Research articles published in water resources journals: A bibliometric analysis

[Eugene Garfield]

Research articles published in water resources journals: A bibliometric analysis

Author(s): Wang, MH (Wang, Ming-Huang); Li, JF (Li, Jinfeng); Ho, YS (Ho, 
Yuh-Shan)

Source: DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT  Volume: 28  Issue: 1-3  
Pages: 353-365  DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2412  Published: APR 2011  

Abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the global scientific output in 
the ISI subject category of "water resources" for the past 16 years. Data were 
based on the online version of the Science Citation Index Expanded, Web of 
Science, from 1993 to 2008. Articles referring to water resources were 
assessed for many aspects, including distributions of source countries, 
institutes, words in the title, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus. The h-index 
was also calculated in terms of the characteristics of publications. Distributions 
of paper titles, the author's keywords, and KeyWords Plus at different periods 
were applied to evaluate research trends. The analysis showed that 
researchers paid most attention to groundwater and water quality parameters. 
Modeling and adsorption were the most popular techniques in water resources 
research. In addition, the relationship between the impact factor and h-index 
was significant for journals in the first group. The impact of the most cited 
articles each year were also discussed along with the article life information.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: Scientometrics; Research trend; Power model; Exponential 
model; Water resources
KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; HYDROGEOLOGICAL RESEARCH; RESEARCH 
PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; IMPACT FACTOR; CITATION; 
DESIGN; TRENDS; MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE

Addresses: [Ho, YS] Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
[Wang, MH; Li, JF] Peking Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, Dept Environm Sci, 
Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[Ho, YS] Peking Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Water & Sediment Sci, Dept 
Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Taichung 
41354, Taiwan

E-mail Address: ysho at asia.edu.tw
ISSN: 1944-3994
PDF: 
http://trend.asia.edu.tw/Publications/PDF/Des%20Wat%20Tre28,%20353.pdf