Chuang, KY; Wang, MH; Ho, YS. 2011. High-impact papers presented in the subject category of water resources in the essential science indicators database of the institute for scientific information. SCIENTOMETRICS 87 (3): 551-562

[Eugene Garfield]

Chuang, KY; Wang, MH; Ho, YS. 2011. High-impact papers presented in the 
subject category of water resources in the essential science indicators 
database of the institute for scientific information. SCIENTOMETRICS 87 (3): 
551-562..

Author Full Name(s): Chuang, Kun-Yang; Wang, Ming-Huang; Ho, Yuh-Shan
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Indicators; ESI; Number of institutes cited; Number of 
countries cited; Number of subject areas cited
KeyWords Plus: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; CITATION 
ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN-UNION; CLIMATE-CHANGE; HIRSCH-INDEX; JOURNALS; 
MODEL; BIOSORPTION; TRENDS

Abstract: The Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database is widely used to 
evaluate institutions and researchers. The objective of this study was to 
analyze trends and characteristics of papers in the subject category of water 
resources in the ESI database of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). 
Distributions of document type, language of publication, scientific output, and 
publication of journals are reported in this article. Five indicators (the number 
and ranking of total papers, first-author papers, corresponding-author papers, 
independent papers, and collaborative papers) were applied to evaluate 
country, institute, and author performances. In addition, the numbers of 
authors cited, numbers of institutes cited, numbers of countries cited, and 
numbers of subject areas cited were also used to evaluate ESI papers. Results 
showed that 265 papers, all written in English, were listed in 27 journals in the 
field of water resources. A review paper was more likely to be included in the 
ESI than a research paper. Journal of Hydrology published the most papers. The 
USA and UK were the two leading nations. ESI papers published in the US were 
more likely to involve inter-institutional collaboration than papers published in 
the UK. The University of Arizona was the most productive institute. Some 
papers that were almost excluded from the ESI database appear to have 
consistently received annual high frequencies of citation. Perhaps the 10 year 
criterion for inclusion in the ESI should be reassessed.

Addresses: [Ho, Yuh-Shan] Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Wufeng 41354, Taichung 
County, Taiwan; [Chuang, Kun-Yang] Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei 
11014, Taiwan; [Wang, Ming-Huang; Ho, Yuh-Shan] Peking Univ, Dept 
Environm Sci, Key Lab Water & Sediment Sci, Minist Educ, Beijing 100871, 
Peoples R China
Reprint Address: Ho, YS, Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, 500 Lioufeng Rd, Wufeng 
41354, Taichung County, Taiwan.

E-mail Address: ysho at asia.edu.tw
ISSN: 0138-9130
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0365-2
PDF: http://trend.asia.edu.tw/Publications/PDF/Scientometrics87,%20551.pdf