Volume 2, Issue 3

Nadine Al Masri

pp. 275–279 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.25 · 2025

Nadine Al Masri, Rawan Saadeddine, Helena Atallah, Pascale Salameh

pp. 280–289 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.26 · 2025

Background Understanding Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) in the Mediterranean region is important for developing effective interventions and policies. Methodology To achieve this, we mapped and quantified CRD researc…

DADA Kayode Sunday John

pp. 290–296 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.27 · 2025

This study evaluates the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning among lecturers in Nigerian tertiary institutions, employing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A struct…

Afsheen Faiq, Megat Norulazmi Megat Mohamed Noor, Munaisyah Abdullah

pp. 297–306 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.28 · 2025

This systematic literature review examines the integration of Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Networks (WGANs) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for Urdu Handwritten Character Recognition (UHCR), a domain under…

Mariraj Vasudev Sedam, Keshava

pp. 307–312 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.29 · 2025

Background The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded 114 times to 216 laureates between 1901 and 2020, with John Bardeen being the only double recipient. Brian P. Schmidt is one of the 215 individual laureates whose sc…

Kayode Sunday John Dada

pp. 313–326 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.30 · 2025

Aim/Background This quantitative study examines the uses, gratifications, and academic impacts of YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok among 521 undergraduate students at Lagos State University (LASU). It explores platform pre…

Kayode Sunday John Dada

pp. 327–333 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.31 · 2025

Objectives/Context: Green libraries represent a paradigm shift in library management, integrating eco-friendly practices to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 (Quality Edu…

Kayode Sunday John Dada, Hafsat Aliyu Mohammed, Mohammed Habibu

pp. 334–341 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.32 · 2025

Background/Purpose This study examines the adoption of smart library applications across eight (8) tertiary institution libraries in Kaduna State, Nigeria, based on 285 responses assessing eight technology types. Materia…

Susanta Koley, Sutapa Goswami

pp. 342–354 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.33 · 2025

Background Eugene Garfield and M. V. Malin’s (1968) pioneering study, “Can Nobel Prize Winners Be Predicted?”, was an early and influential attempt to correlate citation frequency with the likelihood of receiving prestig…

Kishore Dey

pp. 355–360 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.34 · 2025

Purpose/Background This research employs a bibliometric study to understand the Indian scenario of cybersecurity research from 2016 to 2025. The paper deeply examines the research, and the research and development are th…

Debdas Mondal

pp. 361–368 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.35 · 2025

Purpose This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric and altmetric analysis of research articles published in the Journal of Learning for Development to examine publication patterns, citation impact, thematic …

Anastassios Pouris, Androniki Thirion

pp. 369–376 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.36 · 2025

Introduction This article investigates the publication performance of African countries in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a particular emphasis on the methodological importance of recall in scientometric…

Debdas Mondal

pp. 377–387 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.37 · 2025

This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric assessment of BEMS Reports over ten years (2015–2024), examining publication trends, authorship patterns, citation performance, thematic evolution, and advanced impact ind…

KK Mueen Ahmed, Mohammed Yunus, M Chaman Sab

pp. 388–402 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.38 · 2025

Objectives The present study provides a scientometric evaluation of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation (IJPI) for the period 2011 to 2025, using data extracted through the Publish or Perish softwar…

Debdas Mondal

pp. 403–412 · DOI: 10.5530/irc.2.3.39 · 2025

Background In the contemporary digital era, a university’s online presence has become a critical determinant of its academic reputation and global competitiveness. While Indian universities perform strongly in national a…