Heraghty J L, Henderson A J
Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2006 May;91(5):422-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.094094.
It is usual at the end of a year for top tens to feature large in our collective consciousness. These inevitably include the occasional controversial selection and without fail will overlook a number of gems, whether in the field of literature, art, or science. The approaches to such compilations include personal selections, convening expert committees through to letting the market decide. However, it is well recognised that experts can be wrong and markets distorted. A novel approach to identifying the key publications in the field of medicine, Faculty of 1000 Medicine (http://www.f1000medicine.com), uses faculty evaluations to assign ratings to published papers within topics and categories, bringing a flavour of the dynamism of post hoc peer review to biological sciences that exists in other fields of scholarship. Archives of Disease in Childhood has also developed a market led system of peer evaluation through its web based top ten most read articles feature.
年末时,十大榜单往往会在我们的集体意识中占据显著位置。这些榜单不可避免地会包含偶尔有争议的入选作品,而且必定会遗漏一些佳作,无论是在文学、艺术还是科学领域。编制此类榜单的方法包括个人选择、召集专家委员会乃至让市场来决定。然而,大家都清楚专家可能出错,市场也可能扭曲。一种识别医学领域关键出版物的新颖方法——千名医学专家(http://www.f1000medicine.com),利用专家评估为各主题和类别内已发表的论文评定等级,给生物科学带来了一种事后同行评议的活力,这种活力在其他学术领域是存在的。《儿童疾病档案》也通过其基于网络的十大最受关注文章特色栏目,开发了一种由市场主导的同行评议系统。