Original scientific paper

Bibliometric Analysis of the Articles from the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Indexed in Web of Science Database (1976-2005)

Vesna Borić

Abstract

This article represents bibliometric analysis of published articles with the address of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, indexed in Web of Science database in the period 1976-2005. The sample consisted of 428 articles that were analyzed according to the authors’ address, productivity markers (authors, institutions, year of publication, article type, language, journal) and citation. The analysis of the structure showed that the University of Zagreb affi liation was mentioned in 87.7% of the addresses, and School of Dental Medicine affi liation in 98.8% of the addresses, in 13 different ways. Most publications (82.5%) are scientifi c articles, 15.2% are congress abstracts, while reviews, short communications, letters, and book reviews and personal articles are present in less that 1%. The articles were published in 88 different journals, mostly in Coll Antropol (39.9%). According to the JCR database, the journals are from 31 different scientifi c areas. Although most of the publications (24) are from the fi eld of Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine, the greatest number of articles is published in two journals from the fi eld of Anthropology. There are 1866 authors of 428 articles, mostly with four authors (23.8%); greatest number of authors being eleven. Mean number of authors per article is 4.4. Collaboration inside the School yielded 45.1% of the articles; slightly more in collaboration with the authors form other Croatian institution (47.4%), and 6.1% in collaboration with foreign authors. The analysis showed that 41.1% of the articles has no citation; the most cited article has 54 citations, mean citation being 2.68 per article. Out of the ten most cited articles, two are published in collaboration with foreign authors, one is a result of collaboration inside the School, and six are result of collaboration with the scientists from the Institute Ruđer Bošković.

Keywords

bibliometrics; authorship; productivity; School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb

Hrčak ID:

11608

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/11608

Publication date:

1.9.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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