now available the report "Bibliometric Indicators English Scientific Activity 2008 ". Since 2004, the English Foundation for Science and Technology (Fecyt) with SCImago research group, working together in the annual preparation of analysis and evolution of English scientific activity, with the support tool data representation "Atlas of Science" from Web of Science Data. From the year 2007 changes the data source and is currently working with the scientific information system SCImago Journal & Country Rank and SCImago Institution Rankings based on Scopus data.
The result is a report that includes the scientific production indicators at national, regional and international level research areas and aims to become a tool of analysis and evaluation of scientific activity in Spain . From the information provided is possible diagnoses based on the characterization of evolution and knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses both nationally and internationally.
This year the report is divided into ten chapters. The first one includes the general objectives of the work. The second shows the results obtained for the distribution of scientific output by geographical region highlighting the current situation and its evolution. The third places Spain among the top producers of knowledge, both scientific production and visibility. The fourth focuses on the English production itself showing its main patterns of behavior. The fifth theme characterizes the distribution of English production and to identify strengths and weaknesses. The sixth shows the major contributors in each of the thematic areas and the visibility you get with them. The seventh characteristic of production disaggregated by institutional sectors and the eighth, and autonomous regions. The ninth presents data on the presence of women at the European level and in various training programs of research careers. Finally, the tenth chapter is purely methodological and sets the framework in which frames the study, incorporating issues concerning sources of information used and the methodology of implementation, with special attention to the definition of the indicators applied.
Access is free and can be downloaded directly from the page
Fecyt"Bibliometric English Scientific Activity 2008"
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