Citations Analysis on Library and Information Science Research: The Quantitative Approach from Web of Science
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Deputy Librarian, Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630 003, Tamilnadu
C. Baskaran
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2014/v51i3/50743Keywords:
Bibliographical Data, Citations, Citation Index, Social Science, Quantitative Analysis, Web of ScienceAbstract
This study examines the quantitative analysis of the productivity and characteristics of citations of Library and Information Science (LIS) publications during 2003-2012. A Total of 1942 contributions published and 12502 citations received in the LIS journals indexed in SSCI. 21.36% of citations were received in 2012. The top ranked authors, Bawden, B and Hjorland, B contributed 0.72% of papers out of which Hjorland, B cited 1.93% of articles. USA contributed 4.38% of papers and also received 24.85% of citations. It is followed by UK which contributed 9.99% of LIS research papers out of 9.68% of citations were received. Year-wise authors' productivity, Institution-wise position and ranking of journals with citations references are listed to indicate their productivity and degree of involvement in their publications of Library and Information Science research.
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2014-01-01
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Baskaran, C. (2014). Citations Analysis on Library and Information Science Research: The Quantitative Approach from Web of Science. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 51(3), 165–169. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2014/v51i3/50743
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Received 2014-06-20
Accepted 2014-06-20
Published 2014-01-01
Accepted 2014-06-20
Published 2014-01-01
