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Ranking of Journals based on Citations, H-Index and RAI, RUAI, UAI: A Study Using SJR


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1 The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Chinnalapatti, Gandhigram – 624302, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Retired Assistant Librarian, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chromepet, Chennai − 600044 Tamil Nadu, India
     

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SCImago Journal and Country Rank are being published every year with h-index, citations, self-citations of journals. There are more than 34000 journals published in the world and ranked by the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). The publications in library and information science from Asiatic and SAARC countries are listed with h-index, citations and so on. Over 54 million documents are available in the database. The top three countries are United States, China and United Kingdom. The study found that ranking varies based on different parameters.

Keywords

Citation Index, H-Index, Reach Activity Index, Reach/Unreach Activity Index, SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR), Unreach Activity Index.
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M. Tamizhchelvan
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Chinnalapatti, Gandhigram – 624302, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu
India

S. Gopalakrishnan
Retired Assistant Librarian, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chromepet, Chennai − 600044 Tamil Nadu
India


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Authors

M. Tamizhchelvan
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Chinnalapatti, Gandhigram – 624302, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Gopalakrishnan
Retired Assistant Librarian, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chromepet, Chennai − 600044 Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


SCImago Journal and Country Rank are being published every year with h-index, citations, self-citations of journals. There are more than 34000 journals published in the world and ranked by the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). The publications in library and information science from Asiatic and SAARC countries are listed with h-index, citations and so on. Over 54 million documents are available in the database. The top three countries are United States, China and United Kingdom. The study found that ranking varies based on different parameters.

Keywords


Citation Index, H-Index, Reach Activity Index, Reach/Unreach Activity Index, SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR), Unreach Activity Index.

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