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Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
The long-term influence and contribution of research can be evaluated relatively reliably by bibliometric citation analysis.
Previously, productivity of nations has been estimated by using either the number of published articles or journal impact
factors and/or citation data. These studies show certain trends, but detailed analysis is not possible due to the assumption
that all articles in a journal were equally cited. Here we describe the first comprehensive, longterm, nationwide analysis
of scientific performance. We studied the lifetime research output of 748 Finnish principal investigators in biomedicine during
the years 1966–2000, analysed national trends, and made a comparison with international research production. Our results indicate
that analyses of the scientific contribution of persons, disciplines, or nations should be based on actual publication and
citation counts rather than on derived information like impact factors. 51% of the principal investigators have published
altogether 75% of the articles; however, the whole scientific community has contributed to the growth of biomedical research
in Finland since the Second World War. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2008 | 10.1007/s11192-007-1962-y | Scientometrics |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Impact Factor,Research Output,Citation Count,Journal Impact Factor,World Level | Social science,Information mapping,Journal Impact Factors,Sociology,Citation,Citation analysis,Biomedicine,International research,Scientific method,Impact factor | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
77 | 2 | 0138-9130 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
12 | 0.63 | 2 |
Authors | ||
2 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentti Riikonen | 1 | 31 | 4.50 |
| Mauno Vihinen | 2 | 145 | 26.73 |