Reply to Rhazzar et al. The Impact of Author Name Ambiguity on Bibliometric Validity. Comment on “Ejaz et al. Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on the Omicron Variant from 2020 to 2022 in the Scopus Database Using R and VOSviewer. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12407”
Key Points
The goal is to address the implications of author name ambiguity on bibliometric validity.
Commentary on prior bibliometric analysis of Omicron variant publications.
Discussion on author name ambiguity issues in bibliometric studies.
Highlights the need for clear author identification in bibliometric analyses.
Suggests improvements in methodologies to enhance bibliometric validity.
Abstract
We sincerely thank the authors of the comment for their interest in our study and for highlighting the issue of author name ambiguity in bibliometric research ...
Reply to Rhazzar et al. The Impact of Author Name Ambiguity on Bibliometric Validity. Comment on “Ejaz et al. Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on the Omicron Variant from 2020 to 2022 in the Scopus Database Using R and VOSviewer. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12407” | Synapse