Book Details

• Publisher: Ess Ess Publication
• ISBN: 9789392594168
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Binding: HardBound

About the Book

Introduction to Bibliometrics and Scientometrics is a comprehensive academic work written specifically for students, research scholars, and professionals working in the field of bibliometrics and scientometrics. The book highlights the remarkable growth of scientometric and bibliometric studies in India over the last five decades, reflected through the increasing number of scholarly publications by Indian Library and Information Science researchers in national and international journals.

The book provides a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts, methods, tools, and application areas related to bibliometrics and scientometrics. Divided into eleven chapters, the work systematically explains the historical evolution of the subject, metric concepts in Library and Information Science, and the data sources used for bibliometric and scientometric analysis and journal evaluation.

Several important research areas are discussed in detail, including bibliometric mapping of science, productivity and impact analysis by gender, impact factor and journal evaluation, citation analysis, collaboration studies, bibliographical coupling, co-citation networks, co-word analysis, and literature growth and obsolescence. The book also explains classical laws of bibliometrics and presents illustrative examples, techniques, indicators, and research tools used in bibliometric studies.

Based on the author’s more than three decades of research experience and over 100 published papers in the field, this publication serves as a valuable resource for students of Library and Information Science, researchers, academicians, science policy makers, administrators, and professionals engaged in bibliometric and scientometric research.