38, jul./dez. 2003 – ISSN: 1678-765X
Scientific production has been increasing in the last years: Graph - Annual evolution of the portuguese scientific publications´ number on Science Citation Index (totals and with foreign’s co-authorship). Source: ISI – Web of Knowledge Scientific production has been increasing in the last years: Graph - Annual evolution of the portuguese scientific publications´ number on Science Citation Index (totals and with foreign’s co-authorship). Source: ISI – Web of Knowledge
Indexed journals ISI web of Science ALLOW TO ALLOWS ACCESS TO • title • report investigation results • author • magazine´s impact factor • Citation data • look up for bibliographic information COIMBRA JR., Carlos E. A. Scientific production in public health and the international literature bases. Cad. Saúde Pública. 1999, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 883-888. http://scientific.thomson.com/free/essays/selectionofmaterial/journalselection/
EVALUATING JOURNALS Many factors are taken into account: Qualitative Quantitative journal's basic publishing standards • editorial content Interrelated • authorship’s internacional diversity • citation data All factors determine strengths and weaknesses of the journal
Internacional scope and diffusing of academic journals bibliometric product more used fundamental indicator IMPACT FACTOR Its use became widespread J. M. CAMPANARIO, L. GONZÁLEZ: Journal self-citations -Scientometrics 69 (2006)
Aims Develop an objective methodology for scientifical articles In order to make it: Selection Research REPRODUCTIBLE • -Author’s position; • -Number; • Citation´s Number; • Impact factor; • Journals. LISBON compare COIMBRA
Methods Two medical schools Reasons: the oldest universities and the ones which have simultaneously hospital and faculty. FMUC FMUL Data base: ISI web of knowledge • gives access to the leader of database of quote (Web ofScience); • gathers the searched results promoting its analysis (Analyze tool); • has available index records, virtual documents and electronic journals. http://scientific.thomson.com/pt/produtos/WoK/wok/
FINAL QUERY :Lisboa* or Lisbon* 2005 * - Coimbra http://scientific.thomson.com/pt/produtos/WoK/wok/
Exclusion criterias: • - Articles not published in faculties: • - Articles with none contribution of faculty members; • Inclusion criterias: • - Articles with contribution of faculty members; - Articles from:
Information from the articles: - Author author; Other authors; institution´s 1st author; Author’s position; 1st author’s filiation 1 and 2; institution´s 1st author : filiation; Author’s total number. - Journal Citation´s number specific for the article; Publication review or journal; Page; Volume; Impact factor.
Data base creation Data Basecreation SPSS Lables • Statistical calculations; Statistical Analysis - Results interpretation and presentation Graphs
Results • Coimbra Graph 1 – 1st Author’s Institution Filiation
Table 1 - Impact factor Table 2 – Impact factor
Table 3 – Article citation´s number Table 4 – Article citation´s number
References SANTOS,Raimundo - Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação, Campinas, v. 1, n. 1, p. 22-38, jul./dez. 2003 – ISSN: 1678-765X COIMBRA JR., Carlos E. A. Scientific production in public health and the international literature bases. Cad. Saúde Pública. 1999, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 883-888. http://scientific.thomson.com/free/essays/selectionofmaterial/journalselection/ J. M. CAMPANARIO, L. GONZÁLEZ: Journal self-citations -Scientometrics 69 (2006) http://scientific.thomson.com/pt/produtos/WoK/wok/