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ACM Transactions on Information Systems (1989-2006):A Bibliometric Study


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1 Dept. of Library & Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
2 Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore-560 100, India
3 Mangalore University Library. Mangalore-574 199, India
     

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The paper presents a study of bibliometric characteristics of scholarly research papers published in ACM Transactions on Information Systems (1989-2006). A total of 295 research papers have appeared during the period. A total of 4685 (average 260.3 per year) citations to the 295 research papers are reflected in Science Citation Index. ThS most prolific authors and authorship trends are identified. The average Degree of Collaboration is 0.837. The vast majority of the papers originated from the North America. The number of two-authored papers is higher than the number of singleauthored papers. Common topics of the papers in information systems include data processing, storage, and use/retrieval techniques, computer-applications and database systems.
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Keshava
Dept. of Library & Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
Gireesh A. Ganjihal
Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore-560 100, India
M. P. Gowda
Mangalore University Library. Mangalore-574 199, India

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The paper presents a study of bibliometric characteristics of scholarly research papers published in ACM Transactions on Information Systems (1989-2006). A total of 295 research papers have appeared during the period. A total of 4685 (average 260.3 per year) citations to the 295 research papers are reflected in Science Citation Index. ThS most prolific authors and authorship trends are identified. The average Degree of Collaboration is 0.837. The vast majority of the papers originated from the North America. The number of two-authored papers is higher than the number of singleauthored papers. Common topics of the papers in information systems include data processing, storage, and use/retrieval techniques, computer-applications and database systems.

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