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Resumen Los mapas mediáticos son herramientas fundamentales para el estudio y análisis de los procesos de comunicación en una región. En el caso de Hispanoamérica los ejemplos disponibles son pocos e incompletos. El objetivo de esta investigación es la construcción de un mapa inédito y actual del dominio de la prensa hispanoamericana y, para ello, recurrimos metodológicamente a una minuciosa identificación de medios a partir de una revisión de las publicaciones científicas en las revistas de Comunicación indexadas en Web of Science y Scopus. Los resultados del estudio identifican 2.403 medios de comunicación; de ellos casi nueve de cada diez son tradicionales, lo que da cuenta que los nuevos medios nativos digitales no logran aún visibilidad académica. Los países con mayor cantidad de medios de comunicación son Argentina, México, Colombia, Ecuador y Chile. Aunque el mapa de medios supone una aproximación sesgada al construirse sobre los medios elegidos por la comunidad científica en función de sus intereses particulares, ofrece un sólido acercamiento por la amplitud de datos recabados y la correlación establecida con los indicadores socioeconómicos. Abstract The media maps are fundamental tools for the study and analysis of communication prosses in a region. In Hispano-American case the available examples are few and incomplete. The objective of this research is the construction of an unpublished current map of the dominance of the Hispano American Press, to this end, we methodologically resort to precise identification of media outlet based on a review of scientific publications in Communication journals indexed on Web of Science y Scopus. The research findings identified 2403 media outlets, from them, almost nine of ten are traditional, which means that the new digital native media still don’t achieve academic visibility. The countries with more media are Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile. Even if the media map is consider as a partial approximation for the media chosen by the science community, product of its particular interest, it offers a successful approach by having some correlation with the socio-economic indicators.

The present study is concerned with the emergence of Blockchain related technologies in terms of patenting activity. Blockchain has captured the attention of the public and research has intensified in this field over the last few years, making it a highly interesting topic of study for a patent analysis in order to obtain insight into the developments of this emerging technology. In this paper we present a unique methodology and exhaustive search strategy for identifying Blockchain patent documents by using a combination of specific keywords and patent classifications. This query was built in cooperation with subject matter experts of the European Patent Office (EPO). Our keyword set was then analysed by relevance and was prioritised. The set of specific relevant patent classifications was furthermore combined with keywords in order to exclude false positives. With our method- ology we present an exhaustive query for retrieving a highly relevant dataset of Blockchain related patents, extracted from the EPO databases that can be used for patent landscaping exercises or any other bibliometric analysis. In a case study we applied the search strategy to analyse worldwide Blockchain patenting from 2008 till 2018. The results are presented in this paper., The present article is based on a patent data study that was commissioned by the European Patent Office, Department 5.4.2.1 Patent Information research, with the aim of demonstrating to readers outside the disci- plines of patent analysis and Blockchain technologies, how patent in- formation can be used to gain insight and competitive advantages about a specific technological field. Additional bibliometric analysis, for the purposes of the present article, was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities under the framework R&D project “Detection of Spanish technology for connected Industry 4.0 in Euro- pean patent offices”.

This paper presents a bibliometric study on patents and scientific publications related to airborne electromagnetic methods used as less invasive technologies in mineral exploration. A statistical analysis of the documents reveals the main players, technology trends, and collaboration patterns via bibliometric techniques. The article aims to analyse the gap between the model of sustainable less invasive innovations and the concrete implementation of the technology pull. Special attention is paid to the enablers of sustainable development and their presence in the technology landscape for less invasive exploration technologies., European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 776487, Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities RTI2018-098966-B-I00

The Latipat project unifies patent information from 20 Ibero-American countries making this content available and free of cost via several major public patent search systems: namely Espacenet, Patentscope and Invenes. These different accesses are presented and their data coverage is analysed. A comparison showed that, although the patent information comes from the same origin, the country coverage and actuality of the patent information varies substantially in the three compared search systems. Regarding the technology coverage, an exemplary search for nanotechnology patents revealed different results depending on the keyword and classification support of each search system.

This article is based on a presentation given at the European Patent Office Patent Information Conference (EPOPIC) that was held during 4–6 November 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. Special thanks go to the organization team of the conference from the European Patent Office and to the CITPIA Patlib Centre Team without whom this study would never have been possible., Espacenet, Patentscope and Depatisnet are known as the main multinational patent databases offered by patent authorities which are available to the public free of charge. As all three systems have substantially improved in the last few years, a comparison of their functionalities and capabilities, as discussed herein, is useful for those unfamiliar with the recent developments. In order to present the comparison, the following aspects were analysed: data coverage, search functionality, result list, bibliographic view of records and patent data export options. Case studies are presented where the search systems were compared in the field of nanotechnology. The analysis concludes that Espacenet has the best features for searching, Patentscope the best for analysis and Depatisnet the best for complex search tasks., Project "Technology Watch of Spanish Nanotechnology via its patents" (Project number: CSO2012-38801), Spanish Ministry of Education. Grupo de Investigación: SCImago-UGR (SEJ036)

Technology watch is a methodology for organisations to systematically analyzetechnical information in a continuous way in order to gain insight and competitive advantagein a specific technical domain and is based mainly on statistical analysis of patent information.Patent statistics are commonly based on bibliographic data and generated with bibliometrictechniques. In this paper we describe the differences between patent bibliometrics and classicbibliometrics and propose several patent indicators for technology watch activities which weclassified into four categories: performance, technology, patent value and collaborationindicators. In a case study we undertook a bibliometric patent analysis using the describedgroups of indicators in order to generate a technology watch of nanotechnology for the domainof a whole country (Spain) and explained the different data visualizations we used in order torepresent the indicators. We conclude that statistical analysis of patent information and itsvisualization is a powerful methodology for any competitive intelligence activity centred ontechnology but there are also some limitations to bear in mind when undertaking technologywatch activities using patent information discussed in terms of its timeliness, patentabilitycriteria, sector dependence, quantity vs. quality.

[ES] En este trabajo presentamos la estructura de la investigación científica española durante el período comprendido entre 1990 y 2005. Basándonos en la cocitación de categorías ISI, que comprenden las ciencias naturales, las ciencias sociales y el arte y las humanidades, y combinando el análisis de redes sociales (ARS) con algoritmos de poda como pathfindernetorks (Pfnet) y otros algoritmos de representación de la información como el de Kamada–Kawai, mostramos la estructura básica de la ciencia española a través de sus relaciones esenciales. El resultado son unos mapas bibliométricos con forma de neurona y con un gran axón central (cienciogramas) que ponen de manifiesto la macro–estructura, micro– estructura y columna vertebral de la investigación española, que permiten su análisis e interpretación., [EN] This article presents the structure of Spanish science from 1990 to 2005. Based on ISI subject–category co–citation, including natural sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities, and combining both social network analysis (SNA) and pruning algorithms such as pathfinder–networks (Pfnet) and other information layout algorithms like Kamada– Kawai’s, the basic structure of Spanish science is shown through its essential relations. The results are bibliometric– maps (scientograms) revealing the macrostructure, microstructure and the backbone of Spanish science and making possible its analysis and explanation.

This paper proposes an original model of the visual information retrieval interface (VIRI), aimed at websites described by metadata. The paper also describes the development of an experimental prototype based on the proposed model. The applied methodology for the prototype's development is a combination of three methods: Metadata mining, Multidimensional scaling (MDS), and a Focus+Context technique called Fisheye. Finally, a user test is conducted, whose results suggest that the proposed model of VIRI is useful for information browsing and retrieval, and is satisfying for the end-user as well.

The representation of information content by graphical maps is an extended ongoing research topic. The objective of this article consists in verifying whether it is possible to create map displays using Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) codes (using co-classification analysis) for the purpose of creating a graphical table of contents for a library collection. The application of UDC codes was introduced to subject maps development using the following graphic representation methods: (1) multidimensional scaling; (2) cluster analysis; and (3) neural networks (self-organizing maps). Finally, the authors conclude that the different kinds of maps have slightly different degrees of viability and types of application.

This article describes a method of finding the contextual relationships among different terms in a database. First, the vector model is used to represent the terms as vectors according to which documents they appear in. Second, these vectors are used as the input to a Kohonen network, which organizes them topologically. This organization, in turn, generates term clusters arranged on a grid, so that each term is not only related to the others in its own cluster but also to those of neighboring clusters.

The dissemination of scientific information and its presence in the main media converge on the Internet. Both processes contribute to create the online reputation of an academic institution. This study discusses whether the research competence of a university has an impact on its digital media presence. To answer this question, we measured and compared the research output from nine universities together with news about them retrieved from Google News. The results show that the greater the scientific capacity, the greater the media visibility, therefore resulting in greater impact and standing.La difusión de la actividad científica y la mediatización de la ciencia en la actualidad convergen en Internet. Ambos procesos contribuyen a la creación de la reputación online de las instituciones académicas. Este estudio discute si la capacidad investigadora de una universidad repercute en su presencia en los medios digitales. Para responder a esta cuestión se mide y compara la producción científica y las noticias recuperadas por Google News de nueve universidades. Los resultados muestran que las instituciones académicas con mayor capacidad científica tienen a su vez más visibilidad mediática y, por tanto, más impacto y prestigio.

Contexto. Twitter es una de las herramientas más utilizadas hoy en día por los periodistas de todo el mundo. Una de las medidas de visibilidad más importantes de una cuenta de Twitter es la cantidad de seguidores. En el presente trabajo se analiza el comportamiento de los medios de comunicación españoles y de sus directores, a la luz de este indicador. Material y métodos. Se utilizan los seguidores de las cuentas de Twitter tanto de los medios como de sus directores. Con los datos se realizan dos rankings y una representación bidimensional. Resultados y conclusiones. Encontramos un grupo de directores que son su propia marca (brand-directors): Ignacio Escolar, Pedro J. Ramírez, Julio Alonso y Alfredo Relaño, entre otros. También encontramos medios con mucha visibilidad en Twitter pero con directores que no la tienen: El País, Muy Interesante, Marca, RTVE, entre otros. Background. Twitter is one of the tools used today by journalists from around the world. One measure of visibility of a Twitter account is the number of followers. In this paper we analyze the behavior on Twitter in the Spanish media and its directors. Material and methods. We use the followers of the directors and media Twitter accounts. With this data we make two rankings and a bidimensional chart. Results and conclusions. We found a group of directors who are their own brand (branddirectors): Ignacio Escolar, Peter J. Ramirez, Julio Alonso and Alfredo Relaño, among others. We also found medi with high visibility in Twitter but the directors do not: El País, Muy Interesante, Marca, RTVE, among others.

A PESAR DEL TIEMPO TRANSCURRIDO, el ranking, sea cual fuere su naturaleza, sigue siendo la herramienta preferida para analizar comparativamente todo tipo de instituciones cientificas. Produccion, citacion, recursos humanos, recursos financieros, paginas web, todo es susceptible de ser utilizado para crear estos listados ponderados que solemos identificar bajo este anglicismo tan extendido. En nuestro grupo de investigacion, y con el fin de no desentonar de la tendencia general, hemos creado uno que hemos dado en llamar RI3 (lease “erre-i-cubo”), el Ranking de instituciones de investigacion iberoamericanas.

[Background] Models for the production of knowledge and systems of innovation and science are key elements for characterizing a country in view of its scientific thematic profile. With regard to scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic bias., [Methodology/Principal Findings] This paper aims to classify the countries of the world in several broad groups, described in terms of behavioural models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation. We perceive three clusters in our analysis: 1) the biomedical cluster, 2) the basic science & engineering cluster, and 3) the agricultural cluster. The countries are conceptually associated with the clusters via Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and a Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) map with all the countries is presented., [Conclusions/Significance] As we have seen, insofar as scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility is concerned, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic profile. These groups can be described in terms of behavioral models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation.

Estudios sectoriales de vigilancia tecnológica es una serie de informes publicados por la Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de Andalucía (Agencia IDEA) en cooperación con el grupo de investigación SCImago, entre otros. Su objetivo es proporcio- nar a la comunidad empresarial e investigadora de Andalucía informes de situación de determinados sectores temáticos, realizados mediante análisis de la información técnica y científica, tanto a nivel regional (Andalucía) como nacional e inter- nacional. Se presenta y detalla la metodología que se sigue para su elaboración, haciendo especial énfasis en la estructura del estudio y la naturaleza de la información analizada.

El propósito del presente trabajo es analizar y comparar el grado de cobertura de las revistas, la producción científica y la visibilidad que tienen los mayores productores de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) en las bases de datos del Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) y Scopus. Los resultados demuestran una amplia cobertura de las revistas nacionales indizadas en SCimago Journal and Country Rank frente a las que incluye journal Citation Report (JCR). Sin embargo, muchas de estas incorporaciones son recientes, lo que no ha provocado un especial aumento de los documentos en Scopus y por el momento la producción y citación por países es bastante similar en ambas fuentes. Las revistas indizadas en SJR y que no están incluidas en JCR, alcanzan en general un bajo factor de impacto, mientras que las que están en ambas presentan valores similares. This paper offers a comparative analysis of databases of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and Scopus in terms of coverage of journals, scientific output and visibility of the most productive Latin American and Caribbean countries in these capacities. Results show wide coverage of national journals indexed in SCimago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) in contrast to those included in the journal Citation Report (JCR). Many of these, however, are recent additions that have not caused a significant increase of documents included in Scopus. Thus, the production and citation numbers for journals listed in both databases are similar, while journals indexed only in SJR exert, in general, lesser impact.

Las revistas académico-científicas son uno de los principales canales de comunicación y difusión de los resultados de investigación. Sin embargo no todas tienen el mismo prestigio y grado de influencia en la comunidad científica. De su calidad y visibilidad dependen, en gran medida, las posibilidades de que un trabajo sea conocido, leído y citado. Esta investigación se propone determinar la visibilidad en Google Scholar de un conjunto de revistas latinoamericanas de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información, y clasificarlas según su grado de visibilidad. Utilizando la aplicación Publish or Perish para recuperar las citas de las revistas se calcularon indicadores basados en la citación. Se combinaron técnicas de análisis multivariado de datos para realizar agrupamientos de revistas según su grado de visibilidad, y se elaboraron representaciones gráficas que facilitan la interpretación de los resultados y la identificación de los grupos de revistas con alta, media y baja visibilidad., The academic-scientific journals are one of the outstanding means of communication and diffusion of the investigation results. Nevertheless they don't have all the same prestige and degree of influence in the scientific community. The possibilities that a work is well-known, read and cited depend on its quality and visibility. The aim of this investigation is to determine the visibility in Google Scholar of a set of Latin-American Library and Information Science journals, and to classify them according to its degree of visibility. Using the Publish or Perish application to recover journal cites, indicators based on citation were estimated. Techniques of multivaried analysis of data were combined to make groups of journals according to their degree of visibility. Finally, graphical representations that facilitate the interpretation of the results and the identification of the groups of journals with high, mean and low visibility were elaborated., Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación

In recent years a number of studies have focused on Argentina's 2001 economic crisis and its political, social, and institutional repercussions. To date, however, no studies have analyzed its effects upon the country's scientific system from a scientometric perspective, in terms of resources dedicated to scientific activity and the final output and impact. The present study does so by means of a set of scientometric indicators that reflect economic effort, human resources dedicated to research, publications, collaborative relations, and the international visibility of scientific contributions., Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación

It accomplishes a bibliometric analysis of the journal ‘Ciência da Informação’, one of the issues with highest visibility in the Librarianship and Information Science field in Brazil. This study is accomplished aiming to establish the quantification of a serie of indicators which allows it to configurates an overview of the scientific production registered during the period of 2000-2004. Among the analyzed elements they are stand out: authorship, citation of authors and sources, production and average life of the references. Realiza uma análise bibliométrica do periódico Ciência da Informação, uma das publicações com maior visibilidade no campo da Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação no Brasil. Este estudo se realiza visando a estabelecer a quantificação de uma série de indicadores que permitam configurar um panorama da produção científica registrada durante o período de 2000-2004. Entre os elementos analisados se destacam: autoria, citação de autores e fontes, produção e vida média das referências.

The intellectual structure and main research fronts of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum of the National University of La Plata, Argentina is studied, based on the cocitation analysis of subject categories, journals and authors of their scientific publications collected in the Science Citation Index, CD-ROM version, for the period 1991–2000. The objective of this study is to test the utility of those techniques to explore and to visualize the intellectual structure and research fronts of multidisciplinary institutional domains. Special emphasis is laid on the identification of multilevel structures, by means of arrangements of subject categories cocitation analysis and journal cocitation analysis., Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación

The thematic diversity and structural complexity of the national universities of Argentine make more difficult the identification of its scientific profiles. This study aims to do a methodological approach for the analysis of the thematic profile and collaboration patterns of the argentinian universities, starting from the bibliometric study of the scientific contributions of their faculties, considering its relative scientific position in the contexts of the university as a whole and of the country. The case of an argentinian faculty, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum (Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo – FCNyM) belonging to the National University of La Plata (Universidad Nacional de La Plata – UNLP) is studied, as an example of the proposed methodology, carrying out a bibliometric analysis of its scientific contributions collected from the Science Citation Index version CD-ROM for the period 1991-2000, comparing its profile, patterns and relative scientific position in the contexts of the UNLP as a whole and Argentine. The results show that the proposed methodology is a valid alternative not only to reveal the scientific strengths of a university but also to give quantitative and qualitative information to support decision making in the planning and evaluation of their research activities. La diversidad temática y complejidad estructural de las universidades nacionales argentinas hacen que la identificación de sus perfiles científicos no resulte sencilla. En este estudio se realiza una aproximación metodológica para el análisis del perfil temático y patrones de colaboración de estos dominios científicos, a partir del estudio bibliométrico de las contribuciones científicas de las facultades que las conforman, sin perder de vista sus posicionamientos relativos respecto de la universidad de la que son parte y del país en su conjunto. Como ejemplo de aplicación de la metodología propuesta se estudia el caso de una facultad, la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM) de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. Se realiza un análisis bibliométrico de sus contribuciones científicas recogidas en el Science Citation Index versión CD-ROM para el período 1991-2000, identificando y comparando su perfil, patrones y posicionamiento científico relativo en los contextos de la UNLP y de Argentina. Los resultados muestran que la metodología propuesta es una alternativa válida tanto para relevar las fortalezas científicas de una universidad como para aportar información cuantitativa y cualitativa de apoyo a la toma de decisiones en materia de planificación y evaluación de sus actividades de investigación.

Institutional domain analysis is a very important bibliometric method to obtain an academic institutional scientific profile. In this paper we realize a deep analysis about the scientific production of the University of Granada, form 1991 to 1999. We present a wide set of indicators: production, visibility, normalized mean impact, productivity, research potential, and others. The indicators are for the whole institution, faculties, institutes, departments.El análisis de dominio institucional constituye un tipo de estudio bibliométrico que permite representar, de forma muy aproximada, el perfil investigador de una determinada institución académica. En el presente trabajo se realiza un profundo análisis de la producción científica de la Universidad de Granada, para el período 1991-99. Se presentan una amplia serie de indicadores: producción, visibilidad, impacto medio normalizado, productividad, potencial investigador, entre otros. Los indicadores se presentan tanto de forma global para toda la universidad, como por facultades, escuelas, institutos y departamentos.

En este trabajo hacemos uso de las nuevas técnicas de representación de la información, como el análisis de cocitación de sitios web (análisis de cositacion) y el escalamiento multidimensional (MDS), para analizar de forma gráfica las relaciones que establecen entre sí los sitios web de universidades de diferentes países. Pretendemos demostrar que estas relaciones siguen un patrón geopolítico en lugar de académico, y que, por lo tanto, pueden ser consideradas como auténticos mapas «geopolíticos» de Internet. Este tipo de representaciones nos permiten obtener una instantánea de una región geográfica y un momento en el tiempo determinados, por lo que podrían ser utilizadas como herramienta auxiliar para el análisis sociopolítico de la realidad.…

Our objective is the generation of schematic visualizations as interfaces for scientific domain analysis. We propose a new technique that uses thematic classification (classes and categories) as entities of cocitation and units of measure, and demonstrate the viability of this methodology through the representation and analysis of a domain of great dimensions. The main features of the maps obtained are discussed, and proposals are made for future improvements and applications, Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2004-2007 “Atlas de la Ciencia Española” (SEJ2004-08358-C02-01/SOCI) subvencionado por el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. 2004.

Se analiza la producción iberoamericana en biblioteconomía y documentación existente en el Social Science Citation Index para el periodo 1991-2000. Se analiza la producción por países, instituciones, revistas y autores. También se estudia la citación de autores y revistas. Por último, se realiza un análisis de cocitación de revistas (ACR) y se representa mediante un mapa bidimensional. We study the production of iberoamerican Library and Information Science in the Social Science Citation Index from 1991 to 2000. We analyze the production by contries, institutions, journals and authors. We also work with authors and journals citation. Finally we make and journal cocitation analysis (JCA) and show by a bidimensional map.

CON ESTA ENTREGA de nuestra ya habitual cita en EPI se inaugura esta nueva seccion de la revista sobre indicadores. Su contenido estara centrado en los temas metricos de la informacion en su sentido mas amplio. El creciente interes por estos temas en el mundo profesional y cientifico, tanto en nuestro campo como en otros, hace necesaria, en nuestra opinion, la regularizacion de estos contenidos en EPI a traves de la seccion recien creada. Por este motivo, saludamos con entusiasmo la idea y le deseamos el mayor de los exitos. En nuestra primera colaboracion en la recien creada seccion hacemos un breve analisis de la distribucion regional de la ciencia mundial.

Este artículo tiene por objetivo analizar cuáles han sido los principales temas de interés en el campo de la investigación científica dentro del área de la Ciencia de la Información en Brasil a lo largo de la primera década de este siglo (2000-2009). Para ello se ha analizado el contenido de la producción científica publicada en cuatro de las principales revistas nacionales de la disciplina: Ciência da Informação, DataGramaZero, Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação y Transinformação. La metodología aplicada se basa en el análisis de co-ocurrencia de palabras-clave y en la representación e interpretación de los resultados por medio del análisis de redes sociales. Para dotar de un marco de interpretación a los resultados obtenidos se propone una comparación con las áreas temáticas propuestas por la Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação en sus Grupos de Trabajo por tratarse de un espacio institucionalizado en donde, por consenso, se debate la investigación en la Ciencia de la Información brasileña. Se concluye en que es el estudio de la propia disciplina la que acapara los mayores esfuerzos de investigación. The purpose of this article is to analyze which were the main topics of interest in the field of scientific research in Information Science during the first decade of the 21st century in Brazil (2000-2009). In order to do this, the content of scientific production published in four of the most important national journals in the field was analyzed, namely: Ciência da Informação, DataGramaZero, Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação, and Transinformação. The methodology applied is based on co-occurrence analysis of keywords and the representation and interpretation of results by analyzing social networks. To provide a frame of interpretation of the results obtained, the thematic areas proposed by the Working Groups of the Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação were compared because it is an institutionalized space in which, by consensus, research on Information Science is discussed in Brazil. We conclude that the major research efforts are acquired when this field is studied.