Comparison of MeSH terms and KeyWords Plus terms for more accurate classification in medical research fields. A case study in cannabis research

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Highlights：

• MeSH terms and KeyWords Plus terms show different distributions.

• Automatic classification based on MeSH terms and KeyWords Plus terms is uneven.

• Automatic classification of work on humans displays better concordance.

• Caution must be exercised when considering the use of grey boxes with KW Plus.

• There are major restrictions on the use of KeyWords Plus in the biomedical field.

摘要

•MeSH terms and KeyWords Plus terms show different distributions.•Automatic classification based on MeSH terms and KeyWords Plus terms is uneven.•Automatic classification of work on humans displays better concordance.•Caution must be exercised when considering the use of grey boxes with KW Plus.•There are major restrictions on the use of KeyWords Plus in the biomedical field.

论文关键词：MeSH terms,KeyWords Plus,subject mapping,classification systems,cannabis research

论文评审过程：Received 1 November 2020, Revised 5 April 2021, Accepted 2 June 2021, Available online 23 June 2021, Version of Record 23 June 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102658