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Periodical Literature of Plant and Cell Physiology: A Citation Analysis Study to Determine Obsolescence Factors and Patterns


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1 University Library, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta 577451, Karnataka, India
2 Dept. of Studies & Research in Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahaydri, Shankaraghatta 577451, Karnataka, India
     

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Citation analysis was applied to the data of the Journal Plant and Cell Physiology of the year 1998. The distribution of citation frequencies was statistically tested and found be negative exponential distribution type. The obsolescence factors were determined. The average half-life literature was found to be of 6.2 years. Brooks technique of calculating AAF=a was applied to determine its applicability for the literature. The values of "a" was found to be 0.85 and the utility factors were calculated and found to be 6.64.

Keywords

Citation Analysis, Plant Cell, Physiology, Annual Aging Factor, Half-Life, Mean Life, Utility Factor.
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B. U. Kannappanavar
University Library, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta 577451, Karnataka
India

M. Vijayakumar
Dept. of Studies & Research in Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahaydri, Shankaraghatta 577451, Karnataka
India


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Authors

B. U. Kannappanavar
University Library, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta 577451, Karnataka, India
M. Vijayakumar
Dept. of Studies & Research in Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahaydri, Shankaraghatta 577451, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Citation analysis was applied to the data of the Journal Plant and Cell Physiology of the year 1998. The distribution of citation frequencies was statistically tested and found be negative exponential distribution type. The obsolescence factors were determined. The average half-life literature was found to be of 6.2 years. Brooks technique of calculating AAF=a was applied to determine its applicability for the literature. The values of "a" was found to be 0.85 and the utility factors were calculated and found to be 6.64.

Keywords


Citation Analysis, Plant Cell, Physiology, Annual Aging Factor, Half-Life, Mean Life, Utility Factor.