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What is Impact Factor (IF) or Journal Impact Factor (JIF)

Chapter 13
Handbook of Research on Digital Content Management and Development in Modern Libraries
An academic journal is a scientometric index which reflects the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field; journals with higher impact factors are often deemed to be more important than those with lower ones.
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Research Output on Maize (Zea Mays): A Scientometric Study
N. Suresh (Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, India) and S. Thanuskodi (Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, India)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2201-1.ch013
Abstract
This chapter attempts to analyse quantitatively the growth and trend of Maize (Zea Mays) Cereal Crop research in terms of publication output as reflected in web of science database. During the period 2008-2017, a total of 16,217 papers were published by the scientists respectively on Maize Crop. The study reveals that the growth of literature follows the exponential growth pattern. USA is the top country in Maize research with its contribution of 4,797 papers, which is (29.6%) of the global research output of Maize research followed by Peoples Republic China with 2,912 papers (18%); India was the fifth position in the Maize research with 1,560 papers (5.3%) and has liner growth pattern. The most preferred journals were the Agronomy Journal with 658 papers (4.06%) followed by the Crop Science with 427 papers (2.63%). The authorship pattern reveals that co-authored papers accounted for 97% of total output.
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Authorship Pattern and Degree of Collaboration in Marine Pollution Research
A scientometric index which reflects the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field; journals with higher impact factors are often deemed to be more important than those with lower ones.
Published in Chapter: Authorship Pattern and Degree of Collaboration in Marine Pollution Research; From: Challenges and Opportunities of Open Educational Resources Management
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Research Output on Encephalitis Literature: A Scientometric Analysis During 2008 to 2017
A scientometric index which reflects the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field; journals with higher impact factors are often deemed to be more important than those with lower ones.
Published in Chapter: Research Output on Encephalitis Literature: A Scientometric Analysis During 2008 to 2017; From: Challenges and Opportunities of Open Educational Resources Management
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