Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Reflection of Papers in the Field of Biology Published in Yugoslav Journals by Scientists from Croatia

Za procjenu znanstvene vrijednosti rada jedan je od pokazatelja svakako i njihova citiranost. Analizirana je »vidljivost« radova iz domaćih časopisa u svjetskoj znanstvenoj sredini kroz Science Citation Index (SCI), koji izdaje Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) iz Philadelphije. Uzorak je sadržavao 130 doktora bioloških znanosti koji su doktorirali od 1950. do 1980. god. na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu. Analiza je pokazala da je citiran 171 rad od 92 autora čija su imena pronađena u SCI kao prvi autori. Ukupan broj citata je 376. Od 32 domaća časopisa u kojima su publicirani citirani radovi najviše citata nosi Acta Botanica Croatica (350/o). Prattov indeks stupnja raspršenosti citata u skupini časopisa je c = 0,8 i ukazuje na to da je distribucija koncentrirana. Analizom je dobivena još jedna skupina od 196 časopisa, u kojima su citirani radovi aktivnog uzorka (92 autora), a koje indeksira SCI. Distribucija citata u tim časopisima prikazana u Tablici 2 i Prattov indeks c = 0,38 ukazuju na raspršenost citata unutar promatrane skupine časopisaCitation frequency is certainly one of the indicators for the evaluation of the scientific quality of a paper. The article analyses the occurrence of the papers published in Yugoslav journals in the world scientific environment as reflected through the Science Citation Index (SCI) published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Philadelphia, USA. The sample consisted of the papers published by 130 Doctors in Biological Sciences who were awarded their degrees from 1950 to 1980 by the University of Zagreb. The analysis showed that, of the total of 171 papers cited in SCI, 92 authors have been cited as the first authors. The total number of citations amounts to 376. Of 32 Yugoslav journals cited in the SCI, Acta Botanica Croatica has been cited most frequently (35°/o). Pratt index of citation dispersion in the group of journals analysed was c = 0.8 indicating that the distribution is concentrated (compact). As carriers of citations to Yugoslav journals a group of 196 SCI source journals has been identified. The distribution of citations in these journals and the Pratt index of c = 0.38 show a considerable dispersion within the analysed group of journals