PubMed captures more fine-grained bibliographic data on scientific commentary than Web of Science: a comparative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research commentaries have the potential for evidence appraisal in emphasising, correcting, shaping and disseminating scientific knowledge.

Objectives

To identify the appropriate bibliographic source for capturing commentary information, this study compares comment data in PubMed and Web of Science (WoS) to assess their applicability in evidence appraisal.

Methods

Using COVID-19 as a case study, with over 27 k COVID-19 papers in PubMed as a baseline, we designed a comparative analysis for commented-commenting relations in two databases from the same dataset pool, making a fair and reliable comparison. We constructed comment networks for each database for network structural analysis and compared the characteristics of commentary materials and commented paper

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474939 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature