Citation footprint analysis Part I: UK and US chemical engineering academics

Citation
G. Shama et al., Citation footprint analysis Part I: UK and US chemical engineering academics, SCIENTOMETR, 49(2), 2000, pp. 289-305
Citations number
33
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Library & Information Science
Journal title
SCIENTOMETRICS
ISSN journal
0138-9130 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
289 - 305
Database
ISI
SICI code
0138-9130(200010)49:2<289:CFAPIU>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A novel method of displaying the publication and citation characteristics o f outputs of researchers using a graphical "footprint" has been developed. Its first application has been to compare the publication and citation char acteristics of a small group of top UK, and US academic chemical engineers. The footprint demonstrates the Relationship Factors of publications in a n umber of related disciplines, as defined by ISI's Journal Citation Reports. The technique has been used to compare both individual academics acid each national group as a whole. The results clearly show that US academic chemi cal engineers are far more interdisciplinary in their output than their UK counterparts. The technique has a number of potential applications, includi ng tracking changes in a discipline over time. tracking individual academic s' output over time, and comparing different disciplines for their interdis ciplinarity.