Davis Mari, Wilson Concepción S
School of Information Systems, Technology and Management, Bibliometric and Informetric Research Group, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2003 Aug;31(4):286-93. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2003.00663.x.
In 2000, the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology (ANZJO) changed title to Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. At this time, a review of Australia's contributions to the literature over the previous 21 years appears timely. Bibliometric indicators are used extensively to assess research performance as they offer views of a field that might not otherwise be apparent. The aim of this study was to explore publication output data to construct a picture of ophthalmology that may be of benefit to researchers and ophthalmologists.
Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index databases were used to collate data on ophthalmology research literature from 1980 to 2000. Subsequent analysis particularly focused on Australia's contribution to this literature, including publication frequency vis-à-vis the world, collaboration, and the journals in which Australian researchers frequently publish. These data were also compared with other countries of similar scientific stature or language.
Since 1980, Australia has ranked in the top 10 nations contributing to world ophthalmology research. Its contribution was close to world average in the 1980s, but increasing numbers of researchers and papers show Australia exceeding the world average during the 1990s. Most ophthalmology research collaboration by Australians is within Australia. Although fewer in number, collaborative papers with overseas researchers include 28 other countries. Data on the journals in which Australians publish show that Australian researchers continue to exhibit a preference for publication in their own regional journals.
This paper, one of a series on the literature of the vision sciences, provides some initial benchmarks on Australia's standing and contribution to the field of ophthalmology research.
2000年，《澳大利亚和新西兰眼科学杂志》（ANZJO）更名为《临床与实验眼科学》。此时，回顾澳大利亚在过去21年对该文献的贡献似乎很及时。文献计量指标被广泛用于评估研究绩效，因为它们能提供一个领域中可能不明显的观点。本研究的目的是探索出版产出数据，以构建一幅眼科学的图景，这可能对研究人员和眼科医生有益。
使用科学引文索引和社会科学引文索引数据库整理1980年至2000年眼科学研究文献的数据。后续分析特别关注澳大利亚对该文献的贡献，包括相对于世界的出版频率、合作情况以及澳大利亚研究人员经常发表论文的期刊。这些数据还与其他具有相似科学地位或语言的国家进行了比较。
自1980年以来，澳大利亚在对世界眼科学研究的贡献方面排名前十。其贡献在20世纪80年代接近世界平均水平，但研究人员和论文数量不断增加，表明澳大利亚在20世纪90年代超过了世界平均水平。澳大利亚人进行的大多数眼科学研究合作是在澳大利亚国内。虽然与海外研究人员合作的论文数量较少，但涉及其他28个国家。关于澳大利亚人发表论文的期刊的数据表明，澳大利亚研究人员仍然倾向于在本国的地区性期刊上发表。
本文是视觉科学文献系列之一，提供了一些关于澳大利亚在眼科学研究领域的地位和贡献的初步基准。
