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Assessing stem cell research productivity

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Honour Index (HoI), a method to evaluate research performance within different research fields, was derived from the impact factor (IF). It can be used to rate and compare different categories of journals. HoI was used in this study to determine the scientific productivity of stem cell research in the Asian Four Dragons (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan) from 1981 to 2001. The methodology applied in this study represents a synthesis of universal indicator studies and bibliometric analyses of subfields at the micro-level. We discuss several comparisons, and conclude the developmental trend in stem cell research for two decades.

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  1. School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei (, Taiwan

    Y. S. Ho

  2. Taipei Medical University - Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei (, Taiwan

    C. H. Chiu & W. T. Chiu

  3. School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei (, Taiwan

    T. M. Tseng

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Ho, Y.S., Chiu, C.H., Tseng, T.M. et al. Assessing stem cell research productivity. Scientometrics 57, 369–376 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025004701748

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