"Bibliometrics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)
| Descriptor ID |
D015706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.682.099.325 L01.453.183.291
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| Concept/Terms |
Bibliometrics- Bibliometrics
- Bibliometric Analysis
- Bibliographies, Statistical
- Statistical Bibliography
- Bibliography, Statistical
- Analysis, Bibliometric
- Analyses, Bibliometric
- Bibliometric Analyses
- Statistical Bibliographies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bibliometrics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bibliometrics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bibliometrics" by people in Profiles.
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Language and Geographic Representation of Neurosurgical Journals: A Meta-Science Study. World Neurosurg. 2022 10; 166:171-183.
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The Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health in Three Pediatrics Journals. J Pediatr. 2022 08; 247:81-86.e3.
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Impact of Level of Evidence on Citation of Orthopaedic Articles. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 29(23):e1274-e1281.
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Dissemination of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research on Social Media Platforms Is Associated With Increased Citation Count. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 10 01; 116(10):2137-2139.
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Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Authorship Gender in The Journal of Pediatrics: Disproportionate Productivity by International Male Researchers. J Pediatr. 2021 04; 231:50-54.
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A Bibliographic Analysis of the Most Cited Articles in Global Neurosurgery. World Neurosurg. 2020 12; 144:e195-e203.
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International authorship and collaboration across bioRxiv preprints. Elife. 2020 07 27; 9.
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Despite Growing Number of Women Surgeons, Authorship Gender Disparity in Orthopaedic Literature Persists Over 30 Years. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 07; 478(7):1542-1552.
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Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine. J Prim Health Care. 2020 Jun; 12(2):149-158.
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Characterizing the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis. Urology. 2020 Feb; 136:202-211.