Computer science research in Malaysia: a bibliometric analysis

[Eugene Garfield]

Computer science research in Malaysia: a bibliometric analysis

Author(s): Bakri, A (Bakri, Aryati); Willett, P (Willett, Peter)
Source: ASLIB PROCEEDINGS  Volume: 63  Issue: 2-3  Pages: 321-335  DOI: 
10.1108/00012531111135727  Published: 2011  

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyse the publications of, 
and the citations to, the current staff of 19 departments of computer science 
in Malaysian universities, and to compare these bibliometric data with expert 
peer reviews of Malaysian research performance. 
Design/methodology/approach - This paper searches citation of the Scopus and 
Web of Science databases. 
Findings - Both publication and citation rates are low, although this is at least 
in part due to some Malaysian universities having only a teaching function. 
More of the departments' publications were identified in Scopus than in Web of 
Science, but both databases were needed for comprehensive coverage. 
Statistically significant relationships were observed between the departments' 
publication and citation counts and the rankings of the departments' parent 
universities in two evaluations of the research performance of Malaysian 
universities. 
Originality/value - This is the first comparison of bibliometric and peer-review 
data for Malaysia, and, more generally, for a country with a newly developed 
higher education system.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: Computer studies; Malaysia; Publications; Research
KeyWords Plus: WEB-OF-SCIENCE; H-INDEX; GOOGLE-SCHOLAR; CITATION 
COUNTS; SCOPUS; IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY; INFORMATION; ARCHAEOLOGY; 
INDICATORS

Addresses: [Bakri, A; Willett, P] Univ Sheffield, Informat Sch, Sheffield, S 
Yorkshire, England
[Bakri, A] Univ Teknol Malaysia, Fak Sains Komputer Dan Sistem Maklumat, 
Johor Baharu, Malaysia
Reprint Address: Willett, P (reprint author), Univ Sheffield, Informat Sch, 
Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England

E-mail Address: p.willett at sheffield.ac.uk
ISSN: 0001-253X
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