Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature
The empirical evidence on the biomedical literature of Nigeria was drawn from 295 journals in Medline through which papers on Nigeria were published during the period 1967-2002. We categorized the journals according to their subject heading and examined the potential impact factors of a sample of th...
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| description | The empirical evidence on the biomedical literature of Nigeria was drawn from 295 journals in Medline through which papers on Nigeria were published during the period 1967-2002. We categorized the journals according to their subject heading and examined the potential impact factors of a sample of the journals based on Thomson’s ISI Journal Citation Reports. Multidisciplinary journals and papers dominated the source types and were also more highly co-authored than the other subject headings; they also have the highest potential impact factor. The implications of this pattern of journal choice on biomedical research in Nigeria are highlighted. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1526282021-09-08T20:10:30Z Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature Nwagwu, Williams E. Library and information science The empirical evidence on the biomedical literature of Nigeria was drawn from 295 journals in Medline through which papers on Nigeria were published during the period 1967-2002. We categorized the journals according to their subject heading and examined the potential impact factors of a sample of the journals based on Thomson’s ISI Journal Citation Reports. Multidisciplinary journals and papers dominated the source types and were also more highly co-authored than the other subject headings; they also have the highest potential impact factor. The implications of this pattern of journal choice on biomedical research in Nigeria are highlighted. Published version 2021-09-06T02:33:39Z 2021-09-06T02:33:39Z 2006 Journal Article Nwagwu, W. E. (2006). Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature. Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 16(2), 1-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2006.2.2 1058-6768 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152628 10.32655/LIBRES.2006.2.2 2 16 1 23 en Library and Information Science Research E-Journal © 2006 Williams E. Nwagwu. All rights reserved. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Library and information science Nwagwu, Williams E. Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature |
| title | Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature |
| title_full | Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature |
| title_fullStr | Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature |
| title_short | Bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of Nigeria’s biomedical literature |
| title_sort | bibliometric analysis of quantity and quality of nigeria s biomedical literature |
| topic | Library and information science |
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