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Croatian scientific productivity and visibility in the field of biology measured by journals indexed in WoS 1991–2005

NATAŠA JERMEN orcid.org/0000-0002-9013-2343 ; The Miroslav Krle`a Institute of Lexicography, Frankopanska 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
SREBRENKA LETINA ; The Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Amruševa 11/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
MAJA JOKIĆ ; The Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Amruševa 11/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

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Background and Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish
the characteristics and the trends of scientific activity in the field of biology in Croatia, using scientometric analysis of scientific papers published in biology journals indexed in WoS-SCI Expanded database for the period of 1991 to 2005. The results could serve as useful tool in defining a more acceptable model for the evaluation and stimulation of scientific work, as well as in highlighting possible directions for the development of biological sciences in Croatia.

Materials and Methods: The research sample consisted of 2,099 scientific
papers which had a Croatian address, published in 342 biology journals
indexed in WoS-SCI Expanded database from 1991 to 2005. The characteristics of scientific productivity and scientific impact, measured using citation analysis, were analysed in the field of biology as a whole, as well as in the various biological disciplines. The journal’s status was determined using its IF from the JCR Science Edition database for 2005. As additional indicators, trends in co-authorship as well as international cooperation were determined.

Results and Conclusions: The evaluation of scientific work in the field
of biology should be adapted to the specificities of scientific publishing in
various biological disciplines. The number of papers in different disciplines varied considerably, as well as the average number of citation per paper and the average number of authors per paper. In the field of biology as a whole, on average 7.3 citations per paper and 4.1 authors per paper were observed. The majority of papers (90%) were co-authored publications. 32.2% of published papers were co-authored with a foreign institution. 7.7% of papers were published in the most prestigious journals by IF (the ''top 10%'' journals). Those papers published in the ''top 10%'' journals which were co-authored with a foreign institution obtained the highest impact (16.8 citations per paper).

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Hrčak ID:

101214

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/101214

Datum izdavanja:

31.3.2013.

Posjeta: 1.650 *