Assessing the publication output on country level in the research field communication using Garfield's Impact Factor
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This document is a preprint of an article subsequently published in Scientometrics. It should be noted that the definitive version includes important improvements, such as a longer study period (double), etc.
The ever-increasing evaluation of science has led to the development of indicators at different levels. In the present study, we intend to calculate the Impact factor for production in the field of Communication studies at country level. Our objective is to describe the publication activity of those countries that were most productive in the field between 2013 and 2019. We use the Impact factor to analyze the production of countries indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, their international collaboration, and the scientific impact of their production. Our results show that the most productive countries are not those that make the most impact. We also confirm that English-speaking countries dominate the scenario in terms of number of publications and that states such as Spain and the Netherlands benefit from the Emerging Source Citation Index. Furthermore, we have found that at least 30% of most countries’ scientific production involves international collaboration and that the United States of America is the collaborator of choice in Communication studies. Our country-based Impact factor also correlates with indicators such as normalized impact, 5-year impact, or the number of publications in the top 10%.
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