Marx, W (Marx, Werner); Barth, A (Barth, Andreas) Carbon nanotubes - A scientometric study PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS, 245 (10): 2347-2351 Sp. Iss. SI OCT 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: w.marx at fkf.mpg.de; andreas.barth at fiz-karlsruhe.de 

Author(s): Marx, W (Marx, Werner); Barth, A (Barth, Andreas) 

Title: Carbon nanotubes - A scientometric study 

Source: PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS, 245 (10): 2347-
2351 Sp. Iss. SI OCT 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Abstract: This study has been carried out to analyze the carbon nano-tubes 
research field by scientometric methods. The data are based on the 
Thomson/ISI Web of Science (WoS) and on the literature file of the 
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). The time dependent overall number of 
articles dealing with nano-tubes is given. The data reveal a dramatic 
increase of basic research activity in this research field. The most 
productive authors and leading research organizations are determined. The 
distribution of the nanotubes articles on the countries of the authors and 
on the leading journals is given, The citation data of nanotubes articles 
are discussed: The average citation rate of nanotubes related articles and 
of articles out of other currently popular research fields published in 
the year 2000 are compared with the average citation rates in chemistry 
and physics. The time evolution of the most highly cited nanotubes papers 
and of the complete ensemble of the nanotubes articles published in 2000 
are shown. The impact of two nanotubes papers appeared prior to 1991 is 
discussed. (C) 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 

Addresses: [Marx, Werner] Max Planck Inst Solid State Res, D-70569 
Stuttgart, Germany; [Barth, Andreas] FIZ Karlsruhe, D-76012 Karlsruhe, 
Germany 

Reprint Address: Marx, W, Max Planck Inst Solid State Res, D-70569 
Stuttgart, Germany. 

E-mail Address: w.marx at fkf.mpg.de; andreas.barth at fiz-karlsruhe.de 

Cited Reference Count: 4 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH 

Publisher Address: PO BOX 10 11 61, D-69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY 

ISSN: 0370-1972 

DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200879660
 
29-char Source Abbrev.: PHYS STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SO 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Phys. Status Solidi B-Basic Solid State Phys. 

Source Item Page Count: 5 

Subject Category: Physics, Condensed Matter 

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