"Bibliometrics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bibliometrics" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in Burns Research Authorship in Burn-Specific Journals: Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Burn Care Res. 2026 09 08; 47(5):1482-1490.
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Authorship Trends and Gender Concordance in Surgical Research. J Surg Res. 2025 08; 312:148-154.
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Where do we intervene to optimize sports systems? Leverage Points the way. J Sports Sci. 2024 Apr; 42(7):566-573.
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A Complement to the H-Index: A Metric Based on Primary Authorship. Am J Med. 2023 12; 136(12):1139-1140.
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Trends in Twitter Utilization Among Academic Otolaryngologists. Laryngoscope. 2024 03; 134(3):1190-1196.
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Do Articles Shared by Academic Medicine Social Media Influencers Drive Future Citation Rates? Urology. 2023 08; 178:167-172.
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Altmetric Attention Scores in Ophthalmology Journals. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 10 01; 140(10):1028.
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Impact of Level of Evidence on Citation of Orthopaedic Articles. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 29(23):e1274-e1281.
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Dissemination of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research on Social Media Platforms Is Associated With Increased Citation Count. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 10 01; 116(10):2137-2139.
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Methodological Rigor and Temporal Trends of Cardiovascular Medicine Meta-Analyses in Highest-Impact Journals. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 09 21; 10(18):e021367.