"Bibliometrics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)
| Descriptor ID |
D015706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.682.099.325 L01.453.183.291
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| Concept/Terms |
Bibliometrics- Bibliometrics
- Bibliometric Analysis
- Bibliographies, Statistical
- Statistical Bibliography
- Bibliography, Statistical
- Analysis, Bibliometric
- Analyses, Bibliometric
- Bibliometric Analyses
- Statistical Bibliographies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bibliometrics" by people in Profiles.
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Analysis of the Highest Altmetrics-scored Articles in Emergency Medicine Journals. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 26(2):353-363.
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A 10-year bibliometric analysis of publications in emergency medicine. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Aug; 58:215-222.
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Author gender diversity within emergency medicine publications. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Apr; 29(4):497-499.
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Measuring Scholarly Productivity: A Primer for Junior Faculty. Part III: Understanding Publication Metrics. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov; 19(6):1003-1011.
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Publication bias in the anesthesiology literature. Anesth Analg. 2012 May; 114(5):1042-8.
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Searching for the intervention in intervention research reports. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2008; 40(1):52-9.