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Swine Influenza Research Output: a Bibliometric Analysis


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1 Alagappa University Central Library, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamilnadu, India
2 Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Tambaram, Chennai- 600 044, Tamilnadu, India
     

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Quantitative analysis is carried out to identify the literature growth, authorship pattern, collaboration and journal distribution on Swine influenza disease research based on data obtained from Pubmed databases for a period from 2006-2010. A total of 2360 articles were downloaded from Pubmed database using the search term "Swine*" subjected to bibliometric data analysis techniques. Findings - A number of research questions pertaining to publication frequency, country, and institution productivity and collaborative were proposed and answered. Analysis shows that majority of the scientists preferred to publish research papers in multiple authorship. It also analyses the characteristics of most productive institutions, languages and journals.

Keywords

Swine Influenza, Bibliometric, Analysis, MEDLINE, Relative Growth Rate (RGR), Doubling Time (Dt), Degree of Collaboration.
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C. Baskaran
Alagappa University Central Library, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamilnadu
India

N. Sivakami
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Tambaram, Chennai- 600 044, Tamilnadu
India


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Authors

C. Baskaran
Alagappa University Central Library, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamilnadu, India
N. Sivakami
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Tambaram, Chennai- 600 044, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


Quantitative analysis is carried out to identify the literature growth, authorship pattern, collaboration and journal distribution on Swine influenza disease research based on data obtained from Pubmed databases for a period from 2006-2010. A total of 2360 articles were downloaded from Pubmed database using the search term "Swine*" subjected to bibliometric data analysis techniques. Findings - A number of research questions pertaining to publication frequency, country, and institution productivity and collaborative were proposed and answered. Analysis shows that majority of the scientists preferred to publish research papers in multiple authorship. It also analyses the characteristics of most productive institutions, languages and journals.

Keywords


Swine Influenza, Bibliometric, Analysis, MEDLINE, Relative Growth Rate (RGR), Doubling Time (Dt), Degree of Collaboration.

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