Bibliometrics
"Bibliometrics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bibliometrics" by people in Profiles.
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Charpignon ML, Matos J, Nakayama LF, Gallifant J, Alfonso PGI, Cobanaj M, Fiske AM, Gates AJ, Ho FDV, Jain U, Kashkooli M, Link N, McCoy LG, Shaffer J, Celi LA. Diversity in the medical research ecosystem: a descriptive scientometric analysis of over 49?000 studies and 150?000 authors published in high-impact medical journals between 2007 and 2022. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 22; 15(1):e086982.
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Salimi M, Pesante BD, Junior CW, Mauffrey C. Validation of a novel system to quantify authorship diversity in orthopaedic surgery literature. Int Orthop. 2024 Nov; 48(11):2801-2807.
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Davidson NR, Greene CS. Analysis of science journalism reveals gender and regional disparities in coverage. Elife. 2024 May 28; 12.
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Dubin J, Hameed D, Moore MC, Bains SS, Patel S, Nace J, Mont MA, Delanois RE. Methodological Assessment of the 100 Most-Cited Articles in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Last Decade Compared to the All-Time List. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun; 39(6):1434-1443.e5.
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Ho YS, Giordano V, Mauffrey C, Giannoudis PV. Trends of impact factor contributors to the Injury Journal: A bibliometric analysis. Injury. 2024 Mar; 55(3):111255.
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Huang A, Pan J, Guo R, La T, Isidro S, Isidro T, Rendely A, Niehaus W, Huang D. Quantifying the dissemination of research in the PM&R journal via alternative metrics. PM R. 2023 Dec; 15(12):1673-1677.
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Rees CA, Rajesh G, Manji HK, Shari C, Kisenge R, Keating EM, Ogbuanu IU, Igunza KA, Omore R, Manji KP. Has Authorship in the Decolonizing Global Health Movement Been Colonized? Ann Glob Health. 2023; 89(1):42.
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Akudinobi EA, Rietmeijer CA, Ndowa FJ, Kilmarx PH. Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship of Publications About Sub-Saharan Africa Published in the Journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases , 2011 to 2020. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 09 01; 50(9):555-558.
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Szeto MD, Maymone MBC, Presley CL, Laughter MR, Lada SM, Runion TM, Barber C, Fonseca AS, Dellavalle RP. Citation indicators revisited: Reply to Top Authors in Dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 12; 87(6):1408-1410.
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Berge JM, Macheledt K, Bakker C, Allen S, Thyagarajan B, Wyman JF. Bibliometric Approach to Evaluating the Impact of a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health K12 Research Career Development Program. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Oct; 31(10):1422-1431.
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