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Scientometrics
H-index 35

Scientometrics

0138-9130

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11192

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 33 48 144 28
Computer Science 206 92 214 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 247
Documents by Best Scientists*: 433
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 154
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.152
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Scientometrics?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Citation, Scientometrics, Social science, Data science and Citation analysis. Scientometrics facilitates discussions on Citation that incorporate concepts from other fields like Bibliometrics, Impact factor and Information retrieval. Scientometrics focused on works that combine different research areas such as Social science and Bibliometric analysis.

Scientometrics connects the study in Data science with the closely related area of Field (computer science). Some problems in Citation analysis that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Scientific literature and Operations research.

  • Citation (21.95%)
  • Scientometrics (15.70%)
  • Social science (14.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. (3161 citations)
  • Theory and practise of the g-index (1283 citations)
  • Citation review of Lagergren kinetic rate equation on adsorption reactions (1280 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scientometrics:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Citation, Citation analysis, Social science, Data science and Bibliometrics. Impact factor and Information retrieval are some topics wherein Citation research discussed in the published papers has an impact. While the most cited publications focused on Bibliometrics, they were also able to explore topics like Context (language use) and Scientometrics.

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 Scientometrics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wolfgang Glänzel (150 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • András Schubert (102 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lutz Bornmann (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Loet Leydesdorff (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald Rousseau (82 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 Scientometrics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences (226 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (171 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leiden University (163 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (143 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Granada (115 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).

Career Pathways in Scientometrics

One of the aspects that the article does not touch on is the professional applications and potential career pathways for those who are looking to venture into the field of Scientometrics or for researchers looking to steer their careers towards this discipline. Knowledge in Scientometrics could lead to various job opportunities, including data analysis, policy-making, and library services. Specific roles could range from Research Analysts to Information Managers. Also, those who focus further on substance abuse-related research could potentially seek a career in counseling. For instance, you might want to explore how to become a substance abuse counselor with a foundation in Scientometrics. For guidance, this source provides detailed steps to becoming a substance-abuse counselor in Texas. Overall, a career in Scientometrics offers intellectually stimulating opportunities and real-world problem-solving situations which may directly influence policy, clinical, and organizational decisions. To better prepare for these roles, budding scientometricians are encouraged to develop insightful analytical skills, and broad yet detailed understanding of social and scientific research methods.

Top Publications

  • Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Scopus, Dimensions, Web of Science, and OpenCitations' COCI: a multidisciplinary comparison of coverage via citations.

    Alberto Martín-Martín;Michael Thelwall;Enrique Orduna-Malea;Emilio Delgado López-Cózar

    (2021)
    696 Citations
  • 'Are principals instructional leaders yet?' A science map of the knowledge base on instructional leadership, 1940–2018

    Philip Hallinger;Philip Hallinger;Sedat Gümüş;Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş

    (2020)
    204 Citations
  • Link-based approach to study scientific software usage: the case of VOSviewer

    Enrique Orduña-Malea;Rodrigo Costas;Rodrigo Costas

    (2021)
    177 Citations
  • How scientific research reacts to international public health emergencies: a global analysis of response patterns.

    Lin Zhang;Lin Zhang;Wenjing Zhao;Beibei Sun;Ying Huang;Ying Huang

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • The evolution of scientific disciplines in applied sciences: dynamics and empirical properties of experimental physics

    Mario Coccia;Mario Coccia

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Understanding the temporal evolution of COVID-19 research through machine learning and natural language processing.

    Ashkan Ebadi;Pengcheng Xi;Stéphane Tremblay;Bruce Spencer

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Knowledge diffusion paths of blockchain domain: the main path analysis

    Dejian Yu;Libo Sheng

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • What is the relationship between research funding and citation-based performance? A comparative analysis between critical disciplines

    Saeed Roshani;Mohammad-Reza Bagherylooieh;Melika Mosleh;Mario Coccia

    (2021)
    64 Citations

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