Bibliometric analysis of sci entific publications in journal «Endokrynologia» for 30 years

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis of bibliographic characteristics of publications
in a scientific periodical allows us to identify trends and patterns,
as well as give them a qualitative assessment. The aim is to conduct
a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications in the scientific
medical journal «Endokrynologia» (Journal) (ISSN 1680-1466 (print),
2524-0439 (online), founder – State Institution «V.P. Komisarenko Institute
of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the National Academy of
Medical Science of Ukraine» (Institute)). Material and methods. The
object of the study was all the issues of the Journal for the years 1996-
2020, and the subject of research is the titles of rubrics and scientific
publications, as well as (selectively) scientific publications or abstracts
to them. Methods of research – selection, bibliographic description,
grouping and systematic content analysis of scientific publications
in the Journal. Results. The Journal published 1116 scientific works:
original articles, reviews and lectures, short messages, etc. The largest
number of articles was published in 2012 (54 titles) and 2013 (50
titles) years. Most of the publications are original articles (62.5% of the
total). The ratio between publications in experimental and clinical areas
is 1:6. The largest number of publications on clinical topics is devoted
to diabetes mellitus (44.4% of the total) and thyroid pathology
(26.4%); 40.1% of them are directly devoted to treatment methods. The
ratio between publications on diagnostics and treatment is almost 1:2.
In general, the issue of diagnosis was directly addressed in the titles
of 24.9% publications, and the problem of treatment – in the
titles of 47.5% publications. Also a large number of publications
on experimental topics was devoted to the adrenal glands (23.8%
of the total), thyroid (23.2%) and pancreas (21.5%). One author is
mentioned in 314 publications (28.2% of the total number), two –
in 215 publications (19.3%), three – in 189 publications (16.9%), four – in
158 publications 14.2%) – 4, five – in 92 publications (8.2%) and six or
more – in 147 publications (13.2%). The authors of 553 publications of
Journal were researchers from 179 other institutions or organizations,
18 of which had more than 10 publications. The authors of 710 publications
were the researchers of Institute; 38 scientists were authors of
10 or more publications. Since 2022, the Journal has been indexed in
the scientometric abstract database of scientific citations Scopus of the
Elsevier publishing corporation. By order of the Ministry of Education
and Science of Ukraine dated December 20, 2023 No. 1543, the Journal
is included in category «A» of the List of scientific professional publications
of Ukraine in medical (222) and biological (091) specialties. Data
from 6 specialized scientific publications of the endocrinological profile
published in Ukraine are presented, as well as scientometric indicators
of 4 of them, which are indexed in the Scopus database. Conclusions.
The Journal has maintained stable publication activity for 30 years and
occupies one of the leading positions among specialized scientific
publications in the endocrinology field published in Ukraine. The normalized
CiteScore of the scientometric abstract database of scientific
citations Scopus indicates the high current potential of the Journal.