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Papers by Francis Narin

Liege International Astrophysical Colloquia, 1964

Series on technology Management, Apr 1, 2012

PubMed, Oct 1, 1977

An investigation of the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) biomedical research activ... more An investigation of the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) biomedical research activity is reported, based on counts of research support acknowledgments in 264 biomedical journals covered by the Science Citation Index in 1973. Overall, NIH research support was acknowledged in approximately 25% of the clinical papers and almost 50% of the biomedical research papers. At all levels, NIH support appears to be twice as large as that of all other federal agencies combined. Each of the major institutes of NIH shows a dual pattern of research support, with a specific peak in the appropriate clinical areas and a second peak of supported research in an area of basic research activity.

PubMed, Jun 1, 1978

An investigation of the NIH role as a biomedical research institute is reported, based on counts ... more An investigation of the NIH role as a biomedical research institute is reported, based on counts of articles, notes, and reviews in 1,000 biomedical journals covered by the Science Citation Index from 1973 to 1975. Investigators at the NIH produce more biomedical research papers per year than any other group in the U.S., accounting for approximately 3.4% of all U.S. biomedical research papers. The NIH papers show a strong emphasis at research Level 3, clinical investigation, which is the most basic and scientific level of research focused directly on disease in man. On a clincial-to-basic science continuum the NIH emphasis on clinical laboratory research represents a position that is midway between the more clinical research being performed at medical schools and the more basic research being performed in graduate departments of universities. The papers of the NIH intramural scientists appear in highly influential journals. In the mid 1970's, the rate of NIH intramural publication is particularly high in the subfields of biomedicine that are most closely related to research on cancer.

Social Studies of Science, May 1, 1983

The bibliometric methodology of citation tabulation is applied to the problem of identifying high... more The bibliometric methodology of citation tabulation is applied to the problem of identifying highly cited Soviet scientific areas. A general lack of highly cited Soviet papers is apparent. A further indication of the isolation of Soviet science is the existence of two discrete sets of highly cited Soviet papers, one set published in Soviet journals and cited by Soviet scientists, and a second set published in international journals and cited by non-Soviet scientists. The lists of highly cited papers were reviewed by experts in the field. The consensus was that these lists were indicative of areas of strong Soviet research and that lists of institutions producing these papers included the important Soviet labs.

Comet missions, discussing spacecraft exploration criteria for short period and long period first... more Comet missions, discussing spacecraft exploration criteria for short period and long period first- apparition comets

A method was devised, based on fuel element temperature distributions, far estimating the chemica... more A method was devised, based on fuel element temperature distributions, far estimating the chemical reaction which might result from a very rapid nuclear reactor transieni. (auth)

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1983

Elsevier eBooks, 1967

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a probable asteroid lander mission that would carry the ... more Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a probable asteroid lander mission that would carry the fly-by payload as well as a petrographic microscope, penetrometer, seismometer, thermocouples, and a television camera in a landing capsule. To begin with, the asteroids, or minor planets, orbit the Sun in a belt concentrated between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; it is generally assumed that they represent the leftover material from planetary accretion. There is little chance of even the most basic physical properties of asteroids being determined from the earth. Consequently, without detailed knowledge of the physical and mechanical properties of asteroidal matter, it is very difficult to understand either the origin or the evolution of the belt. Space missions can help to provide this information. The simplest early mission, an asteroid belt fly-through, would provide general data on the hazards to space-craft flying through the belt region as well as specific data on the small-particle population in the belt. On the other hand, asteroid lander missions will answer many detailed questions related to the origin as well as the evolution of the asteroids. The technological requirements of early missions to the asteroids appear to be well within the current capabilities of the space program undertaken by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

3rd and 4th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 1966

Science, 1965

If the craters on Mars were formed by asteroidal particles having spatial distributions independe... more If the craters on Mars were formed by asteroidal particles having spatial distributions independent of asteroid size, and if both spatial distributions and total numbers are independent of time, the average age of the craters may be less than 300 million years.

Scientometrics, May 1, 1994

In our 1975 monograph "Evaluative Bibliometrics" we discussed the many uses of publication and ci... more In our 1975 monograph "Evaluative Bibliometrics" we discussed the many uses of publication and citation analysis in the evaluation of scientific activities, and some of the basic statistical properties of the scientific literature, particularly the skewness of the distributions of publications and citations, reference time distributions, and various anomalies in the citation patterns from one country to another. Over the last ten years we have devoted much of our energy to the development of an analogous research base and infrastructure for patent bibliometrics, that is for the use of patents, and patent citations in the evaluation of technological activities. There are remarkable similarities between literature bibliometrics and patent bibliometrics, and they are both applicable to the same wide ranges of problems. This paper will show that there are striking similarities between literature and patent distributions of national productivity, inventor productivity, referencing cycles, citation impact and within country citation preferences.

This year the Derek de Solla Price Award of the international journal Scientometrics has been awa... more This year the Derek de Solla Price Award of the international journal Scientometrics has been awarded to two outstanding scientists who impersonate the two big European scientometric traditions, namely the indicators research developed in Hungary and the tradition of network analysis established in France. Thus the two laureates truly represent two of the basic pillars of contemporary scientometrics. In fact, they have many in common; they are both prominent researchers, methodologists and practitioners on the international ...

Science and Public Policy, 1990

... Francis N arin and Kimberly A Stevens are with CHI Research, 1 0 White Horse Pike, Haddon Hei... more ... Francis N arin and Kimberly A Stevens are with CHI Research, 1 0 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035, USA Chris Sterritt is with Diamond Systems, 60 Springbank Road, Hesters Way, Cheltenham GL51 ONJ, UK. ...

Liege International Astrophysical Colloquia, 1964

Series on technology Management, Apr 1, 2012

PubMed, Oct 1, 1977

An investigation of the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) biomedical research activ... more An investigation of the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) biomedical research activity is reported, based on counts of research support acknowledgments in 264 biomedical journals covered by the Science Citation Index in 1973. Overall, NIH research support was acknowledged in approximately 25% of the clinical papers and almost 50% of the biomedical research papers. At all levels, NIH support appears to be twice as large as that of all other federal agencies combined. Each of the major institutes of NIH shows a dual pattern of research support, with a specific peak in the appropriate clinical areas and a second peak of supported research in an area of basic research activity.

PubMed, Jun 1, 1978

An investigation of the NIH role as a biomedical research institute is reported, based on counts ... more An investigation of the NIH role as a biomedical research institute is reported, based on counts of articles, notes, and reviews in 1,000 biomedical journals covered by the Science Citation Index from 1973 to 1975. Investigators at the NIH produce more biomedical research papers per year than any other group in the U.S., accounting for approximately 3.4% of all U.S. biomedical research papers. The NIH papers show a strong emphasis at research Level 3, clinical investigation, which is the most basic and scientific level of research focused directly on disease in man. On a clincial-to-basic science continuum the NIH emphasis on clinical laboratory research represents a position that is midway between the more clinical research being performed at medical schools and the more basic research being performed in graduate departments of universities. The papers of the NIH intramural scientists appear in highly influential journals. In the mid 1970's, the rate of NIH intramural publication is particularly high in the subfields of biomedicine that are most closely related to research on cancer.

Social Studies of Science, May 1, 1983

The bibliometric methodology of citation tabulation is applied to the problem of identifying high... more The bibliometric methodology of citation tabulation is applied to the problem of identifying highly cited Soviet scientific areas. A general lack of highly cited Soviet papers is apparent. A further indication of the isolation of Soviet science is the existence of two discrete sets of highly cited Soviet papers, one set published in Soviet journals and cited by Soviet scientists, and a second set published in international journals and cited by non-Soviet scientists. The lists of highly cited papers were reviewed by experts in the field. The consensus was that these lists were indicative of areas of strong Soviet research and that lists of institutions producing these papers included the important Soviet labs.

Comet missions, discussing spacecraft exploration criteria for short period and long period first... more Comet missions, discussing spacecraft exploration criteria for short period and long period first- apparition comets

A method was devised, based on fuel element temperature distributions, far estimating the chemica... more A method was devised, based on fuel element temperature distributions, far estimating the chemical reaction which might result from a very rapid nuclear reactor transieni. (auth)

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1983

Elsevier eBooks, 1967

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a probable asteroid lander mission that would carry the ... more Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a probable asteroid lander mission that would carry the fly-by payload as well as a petrographic microscope, penetrometer, seismometer, thermocouples, and a television camera in a landing capsule. To begin with, the asteroids, or minor planets, orbit the Sun in a belt concentrated between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; it is generally assumed that they represent the leftover material from planetary accretion. There is little chance of even the most basic physical properties of asteroids being determined from the earth. Consequently, without detailed knowledge of the physical and mechanical properties of asteroidal matter, it is very difficult to understand either the origin or the evolution of the belt. Space missions can help to provide this information. The simplest early mission, an asteroid belt fly-through, would provide general data on the hazards to space-craft flying through the belt region as well as specific data on the small-particle population in the belt. On the other hand, asteroid lander missions will answer many detailed questions related to the origin as well as the evolution of the asteroids. The technological requirements of early missions to the asteroids appear to be well within the current capabilities of the space program undertaken by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

3rd and 4th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 1966

Science, 1965

If the craters on Mars were formed by asteroidal particles having spatial distributions independe... more If the craters on Mars were formed by asteroidal particles having spatial distributions independent of asteroid size, and if both spatial distributions and total numbers are independent of time, the average age of the craters may be less than 300 million years.

Scientometrics, May 1, 1994

In our 1975 monograph "Evaluative Bibliometrics" we discussed the many uses of publication and ci... more In our 1975 monograph "Evaluative Bibliometrics" we discussed the many uses of publication and citation analysis in the evaluation of scientific activities, and some of the basic statistical properties of the scientific literature, particularly the skewness of the distributions of publications and citations, reference time distributions, and various anomalies in the citation patterns from one country to another. Over the last ten years we have devoted much of our energy to the development of an analogous research base and infrastructure for patent bibliometrics, that is for the use of patents, and patent citations in the evaluation of technological activities. There are remarkable similarities between literature bibliometrics and patent bibliometrics, and they are both applicable to the same wide ranges of problems. This paper will show that there are striking similarities between literature and patent distributions of national productivity, inventor productivity, referencing cycles, citation impact and within country citation preferences.

This year the Derek de Solla Price Award of the international journal Scientometrics has been awa... more This year the Derek de Solla Price Award of the international journal Scientometrics has been awarded to two outstanding scientists who impersonate the two big European scientometric traditions, namely the indicators research developed in Hungary and the tradition of network analysis established in France. Thus the two laureates truly represent two of the basic pillars of contemporary scientometrics. In fact, they have many in common; they are both prominent researchers, methodologists and practitioners on the international ...

Science and Public Policy, 1990

... Francis N arin and Kimberly A Stevens are with CHI Research, 1 0 White Horse Pike, Haddon Hei... more ... Francis N arin and Kimberly A Stevens are with CHI Research, 1 0 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035, USA Chris Sterritt is with Diamond Systems, 60 Springbank Road, Hesters Way, Cheltenham GL51 ONJ, UK. ...