Which Data Base Should we Use for our Literature Analysis? Web of Science versus SCOPUS

¿Qué base de datos debemos emplear para nuestros análisis bibliográficos? Web of Science versus SCOPUS

Comparison between two five year periods (1998/2002 and 2003/2007) on the production, impact and co-authorship of publications on tobacco and smoking by Spanish authors using the Science Citation Index.

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to compare the production, impact and co-authorship of publications by Spanish authors on smoking and tobacco between two time periods (1998/2002 vs. 2003/2007) using Science Citation Index (SCI). Methods The literature search was performed in the SCI-Expanded on 20 November 2008. All types of documents by Spanish authors were selected. The search was restricted to the title, and the key words used were “smok*” and “tobac*”. The statistical analysis was descriptive (95% CI). Results A total of 588 documents were retrieved, with 399 (67.85%) original papers, 54 (9.18%) letters to the editor and 35 (5.95%) editorials. Productivity increased from th…

Comparación entre dos quinquenios (1998/2002 y 2003/2007) de la producción, repercusión y colaboración en tabaquismo de autores españoles a través del Science Citation Index

Resumen Objetivo El objetivo ha sido comparar entre dos quinquenios (1998 a 2002 con 2003 a 2007) la produccion, repercusion y la colaboracion de articulos sobre tabaquismo de autores espanoles a traves del Science Citation Index (SCI). Metodo La busqueda se realizo en el SCI Expanded. Fueron seleccionados todos los tipos de documentos y la busqueda se restringio al “titulo”; palabras clave: “smok*” y “tobac*”. Resultados Fueron un total de 588 articulos, de los que 399 (67,85%) fueron originales, 54 (9,18%) cartas al director y 35 (5,95%) editoriales. La produccion ha crecido, pasando de 234 (39,8%) documentos (98/02) a 354 (60,2%) en 03/07. Al comparar la media anual del total de articulo…