Literature on terrorism: A bibliometric analysis of articles published during 1981-1990

[Eugene Garfield]

Literature on terrorism: A bibliometric analysis of articles published during 1981-
1990

Author(s): Anwar, MA (Anwar, Mumtaz A.); Al-Daihani, S (Al-Daihani, Sultan)
Source: MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE  Volume: 
16  Issue: 2  Pages: 33-43  Published: AUG 2011  

Abstract: This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of papers on terrorism 
published in journals from 1981-1990. The 402 citations were retrieved from 
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) via DIALOG. The findings show that the 
annual growth of this literature is unstable. These papers come from many 
disciplines indicating that terrorism has not yet developed into a specialty. The 
literature is dispersed, mostly thin, in 139 journals with no identifiable core. 
Single-author and English language publications are dominant. Most of the 
papers originate in the U.S.A and U.K. It is suggested that indexing should be 
expanded to cover journals published in developing countries and their 
languages. It is also suggested that studies on larger samples should be 
conducted to identify rates of growth, core authors, core journals, and 
changes in research topics.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Terrorism literature

Addresses: [Anwar, MA] Univ Punjab, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Lahore, Pakistan
[Al-Daihani, S] Kuwait Univ, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Coll Social Sci, Safat 
13060, Kuwait
Reprint Address: Anwar, MA (reprint author), Univ Punjab, Dept Lib & Informat 
Sci, Lahore, Pakistan

E-mail Address: gombak_98 at yahoo.com, s.aldaihani at ku.edu.kw
ISSN: 1394-6234
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