Volume 9, Issue 2

· pp. 88–235 · 19 articles

Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Published
Pages: 88–235
Articles: 19
Sections: 5
ISSN: Print - 2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057
Journal: JSR

Research Article Research In Progress Research Note Perspective Paper Book Review

In this issue

Research Article

Article
Science-Technology Linkage in the Field of Medical and Laboratory Equipment
Maryam Emami, Nosrat Riahinia, Faramarz Soheili
pp. 88–95 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.12 · Published
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between science and technology in the field of medical and laboratory equipment registered at the United State Patent and Trademark Office database in the period 1984-2014.…
Article
The Status and Patterns of Open Access in Research Output of Most Productive Indian Institutions
Satya Swarup Srichandan, Rajesh Piryani, Vivek Kumar Singh, Sujit Bhattacharya
pp. 96–110 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.13 · Published
Open Access is emerging as an important movement worldwide since last few years, triggered mainly by the high subscription cost of pay walled journals that create barriers in universal dissemination of knowledge reported…
Article
3D Printing: A Research Domain of Multiple Facets?
Andreia Cristina Galina, Jacqueline Leta
pp. 111–119 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.14 · Published
The 3D printing, a synonym for additive manufacturing, is an emerging technology based on the principle of additive manufacturing, that is, a material deposition in a tiny layer-by-layer process until the designed shape …
Article
Author and Keyword Bursts as Indicators for the Identification of Emerging or Dying Research Trends
Patrick Kenekayoro
pp. 120–126 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.15 · Published
Context: Identifying emerging research fronts is critical as it aids policy makers or funding agencies on their decisions in research policies, it is also a useful tool for guiding young researchers’ research direction. …
Article
Analyzing the Factors Influencing the Waiting Time to First Citation and Long-Term Impact of Publications
Richa Kumari, Ashraf Uddin, Byeong Hee Lee, Kiseok Choi
pp. 127–135 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.16 · Published
Although citation-based indicators are widely used for impact assessment, time to get the first citation could also be an early indicator of scientific performance. This study examined how factors like number of authors …
Article
Global Research Trends in Pro-Environmental Behaviour (PEB) Studies in the Field of Computer Science from 1976-2019: A Bibliometric Analysis
Zainun Mustafa, Mohd Heikal Husin, Sharifah Mashita Syed-Mohamad, Nor Athiyah Abdullah
pp. 136–145 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.17 · Published
This article aims to investigate from a bibliometric perspective, the pattern and trends of the pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) related studies in the field of Computer Science over the past 43 years extracted from the…
Article
Scientometric Assessment of Indian Scientists’ Contribution to Selected Physical Review Journals during 2004-2018
Dhiman Mondal
pp. 146–153 · DOI: 0.5530/jscires.9.2.18 · Published
The present study reveals Indian authorship trend and their contribution in five selected highly cited journals of American Physical Society (APS) as reflected in the Web of Science (WoS) database. During 2004-2018, Indi…
Article
The USA Dominates World Research in Basic Medicine and Biotechnology
Ricardo Brito, Alonso Rodríguez-Navarro
pp. 154–162 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.19 · Published
Objectives: Research is the foundation of technological progress; the aim of this study is to investigate research success in the USA, the EU and other countries in basic medical, biochemical and biotechnological topics.…
Article
Emerging Global Trends in Urban Agriculture Research: A Scientometric Analysis of Peer-reviewed Journals
Anita Pinheiro, Madhav Govind
pp. 163–173 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.20 · Published
Urban agriculture is the practice of production of food and non-food items in and around the urban area. This study aims to explore emerging global research trends, topical focus and gaps in peer-reviewed urban agricultu…
Article
Bibliometrics of the Global Drug Abuse Research Output as Reflected by Coverage in Web of Science Core Collection during 2011-2018
Kailash Chandra Garg, Suresh Kumar
pp. 174–184 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.21 · Published
Drug abuse is a serious public health problem that causes several social problems. The paper presents a bibliometric analysis of 16,745 papers published on drug abuse research during 2011-2018 and indexed by the Web of S…
Article
Analysis of Global Research Trends in Coronaviruses: A Bibliometric Investigation
Bhaskar Mukherjee
pp. 185–194 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.22 · Published
This COVID-19 (n-CoV) belongs to a large family of viruses known as ‘Coronaviruses’ that causes respiratory and intestinal illness among animals and human beings. The present study attempts to understand the trends in gl…

Research In Progress

Article
The Highly Cited Researchers with Researcher ID: Patterns of Behavior through Time
Ülle Must
pp. 195–199 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.23 · Published
The aim of this paper is to follow highly cited researchers’ patterns of behavior based on their publications and to study HCR active research life, how long do their cooperation relations last and whether we can disting…
Article
Examining the Research and Technological Impact of Survismeter
Kunal Sinha, Chandrahash Patel
pp. 200–203 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.24 · Published
The chemical solutions are backbone of industrial formulation as this helps in manufacturing of various industrial products. Each formulation goes through the structural changes which requires precise instruments to capt…

Research Note

Article
Informetric Portrait of Elinor Ostrom, the Nobel Laureate in the Field of Economic Sciences
Praloy Kr Bhattacharyya, Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu
pp. 204–213 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.25 · Published
The publication productivity of Elinor Ostrom, the renowned American Political economist and the first woman laureate to win the most aspired highest prize that is the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009 for her analysis of…
Article
Citation Swing Factor: An Indicator to Measure the Diffusion of Cited Items
Bidyarthi Dutta
pp. 214–218 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.26 · Published
The h-index, introduced by Hirsch, is based on the mutual variation between the number of cited and source items. The temporally continuous nature of the citation accretion process causes a shift of cited items from the …

Perspective Paper

Article
Positioning Libraries in Meeting Public Health Challenges in India: Key Strategies
Sangeeta Narang
pp. 219–225 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.27 · Published
Worldwide there has been tremendous development in the field of public health. That includes dissemination of relevant information to the public at large, by different means. In developed countries, the governments have …

Book Review

Article
Understanding the Changing Perspectives of Higher Education in India
Anup Kumar Das
pp. 226–228 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.28 · Published
The higher education in India is at the crossroads since the release of the National Education Policy 2020 by the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development in July 2020 amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. The book “…
Article
Networked Wisdom of the Digital Crowd: From Individualization to Socialization through Algorithms-the Paradigm Shift
Bidyarthi Dutta
pp. 229–231 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.29 · Published
Social networking today has radically changed our way of life form, communication style, daily working, our relationships with other people, etc. This paradigm shift has not landed overnight but over the last one and hal…
Article
India’s Technological History through the Looking Glass
Anurag Kanaujia
pp. 232–235 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.9.2.30 · Published
The book “Midnight’s Machines: Political History of Technology in India” takes up the subject of industrial policies and reviews India’s technological development since independence. The author has focused on the ‘Make i…