Journal of Scientometric Research
Volume 12, Issue 1
· pp. 1–228 · 19 articles
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- Pages
- 1–228
- Articles
- 19
- Sections
- 3
- ISSN
- Print - 2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057
- Journal
- JSR
In this issue
Obituary
- Article
Professor Loet Leydesdorff: A Tribute
Sujit Bhattacharya
pp. 1 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.003 · Published
Journal of Scientometric Research pays Tribute to this extraordinary scholar who made such a difference to the research community spread across a vast disciplinary terrain that covered Sociology, Scientometrics, Innovati…
Review Article
- Review
Global Research Assessment of CRISPR: A Scientometric Analysis of Literature Published in Scopus
Sayequa Shujauddin Dandoti, Khadeeja M N Ansari
pp. 2–16 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.004 · Published
The study aimed to review the CRISPR research trend by covering major historic milestones in its research development from 2005 to date. The data from Scopus considered for this evidence-based scientometric study. Nine t…
Research Article
- Article
Bibliometric Analysis of Urban Carrying Capacity: History, Current Status, Development and Future Direction
Jay Vineshbhai Tailor, Ravin Maheshkumar Tailor
pp. 17–25 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.005 · Published
For stable functioning of an urban area, a balance between natural resources, urban infrastructure, and population is very much required. That’s where concept of carrying capacity comes into the picture to find out limit…
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Bibliometric Analysis of AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors (JST) Award Recipients
Addison Quinones BS, Eugene I Hrabarchuk BS, Alexander J Schupper MD, Vikram Vasan BA, Jonathan Dullea MPH, Connor Berger BS, Adam Y Li BS, Lily McCarthy BA, John R Durbin BS, Muhammad Ali BA, Roshini Kalagara BA, Zerubabbel Asfaw BA, Lisa Genadry BS, William Shuman BA, Theodore C Hannah BA, Tanvir F Choudhri MD
pp. 26–34 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.006 · Published
The AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors (JST) awards are given for tumor research and clinical achievements. Associations between scholarly awards and academic productivity in neurosurgery have not been thoroughly investiga…
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Mapping the Publications of e-learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis
Afsaneh Dehnad, Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda
pp. 35–43 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.007 · Published
Since the prevalence of COVID-19, e-learning has become an extensively dominant approach of education among the Universities and institutions. This study was conducted to explore the growth, and global trend of e-learnin…
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An Intelligent Prediction of the Next Highly Cited Paper Using Machine Learning
Galal M. Bin Makhashen, Hamdi A. Al-Jamimi
pp. 44–53 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.008 · Published
Highly cited articles capture the attention of significant contributors in the research community as an opportunity to improve knowledge, source of ideas or solutions, and advance their research in general. Typically, th…
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A Comparative Study of Criteria and Indicators of Local, Regional, and National University Ranking Systems
Farideh Osareh, Parastoo Parsaei-Mohammadi, Abdolhossein Farajpahlou, Faraj Allah Rahimi
pp. 54–67 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.009 · Published
University ranking systems are among the topics of interest in scientometric studies. This study aims to identify and rank the most important criteria and indicators of global, regional, and national university ranking s…
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The Influence of Funding on the Open Access Citation Advantage
Pablo Dorta-González, María Isabel Dorta-González
pp. 68–78 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.010 · Published
Some of the citation advantage in open access is likely due to more access allows more people to read and hence cite articles they otherwise would not. However, causation is difficult to establish and there are many poss…
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Bibliometric Analysis of Medicinal Plants’ Original Articles from Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Christoper A Alarcon-Ruiz, Jorge L Maguiña, Moises Apolaya-Segura, Mario Carhuapoma-Yance, Jose Aranda-Ventrura, Percy Herrera-Añazco
pp. 79–91 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.011 · Published
The use of medicinal plants by health professionals and the general population is widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region due to its cultural tradition and extensive biodiversity. We aimed to describe …
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Mapping the Intellectual Structure Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Market: A Scientometric Analysis from 1984 to 2021
Ibrahim Sameer, Walid Simmou, Mohamed Ibrahim
pp. 92–97 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.012 · Published
This study used scientometrics to map CSR/EM knowledge, including yearly publications, most cited nations, journals, institutions, significant themes, and developing trends. We used Scopus data to retrieved on August 1, …
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Neoteric Trends of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Research: A Scientometric Analysis
Ajay Kumar, Mayank Chopra, Yashwant Singh, Neerendra Kumar
pp. 98–113 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.013 · Published
Artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent across diverse disciplines, and aerial vehicles are increasingly becoming “Unmanned”. It is beneficial when residents might otherwise be in danger, such as during COVID-…
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A Scientometric Review of Solar Energy Research in Business Economics
Mohd Iqbal Mohd Noor, Naqiah Awang, Muhammad Fuad Abdullah
pp. 114–129 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.014 · Published
There has been a rapid growth for solar energy industry in recent years. The industry has increased its production and power capacity, getting more government subsidies and investment, and achieving lower production cost…
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Exploration of Data Literacy Research Using a Network of Cluster Mapping Approach
Naseema Sheriff, R Sevukan
pp. 130–143 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.002 · Published
Data literacy is essential for academics, researchers, and emerging data management professionals. The quality of scientific productivity is determined by the underlying knowledge of data collection or generation during …
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Bibliometric Analysis of Published Literature Utilizing Optogenetics as a Technique in Neuroscience: 2010–2020
Dwight Figueiredo, Paulomi Sanghavi
pp. 144–175 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.001 · Published
The optogenetics technique where in light is used to excite or inhibit neurons has uncovered many new brain neuronal circuits causal in or associated with routine day-to-day physiological functioning as well as complex e…
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Coverage and Correlations Between Open Citations in Crossref and Readership in Mendeley: Different Fields of Brazilian Science
João de Melo Maricato, Marcia Regina da Silva, Talles Brendo Caixeta Ramos
pp. 176–186 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.015 · Published
Purpose: This study dwells on the coverage of altmetric indicators in the Mendeley reference manager, citations in the Crossref platform, and the correlations between readers and citations of papers by researchers workin…
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Mapping the Conceptual Structure of Beekeeping from 1980 to 2020
Yusuf Shehu Folaranmi Gbolahan, Akinyemi Babatope Ebenezer, Popoola Oluwabunmi Oluwaseun
pp. 187–196 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.016 · Published
This article reports on the evolutionary beekeeping research trends between 1980 and 2020. The authors used bibliometric methods to retrieve data from Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science (WoS) and Elsevier’s Scopus datab…
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Redesigning of Lotka’s Law with Simpson’s 3/8 Rule
Anindya Basu, Bidyarthi Dutta
pp. 197–203 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.017 · Published
The paper examines the possibility of applying higher degree numerical integration method upon Lotka’s distribution data. The widely used method applied here is Pao method which precisely calculate the value of the const…
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A Methodology for Strategic Selection of Priority Research Topics in Terms of Bibliometric Analysis
Jung-Chol Jo, Jin-Bom Jong, Vasileios Drakopoulos, Song-Il Ri
pp. 204–210 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.018 · Published
To ensure the strategic focus on science and technology development, it is essential to scrutinise the world research trends and demand as well as to strategically decide on priority research topics. This article suggest…
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A Pathway to Counterproductive Knowledge Behaviour: Integrating Knowledge Hoarding, Knowledge Withholding, and Knowledge Hiding
Zakky Zamrudi
pp. 211–228 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.12.1.019 · Published
Introduction: Counterproductive knowledge behaviour is considered to negatively impact all organizations, either in business or public institutions. Objectives: This study aims to provide a comprehensive picture of knowl…

