Showing papers in "Investigacion Bibliotecologica in 2018"
TL;DR: Los resultados indican that el acceso abierto puede ofrecer una ventaja en el número de citas and menciones en las redes sociales para el conjunto de artículos de las revistas analizadas aquí, and that esta ventaje es mayor para los casos en que los autores pagaron el cargo por procesamiento del artículus a garantizar
Abstract: This study assesses possible advantages of open access can bring to the area of Information Science, using bibliometric citation indicators and Altmetric scores to analyze sixteen hybrid scientific journals, filtered by respective Impact Factors and included in the Journal Citation Reports. Data collection was performed using Web of Science, Google Scholar, Altmetric.com and Mendeley. The verification was performed in two periods in order to examine whether open access exerted influence over time. Results indicate that open access boost the number of citations and mentions in social media for the sample of papers drawn from journals under study. Moreover, this boost is greater when authors upon publishing pay the processing charge to guarantee the immediate open access availability of the paper. In conclusion, while open access can boost the number of citations of a paper, the quality of the paper itself drives most citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed how a system of economic stimulus and recognition to the research activities in Mexico has impacted the scientific productivity of Higher Education Institutions (hei) using a database with information of 27,667 Mexican researchers who have been benefited from the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (sni) at least for one year among the period 1991-2011 and includes 122,406 articles published by these researchers in isi journals.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze how a system of economic stimulus and recognition to the research activities in Mexico has impacted the scientific productivity of Higher Education Institutions (hei). This analysis uses a database with information of 27,667 Mexican researchers who have been benefited from the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (sni) at least for one year among the period 1991-2011 and includes 122,406 articles published by these researchers in isi journals. In order to determine the quantity and quality of the productivity of hei we considered as units of measurement the publications and citations. The results indicate that only 28% of the hei analyzed is sued one or more publications in the study period. Additionally, our results show that in 10 universities are grouped both the higher quantity of publications and the higher quantity of quotes. Moreover, it is shown that the maximum age of productivity is at 58 years in the case of the female researchers and 57 years for male researchers. Finally, one of the main contributions of this work is that it show that collaboration activities are continuously growing among researchers.
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TL;DR: This paper offers a bio-bibliographic repertory and historical bibliometric study of works on chess in Spain from the late eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century.
Abstract: This paper offers a bio-bibliographic repertory and historical bibliometric study of works on chess in Spain from the late eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century. The methodology employed entails research and analysis of documentary sources of the period and current library databases mainly in Spain. The subsequent interpretative phase and the bibliometric analysis of four factors (period of publication, place of publication, originality vs. translation and typology) serves to describe each of the chess works published in Spain. Moreover, it also allows contextualization of the works within the social milieu. In this way, the bibliometric study reinforces the interpretative analysis of Spanish chess production.
6 citations
TL;DR: In el transcurso de los siglos, los pintores se han valido de la representacion visual para trasmitir sensaciones, sentimientos y conceptos as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: En el transcurso de los siglos, los pintores se han valido de la representacion visual para trasmitir sensaciones, sentimientos y conceptos.
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TL;DR: The aim of this work is to identify, describe and categorize the standards addressing content representation and retrieval, and the continuity and preservation of digital resources, the quality review of systems, business excellence and records management systems.
Abstract: The postmodern Archivology exhibits the influence of standards that guide and regulate file and records management. Nowadays, the technical processes of information and documentation, services management, information centers and records management systems are founded on standards that allow systematic, uniform and effective operations. The aim of this work is to identify, describe and categorize the standards addressing content representation and retrieval, and the continuity and preservation of digital resources, the quality review of systems, business excellence and records management systems. Largely descriptive, this study focuses on identification of these standards and their implementation in Archivology curricula. The modern society requires professionals who are able to work in diverse workplace environments, possessed of the skills needed to implement all manner of operations and processes entailed in information management. As a result, the professional profile of the Archive specialist should match standardized, homogeneous models that include all kinds of practices.
5 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the citations received by the publications of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (ibge) in the period of 2001-2010 under perspective of the theory of diffusion factors.
Abstract: This paper discusses the analysis of the citations received by the publications of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (ibge) in the period of 2001-2010 under perspective of the theory of diffusion factors. Considering that citations represent a way to measure the spreading of scientific ideas, it is presumable that the larger the number of different authors, institutions and countries citing one idea, the larger its diffusion is. Identifies 3,158 documents citing ibge’s scientific output. Out of 1,272 institutions which citing authors are affiliated with, 748 (58.80%) are Brazilian institutions or based in Brazil, while 518 (40.72%) are from other countries. Institutions focused on education lead (47.96%) the amount, followed by RaD (22.88%), and the rest (29.16%) is lying on public sectors. A number of 6,168 (81.3%) from 7,587 citation occurrences happens to be of authors with affiliations with Brazilian institutions, with the rest being distributed between the other South American countries (82.35%), North America (9.71%), Europe (6.93%), and Central America, Asia, Oceania, Africa and Middle East (sum is about 1%). Applying the diffusion factors proposed by Rousseau, Liu a Ye (2012), the Gini Index obtained varies from 0.62 in 2009 and 0.72 in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Concludes that the diffusion factor is satisfactory because there is a large number of authors, institutions and different countries that cite ibge’s publications.
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TL;DR: The behavior of the subject bibliometric Information Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean is described in this paper, with the aim of defining policies for evaluation researchers and defining lines of research.
Abstract: Bibliometrics was used to evaluate the different areas of knowledge, with the aim of defining policies for evaluation researchers and define lines of research. The applied sciences have generally been the most studied, however it is known that the case of the social sciences have a different behavior. That is why this research describes the behavior of the subject bibliometric Information Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean; taking into account the dimensions of scientific production, impact, collaboration and bibliometric assessment at the individual level. Bibliometric analysis from scientific papers processed in the Scopus database; in the period 2008 to 2012 related to the subject area of Information Sciences were used as techniques. For processing and displaying was used the Bibexcel and the Ucinet programs. It was determined that Latin American researchers have the habit of publishing their research results in regional magazines. Although national collaboration is predominantly, Europe is the continent which established closer cooperation with Latin America. Brazil stood out in the dimensions of production, impact and collaboration. The greatest influence on the scientific community was obtained with the journals of high impact factor. It is concluded that should strengthen the culture of publication by researchers from the region in international journals.
5 citations
TL;DR: From the standpoint of big data the processes, methods and tools oriented to media documentation, a set of contradictions between the semantic web and big data with regard to the objectives of transparency and understanding of information are analyzed.
Abstract: The implementation of new systems for the creation, storage and dissemination of information is a key factor in the rapid growth of open data access through technical and computational mechanisms. Open data, big data, and social networks have transformed the work in mass media, driving the creation of a world of globalized information. This transformation also involves changes in the work of documentalists and journalists. Through a review of current research, including case studies, this paper analyzes from the standpoint of big data the processes, methods and tools oriented to media documentation. In addition to changes in professional routines, a set of contradictions between the semantic web and big data with regard to the objectives of transparency and understanding of information. Finally, from the documentary level, it is important to weigh the benefits reaped by broad data dissemination against those provided by filtering.
5 citations
TL;DR: A survey of concepts and current trends in biblio-therapy as an interdisciplinary practice, along with an exploration of potential paths for further development can be found in this paper.
Abstract: Biblio-therapy, an age-old technique, has recently regained some momentum in diverse settings around the world. This therapeutic-didactic approach posits that one can regain or improve health by reading on a regular basis. Taking this as a point of departure, the idea that significant acts of reading elicit changes in the reader, theorists and active practitioners of bibliotherapy argue that books can improve the well-being of individuals, particularly when it is guided in some way. This paper offers an assessment of concepts and current trends in biblio-therapy as an interdisciplinary practice, along with an exploration of potential paths for further development.
4 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measure the adoption, by Portuguese municipalities, of 2.0 technologies as part of their digital communication strategy, and after making a content analysis of the 308 websites of the country, a Social Web Indicator (SWI) was created which, in addition to offering a vision of its whole, allowed us to identify those elements, whether demographical, economical, geographical, technological or political, affect to a greater extent this adoption.
Abstract: The aim of the study is to measure the adoption, by Portuguese municipalities, of 2.0 technologies as part of their digital communication strategy. Therefore, and after making a content analysis of the 308 websites of the country, a Social Web Indicator (SWI) was created which, in addition to offering a vision of its whole, allowed us to identify those elements, whether demographical, economical, geographical, technological or political, affect to a greater extent this adoption. The results indicate that social networks, especially Facebook, are the most widespread element; and that the key factors to implement the 2.0 tools, significantly relate to the parameters of technological development of the locality, as well as its budget and population. These factors point to the coast and, more specifically, to the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon as the geographical sector more highlighted, with regard to the use of Collaborative Web in its e-Government. At an ideological level, however, there are no differences among municipalities ruled by left or right parties in considering the examined functionalities.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of patents granted to Colombian institutions or inventors and registered in patent databases in the US, Europe, WIPO, Germany and Colombia is presented.
Abstract: This study offers an analysis of patents granted to Colombian institutions or inventors and registered in patent databases in the US, Europe, WIPO, Germany and Colombia. The trends regarding processes and products of technological innovation in Colombia during the period are observed showing that patents are in fact indicators of technological innovation. Moreover, Colombian inventions are not necessarily sponsored by Colombian institutions, and the and phenomenon of the solitary inventor is giving way to research teams working for large companies, which exercise control over production and marketing.
TL;DR: The authors examines the concept of distant reading and close reading in recognition of abundant information and diverse phenomena of cultural praxis of the digital age, ranging from the traditional education models to modern cultural currents.
Abstract: Through a review of the work of Franco Moretti and others, this paper examines the concept of distant reading and close reading in recognition of abundant information and diverse phenomena of cultural praxis of the digital age, ranging from the traditional education models to modern cultural currents. The paper concludes that in the current context of globalization and hybridization of contents, the school and the library should learn from alternative cultural practices and strive to return to intensive reading under other assumptions and other strategies.
TL;DR: Analysis of this management technique examines information provided by the database LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) and focuses on the following indicators: production trends, authorship of the work-source, typology of documents, language, and production per publication.
Abstract: The paper aims to analyze the results of works published between 1996 and 2015 on project management in Library and Information Science. Analysis of this management technique examines information provided by the database LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts). In this initial approach to the subject, the analysis focuses on the following indicators: production trends, authorship of the work-source (collaboration, productivity and gender), typology of documents, language, and production per publication, as well as institutional and geographical origin of authors.
TL;DR: The authors present a panorama sobre algunos de los aspectos del estado de la formación bibliotecologica en universidades de paises como Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Abstract: Con base en la investigacion “La terminologia de la bibliotecologia en America Latina: un estudio comparativo”, se presenta un panorama sobre algunos de los aspectos del estado de la formacion bibliotecologica en universidades de paises como Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay y Venezuela Se abordan aspectos relacionados con la evolucion de la formacion bibliotecologica, las areas del conocimiento de las cuales depende la educacion bibliotecologica en America Latina, asi como los nombres que recibe este tipo de formacion en las universidades que hacen parte de la muestra de la investigacion
TL;DR: The authors examines conceptual relationships among communication of information, information management and knowledge management from the viewpoint of information science in order to proffer a theoretical framework supported by a review of the literature and reflections researchers, who have addressed epistemological aspects of Information Science in regard to these issues.
Abstract: This paper examines conceptual relationships among communication of information, information management and knowledge management from the standpoint of Information Science in order to proffer a theoretical framework supported by a review of the literature and reflections researchers, who have addressed epistemological aspects of information science in regard to these issues. The approach of this research is interdisciplinary, admitting seminal authors from both information and communication science, as well as research in the field of information and knowledge management in order to describe approaches and theoretical constructions of the most influential researchers and show the key conceptual relationships common in their work. These theoretical commonalities should be taken seriously in the field of information science, which should adopt a research approach that associates communication and management across diverse contexts recognizing their conceptual communalities.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have done some research based on questionnaires and interviews with managers and coordinators and library users and users of book clubs and found that the book clubs are emerging as a one more practice than encourage reading, getting social acceptance and every day new groups emerge.
Abstract: The book clubs are a practice of reading dynamization highly developed in the past years in diverse areas. In this article, we asked for the role in public libraries in Spain. We have done some research based on questionnaires and interviews with managers and coordinators and library users and users of book clubs. The results show that the book clubs are emerging as a one more practice than encourage reading, getting social acceptance and every day new groups emerge. In the future, this practice will require overcome challenges such a wider dissemination and diversification.
TL;DR: Examination of antecedent factors that may influence the intention to use the virtual library of college students enrolled in classroom and distance-learning courses demonstrates that Teaching Stimulus positively impacts ease of use, perceived usefulness and habits of students regarding their intention toUse the Virtual Library.
Abstract: This study examines antecedent factors that may influence the intention to use the virtual library of college students enrolled in classroom and distance-learning courses. The study focuses on the Technology Acceptance Model – TAM (Davis, 1986) and the construct called Teaching Stimulus in order to expand knowledge of the impact of teaching on students’ use of technological educational tools. Data were collected using 406 questionnaires answered by Brazilian undergraduate students. Findings demonstrate that Teaching Stimulus positively impacts ease of use, perceived usefulness and habits of students regarding their intention to use the Virtual Library. As such, this research emphasizes the importance of guidance and recommendations for expanding the use of technological educational resources by students. Moreover, the study concludes that perceived usefulness is the most important factor influencing the intention to use these technologies. Results show that students enrolled in distance-learning courses are more inclined to use these educational resources than students enrolled in classroom courses.
TL;DR: El enfoque toma en cuenta los principales referentes teórico-metodológicos de investigación sobre comportamiento informativo desarrollados en Uruguay durante un largo lapso por equipos interdisciplinarios de Udelar (1992-2016) and por tanto emergen en el estudio.
Abstract: This research report is part of a new line of research underway in Uruguay examining information behavior of students in the Library Science and Archival Information Degree Programs of the Institute of Information of the Faculty of Information and Communication (FIC) of the University of the Republic (Udelar). The research participates in the Macro Project titled “Information needs of the Library Science students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs in Mexico, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay” (2014-2016); and performs a comparative study of the programs offered in Mexico, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay. The target population is first- and final-year Library Science majors. This research report examines one of the phases carried out in Uruguay on the phenomena of needs satisfaction, which is the final stage of the model. Our approach takes into account the main theoretical-methodological benchmarks associated with information behavior research developed in Uruguay over the years by Udelar’s interdisciplinary teams (1992-2016); consequently, this background is addressed in the study.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented and analyzed the research profile of the Industrial Engineering School of the Polytechnic University of Havana Jose Antonio Echeverria (Cujae) in Cuba, by means of a bibliometric study applied to its scientific production indexed in the databases Scopus and Web of Science during the period 2003-2012.
Abstract: The bibliometric studies applied to the scientific production of universities can provide valuable information for the decision-making process related to research planning and evaluation. The objective of this paper is to represent and to analyze the research profile of the Industrial Engineering School of the Polytechnic University of Havana Jose Antonio Echeverria (Cujae) in Cuba, by means of a bibliometric study applied to its scientific production indexed in the databases Scopus and Web of Science during the period 2003-2012. There were evaluated internationally validated indicators for the quantitative and qualitative dimension of the production, as well as indicators for the scientific collaboration, which allowed the determination of the visibility and impact of these publications at international level. By means of the comparison of the results, it was possible the assessment of the contribution of the School to the position of Cujae in the several editions of the SIR Latin American ranking. It was concluded that, even though there has been a positive tendency in the number of articles in the last years, the percentage of papers in international collaboration is low and the average of cites per paper is below the tendency described in the literature.
TL;DR: In this article, an exploratory study of qualitative matrix and constructivist foundation that made use of ProKnow-C methodology (Knowledge Development Process - Constructivist) for selection of literature, identification/analysis of the literature resulted in the identification of 14 articles, several journals and relevant thesaurus elements.
Abstract: The aim of this study is to identify and analyze relevant aspects of international literature on innovation in Libraries. It justified by the need for advances and improvements in information management in libraries to meet new social demands. It is an exploratory study of qualitative matrix and constructivist foundation that made use of ProKnow-C methodology (Knowledge Development Process - Constructivist) for selection of literature, identification/analysis of the literature. It resulted in the identification of 14 articles, several journals and relevant thesaurus elements and critical to advancement of knowledge on innovation in Libraries.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors employed a quantitative bibliometric method, applying indicators of gender, scientific output and impact, and analysis of bibliometrics networks of co-authorship.
Abstract: The scientific production of Mexico registered in Web of Science from 1900-2000 in the areas of Exact Sciences and Engineering is analyzed to describe the way in which female researchers are integrated in the development of these fields of study. The paper employs a quantitative bibliometric method, applying indicators of gender, scientific output and impact, and analysis of bibliometric networks of co-authorship. In Mexico, researchers in exact sciences and engineering published their first papers in the first half of the 20th century, but female researchers working in Syntex laboratories did not publish until the 1940s. As more women joined faculties in higher education and research centers in the 60s and 70s, publication by female researchers began to increase accordingly. This growth also appears to be associated with changes in career choice by women. While the contributions of this work represent an advantage for the scientific community itself, they also are useful for organizations that promote gender equity and institutions that integrate female researchers in this field of study.
TL;DR: La biblioteca publica es un lugar llamativo para las personas sin hogar, debido a la gratuidad de sus servicios e instalaciones as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: La biblioteca publica es un lugar llamativo para las personas sin hogar, debido a la gratuidad de sus servicios e instalaciones. El presente articulo intenta mostrar como la biblioteca, en su funcion social, cultural y educativa, puede ser participe en la transformacion social de su entorno, creando enlaces de cooperacion interinstitucionales, desarrollando acciones y estrategias encaminadas a la inclusion social y a la mejora de condiciones de los habitantes de calle. Por consiguiente, la biblioteca publica no debe ser ajena a las realidades y dificultades de la comunidad a la que atiende.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed an analysis of the impact of the most frequently cited papers published in two Spanish Library and Information Science journals included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and determined the influence of self-citations on their H index.
Abstract: The number of citations article paper receives serves as an indicator of its impact in the scientific community. This paper performs an analysis of the impact of the most frequently cited papers published in two Spanish Library and Information Science journals included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and determines the influence of self-citations on their H index. Results show that the papers are cited largely by Latin-American authors and journals with little international impact, whose scant impact, in fact, is almost entirely due to papers written in English included in the journal. The most frequently citing journals for both papers are the Mexican journal Investigacion Bibliotecologica, the Spanish journals, El Profesional de la Informacion (EPI), and Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica (REDOC), and the international journal Scientometrics. The self-citation rate of these journals and authors is very high (40%); and the elimination of self-citations impacts the H-index while yielding a more objective, realistic measures of impact.
TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the issue of digital services in Ecuadorian academic libraries to elicit relevant information that can be useful for future institutional evaluating processes was investigated. But the authors did not consider the use of performance indicators in academic libraries.
Abstract: Evaluation of universities in Ecuador has been favorable to the use of performance indicators in academic libraries. The aim of this research is to know the state of the issue of digital services in Ecuadorian academic libraries to elicit relevant information that can be useful for future institutional evaluating processes. To obtain objective data from libraries, a survey was launched to the managers of 56 academic libraries. From the present study, results about digital services can be obtained as well as opinions and reflections of transversal issues about Academic Library Management and the Librarian Policy of the country.
TL;DR: The work done by the bookseller and bookbinder Francisco de Guzman at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, between 1779 and 1800, has been studied in this paper.
Abstract: The major aim of this study is to learn about and enhance the work done by the bookseller and bookbinder Francisco de Guzman at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, between 1779 and 1800. This work has been carried out by consulting the books of accounts and files of the Academy’s Archives as sources for the study and analysis in situ of the bindings reviewed in the documentation, which gave us the opportunity to better get to know the type of bindings ordered, their prices, materials and beneficiaries, and also helped us to better understand the history of the institution itself, as well as the guild of booksellers, printers and bookbinders in Madrid and, consequently, the society of Madrid at the time.
TL;DR: A reflection on the use of open standards within collections, specifically with regard to software, file formats and management and preservation systems, exploring requirements of a preservation policy for the production and preservation of documents is provided.
Abstract: This paper provides a reflection on the use of open standards within collections, specifically with regard to software, file formats and management and preservation systems, exploring requirements of a preservation policy for the production and preservation of documents. The applied methodology deployed in this research entails a literature review from which data is gathered and subjected to qualitative analysis, which moves from the general to the specific, i.e., from examining the scope of digital preservation to the strategies and policies in order to argue the importance of using open standards.
TL;DR: In this article, a historical overview of the evolution of laws, policies and instruments for the legal protection of bibliographic heritage in Brazil from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century is presented.
Abstract: This paper offers a historical overview of the evolution of laws, policies and instruments for the legal protection of bibliographic heritage in Brazil from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The literature review of cultural heritage and current legislation reveal that the notion of bibliographic heritage is associated with the practice of legal deposit of current books and control of circulation of rare and antique books. The research presents the key instruments of Brazilian cultural laws, analyzing how these could be used to protect bibliographical heritage.
TL;DR: Results among which were found to have the conditions for a suitable job with the population from the existing infrastructure, however librarians in general do not have quite the skills to conduct this work are analyzed.
Abstract: The article presents the experience was in the state of Aguascalientes as a strategy to reduce the digital divide in its various social strata and communities of municipalities. Stages of the current situation of these public bodies in relation to their infrastructure, informational and educational librarians for the development of the knowledge society are described. Results among which were found to have the conditions for a suitable job with the population from the existing infrastructure, however librarians in general do not have quite the skills to conduct this work are analyzed.
TL;DR: An informational metric study of San Luis Potosi state's institutional scientific productivity from 1920 to 2015 is presented in this paper, where the main characteristics found in the scientific literature reflect a high concentration of scientific collaboration and a clear correlation between scientific disciplines presented in Potosinian institutions and the estate areas of innovation and development.
Abstract: An informational metric study of San Luis Potosi state’s institutional scientific productivity from 1920 to 2015 is presented. The informational metric instrument is created from two mainstream data bases, a historic data base and institutional reservoirs. The final analysis was performed on 6,574 bibliographic records, signed by authors from 59 Potosinian scientific institutions. The main characteristics found in the scientific literature reflect a high concentration of scientific collaboration and a clear correlation between the scientific disciplines presented in Potosinian institutions and the estate areas of innovation and development.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the scope and characteristics of the research developed in the state of Puebla, Mexico, whose results have been published in journals indexed in the Web of Science.
Abstract: This article describes the scope and characteristics of the research developed in the state of Puebla, Mexico, whose results have been published in journals indexed in the Web of Science. The analyzed corpus was compiled by the search procedure with the word “puebla” in the organization and address fields, restricted to the period 2008-2012. We observed from the data obtained that the Universidad Autonoma de Puebla and the Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica are the most productive institutions of Puebla. Our focus was on the 102 most cited articles of the period. Scientific production of Puebla institutions focuses on the physical and biomedical sciences and this production derives mostly from international collaborations. The multiauthor articles (at least three authors) are the most cited publications, while the individual research papers have little impact according to their number of citations. Finally, we analyze the differences in impact factor across scientific fields.