Sándor Soós

Towards a typology of research performance diversity: the case of top Hungarian players

Measuring the intellectual diversity encoded in publication records as a proxy to the degree of interdisciplinarity has recently received considerable attention in the science mapping community. The present paper draws upon the use of the Stirling index as a diversity measure applied to a network model (customized science map) of research profiles, proposed by several authors. A modified version of the index is used and compared with the previous versions on a sample data set in order to rank top Hungarian research organizations (HROs) according to their research performance diversity. Results, unexpected in several respects, show that the modified index is a candidate for measuring the degree of polarization of a research profile. The study also points towards a possible typology of publication portfolios that instantiate different types of diversity.

Beyond the basemap of science: mapping multiple structures in research portfolios: evidence from Hungary

As a novel tool for evaluating research competences of R&D actors, science overlay maps have recently been introduced in the scientometric literature, with associated measures for assessing the degree of diversification in research profiles. In this study, we continue the elaboration of this approach: based on science overlay maps (called here m-maps), a new type of map is introduced to reveal the competence structure of R&D institutions (i-maps). It is argued, that while m-maps represent the multidisciplinarity of research profiles, i-maps convey the extent of interdisciplinarity realized in them. Upon i-maps, a set of new measures are also proposed to quantify this feature. With these measures in hand, and also as a follow-up to our previous work, we apply these measures to a sample of Hungarian Research Institutions (HROs). Based on the obtained rankings, a principal component analysis is conducted to reveal main structural dimensions of researh portfolios (of HROs) covered by these measures. The position of HROs along these dimensions then allows us to draw a typology of organizations, according to various combinations of inter- and multidisciplinarity characteristic of their performance.

Mapping of science journals based on h-similarity

Journals covered by the 2006 Science Citation Index Journal Citation Reports database have been subjected to a clustering procedure utilizing h-similarity as the underlying similarity measure. Clustering complemented with a prototyping routine provided well-conceivable results that are both compatible with and further refine existing taxonomies of science.

Age-sensitive bibliographic coupling reflecting the history of science: The case of the Species Problem

In science mapping, bibliographic coupling (BC) has been a standard tool for discovering the cognitive structure of research areas, such as constituent subareas, directions, schools of thought, or paradigms. Modelled as a set of documents, research areas are often sorted into document clusters via BC representing a thematic unit each. In this paper we propose an alternative method called age-sensitive bibliographic coupling: the aim is to enable the standard method to produce historically valid thematic units, that is, to yield document clusters that represent the historical development of the thematic structure of the subject as well. As such, the method is expected to be especially beneficial for investigations on science dynamics and the history of science. We apply the method within a bibliometric study in the modern history of bioscience, addressing the development of a complex, interdisciplinary discourse called the Species Problem. As a result, a quantitative and qualitative comparison of the standard and the proposed method of bibliographic coupling will be reported, together with a pilot study on the cognitive–historical structure of the Species Problem, regarding an important fragment of the discourse.

Nem konvencionális gyógymódok használata sebészeti betegek között

INTRODUCTION Due to the rise in use of non-conventional therapies, we may consider the application of those in perioperative setting. AIM The aims of the authors were to measure the attitude of patients waiting for elective surgery towards naturopathic methods, to determine their use and factors influencing their usage. METHOD A questionnaire was applied that patients filled in individually and anonymously at the First Department of Surgery of Semmelweis University, between July 1, 2014 and April 30, 2016. RESULTS 63.6% of the 519 participants (response rate = 21%) were interested in non-conventional therapies, and 26.8% of them applied naturopathy. In this group there were significantly more females (p = 0.022; OR: 1.066-2.3635), patients with university degree (p = 0.000315; OR: 1.3915-3.1132), aged 40-49 (p = 0.012419; OR: 1.1451-3.2405), and patients with hormonal disease (p = 0.039482; OR: 1.0186-5.7242). In terms of lifetime prevalence the most popular methods were traditional Chinese medicine (8.9%), alternative movement and massage therapy (7.5%) and homeopathy (7.3%). Only 12.9% of the patients reported the application of these methods to the physician. CONCLUSION Surgical patients are interested in naturopathic methods, and one-fourth of them actually use them even in the perioperative period. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(37), 1483-1488.Absztrakt Bevezetes: A nem konvencionalis gyogymodok egyre emelkedő hasznalata miatt tudnunk kell ezek igenybeveteleről a perioperativ ellatas soran is. Celkitűzes: A szerzők felmertek az elektiv műtetre varo betegek viszonyulasat a termeszetgyogyaszati modszerekhez, valamint ezek esetleges igenybevetelet es az ezt befolyasolo tenyezőket. Modszer: Anonim, kerdőives felmerest vegeztek a Semmelweis Egyetem, I. Sebeszeti Klinikan 2014. julius es 2016. aprilis kozott. Eredmenyek: Az 519 kitoltő (21%-os valaszadas) 63,6%-a erdeklődott a nem konvencionalis gyogymodok irant. Termeszetgyogyaszati gyogymodot a valaszadok 26,8%-a vett mar igenybe: e csoportban szignifikansan tobb volt a nő (p = 0,022; OR: 1,066–2,3635), a diplomas (p = 0,000315; OR: 1,3915–3,1132), a 40–49 eves (p = 0,012419; OR: 1,1451–3,2405) es a hormonalis betegsegben szenvedő (p = 0,039482; OR: 1,0186–5,7242). Elettartam-prevalenciat tekintve a hagyomanyos kinai orvoslas (8,9%), az alternativ mozgas- es masszazsterapia (7,5%), illetve a homeop...

Long-term trends in the multidisciplinarity of some typical natural and social sciences, and its implications on the SSH versus STM distinction

Macro-level domains of the science system, usually referred to as STM and SSH disciplines, have often been contrasted from various perspectives, regarding the characteristic composition of their publication channels, referencing or communication practices, and the related consequences in research evaluation. It is also long been conjectured that social science fields (along with the humanities) are more multidisciplinary than natural science fields, regarding their patterns of scholarly communication (“multidisciplinarity thesis”). The main goal of the study reported in this paper is twofold: (1) to revisit the differences in multidisciplinarity between the SSH versus STM domain, via a long-term longitudinal survey including the most recent trends, and (2) to utilize, for this task, state-of-the-art metrics and models of Interdisciplinary Research, taking into account their limitations, that is, the data sources that most naturally feed these models (typically the Web of Science). Our conclusions provides further confirmation, from the perspective of multidisciplinarity, that the concepts of SSH and STM are mainly tools for communication, rather than empirically valid constructs.

Komplementer terápiás gyógymódok megítélése a perioperatív ellátásban dolgozó egészségügyi szakdolgozók között

Absztrakt: Bevezetes: Magyarorszagon az egeszsegugyi szakdolgozok viszonyulasa a komplementer terapias gyogymodokhoz meg nem vizsgalt tema. Celkitűzes: Celunk volt felmerni a Semmelweis Egyetem hat, perioperativ ellatast vegző klinikajan az egeszsegugyi szakdolgozok ismeretet es velemenyet a termeszetgyogyaszattal kapcsolatban. Modszer: Anonim, papiralapu kerdőives felmerest vegeztunk. 82%-os valaszadasi arany mellett osszesen 119 kerdőiv adatait dolgoztuk fel leiro statisztikai elemzessel es χ2-probaval. Eredmenyek: A valaszadok mindossze 25,2%-a tartotta elegge tajekozottnak magat, 68,1%-uk erdeklődott es 60,5%-uk tanulna a termeszetgyogyaszatrol. A napi munka soran 70,6%-uk szivesen alkalmazna komplementer terapias gyogymodokat, szignifikansan gyakrabban azok, akik sajat betegseg eseten is igenybe veszik e gyogymodokat (p = 0,0027). A legnepszerűbb gyogymodok a homeopatia, az alternativ masszazs- es mozgasterapia, az akupunktura es a manualterapia voltak. Kovetkeztetes: A nemzetkozi szakirodalommal egy...

A folyóiratcikkek súlya a különféle tudományterületek szakirodalmában: az elmúlt két évtized trendjei

Absztrakt Vizsgalatunk soran a folyoiratcikkek aranyat hasonlitottuk ossze nehany termeszettudomanyi, valamint tarsadalom- es bolcseszettudomanyi szakterulet osszefoglalo (review) cikkeinek irodalomjegyzekeben. Megallapitottuk, hogy az 1995–2014 időszakban a folyoiratcikkek aranya mindegyik vizsgalt teruleten novekedett. A legintenzivebb novekedes a tarsadalomtudomanyi teruleten volt tapasztalhato. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(24), 985–987.

The functional anatomy of science mapping

The ‘‘Atlas of Science’’ by Katy Borner is a truly impressive work. The title of the book is somewhat misleading: as being both a comprehensive overview on the history and developments of science mapping (SM), and a unique collection of science maps, the title would rather be an ‘‘Atlas of Science Mapping’’. The relevance of such a distinction is becoming obvious when one is to find the place of this volume within the specialty: for the scientometrician, the title recalls an initiative of Eugene Garfield, launched by the ISI a few decades ago, called the ‘‘ISI Atlas of Science’’. This series, relatively short-lived, aimed at the visualization and evaluation of scientific fields in a periodic and systematic manner. To this end, a specific mapping technique, co-citation analysis was utilized. As such, the ISI Atlas of Science is related to Borner’s book as an example of science maps and mapping methods, and, indeed, included in the overview as a milestone of the story exposed. According to the author, the book is the accompanying material of, and should be viewed as being in unity with an exhibition of science maps, presented in multiple ways (included in the book, organized as a virtual and a physical exhibit, too). In this setting, a main role for this large volume is suggested to be explanatory: it serves as a guide to the understanding of what SM is about. The explanations of Borner, as we shall see, fill in several, usually neglected gaps in the usual discourse of science mapping. The most striking feature of the book is the scope of the approach. In making the inventory of SM, a very diverse group of mapping exercises have been covered, representing practically the full range of classical and recent kinds of maps and mapping methods. At one extreme, we can find e.g. the the global map of scientific paradigms by Klavans and Boyack (p. 136), as the most granular reference system of the scientific landscape to date, generated by processing the references of (almost) each single document indexed in the SCOPUS database (and, in some versions, in the ISI databases as well). This mapping also illustrates the business use of SM, since, as pointed out by Borner as well, it enables