A longitudinal analysis of bibliometric and impact factor trends among the core international journals of nursing, 1977-2008.
A longitudinal analysis of bibliometric and impact factor trends among the core international journals of nursing, 1977-2008.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.05.006
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发表时间：
2010-12
影响因子：
8.1
通讯作者：
Derek R. Smith
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作者：
Derek R. Smith
虽然文献计量学分析提供了一个特定的研究领域内的进展和信息分布的显着洞察力，详细的纵向研究，这种类型是罕见的护理领域。方法采用文献计量学方法对7种国际护理核心期刊进行了详细的文献计量学分析核心国际护理期刊使用自定义的历史数据来源于汤姆森路透社期刊引文报告®。在1977年至2008年的32年间，这7种期刊收到的引文数量增加了700%以上。在此期间，还观察到平均影响因子评分持续且具有统计学显著性（p<0.001）的3倍增加。统计分析显示，随着时间的推移，所有期刊的影响因子都有显着改善（p<0.001），增幅约为2倍至78倍。结论总体而言，这项研究提供了有史以来最全面的纵向文献计量分析之一在护理领域进行。令人印象深刻的和持续的影响因素的收益表明，发表的护理研究正在越来越多地看到，听到和引用在国际学术界。
BACKGROUNDAlthough bibliometric analysis affords significant insight into the progression and distribution of information within a particular research field, detailed longitudinal studies of this type are rare within the field of nursing.OBJECTIVESThis study aimed to investigate, from a bibliometric perspective, the progression and trends of core international nursing journals over the longest possible time period.METHODSA detailed bibliometric analysis was undertaken among 7 core international nursing periodicals using custom historical data sourced from the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports®.RESULTSIn the 32 years between 1977 and 2008, the number of citations received by these 7 journals increased over 700%. A sustained and statistically significant (p<0.001) 3-fold increase was also observed in the average impact factor score during this period. Statistical analysis revealed that all periodicals experienced significant (p<0.001) improvements in their impact factors over time, with gains ranging from approximately 2- to 78-fold.CONCLUSIONSOverall, this study provides one of the most comprehensive, longitudinal bibliometric analyses ever conducted in the field of nursing. Impressive and continual impact factor gains suggest that published nursing research is being increasingly seen, heard and cited in the international academic community.