Mahbuba, D; Rousseau, R; Srivastava, D. 2010. A scientometric analysis of health and population research in South Asia: focus on two research organizations. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE 15 (3): 135-147

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Mahbuba, D; Rousseau, R; Srivastava, D. 2010. A scientometric analysis of 
health and population research in South Asia: focus on two research 
organizations. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE 15 
(3): 135-147.

Author Full Name(s): Mahbuba, Dilruba; Rousseau, Ronald; Srivastava, Divya
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Scientometrics; Publication productivity; Research impact; 
Citation studies; h-index
KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; SCIENCE; INDIA

Abstract: In this article we provide a scientometric comparison between two 
health and population research organizations, namely the International Centre 
for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) and the National 
Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) in India, during the period 
1979-2008. We study these two institutes because they conduct similar 
research and because of their collaboration ties. Data are collected from the 
Web of Science (WoS) as well as from official records of these two 
organizations. The analysis presents the evolution of publication activities. 
Special attention is given to research impact through time series of the 
institutional h-and R-indices, as well as to the trend in yearly citations 
received. Types of publications, international collaboration with other countries, 
top scientists and most cited articles co-authored by scientists from these 
institutions are highlighted. It is observed that female scientists play a minor 
role in these two institutes.

Addresses: [Mahbuba, Dilruba] Asian Univ Women, Chittagong 4000, 
Bangladesh; [Mahbuba, Dilruba; Rousseau, Ronald] Univ Antwerp, IBW, B-2000 
Antwerp, Belgium; [Rousseau, Ronald] KHBO Assoc KU Leuven, Dept Ind Sci & 
Technol, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium; [Rousseau, Ronald] Katholieke Univ 
Leuven, Dept Math, B-3000 Louvain, Heverlee, Belgium; [Srivastava, Divya] 
Indian Council Med Res, Scientometr Unit, Div Publicat & Informat, New Delhi 
110029, India

Reprint Address: Mahbuba, D, Asian Univ Women, 20-A MM Ali Rd, Chittagong 
4000, Bangladesh.

E-mail Address: dilruba.mahbuba at auw.edu.bd; ronald.rousseau at khbo.be; 
drdivya.srivastava at gmail.com
ISSN: 1394-6234
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