Coverage and quality: A comparison of Web of Science and Scopus databases for reporting faculty nursing publication metrics
Coverage and quality: A comparison of Web of Science and Scopus databases for reporting faculty nursing publication metrics
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DOI：
10.1016/j.outlook.2017.03.004
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发表时间：
2017-09-01
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影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Peterson, Shenita R.
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作者：
Powell, Kimberly R.;Peterson, Shenita R.
背景：Web of Science 和 Scopus 是具有学术影响力的领先数据库。护理领域之外的最新研究报告了期刊覆盖率和质量的差异。目的：比较分析护理出版物报告的影响。方法：比较护理领域每个数据库的期刊覆盖率。此外，两个数据库中还收集了 2014 年护理教师的出版物，并根据 Scimajo 期刊排名、同行评审状态和 MEDLINE 收录情况对总体覆盖率和报告质量进行了比较。通过每个数据库计算以 h 指数为模型的个人作者影响力以进行比较。讨论：Scopus 提供了显着更高的期刊覆盖率。 2014 年教师出版物中，100% 的期刊在 Scopus 中找到，Web of Science 提供了 82%。报告期刊的质量没有发现显着差异。 Scopus 中的作者 h 指数较高。结论：在报告教师出版物和学术影响时，Scopus 可能会更好地代表学术护理项目，而不会影响期刊质量。具有强大跨学科工作的项目应检查所有优势领域，以确保适当的覆盖范围。
Background: Web of Science and Scopus are the leading databases of scholarly impact. Recent studies outside the field of nursing report differences in journal coverage and quality.Purpose: A comparative analysis of nursing publications reported impact.Method: Journal coverage by each database for the field of nursing was compared. Additionally, publications by 2014 nursing faculty were collected in both databases and compared for overall coverage and reported quality, as modeled by Scimajo Journal Rank, peer review status, and MEDLINE inclusion. Individual author impact, modeled by the h-index, was calculated by each database for comparison.Discussion: Scopus offered significantly higher journal coverage. For 2014 faculty publications, 100% of journals were found in Scopus, Web of Science offered 82%. No significant difference was found in the quality of reported journals. Author h-index was found to be higher in Scopus.Conclusion: When reporting faculty publications and scholarly impact, academic nursing programs may be better represented by Scopus, without compromising journal quality. Programs with strong interdisciplinary work should examine all areas of strength to ensure appropriate coverage.