Essays of an Information Scientist:1990

Volume 13

Journalology, KeyWords Plus, and Other Essays

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Foreword xi     Carl Djerassi         pdf file available
Preface  xv      Eugene Garfield     pdf file available
 
 
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1 3-10 1 Jan 90    .  1 Wither psychiatry? Z.J;. Lipowski on the importance of a mind-body approach.
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. . Reprint 2 Psychiatry: Mindless or  Brainless, both or neither?
Z.J. Lipowski. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 34(3):249-54, 1989.
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2 3-12 8 Jan 90 9 Michael J. Moravcsik: Multidimensional scholar and hero of Third World science. Eugene Garfield and Henry Small.
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. . Reprint 13 The Limits of Science and the Scientific Method.  Michael J.Moravcsik. Research Policy, 17(5): 293-9, 1988.
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3 3-8 15 Jan 90 19 Stephen P. Lock on "Journalology."
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. . Reprint 21 "Journalology":  Are the quotes  needed? Stephen P. Lock. CBE Views 12(4):57-9, 1989. 
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4 3-6 22 Jan 90 25 Announcing Science Watch: A unique  newsletter tracking trends and performance in scientific research. 
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5 3-5 29 Jan 90 29 Scientific Biography - Contemporary reflections on the excitement and fascination of science.
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. . Reprint 31 Introduction:  Reflections on Scientific Biography.  Joshua Lederberg. The Excitement and  Fascination of Science, Vol:3, Part 1, 1990.
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6 3-9 5 Feb 90 38 Did C.P. Snow have it right?  David Mosey's assessment of the two cultures.
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. . Reprint 40 The Affair of Two Cultural Corridors. David Mosey. Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 10(1):11-4, 1989. 
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7 3-14 12 Feb 90 45 The most-cited papers of all time, SCI 1945-1988. Part 1A. The SCI top 100 -- Will the Lowry method every be obliterated?
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8 3-13 19 Feb 90 57 The most-cited papers of all time, SCI 1945-1988. Part 1B. Superstars new to the SCI top 100.
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9 3-9 26 Feb 90 68 More delayed recognition. Part 2. From inhibin to scanning electron microscopy.
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10 3-10 5 Mar 90 75 Science and emotion are compatible: A tribute to Robert L. and Lillian H. Brent!
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. . Reprint 79 Medicine: An excuse from living. Robert L. Brent and Lillian H. Brent. Resident & Staff Physician, 24(12):61-5, 1978.
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11 3-7 12 Mar 90 83 Who will win the Nobel Prize in Economics? Here's a forecast based on Citation Indicators.
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12 3-9 19 Mar 90 88 The impact of fraudulent research: A citation perspective on the Breuning Case.
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. . Reprint 90 The Impact of Fraudulent Research on the Scientific Literature:  The Stephen E. Breuning Case.  Eugene Garfield and Alfred  Welljams-Dorof. Journal of the American Medical Association, 263(10):1424-1426, March 9, 1990. 
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13 3-4 26 Mar 90 95 On the science of learning: Herbert J. Walberg examines the literature of educational psychology.
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. . Guest Essay 97 Educational Psychology: Core journals, research fronts, and highly cited papers. Herbert J. Walberg.
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14 3-9 2 Apr 90 107 Focus On: Global change -- a new current-awareness service tracking the health of planet earth.
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15 3-13 9 Apr 90 114 Animal rights and wrongs: An ethical view of animal experimentation from Graham Mitchell.
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. . Reprint 117 Guarding the middle ground: The ethics of experiments on animals. Graham Mitchell. S. Afr. J. Science, 85:285-8, May 1989.
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16 3-10 16 Apr 90 125 The 1989 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine is awarded to J. Michael Bishop and Harold E. Varmus for their contribution to cancer research.
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17 3-3 23 Apr 90 133 The 1987 life-sciences articles most cited in 1987 and 1988.
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. . Guest Essay 134 Cell signaling.  The immune response, the genetic basis of cancer, and efforts to pinpoint the genes for Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, and manic-depressive illness re highlighted in 1987 life-sciences research. Bernard Dixon.
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18 3-14 30 Apr 90 149 The most-cited 1987 physical-sciences articles: superconductivity supersedes superstrings.
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19 3-7 7 May 90 161 The 1990 NAS Award for Excellence in Scientific Reviewing goes to James N. Spuhler for reviews in cultural and biological anthropology.
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20 5-6 14 May 90 166 The most-cited physical-sciences publications in the 1945-1954 Science Citation Index. Part 1. Fifty-two Citation Classics in physics and chemistry.
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. . Guest Essay 168 The most-cited physical-science publications in the 1945-1954 Science Citation Index. Stephen G. Brush.
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21 3-8 21 May 90 179 D.W. Beaven on the dangers of alternative medicine.
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. . Reprint 182 Viewpoint: Alternative medicine a cruel hoax - your money or your life?  D.W. Beaven. N.Z. Medical Journal, 102:416-7, 1989
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22 5-13 28 May 90 185 How ISI selects journals for coverage: Quantitative and qualitative consideration.
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23 3-10 4 Jun 90 194 A publisher's perspective on launching new journals.
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. . Reprint 196 New journal decision making. Janet D. Bailey. College Research Libraries, 50:354-9, 1989.
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24 5-8 11 Jun 90 202 The Russians are coming! Part 1. The red-hot 100 Soviet scientists, 1973-1988.
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25 3-13 18 Jun 90 216 The Russians are coming! Part 2. The top 50 soviet papers most cited in the 1973-1988 Science Citation Index and a look at 1988 research fronts.
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26 5-17 25 Jun 90 227 The most-cited papers of all time, SCI 1945-1988. Part 2. The second 100 Citation Classics.
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27 5-17 2 Jul 90 240 Stopping to think, and other strategies for promoting scientific creativity.
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242 A guide to increased creativity in research -- inspiration or perspiration? Craig Loehle. BioScience, 40(2):123-9, 1990.
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28 5-7 9 Jul 90 253 A tribute to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on its 100th birthday. Jan A. Witkowski reviews its history and the highest impact symposia publications.
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. . Guest Essays 255 The 51 most-cited articles in the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on quantitative biology. Jan. A. Witkowski.
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29 5-12 16 Jul 90  266 The 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Sidney Altman and Thomas R. Cech for the discovery of enzymatic RNA.
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30 5-10 23 Jul 90 274 All the information you used to ASCA for:  We invite you to try Research Alert.
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31 3-17 30 Jul 90 280 The languages of science revisited: English (only) spoken here?
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. . Reprint 282 Language use in international research: A citation analysis. Eugene Garfield and Alfred Welljams-Dorof. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 511:10-24, September 1990.
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32 . 6 Aug 90 295 KeyWords Plus: ISI's breakthrough retrieval method. Part 1. Expanding your searching power on Current Contents on Diskette.
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33 5-9 13 Aug 90 300 KeyWords Plus takes you beyond title words. Part 2. Expanded journal coverage for Current Contents on Diskette includes social and behavioral sciences.
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34 3-13 20 Aug 90 305 The most-cited papers of all time, SCI 1945-1988. Part 3. Another 100 from the Citation Classics hall of fame.
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35 3-13 27 Aug 90 316 Of atomic clocks, ion traps, and quantum leaps: The 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Norman F. Ramsey, Wolfgang Paul, and Hans G. Dehmelt.
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36 5-6 3 Sep 90 327 Journal Citation Studies 52. The multifaceted structure of crystallography research.  Part 1.Core Journals, high impact papers, and current .research fronts.
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. . Reprint 328 "International Crystallography Research: Where it is published, what it cites, and what cites it."  Eugene Garfield
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37 . 10 Sep 90 337 Journal Citation Studies 52. The multi-faceted structure of  crystallography research. Part 2.  A global perspective.
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38 . 17 Sep 90 346 A tribute to Joshua Lederberg: Highlights of a remarkable scientific career.
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. . Reprint 348 Report on the President Judith N. Schwartz.  The Rockefeller University Research Profiles, p.6, Spring 1990.
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39 . 24 Sep 90 353 Training our cites on the stars: Helmut Abt's observations on Astrosociology.  Part 2. Age and productivity, peer review, and Big Science/ Little Science.
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. . Guest Essay 355 The use of publication studies to affect policies and attitudes in astronomy. Part 1. Helmut A. Abt.
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40 . 1 Oct 90 360 Training our cites on the stars: Helmut Abt's observations on Astrosociology Part 2. Paper rejection and citation rates, awareness of international literature, and other trends.
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, , Guest Essay 362 The use of publication studies to affect policies and attitudes in astronomy.  Part 2. Helmut A. Abt.
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41 . 8 Oct 90 367 Journal editors awaken to the impact of citation errors. How we control them at ISI.
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42 . 15 Oct 90 376 The most-cited physical sciences publications in the 1945-1954 Science Citation Index.Part 2. Twenty Citation Classics in mathematics.
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. . Guest Essay 381 The most-cited physical-sciences publications in the 1945-1954 Science Citation Index. Part 2. Mathematics.Stephen G. Brush.
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43 . 22 Oct 90 387 The most-cited physical-sciences publications in the 1945-1954 Science Citation Index. Part 3.  Forty-Two Citation Classics in Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
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. . Guest Essay 389 The most-cited physical sciences publications in the 1945-1954 Science Citation Index. Part 3. Astronomy and Earth Sciences. Stephen G. Brush.
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44 . 29 Oct 90 399 In Honor of 150 Years:  Classic papers from the British Medical Journal, Highly Cited from 1945 to 1989.
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. . Reprint 400 The "Top 50":  A perspective of the BMJ drawn from the Science Citation Index. Bernard Dixon. British Medical Journal, 301(6755):747-51, October 3, 1990.
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45 . 5 Nov 90 407 The Cockroach Connection -- Ancient, seemingly indestructible pest. Part 1. Morphology, behavior, and the relationship to allergies and disease.
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46 . 12 Nov 90 413 The Cockroach Connection - Ancient, seemingly indestructible pest. Part 2.  Population control, or "Dr. Djerassi, how do you get them to take the pill?"
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47 . 19 Nov 90 422 The new format for Current Contents: Totally electronic composition will increase currency.
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48 . 26 Nov 90 425 The 1988 life-sciences articles most cited in 1988 and 1989.
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. . Guest Essay 426 The most-cited 1988 life-sciences papers highlight the polymerase chain reaction, cell signaling, AIDS and HIV infection, and oncogenes and the molecular basis of cancer. Reviews were very strongly represented.  Bernard Dixon.
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49 . 3 Dec 90 440 Science Watch: ISI's highly cited newsletter shows how quantitative assessments of the literature can contribute to R&D management, policymaking, and strategic analysis.
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50 . 10 Dec 90 447 The drugs-relition connection. Anthony Michaelis argues for the development of an "ideal" drug.
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. . Reprint 448 Drugs -- religion's chemical surrogates.  Anthony R. Michaelis. Interdisciplin. Sci. Rev. 15(2): 97-104, June 1990.
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51 . 17 Dec 90 455 Journal Citation Studies. 53. Agricultural Sciences: Most fruitful journals and high yield research fields.
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52 . 24-32 Dec 90 468 Foreword by Baruch S. Blumberg: Volume 11 of Essays of an Information Scientist.
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. . Reprint 469 Foreword.  Baruch S. Blumberg. (Garfield, E.) Essays of an Information Scientist: Science Literacy, Policy,Evaluation, and Other Essays, Philadelphia: ISI Press, Vol:11, p.ix-xi, 1990.
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. . . 473 Cited Author Index pdf file available
. . . 485 Subject Index  pdf file available