Hierarchical linear models in psychiatry: A bibliometric study

Development of research methods requires a systematic review of their status. This study focuses on the use of Hierarchical Linear Modeling methods in psychiatric research. Evaluation includes 207 documents published until 2007, included and indexed in the ISI Web of Knowledge databases; analyses fo...

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Published in:Scientometrics 2009-09, Vol.80 (3), p.797-808
Main Authors: Cervantes, Víctor H., Santana, Ana Cristina, Guilera, Georgina, Gómez-Benito, Juana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometria
Bibliometrics
Case studies
Computer Science
Estudi de casos
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
Psiquiatria
Psychiatry
Scholarly publishing
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Summary:Development of research methods requires a systematic review of their status. This study focuses on the use of Hierarchical Linear Modeling methods in psychiatric research. Evaluation includes 207 documents published until 2007, included and indexed in the ISI Web of Knowledge databases; analyses focuses on the 194 articles in the sample. Bibliometric methods are used to describe the publications patterns. Results indicate a growing interest in applying the models and an establishment of methods after 2000. Both Lotka’s and Bradford’s distributions are adjusted to the data.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-009-2121-4