Ding, Y. 2010. Semantic Web: Who is who in the field - a bibliometric analysis. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE 36 (3): 335-356

[Eugene Garfield]

Ding, Y. 2010. Semantic Web: Who is who in the field - a bibliometric analysis. 
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE 36 (3): 335-356.

Author Full Name(s): Ding, Ying

Language: English
Document Type: Article

Abstract: The Semantic Web (SW) is one of the main efforts aiming to enhance 
human and machine interaction by representing data in an understandable way 
for machines to mediate data and services. It is a fast-moving and 
multidisciplinary field. This study conducts a thorough bibliometric analysis of 
the field by collecting data from Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus for the 
period of 1960-2009. It utilizes a total of 44,157 papers with 651,673 citations 
from Scopus, and 22,951 papers with 571,911 citations from WOS. Based on 
these papers and citations, it evaluates the research performance of the SW 
by identifying the most productive players, major scholarly communication 
media, highly cited authors, influential papers and emerging stars.

Addresses: Indiana Univ, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Herman B Wells Lib, 
Bloomington, IN 47405 USA

Reprint Address: Ding, Y, Indiana Univ, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Herman B Wells 
Lib, 1320 E 10th St,LI025, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA.

E-mail Address: dingying at indiana.edu

ISSN: 0165-5515
DOI: 10.1177/0165551510365295
URL: http://jis.sagepub.com/content/36/3/335.abstract