Belén Mezquita, Leandra Martín-Delgado, Laia Wennberg-Capellades, Ángel Borrego
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Abstract
Background: Researchers have traditionally used commercial databases such as Scopus and Web of Science to track scholarly literature and ascertain the impact of publications in terms of citations. In recent years, new open data sources, such as OpenAlex, have appeared, which broaden the array of tools accessible for exploring academic literature.
Objective: This study compares the coverage of scholarly nursing literature by OpenAlex, Scopus, and Web of Science in terms of journals, articles, and citations indexed.
Methods: A list of nursing journals indexed by OpenAlex, Scopus, and Web of Science was compiled to compare the titles covered in terms of country of publication, publisher, and open access availability. Citations of nursing articles published between 2000 and 2022 in the three sources were also analyzed.
Results: OpenAlex indexes nearly all the journals covered by Scopus and Web of Science, plus additional sources from countries outside the Western world. In terms of individual articles, OpenAlex indexes more citations than Scopus and Web of Science.
Conclusion: OpenAlex is a comprehensive source for tracking nursing literature. Currently, its main limitation lies in the lack of a user-friendly web interface, as the need to use an API for data retrieval can complicate the search process for end users.
背景：研究人员传统上使用Scopus和Web of Science等商业数据库来跟踪学术文献并确定出版物在引用方面的影响。近年来，出现了新的开放数据源，如OpenAlex，它拓宽了探索学术文献的工具阵列。目的：比较OpenAlex、Scopus和Web of Science收录的护理学术文献的期刊、文章和引文索引。方法：编制被OpenAlex、Scopus和Web of Science收录的护理期刊列表，比较其出版国家、出版商和开放获取的可及性。还分析了2000年至2022年间在三个来源发表的护理文章的引用情况。结果：OpenAlex索引了Scopus和Web of Science涵盖的几乎所有期刊，以及来自西方世界以外国家的额外资源。就单篇文章而言，OpenAlex比Scopus和Web of Science索引了更多的引用。结论：OpenAlex是一个综合性的护理文献追踪资源。目前，它的主要限制在于缺乏用户友好的web界面，因为需要使用API进行数据检索可能会使最终用户的搜索过程复杂化。
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