Arunachalam, S (Arunachalam, Subbiah); Viswanathan, B (Viswanathan, B.) A historiographic analysis of fuel-cell research in Asia - China racing ahead CURRENT SCIENCE, 95 (1): 36-49 JUL 10 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

URL: http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul102008/36.pdf

E-mail Address: subbiah.arunachalam at gmail.com

Author(s): Arunachalam, S (Arunachalam, Subbiah); Viswanathan, B 
(Viswanathan, B.) 

Title: A historiographic analysis of fuel-cell research in Asia - China 
racing ahead 

Source: CURRENT SCIENCE, 95 (1): 36-49 JUL 10 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: fuel-cell research; historiographic analysis; local and 
global citation scores 
Abstract: Fuel-cell research in China, India, Japan, Singapore, South 
Korea and Taiwan, over the years 1983-2007 is analysed and compared with 
that in USA for number of papers, document type, journals used and 
international collaboration. For India and China we have also identified 
the key researchers and institutions. Using HistCite, the visualization 
technique developed by Garfield and colleagues, we have constructed the 
historiographs for India and China based on both local citation scores 
(LCS) and global citation scores, and identified key papers. We find that 
the knowledge flow among different Asian countries is rather limited and 
that China has something to offer to India. The thrust in China is in 
developing noble metal nanoparticle catalysts supported on carbon 
nanotubes and the thrust in India is in the area of direct methanol fuel 
cells. In India, A. K. Shukla is the single most significant contributor 
to fuel cell research. He is the author of 14 of the 50 nodes in the India 
LCS historiograph. 

Addresses: MS Swarninathan Res Fdn, Madras 600113, Tamil Nadu, India; 
Indian Inst Technol, Natl Ctr Catalysis Res, Madras 600036, Tamil Nadu, 
India 

Reprint Address: Arunachalam, S, MS Swarninathan Res Fdn, Madras 600113, 
Tamil Nadu, India. 

E-mail Address: subbiah.arunachalam at gmail.com 

Cited Reference Count: 9 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: CURRENT SCIENCE ASSOC 

Publisher Address: C V RAMAN AVENUE, PO BOX 8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA 

ISSN: 0011-3891 

29-char Source Abbrev.: CURR SCI 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Curr. Sci. 

Source Item Page Count: 14 

Subject Category: Multidisciplinary Sciences 

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