Volume 2, Issue 2

· pp. 83–158 · 11 articles

Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Published
Pages: 83–158
Articles: 11
Sections: 2
ISSN: Print - 2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057
Journal: JSR

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Article
Some determinants of publication performance: A study of Turkish economics academicians
Murat Çokgezen
pp. 85–91 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128988 · Published
This study explores the impact of some individual and environmental determinants on the publication performance of Turkish economics academicians using cross-sectional data. The present study results show that only two o…
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The bibliometric community as reflected by its own methodology
Dirk Tunger, Julia Wilhelm
pp. 92–101 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128990 · Published
The field of bibliometrics is currently enjoying a growth in popularity. At least, this is the impression we get if we estimate the number of bibliometrics-related publications, conference papers and studies that appear …
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Vitiligo: A quantitative analysis of the world research output during 2001-2012
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, Shri Ram, Shikha Kaushik
pp. 102–109 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128992 · Published
The study aimed to evaluates vitiligo research carried out in different countries of the world during 2001-2012 using bibliometric indicators. Data of the present study has been obtained from Scopus (http://www.scopus) d…
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Indian gatekeepers of foreign journals: A preliminary analysis
Vipan Kumar, Rashmi Srivastava
pp. 110–115 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128994 · Published
In recent years, efforts have been made to quantify and measure various aspects of performance of a country by measuring both the quantity and quality of research. Recently, a new science indicator has been introduced of…
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A scientometric study of human computer interaction research in India
Suresh Kumar
pp. 116–125 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128996 · Published
The research output of India in human computer interaction (HCI) research during 1987-2011 is analyzed in this paper on several parameters including total research output, its growth, rank and global publication share, c…
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Indian psoriasis research: An impact assessment through bibliometric studies
Shri Ram
pp. 126–131 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128997 · Published
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease and epidemiology shows its occurrences more in western countries than Africans or Asians. Different literature reviews have highlighted the prevalence of this disease world wide. The r…
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Scientometric analysis of endocrinology research from India
K. V. S. Hari Kumar, K. Aravinda, Sanjay Kalra
pp. 132–136 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.128998 · Published
Background:Endocrinology research in India is rapidly growing without formal assessment. Our study analyzes the characteristics of all articles published by endocrinologists from India in PubMed indexed journals during t…
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The changing role of museums in the global scientific landscape
Thed van Leeuwen, Leo Kriegsman, Jan van Tol, Joost Schokkenbroek
pp. 137–145 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.129000 · Published
This paper presents the results of a combined study to the research performance of the Dutch Leiden-based National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, in the context of the global changing position of museums in the ope…
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Academic research networks and the role of literacy and network brokers in the publication of articles in Institute of Science Index-indexed journals: A case study of University Professors in English as a foreign language context
N. Kheradparvar, N. Shokrpour, A. Mirzaee
pp. 146–151 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.129001 · Published
The small number of Institute of Science Index (ISI)-indexed articles published by some Iranian professors call for a solution. Therefore, this study focuses on local and transnational academic research networks of four …
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Publication trends in the journal of forensic dental sciences 2009-2012
Thorakkal Shamim
pp. 152–156 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.129003 · Published
Background and Objectives: Forensic odontology is an emerging specialty of dentistry and there is a paucity of information about publication trends about forensic odontology specialty in India. Journal of forensic dental…

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Article
Beyond traditional citations: Leap on clouds to capture virtual metrics!
Satish S. Munnolli, Shamprasad M. Pujar
pp. 157–158 · DOI: 10.4103/2320-0057.129004 · Published
In this century, the volume of scholarly research output has increased and has become enormous and more complex than ever before because of its multi-dimensional features. Over the past few decades, there have been drama…