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International Journal of Mobile Communications
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International Journal of Mobile Communications

1470-949X

Published by: Inderscience Publishers

http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijmc

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 637 10 17 3
Computer Science 840 12 19 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.133
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Mobile Communications?

The journal focuses on Marketing, Mobile commerce, Telecommunications, Knowledge management and Computer network. Issues in Marketing were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mobile phone, Structural equation modeling, Telecommunications service and Technology acceptance model. Mobile phone research discussed connects with the study of Internet privacy.

International Journal of Mobile Communications encompasses Technology acceptance model studies in the context of Usability as a whole. It facilitates discussions on Mobile commerce that incorporate concepts from other fields like Mobile business development, The Internet, Mobile device and Mobile payment. International Journal of Mobile Communications is mostly focused on Telecommunications, specifically Wireless.

The journal focuses on Computer network but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Computer security and Wireless network.

  • Marketing (30.37%)
  • Mobile commerce (12.86%)
  • Telecommunications (10.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A model of consumer acceptance of mobile payment (343 citations)
  • Mobile marketing: the role of permission and acceptance (303 citations)
  • Factors influencing consumers' willingness to accept mobile advertising: a conceptual model (278 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Mobile Communications:

The most cited publications mainly tackle studies in Marketing, Mobile commerce, Telecommunications, Technology acceptance model and Mobile business development. The Internet and Telecommunications service are some topics wherein Marketing research discussed in the published papers has an impact. While the journal publications mainly focused on Mobile commerce studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Mobile payment that intertwine with fields like Expectancy theory,
  • Mobile device which connect with E-commerce..

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • The Internet
  • Computer network
  • Marketing

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Mobile Communications mostly deals with topics like Mobile payment, Internet privacy, Continuance, Human–computer interaction and Social psychology. Knowledge management and Operations management are some topics wherein Mobile payment research discussed in it have an impact. While International Journal of Mobile Communications focused on Internet privacy, it was also able to explore topics like Intention to use, Service design and Requirements analysis.

Some problems in Continuance that were presented in International Journal of Mobile Communications overlapped with concepts under Marketing and Duration (project management). The research on Human–computer interaction tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Flow (mathematics), Interactivity and Artificial neural network. The presented studies in Habit, Moderation and Moderated mediation fall within the purview of Social psychology but it also intertwines with topics in Acculturation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Understanding the adoption of mobile social paymentFrom the cognitive behavioral perspective (2 citations)
  • Is an anthropomorphic app icon more attractive than a non-anthropomorphic one A case study using multimodal measurement (1 citations)
  • How channel integration and customer experience touchpoints affect omnichannel shopping behaviors (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in International Journal of Mobile Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Binshan Lin (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • June Wei (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keng-Boon Ooi (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Yaobin Lu (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Upkar Varshney (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Mobile Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Louisiana State University in Shreveport (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sungkyunkwan University (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Culture University (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Chung Hsing University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • College of Business Administration (14 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Applications of Research in Business and Urban Planning

The insights from this journal not only contribute to academic knowledge but also have practical applications in various sectors such as business and urban planning. Studies on mobile commerce could inform business models in a digital era, while research on mobile device usage and internet privacy can provide critical information for urban planners. For instance, it can aid in understanding user behavior and developing smart city plans that promote security and privacy rights.

The findings can be instrumental in different educational institutions, too. In fact, some of the best business schools in Massachusetts integrate the key research topics highlighted in this journal into their curriculum. Topics like marketing, mobile commerce, and computer network resonate with their programs, preparing students to navigate the evolving digital business landscape effectively.

Moreover, the comprehensive research presented in the International Journal of Mobile Communications helps professionals estimate and plan for industry trends. For instance, urban planners could leverage the research on mobile device usage and internet privacy to understand how much do urban planners make in Massachusetts. They can also predict how these sectors may evolve based on emerging technologies and internet regulations, shaping future strategies and decisions.

Top Publications

  • The adoption of NFC-based mobile payment services: an empirical analysis of Apple Pay in China

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Exploring factors affecting the adoption of mobile payment at physical stores

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • The adoption of NFC-based mobile payment services: an empirical analysis of Apple Pay in China

    Xiaodie Pu;Felix T.S. Chan;Alain Yee Loong Chong;Ben Niu

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Traveller acceptance of mobile reservation services

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Application-based mobile payment systems: continuance intention and intention to recommend

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Application-based mobile payment systems: continuance intention and intention to recommend

    Abul Khayer;Shamim Talukder;Yukun Bao;Md. Nahin Hossain

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • The moderating role of gender on behavioural intention to adopt mobile banking: a Henseler's PLS-MGA and permutation approach

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • A holistic analysis of near field communication mobile payments: an empirical analysis

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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