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Journal of Scientometric Research

Volume 7, Issue 2

· pp. 79–144 · 12 articles

Volume
7
Issue
2
Published
Pages
79–144
Articles
12
Sections
4
ISSN
Print - 2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057
Journal
JSR
Research ArticleResearch NoteCommentaryBook Review

In this issue

Research Article

  1. Article

    Data-Mining the Foundational Patents of Photovoltaic Materials: An Application of Patent Citation Spectroscopy

    Jordan A Comins, Loet Leydesdorff

    pp. 79–83 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.13 · Published

    Patents branch out in tree-like structures along trajectories. The historical root or seminal, patent can be followed using sequences of patent citations. The algorithmic method of PCS presented in this study provides a …

  2. Article

    Robotics Research in India: A Scientometric Assessment of Indian Publications Output during 2007-16

    B. M. Gupta, S. M. Dhawan

    pp. 84–93 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.14 · Published

    The present study examined Indian output of 4402 papers in robotics research, as indexed in Scopus database during 2007-16, with a view to understand India’s growth rate, global share, citation impact, international coll…

  3. Article

    Journal Impact Factor Weighted by SJR and 5-Year If indicators of Citing Sources

    Ramiz M Aliguliyev, Narmin A Adigozalova

    pp. 94–106 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.15 · Published

    Introduction:The publication of numerous periodicals have led to the rapid growth of scientific information in recent periods. There emerged a need to evaluate the quality of those periodicals and to review their impact …

  4. Article

    The Slow Progress of Library and Information Science Research in Africa

    Swapan Kumar Patra, G. Mahesh

    pp. 107–113 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.16 · Published

    This study maps the LIS research in the African continent based on data from Scopus for the period 1996-2016. Finds that LIS research is non-existent in many African countries, is in a formative stage in many others and …

Research Note

  1. Article

    Use of NoSQL Database and Visualization Techniques to Analyze Massive Scholarly Article Data from Journals

    Gouri Ginde, Snehanshu Saha, Archana Mathur, Harsha Vamsi, Sudeepa Roy Dey, Swati Sampatrao Gambhire

    pp. 114–119 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.17 · Published

    Visualization of massive data is a challenging endeavour. Extracting data and providing graphical representations can aid in its effective utilization in terms of interpretation and knowledge discovery. Publishing resear…

  2. Article

    Genealogy Tree: Understanding Academic Lineage of Authors via Algorithmic and Visual Analysis

    Sandra Anil, Abu Kurian, Sudeepa Roy Dey, Snehanshu Saha, Ankit Sinha

    pp. 120–124 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.18 · Published

    Ancestry and Genealogy tree are proven tools to determine the lineage of any person and establish dependencies among individuals. Genealogy tree can be exploited further to gain information about the researcher and his s…

Commentary

  1. Article

    A.V. Hill and Shaping of Modern Science in India

    Anasua Mukherjee Das

    pp. 125–126 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.19 · Published

    Professor A.V. Hill (1886-1977) was one of the pioneers who helped in the shaping of modern science in British India. He studied India’s available S&T infrastructure in 1943-44 and suggested strategic frameworks for post…

Book Review

  1. Article

    The Innovation Paradox- Developing-Country Capabilities and the Unrealised Promise of Technological Catch-Up

    Ashish Gosain

    pp. 127–129 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.20 · Published

    Truth as they say is stranger than fiction. The Report examining innovation using the metaphor of David Landes namely, The Unbound Prometheus (releasing the power of fire to Mankind) comes across as a bit off-kilter, con…

  2. Article

    Changing Context of Labour from Agro+Industrial Society to Knowledge Society

    Bidyarthi Dutta

    pp. 130–132 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.21 · Published

    An agrarian or agricultural society is one relying for its subsistence on the cultivation of crops through the use of plows and animals. The first agrarian societies arose approximately 5000 to 6,000 years ago in Mesopot…

  3. Article

    Conflicts of Interest: My Journey Through India’s Green Movement

    Anwesha Borthakur

    pp. 133–135 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.22 · Published

    The British writer, economist and one of the early proponents of sustainable development, Barbara Ward expressed her concerns for the global environment through the above words long before the earth had observed the kind…

  4. Article

    India as a Pioneer of Innovation

    Ashish Gosain

    pp. 136–141 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.23 · Published

    This edited book seeks to examine the plethora of narratives around innovation in India, examining its paradoxes and contradictions, identifying problems and constraints to actualising innovation potential in low-resourc…

  5. Article

    Data Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians

    Raj Kumar Bhardwaj

    pp. 142–144 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.7.2.24 · Published

    Research organization produces a large amount of research data annually e.g., European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva is expected to produce 15 petabytes of data annually.[1] (Proyor, 2012). Therefore…