scholarly journals A Comparison of Selected Bibliographic Database Search Retrieval for Agricultural Information

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ritchie ◽  
Kelly Banyas ◽  
Carol Sevin
Keyword(s):  
Generalized Linear Model ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Bibliographic Database ◽  
Relevant Result ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Search Result

Search result retrieval was compared across eight research literature databases (AGRICOLA, AGRIS, BIOSIS, CAB Direct, FSTA, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science) for three topics from different agricultural disciplines to compare retrieval results based on searcher experience. Precision, recall, and uniqueness were analyzed by rating search results (~2400 citations) for relevancy. A generalized linear model statistical analysis determined that AGRICOLA ranked highest for precision and was statistically more likely to produce a relevant result than four other databases. CAB and Web of Science ranked highest for recall and both overlapped with AGRICOLA for statistical likelihood of producing a relevant result. Google Scholar retrieved the most unique content, but almost half of that content was not judged relevant. AGRICOLA, BIOSIS and CAB retrieved the most unique and relevant content. This study will help researchers and librarians working in the agricultural disciplines to select the bibliographic databases that will provide the most relevant search results and are most likely to meet their research need. It may also serve as a template for future bibliographic research in other disciplines.

scholarly journals Resources and Capabilities from Their Very Outset: a Bibliometric Comparison Between Scopus and the Web of Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mileidy Alvarez-Melgarejo ◽  
Martha L. Torres-Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Bibliometric Method ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Web

The bibliometric method has proven to be a powerful tool for the analysis of scientific publications, in such a way that allows rating the quality of the knowledge generating process, as well as its impact on firm´s environment. This article presents a comparison between two powerful bibliographic databases in terms of their coverage and the usefulness of their content. The comparison starts with a subject associated to the relationship between resources and capabilities. The outcomes show that the search results differ between both databases. The Web Of Science (WOS), has a greater coverage than SCOPUS has.  It also has a greater impact in terms of most cited authors and publications. The search results in the WOS yield articles from 2001, while Scopus yields articles from 1976, however, some of the latter are inconsistent with the topic being searched. The analysis points to a lack of studies regarding resources as foundations of firm´s capabilities; as a result, new research on this field is suggested.

scholarly journals A citation analysis of Serbian Dental Journal using Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Jacimovic ◽  
Ruzica Petrovic ◽  
Slavoljub Zivkovic
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Thomson Scientific ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Citation Counts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Citation Databases

Introduction. For a long time, The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI, now Thomson Scientific, Philadelphia, US) citation databases, available online through the Web of Science (WoS), had an unique position among bibliographic databases. The emergence of new citation databases, such as Scopus and Google Scholar (GS), call in question the dominance of WoS and the accuracy of bibliometric and citation studies exclusively based on WoS data. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences in the received citation counts for Serbian Dental Journal (SDJ) found in WoS and Scopus databases, or whether GS results differed significantly from those obtained by WoS and Scopus, and whether GS could be an adequate qualitative alternative for commercial databases in the impact assessment of this journal. Material and Methods. The data regarding SDJ citation was collected in September 2010 by searching WoS, Scopus and GS databases. For further analysis, all relevant data of both, cited and citing articles, were imported into Microsoft Access? database. Results. One hundred and fifty-eight cited papers from SDJ and 249 received citations were found in the three analyzed databases. 74% of cited articles were found in GS, 46% in Scopus and 44% in WoS. The greatest number of citations (189) was derived from GS, while only 15% of the citations, were found in all three databases. There was a significant difference in the percentage of unique citations found in the databases. 58% originated from GS, while Scopus and WoS gave 6% and 4% unique citations, respectively. The highest percentage of databases overlap was found between WoS and Scopus (70%), while the overlap between Scopus and GS was 18% only. In case of WoS and GS the overlap was 17%. Most of the SDJ citations came from original scientific articles. Conclusion. WoS, Scopus and GS produce quantitatively and qualitatively different citation counts for SDJ articles. None of the examined databases can provide a comprehensive picture and it is necessary to take into account all three available sources.

scholarly journals Storage of primary and secondary scientific information: classification and access.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-174
Author(s):  
Анна Запольская ◽  
Anna Zapolskaya ◽  
Сергей Шептунов ◽  
Sergey Sheptunov ◽  
Иван Воробьев ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Science Journalism ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Information Classification ◽  
The Web

Annotation: The article analyzes the main tools for collecting, processing and analyzing the information necessary for the preparation of research papers, research papers and articles in science journalism. The authors classified the database storing primary and secondary scientific information, describes how to access these international information systems. Among them are allocated the largest and most influential scientometric and bibliographic databases, such as the Web of Science and its components, the system Scopus, Google Scholar, the domestic development of scientometric eLIBRARY, and a number of narrow-profile international databases dedicated to the search of scientific information.

scholarly journals Search results outliers among MEDLINE platforms

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Sean Burns ◽  
Robert M. Shapiro II ◽  
Tyler Nix ◽  
Jeffrey T. Huber
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
The Other ◽  
Medical Subject Headings ◽  
Search Queries ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Search Result ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Hypothetically, content in MEDLINE records is consistent across multiple platforms. Though platforms have different interfaces and requirements for query syntax, results should be similar when the syntax is controlled for across the platforms. The authors investigated how search result counts varied when searching records among five MEDLINE platforms.Methods: We created 29 sets of search queries targeting various metadata fields and operators. Within search sets, we adapted 5 distinct, compatible queries to search 5 MEDLINE platforms (PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Ovid), totaling 145 final queries. The 5 queries were designed to be logically and semantically equivalent and were modified only to match platform syntax requirements. We analyzed the result counts and compared PubMed’s MEDLINE result counts to result counts from the other platforms. We identified outliers by measuring the result count deviations using modified z-scores centered around PubMed’s MEDLINE results.Results: Web of Science and ProQuest searches were the most likely to deviate from the equivalent PubMed searches. EBSCOhost and Ovid were less likely to deviate from PubMed searches. Ovid’s results were the most consistent with PubMed’s but appeared to apply an indexing algorithm that resulted in lower retrieval sets among equivalent searches in PubMed. Web of Science exhibited problems with exploding or not exploding Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms.Conclusion: Platform enhancements among interfaces affect record retrieval and challenge the expectation that MEDLINE platforms should, by default, be treated as MEDLINE. Substantial inconsistencies in search result counts, as demonstrated here, should raise concerns about the impact of platform-specific influences on search results. This article has been approved for the Medical Library Association’s Independent Reading Program.

Cronica unui eşec academic anunţat: între Google Scholar şi indicele Hirsch

Transilvania ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
Cristian Ioan Popa
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Information Selection ◽  
University System ◽  
H Index ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Subject

The Romanian university system includes periodical or conjunctural evaluations. In most cases, the tools are given by the unanimously recognized bibliographic databases (Scopus and Web of Science) or by the debatable ones (Google Scholar). The latter, which is also the most accessed in such cases, represents the subject of an analysis in which not only the information selection criteria are challenged, but also the means of calculating the h-index. As a case study, the author analyses his own scientific works, thus revealing great discrepancies between the numbers obtained through the services provided by Google Scholar and the real numbers that exceed the former by more than half. This fact indicates an obvious disadvantage for a scholar who is evaluated through the aforementioned tools in which the analysis of the citations plays a key role. Moreover, the present paper shall also discuss other minuses of the higher education system in which certain individuals’ or certain institutions’ hunt for academic visibility has generated a series of chicaneries. The most often used are those that seek interdisciplinary collectives, in which one’s professional participation is minimal, but the professional prestige is maximal.

scholarly journals Processing continuous subject queries in individual taxonomic groups with Web of Science tools

2017 ◽  
pp. 74-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Tkacheva
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Taxonomic Groups

The author analyzes various situations that influence the pertinence of Web of Science database search based on subject queries in several taxonomic groups (the case study of RAS Library for Natural Sciences users). General recommendations on formulating these subject queries using Web of Science search instruments are formulated: a) synonym taxon name and ambiguity of taхon range definition by different authors; б) exclusion of non-profile subject areas from search results enables to deselect homonymic terms. The paper is prepared through the support of RFFR Grant № 16-07-00450.

Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Current Status and Urgent Research Priorities

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (30) ◽  
pp. 5711-5726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveed Ahmed Khan ◽  
Ayaz Anwar ◽  
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Rational Design ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Acanthamoeba Keratitis ◽  
Current Treatment ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Sequence Information ◽  
Therapeutic Measures ◽  
Genome Sequence Information

Background:First discovered in the early 1970s, Acanthamoeba keratitis has remained a major eye infection and presents a significant threat to the public health, especially in developing countries. The aim is to present a timely review of our current understanding of the advances made in this field in a comprehensible manner and includes novel concepts and provides clear directions for immediate research priorities.Methods:We undertook a search of bibliographic databases for peer-reviewed research literature and also summarized our published results in this field.Results:The present review focuses on novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in details which can provide access to management and treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. This coupled with the recently available genome sequence information together with high throughput genomics technology and innovative approaches should stimulate interest in the rational design of preventative and therapeutic measures. Current treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis is problematic and often leads to infection recurrence. Better understanding of diagnosis, pathogenesis, pathophysiology and therapeutic regimens, would lead to novel strategies in treatment and prophylaxis.

Turning Fear of Boron Toxicity into Boron-containing Drug Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (26) ◽  
pp. 5005-5018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin A. Soriano-Ursúa ◽  
Eunice D. Farfán-García ◽  
Simonetta Geninatti-Crich
Keyword(s):  
Drug Design ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Biological Action ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Boron Toxicity ◽  
Withdrawal Period ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Toxicological Data

Background: Despite the historical employment of boron-containing compounds (BCCs) with medicinal purposes, the reported cases of BCC toxicity in humans during the twentieth-century drived us towards a “boron-withdrawal” period. Fortunately, the use of boric acid for specific purposes remains, and the discovery of natural BCCs with biological action attractive for therapeutic purposes as well as the introduction of some new BCCs for clinical use has reactivated the interest in studying the properties of these BCCs. Methods: We carried out a structured search of bibliographic databases for scientific peerreviewed research literature regarding boron toxicity and linked that information to that of BCCs in drug design and development. A deductive qualitative content analysis methodology was applied to analyse the interventions and findings of the included studies using a theoretical outline. Results: This review recapitulates the following on a timeline: the boron uses in medicine, the data known about the toxicological profiles of some BCCs, the pharmacological properties of some BCCs that are employed in cancer and infectious disease therapies, and the known properties of BCCs recently introduced into clinical assays as well as the identification of their structure-activity relationships for toxicity and therapeutic use. Then, we discuss the use of new approaches taking advantage of some toxicological data to identify potent and efficient BCCs for prevention and therapy while limiting their toxic effects. Conclusion: Data for boron toxicity can be strategically used for boron-containing drug design.

Efficacy of the detection of the early symptoms of Cancer cell, Prevention and the diagnosis procedure

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Mahfujul Islam ◽  
Md Al Amin Molla
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Reference Lists ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Conference Paper ◽  
Cancer Awareness ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Randomized Controlled

: The aim to examine the signs for the potency of interventions to raise cancer awareness along with promote early demonstration in most cancers to share with future and policy investigation. Several peer-reviewed journals as well as books, conference paper and authentic website (like as NCBI, PubMed, CRI, CRU, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, Web of Science, etc.) Also, we looked for bibliographic databases and reference lists Such as randomized controlled trials of interventions brought to Individuals and commanded or uncontrolled reports of interventions brought to communities. The results found the signs that interventions reach to people subconsciously increase the cancer awareness from the short term and inadequate signs they advertise premature demonstration. This analysis helps to find appropriate info about categorizing the early indicators of many kinds of cancer cells on addition to appropriate guidelines to conquer cancer in low-Mid center income areas. Whereas contained the structured screening program, which helps detect cancer early and having a heightened chance of therapeutic and treatment content, taking essential measures to elevate the consciousness of the detectable symptoms.

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