Cracking the Web of Science: International Diversity and Citation Analysis

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Cracking the Web of ScienceInternational
Diversity and Citation Analysis

• NEICON Conference
• St. Petersburg, Russia
• 26 May 2015

Christopher Burghardt Head of Content
Management IP Science
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OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CITATION
INDEXING, ANALYSIS AND METRICS

• In 1955, Dr. Eugene Garfield revolutionized
  research with his concept of citation indexing
  and searching, giving birth to the Science
  Citation Index
• Web of Science is the highest quality and the
  largest citation database with over 1 Billion
  cited references from 1900 to 2015
• We only select the most important and influential
  journals from science, social science, and arts
  humanities

2015
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THE JOURNAL SELECTION PROCESS MAIN OBJECTIVES

• To evaluate and select the best scholarly journal
  content available today for coverage in Web of
  Science.
• As a result, the Web of Science is known as the
  worldwide source for top tier scholarly research
  published in the best international and regional
  journals.
• Provide the worldwide publishing community with
  objective standards useful in building top tier,
  world-class publications according to the highest
  ethical standards.
• Thomson Reuters has built lasting partnerships
  with the global scholarly publishing community.
  We work together to improve the quality of
  scholarly communication everywhere in the world.

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Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process for
Web of Science Four Points of Evaluation
International Diversity Authors, EAB
Journal Publishing Standards
Editorial Content
Citation Analysis

• Does this journal target an International or
  Regional audience?
• Is international representation among Authors and
  EAB members at an appropriate level for this
  journal?

• Total Citations
• Integration of the journal into the literature
  over time
• Impact Factor
• Recent citation activity
• Author, EAB citations in the literature.
• Citation metrics have meaning only in the
  editorial context appropriate for the journal.

• How does this journal compare with covered
  journals of similar scope?
• Is this subject already well covered?
• Will this journal enrich WoS with novel content?

• Timeliness of publication
• International Editorial Conventions
• English language Bibliographic Information
• Peer Review

• Arts Humanities journals are exceptional
• English full text may not be required
• Novel, well focused content (often regional) is
  essential
• Citation analysis plays a much smaller role.

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International Diversity and Institutional
Collaboration

• Greater International Diversity and Institutional
  Collaboration are characteristic of Higher Impact
  Journals
• View of Diversity and Collaboration in
• 4 Biochemistry Molecular Biology Journals
• with 160 Citable Items (Articles and Reviews)
  in 2013
• 4 Neuroscience Journals
• with 65 Citable Items (Articles Reviews) in
  2013.
• Is Diversity an indicator of potential citation
  impact?.

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Journal Impact gt Intl Diversity gt Collaboration4
Neuroscience Journals with 65 Citable items in
2013 Analysis of 100 Most Cited 2011-2012
Articles Reviews
Higher Impact Journals Greater International
Diversity and More Collaboration
2 YEAR Journal Impact Factor
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Journal Impact gt Intl Diversity gt Collaboration4
Neuroscience Journals with 65 Citable items in
2013 Analysis of 100 Most Cited 2008-2012
Articles Reviews
Higher Impact Journals Greater International
Diversity and More Collaboration
5 YEAR Impact Factor
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Journal Impact gt Intl Diversity gt Collaboration4
Biochemistry Mol Biology Journals with 160
Citable items in 2013 Analysis of 100 Most Cited
2011-2012 Articles Reviews
Higher Impact Journals Greater International
Diversity and More Collaboration
2 YEAR Journal Impact Factor
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Journal Impact gt Intl Diversity gt Collaboration5
Biochemistry Mol Biology Journals with 160
Citable items in 2013 Analysis of 200 Most Cited
2008-2012 Articles Reviews
Higher Impact Journals Greater International
Diversity and More Collaboration
5 YEAR Impact Factor
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Russian Research in Web of Science

• Russian Journals in Web of Science 2006-2015
• Do Russian Researchers favor Russian or
  Non-Russian Journals?

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Growth of Russian Journal Coverage in Web of
Science

• 2015
• SCIE 149
• AHCI 7
• SSCI 3

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Russian Research in Web of Science
Russian journals in WoS 159 Total Journals
in WoS 12,649
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REGIONAL CITATION INDEXES

• Providing Discovery, Access, and Metrics for
  Regional Content

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Increased Visibility of Chinese Research to the
World
Chinese Science Citation Database

• Coverage of over 1,200 top scholarly
  publications from China
• Integrated platform to discover, identify,
  assess and demonstrate the impact of Chinese
  research from top scientists, journals, and
  centers of excellence
• Supports fast growing research output with
  expanded coverage of regional journals

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GROWTH OF CHINESE RESEARCH OUTPUT IN WEB OF
SCIENCE
Launch

• Accelerate growth of Chinese research in Web of
  Science Core Collection since the 2009 launch of
  the Chinese Science Citation Index

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INCREASED VISIBILITY OF RUSSIAN RESEARCH TO THE
WORLD (JANUARY 2016)
Russian Science Citation Index

• Extends coverage beyond core collection to
  regionally important research
• Coverage of up to 1,000 top scholarly
  publications from Russia
• Integrated platform to discover, identify,
  assess and demonstrate the impact of Russian
  research from top scientists, journals, and
  centers of excellence.

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Russian Journal Impact
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JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR

• Gold Standard evaluative indicator of journals
• Assigned by Thomson Reuters to the journals
  captured in Web of Science
• Updated annually and published in Journal
  Citation Reports
• Average citation counts of papers published in a
  particular year

Garfield, E. Citation indexes for science A
new dimension in documentation through
association of ideas. Science, 122 (3159),
p.108-111, July 1955.
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What Does Impact Factor Represent?
Impact Factor represents the average number of
times recent articles in a specific journal were
cited in a particular year. What Does it
Measure? Impact Factor measures the citation
performance of the journal as a whole and not of
any specific article or author published in the
journal.
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RUSSIAN JOURNAL EXAMPLE (JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR)
Web of Science / JCR View
2014 Journal Citation Reports Science
Edition Biochemistry-Moscow Impact Factor
1.353 5-Year Impact Factor 1.269 Pub
lished by Maik Nauk/Interperiodica/Springer
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Calculation of 2013 Journal Impact Factor
5-Year Journal Impact Factor
Released in 2014 JCR
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How Can I Improve My Journal?

1. Active recruitment of high-impact authors and
   articles
2. Offering better service to authors
3. Boosting the journals media profile
4. More careful article selection

• New England J Med
• Ann Intern Med
• BMJ
• JAMA
• Lancet
• Med J Australia
• Can Med Assn J

M. Chew, E. V. Villanueva, and M. B. Van Der
Weyden, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
100 (3), 142 (2007).
Thomson Reuters can help.
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How Can I Improve My Papers?

1. Add international and influential co-authors and
   contributors
2. Submit to both regional and global journals (Use
   Web of Science and JCR as a guide)
3. Publish in English and use English polishing
   services
4. User internationally accepted bibliographic
   conventions use best-in- class reference
   software, e.g. EndNote

Thomson Reuters can help.
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