Highly Cited Papers at the Spanish Domestic Level.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a methodological proposal based on the identification of highly cited papers (HCPs) at domestic-level in the Spanish Public University System (SUPE), in order to find the most outstanding publications in the local context. The principal aim is to detect different activity and impact profiles among Spanish universities and differentiate those institutions that play a more significant role. To determine which and how many are the highly cited papers at the domestic level (HCP-DL) collected in the Web of Science, three citation thresholds (1, 5, and 10%) were established. Thematic classification in Incites/Essential Science Indicators areas is used. The results show a preponderance of HCPs in the field of Space Science, while the polytechnic universities have high visibili

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Zorita C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101551 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature