bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2026–03–29
twelve papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. Full-text publication outcomes of oral abstracts presented at the Turkish National Pediatric Congresses.
  2. Editorial Comment on "Quantifying Research Productivity in the 2024-2025 Urology Residency Match: A Bibliometric Analysis of Verified Publication Rates".
  3. Academic visibility, trends, and emerging patterns of Peruvian university professors of health sciences with the highest number of theses: A scientometric analysis.
  4. Assessing Research Impact With Bibliometrics and Altmetrics: The Case of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES).
  5. A Technical Note on Bibliometric Analysis by Biblioshiny and VOSviewer.
  6. Celebrating 25 years of briefings in bioinformatics: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis.
  7. Scientometric study of learning circles in medical education: Trends, collaborative networking, and citation dynamics.
  8. Cardiology Research in 57 OIC Countries (2001-2025): Trends, Impact, and Collaboration Patterns.
  9. Predicting public health impact: Linking ResearchGate presence to Scopus performance through machine learning.
  10. Gender shapes the relationship between productivity and journal prestige in science.
  11. Italian research in Endodontics: a 30-year bibliometric analysis.
  12. Author Number May Matter in Determining Author Order.
  1. Turk J Pediatr. 2026 Feb 27. 68(1): 18-24
    Full-text publication outcomes of oral abstracts presented at the Turkish National Pediatric Congresses.
    Sinem Akgül, Özge Başaran, Melis Pehlivantürk Kızılkan, Gülen Eda Ütine, Leman Akcan Yıldız, Yılmaz Yıldız, Ali Düzova, Enver Hasanoğlu.
       BACKGROUND: Scientific congresses are critical platforms for knowledge dissemination and collaboration. The scientific value of presented abstracts is best demonstrated through their subsequent publication as full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals. This study aimed to evaluate the publication rate and characteristics of oral abstracts presented at the Turkish National Pediatric Congresses (TNPC) between 2019 and 2023.
    METHODS: Abstract books of five consecutive congresses were reviewed. The publication status of each abstract was determined through systematic searches in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and the TR Index utilizing the title, keywords from the title and author names. Parameters such as study design, collaboration type, index status and the impact factor of the journal, the year it was published, and time to publication were analyzed. Additionally, the subspecialty of each abstract and the publication rate for each subspecialty were evaluated.
    RESULTS: Among 268 oral abstracts, 111 (41.8%) were published as full-text articles. Of these, 66 (59.5%) were published in journals indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded. Approximately one-third (32.4%) of the articles were published in Q1 or Q2 ranked journals. The average impact factor was 1.72 ± 1.26 and the mean time to publication was 1.6 ± 1.17 years. The most common study design published was retrospective (51.3%), and the majority were single-center studies (88.3%). The highest publication rates were observed in the fields of rheumatology, adolescent medicine, and infectious diseases.
    CONCLUSION: A significant portion of the papers presented at TNPC congresses are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The fact that more than one-third of the published studies appear in high-impact journals demonstrates the academic quality of the papers presented at the congresses and the effectiveness of the selective evaluation process. The findings provide valuable contributions to the monitoring and development of academic productivity in the field of pediatrics in Türkiye.
    Keywords:  Publication rate; Türkiye; bibliometric analysis; pediatric abstracts; scientific congress
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.2026.7526
  2. Urology. 2026 Mar 25. pii: S0090-4295(26)00207-4. [Epub ahead of print]
    Editorial Comment on "Quantifying Research Productivity in the 2024-2025 Urology Residency Match: A Bibliometric Analysis of Verified Publication Rates".
    Milan K Patel, Ahmad M El-Arabi.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2026.03.034
  3. J Educ Health Promot. 2026 ;15 57
    Academic visibility, trends, and emerging patterns of Peruvian university professors of health sciences with the highest number of theses: A scientometric analysis.
    Milagros Pascual-Guevara, Gerardo Luna-Peralta, Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo, Frank Mayta-Tovalino.
       BACKGROUND: A thesis is a mandatory academic document that must be submitted to obtain a degree and promote research. However, the rate of publication is usually low, especially in indexed journals. Therefore, the role of the advisor is crucial in ensuring the quality of the thesis and its publication.
    MATERIALS AND METHODS: A bibliometric study was completed that analyzed the scientific production of the highest 50 health science professors (in terms of graduate advises) in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 in Scopus. We searched RENATI to find the 50 professors that had the highest number of advised theses; to find documents published in Scopus, we generated and piloted a search algorithm for validation. The project collected two different types of variables, one from RENATI, and another from Scopus. The analysis of the data was completed using the SciVal tool, while graphs were produced with Bibliometrix 3.0 and VOSViewer. The data will be available for analysis until November 2024.
    RESULTS: Of the 50 teachers evaluated, 36 were published in Scopus, with 352 documents. There was a sustained increase in production until 2022, with authors from Mexico, Chile, and the United States being the most collaborative. Of the 10 primary journals, four were no longer in circulation, and the most common type of collaboration was national.
    CONCLUSION: It was found to be a low percentage of indexed scientific output by the 50 teachers with the highest volume of theses advices and of their documents published in low-quartile journals. The analysis also revealed a low scope of the themed publications with a lot of national collaboration. Thus, we highlight the importance of promoting networking and continuous research training to improve scientific visibility and productivity.
    Keywords:  Advisors; bibliometrics; medical education; thesis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_474_25
  4. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026 Apr;35(4): e70350
    Assessing Research Impact With Bibliometrics and Altmetrics: The Case of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES).
    Alexandra M Yip, Ingrid S Sketris, Samuel A Stewart, Pauline Reynier, Philippe Mongeon, Kristian B Filion.
       PURPOSE: Our purpose was to measure the research output and impact of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES).
    METHODS: We used OpenAlex to collect metadata on citation counts for all 115 CNODES articles published between January 2011 and March 2022. We obtained the altmetric scores from Altmetric.com. We examined mean citation counts and altmetric scores overall and by publication venue, study type, and author characteristics. We used general linear and mixed effects modeling to examine the association of citation counts/altmetric scores with the following characteristics: author's gender, trainee status and institution, study design, journal venue, article type, and jurisdiction(s) of data.
    RESULTS: In total, 232 authors co-authored at least one publication. While about half of authors were women, men accounted for two-thirds of authorships. Trainees accounted for 28% of first authorships. The median citation count was 19.0 (interquartile range: 9.0-52.0), and the median altmetrics score was 4.0 (interquartile range: 1.0-22.0). Compared with original, observational research, methodologic research was associated with a lower altmetric score (adjusted difference: -57.4, 95% CI: -87.7; -27.1) but not citation counts (adjusted difference: 40.5, 95% CI: -26.2; 107.1). Publication in a "top 10" medical journal was associated with higher citation counts (adjusted difference: 89.8, 95% CI: 42.1, 137.5) and altmetric scores (adjusted difference: 168.3, 95% CI: 91.1, 245.5) scores.
    CONCLUSIONS: The patterns identified using bibliometrics and altmetrics demonstrated CNODES's author and institutional networks and their publications' mobilization and use by the academic community and broader publics.
    Keywords:  alternative metrics; authorship; bibliometrics; knowledge translation; pharmacoepidemiology; research impact
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70350
  5. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2026 Apr;36(2): 167-174
    A Technical Note on Bibliometric Analysis by Biblioshiny and VOSviewer.
    Himel Mondal.
      Bibliometric analysis is a powerful tool for mapping and evaluating scientific research publications across various dimensions. Several databases support bibliometric analysis, such as Web of Science and Scopus. However, these are subscription-based resources, which may limit access in resource-constrained settings. In contrast, PubMed is freely accessible and specifically focused on biomedical literature. However, PubMed offers limited analytics, primarily restricted to article types and year-wise publication trends. Despite the limitations, data from PubMed can help in basic bibliometric analysis. This review article provides a basic technical guide to key methods used in bibliometric analysis. The analysis can be conducted for a research topic (e.g., yoga and mental stress), an institution's research output, a journal's publication trends, or an individual author's contributions. For any bibliometric analysis, two components are essential-data and analysis software. For data source, PubMed was used, and two free-to-use tools-Biblioshiny and VOSviewer-were used for analysis. Basic technical procedures are explained with examples. This guide serves as an introductory resource for those seeking to perform bibliometric analysis using freely available tools and data sources.
    Keywords:  Biblioshiny; PubMed; VOSviewer; bibliometrics; data collection; librarians
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1810060
  6. Brief Bioinform. 2026 Mar 01. pii: bbag117. [Epub ahead of print]27(2):
    Celebrating 25 years of briefings in bioinformatics: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis.
    Xin Tian, Zheng Li, Yufei Tian, Zhiying Cui, Zhongqing Wang, Cheng Peng.
      Over the past 25 years, Briefings in Bioinformatics (BIB) has been the leading journal in the bioinformatics field. To commemorate this milestone and trace the journal's academic trajectory, we conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 4185 BIB publications published between 2000 and 2024. The publications were retrieved from Elsevier's Scopus. Since 2021, the annual number of citations has increased prominently, peaking in 2024 (n = 30 729). These publications have accumulated a total of 183 911 citations, including 364 publications that have received more than 100 citations. The most cited article was published by Kumar et al. (2004) and it has received 10 750 citations. The 4185 publications were contributed by 4140 authors from 79 countries/regions, reflecting BIB's international characteristics. In terms of the total number of publications (TP) and the total number of citations (TC), China (TP = 2085; TC = 58 851), the United States (TP = 1120; TC = 67 000), and the United Kingdom (TP = 329; TC = 16 581) were the leading countries. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (TP = 216; TC = 6200), Central South University (TP = 112; TC = 3079), and Zhejiang University (TP = 105; TC = 3503) were the leading affiliations. Zou, Quan (TP = 64; TC = 3023), Song, Jiangning (TP = 58; TC = 2652), and Wu, Rongling (TP = 35; TC = 633) were the leading authors. Collaboration has intensified over time, with the median number of authors per publication rising from two in 2000-2004 to five in 2020-2024. The research focus of BIB has shifted from foundational bioinformatics and database development to integrative multi-omics analysis and AI-driven biomedical research. As BIB develops, its international impact will continue to grow, solidifying its pivotal role in shaping the future of bioinformatics research.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; bioinformatics; co-occurrence analysis; visualized analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbag117
  7. J Educ Health Promot. 2026 ;15 84
    Scientometric study of learning circles in medical education: Trends, collaborative networking, and citation dynamics.
    Abigail Temoche, Juan Alvitez, Diego Galarza-Valencia, Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho, Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo, Gabriel Barriga-Yauri, Frank Mayta-Tovalino.
       BACKGROUND: Learning circles in medical education are collaborative, peer-led study groups designed to enhance learning through discussion and shared experiences. These circles create a supportive environment where medical students and professionals can engage in active learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving. This scientometric study aims to analyze the evolution and trends in research on learning circles and medical education. A quantitative methodology was employed to evaluate scientific production and collaborations in this field.
    MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study included articles published between 2005 and 2024 that addressed topics related to "learning circle," "group lesson," "teaching cycle," "class coaching," "collaborative learning," "team-based learning," "interactive learning," and their application in "medical education" or "health professions education." The studies were indexed in the Web of Science database. Articles that did not meet these thematic criteria or were not available in the mentioned database were excluded. Duplicates and studies without complete data for bibliometric analysis were also excluded. The search was conducted in the Web of Science database on October 12, 2024, using the specialized search formula. The selection, extraction, and analysis processes were carried out using R Studio and the Bibliometrix package. Key bibliometric metrics were calculated, and CiteSpace was used to visualize trends and patterns.
    RESULTS: The analysis covered the period from 2005 to 2024, with 50 documents from 35 sources. An annual growth rate of 8.84% was observed, with an average document age of 6.18 years and an average of 20.38 citations per document. A total of 182 authors were identified, with an average of 3.74 co-authors per document and 10% international co-authorship. Document types included 35 articles, two early access articles, one conference paper, two book reviews, one correction, two editorial materials, one letter, two meeting abstracts, and four reviews.
    CONCLUSIONS: The analysis highlights the concentration of productivity in a few key journals, as revealed by Bradford's law, and the common trend of single-document authorship, as shown by Lotka's law. The dual map overlay graph indicates continuity in the field, with recent articles strongly connected to classic references, while also pointing to emerging areas of innovation.
    Keywords:  Learning circles; medical education; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_473_25
  8. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2026 Mar 21. pii: S0146-2806(26)00076-9. [Epub ahead of print] 103334
    Cardiology Research in 57 OIC Countries (2001-2025): Trends, Impact, and Collaboration Patterns.
    Osama Albasheer, Amani Abdelmola, Doaa Abdulwahab Mohammed Ayish, Fatma Ayish, Alaa Eldin Saleh Sadek, Hatim Alessa, Afnan Madkhali, Afaf Hakami, Anas E Ahmed, Suhaila Ali, Waseem Hassan.
      Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of global mortality, yet disparities exist in cardiovascular research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of cardiology research across OIC member countries from 2001 to 2025, examining productivity, impact, journal quality, and collaboration. OIC countries produced 64,299 publications, accruing 888,087 citations and 1,008,023 views. Annual publications rose from 516 in 2001 to 5,813 in 2025, an eleven-fold increase. Citation peaks occurred between 2013 and 2016, reaching 71,096 in 2016, while views peaked at 70,670 in 2020, reflecting temporal recognition trends. Journal analysis showed that mid-tier journals (Q2-Q3) hosted most publications: Q3 (35%), Q2 (28%), Q1 (20%), and Q4 (17%). Notably, Q1 and Q2 publications increased after 2015, indicating improved quality and visibility. Collaboration analysis revealed institutional (38%) dominated, followed by national (29%), international (28%), and single-authored papers (6%). International collaborations had the highest impact (29.7 citations per paper, FWCI 1.62), compared to national (8.5 citations, FWCI 0.44), institutional (7.7 citations, FWCI 0.36), and single-authored papers (4.2 citations, FWCI 0.36), highlighting the importance of cross-border partnerships. Country-level analysis showed Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia contributed most publications, while lower-output countries such as Algeria, Libya, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan achieved high citations per paper and FWCI. Overall, OIC cardiology research expanded substantially in quantity and visibility, yet disparities in productivity, quality, and impact persist, emphasizing the need to strengthen research capacity, promote high-quality studies, and foster international collaboration across all member countries.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Cardiovascular research; Citation impact; Journal quality; OIC countries; Research collaboration
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2026.103334
  9. Malawi Med J. 2025 Dec;37(4): 262-268
    Predicting public health impact: Linking ResearchGate presence to Scopus performance through machine learning.
    Ramin Rahmani, Heidar Mokhtari, Abbas Doulani, Mohammad Karim Saberi.
       Background: ResearchGate as a main scientific social medium and Scopus as a known citation database have main role in sharing research output among specialists in different disciplines.
    Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the performances of Iranian researchers in occupational health field and correlate some related variables. It also used regression analysis as one of machine learning approaches for predicting researchers' scientific performance.
    Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 on ResearchGate and Scopus indicators of Iranian researchers in the Occupational Health Engineering affiliated in Iranian universities (n=213). Data were extracted from ResearchGate and Scopus and the researches' demographic information was collected from Iranian Scientometrics Information Database in medicine.
    Results: 149 researchers (70%) were active in ResearchGate. 144 researchers (96.6%) had RG scores with the mean rate of 11.70. in ResearchGate, they shared total 4,275 research items with the mean rate of 28.89 items per researcher. With total 24,235 citations, the mean rate of citations per paper was 169.48. Of them,143 (95.9%) had ResearchGate h-indexes with the mean rate of 5.38. In Scopus, 198 researchers (93%) had total 2,935 published documents in the database with mean rate of 14.82 documents per researcher. 186 researchers (87.3%) had total 18,749 citations with the mean rate of 100.80 citations and mean h-index amounted to 4.41. Researchers with more shared documents in ResearchGate had better performance in Scopus. Linear regression analysis showed that the researchers' presence in ResearchGate can predict their citation counts (R2=.82, β=.911, p=.000) and h-indexes (R2=.83, β=.900, p<.001) in Scopus.
    Conclusion: Iranian researchers in the Occupational Health Engineering field fairly use the capacities of ResearchGate for influencing their research output. However, their interactions in social media tools should be encouraged for more reach and influence of their scientific productions.
    Keywords:  Iran; Occupational Health Engineering; Research Evaluation; ResearchGate; Scopus
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v37i4.10
  10. Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 27.
    Gender shapes the relationship between productivity and journal prestige in science.
    Vítor H Ribeiro, Andre S Sunahara, Golnaz Shahtahmassebi, Matjaž Perc, Haroldo V Ribeiro.
      Gender disparities in academia manifest and persist in various aspects of the scientific enterprise, yet their influence on the interplay between research productivity and journal prestige remains underexplored. Here we analyze the academic trajectories of over 6000 elite Brazilian researchers by jointly tracking their annual productivity and the average prestige of the journals in which they publish. By projecting individual career years onto a standardized productivity-prestige plane and applying Bayesian hierarchical modeling, we find that male researchers are more likely to follow productivity-oriented trajectories and are markedly overrepresented in the hyperprolific region of this plane. Female peers, in contrast, more often occupy regions that prioritize journal prestige over publication quantity. Although male researchers publish more throughout their careers, their female counterparts achieve comparable or higher average journal prestige, particularly in later career stages and among outlier individuals. Male researchers also exhibit greater temporal persistence in their productivity and impact levels and are especially averse to simultaneously changing both metrics compared to their female peers. Among non-outliers, productivity and career age have a negative overall impact on the average journal prestige of researchers of both genders, with slightly stronger effects observed among female researchers; however, these patterns vary across disciplines, highlighting the complexity and heterogeneity of academic careers.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45844-z
  11. Minerva Dent Oral Sci. 2026 Mar 25.
    Italian research in Endodontics: a 30-year bibliometric analysis.
    Giovanni Mergoni, Nicola Ragazzon, Benedetta Ghezzi, Andrea Salvaterra Toffoli, Jardel F Mazzi-Chaves, Maddalena Manfredi.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-6329.26.05266-6
  12. Clin Transl Sci. 2026 Apr;19(4): e70532
    Author Number May Matter in Determining Author Order.
    Shigeki Matsubara.
      
    Keywords:  author; author order; director; last author; paper
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70532
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