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A Bibliometric Profile of Current Science between 1961 and 2015


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1 Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
2 Research Center of Science Technology and Society, Dalian University, Dalian Economic Technological Development Zone, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
 

A bibliometric analysis of 31,403 publications in Current Science between 1961 and 2015 revealed an unstable trend; the highest citations per publication appeared during 2003-2005. The impact factor of Current Science had an overall increasing trend and placed the journal in the quartile Q2 within 'Multidisciplinary sciences' category. The h-index of Current Science was 82 and 24 authors had more than one H-Classic articles. The most productive country was India and Current Science was dominated by contributions from Indian institutions. Analysis of author keywords showed 11 main research themes for the journal. These findings will help the readers to get a quick and intuitive overview of Current Science.

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Bibliometrics, Citation Impact, Current Science, Research Theme, Scientific Journals Evaluation.
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Peng Wang
Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
Fangwei Zhu
Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
Haoyang Song
Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
Jianhua Hou
Research Center of Science Technology and Society, Dalian University, Dalian Economic Technological Development Zone, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China

Abstract


A bibliometric analysis of 31,403 publications in Current Science between 1961 and 2015 revealed an unstable trend; the highest citations per publication appeared during 2003-2005. The impact factor of Current Science had an overall increasing trend and placed the journal in the quartile Q2 within 'Multidisciplinary sciences' category. The h-index of Current Science was 82 and 24 authors had more than one H-Classic articles. The most productive country was India and Current Science was dominated by contributions from Indian institutions. Analysis of author keywords showed 11 main research themes for the journal. These findings will help the readers to get a quick and intuitive overview of Current Science.

Keywords


Bibliometrics, Citation Impact, Current Science, Research Theme, Scientific Journals Evaluation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi03%2F386-392