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Silicosis: geographic changes in research: an analysis employing density-equalizing mapping

Authors: Alexander Gerber, Doris Klingelhoefer, David A Groneberg, Matthias Bundschuh

Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

A critical evaluation of scientific efforts is needed in times of modified evaluation criteria for academic personnel and institutions.

Methods

Using scientometric benchmark procedures and density-equalizing mapping, we analysed the global scientific efforts on “silicosis” of the last 92 years focusing on geographical changes within the last 30 years, specifying the most productive authors, institutions, countries and the most successful cooperations.

Results

The USA as the most productive supplier have established their position as center of international cooperation, followed in considerable distance by the United Kingdom, Germany and China. Asian countries, particularly China, catch up and are expected to excel the USA still in this decade.

Conclusion

The combination of scientometric procedures with density-equalizing mapping reveals a distinct global pattern of research productivity and citation activity. Modified h-index, citationrate and impact factor have to be discussed critically due to distortion by bias of self-citation, language and co-authorship.

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Title: Silicosis: geographic changes in research: an analysis employing density-equalizing mapping
Authors: Alexander Gerber
Doris Klingelhoefer
David A Groneberg
Matthias Bundschuh
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6673
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-9-2

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