Journal of Scientometric Research
Volume 5, Issue 1
· pp. 1–99 · 14 articles
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- 1–99
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- Print - 2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057
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In this issue
Editorial
- Forum Article
JSCIRES is now Published with EManuscript (A publishing division of Phcog.Net)
Mueen Ahmed KK
pp. 1–4 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.1 · Published
The year 2016 is an important milestone for Journal of Scientometric Research (www.jscires.org) as it is entering 5th year. It is known as one of the peer-reviewed Scientometrics journal and I am pleased to present you t…
Research Article
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What is the Required Level of Data Cleaning? A Research Evaluation Case
Peter van den Besselaar, Ulf Sandström
pp. 7–12 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.3 · Published
Bibliometric methods depend heavily on the quality of data, and cleaning and disambiguating data are very timeconsuming. Therefore, quite some effort is devoted to the development of better and faster tools for disambigu…
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A Longitudinal Metric Analysis of Course-subjects to Reveal the Evolution of a Discipline: Changes in the Teaching Frequency and Ratio of Courses in Law Schools in the United States over 80 years
Peter A. Hook
pp. 13–24 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.4 · Published
This article is a longitudinal, metric analysis of law school course-subjects in the United States. Its data source is the lists of “teachers by subject” contained in the annual directories of the American Association of…
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Annual Journal Citation Indices: A Comparative Study
Abdul Khaleque, Arnab Chatterjee, Parongama Sen
pp. 25–33 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.5 · Published
We study the statistics of citations made to the indexed Science journals in the Journal Citation Reports during the period 2004-2013 using different measures. We consider different measures which quantify the impact of …
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Ebola Virus: A Scientometric Study of World Research Publications
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
pp. 34–42 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.6 · Published
The virus of Ebola belongs to the filovirus family. The hemorrhagic fever occurs due to Ebola virus and is highly transmittable. The study covers a scientometric analysis of publications on Ebola virus worldwide. It reve…
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North-South BioDiscovery Research Collaboration of Indonesian Sponge and Soft Coral : A Bibliographic Analysis of Publications Over the Last Two Decades
Hedi Indra Januar
pp. 43–48 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.7 · Published
Context:The tropical Indonesian sponges and soft corals species are valuable resources that produce bioactive chemical compounds. However, BioDiscovery on those compounds requires adequate budget, modern laboratory, and …
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Emerging Structure of Stem Cell Research in India: An Analysis of Publication Output, 1990-2014
Arpana Pandey, Pranav N. Desai
pp. 49–61 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.8 · Published
The potential of stem cell to change the face of medical treatment has brought it to the forefront of medical science in recent years. The present study analyzes the stem cell research output of India during 1990-2014 co…
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Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science: A scientometric profile
Chandran Velmurugan, Natarajan Radhakrishnan
pp. 62–70 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.9 · Published
The study aims to investigate the scientific publication research productivity in Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science for a period of selected 7 years between 2008 and 2014. The findings of the study rev…
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A Scientometric Analysis of Research in Recommender Systems
Pranav Waila, Vivek Kumar Singh, Kumar Singh
pp. 71–84 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.10 · Published
This paper presents analytical outcomes of scientometric mapping of research work done on the important emerging area of ‘Recommender Systems. Research on ‘Recommender Systems’ started during last few years and within a …
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A New Method for Evaluating Author’s Scientific Impact by using an Eigenfactor Derived Scoring System
Sorin Hostiuc, Ionuț Negoi
pp. 85–90 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.11 · Published
Purpose: This paper aims to propose a new method of quantifying the scientific impact based on the Eigenfactor. Materials and Methods: We propose four scores, all based on a common parameter, called Emp: (1) article medi…
Book review
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Research Evaluation Metrics
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
pp. 91–92 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.12 · Published
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) initiative to launch the open access (OA) curriculum has been a landmark toward fostering research and innovation in the digital age. The UNE…
Book Review
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Nucleus and Nation: Scientists, International Networks, and Power in India.
Hemant Kumar
pp. 93–94 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.13 · Published
In one of the most awaited books narrating the story of development of science and technology (S&T) in India in the post-independence era, Robert Anderson’s effort is commendable. This book maps not only the history of d…
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Book Review: Understanding the Development of Scholarly Metrics in a Networked Society
Anup Kumar Das
pp. 95–97 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.14 · Published
Scholarly Metrics under the Microscope: From Citation Analysis to Academic Auditing, editedby Blaise Cronin and Cassidy R Sugimoto. Information Today Inc., Medford, New Jersey, USA, 2015, 963 pages, £130.00 (Hardback), I…
Commentary
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Evaluation of Content Pertinence through Citation Count
Adeleke Victor Adedayo
pp. 98–99 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.5.1.15 · Published
In one of the online publications of Nature Publishing Group, Ball discussed issues relating to negative citation of science publications.[1] He identified from the work of Alexander Oettl, an economist, at the Georgia I…