Genomics & Informatics  2011;9(1):37-38

ManBIF: a Program for Mining and Managing Biobank Impact Factor Data.

Ki Jin YU 1 ; Jungmin NAM ; Yun HER ; Minseock CHU ; Hyungseok SEO ; Junwoo KIM ; Jaepil JEON ; Hyekyung PARK ; Kiejung PARK

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Keywords

biobank; Biobank Impact Factor Data

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Biobank Impact Factor (BIF), which is a very effective criterion to evaluate the activity of biobanks, can be estimated by the citation information of biobanks from scientific papers. We have developed a program, ManBIF, to investigate the citation information from PDF files in the literature. The program manages a dictionary for expressions to represent biobanks and their resources, mines the citation information by converting PDF files to text files and searching with a dictionary, and produces a statistical report file. It can be used as an important tool by biobanks.