Citation Patterns of Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science Researchers: An Internal and External Citation Analysis across Multiple Engineering Subfields

Kelly, Madeline M.

doi:10.5860/crl.76.7.859

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“…A small percentage were Peer-reviewed publications analysis published in the areas of pharmaceuticals, materials, medicine, and nanotechnology. This trend was consistent with the results of previous studies and emphasized again the multidisciplinary nature of chemical engineering research (Kelly, 2015;Pilar Lagar-Barbosa et al, 2014). This information will be helpful to maximize use, and curate and combine the collection resources in the different disciplines.…”

Section: Subject Diversity In Published and Cited Resourcessupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Creaser et al (2011) published their analysis on UK scholarly output behavior and established a trend that the use of journal articles had increased in citations. Kelly (2015) used citation pattern studies of engineering and related subjects to reveal the interdisciplinary citation nature in STEM science. Pilar Lagar- Barbosa et al (2014) also reported the interdisciplinary nature of chemical engineering in Spanish universities by citation analysis method.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Peer-reviewed publications analysis of chemical engineering faculty at the University of Florida

Bharti

Bossart

2016

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Purpose A citation analysis was conducted on publications of the faculty from the University of Florida (UF), Department of Chemical Engineering. The analysis was undertaken to gain a better understanding of the research programs in chemical engineering and to examine how the library aligns its research support through resources and journals to the needs of the department’s faculty. The analysis focused on where the faculty published, their most frequently cited resources, and what growth patterns were evident. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Five years of publications (2011-2015) by the UF chemical engineering faculty were included in the analysis. Web of Science was used to compile a list of the articles published in peer-reviewed journals as well as the citations. Findings Faculty were found to have published 279 articles in the last five years, with 27 percent of those articles shared by five journals, and with an average impact factor of 3.459. Applied Physics Letters was the most cited journal and Advanced Materials had the highest impact factor of 17.493. The library owned 95 percent of the publications in which faculty published their work and at least 82 percent of the resources cited in their publications. The pattern of the publications was not consistent and the most articles in one year (69) were published in 2013. Originality/value Since this study focused on the current patterns regarding where the faculty are publishing and citing, it should be a fairly accurate indicator of their future needs. Therefore, the study impacts decisions regarding future directions by enabling the library to maintain a high-quality collection for the faculty.

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Section: Subject Diversity In Published and Cited Resourcessupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Peer-reviewed publications analysis of chemical engineering faculty at the University of Florida

Bharti

Bossart

2016

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“…Table 1 shows the number of dissertations and book citations per subject area. This is in keeping with past studies and the percentages of books cited in science dissertations (Kelly 2015;Zhang 2013). Environmental science cited the most books per dissertation by quite a wide margin at 19.36%.…”

Section: All Disciplinessupporting

confidence: 89%

“…This literature review briefly summarizes citation studies of PhD dissertations in the sciences, showing the variety of subjects covered and the range of scopes. Kelly (2015) examined citation patterns in multiple engineering subjects in order to develop a serial/monograph ratio for library collections. Sinn's (2005) analysis had a similar purpose but focused on mathematical and statistical dissertations.…”

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Book Citations in PhD Science Dissertations: An Examination of Commercial Book Publishers' Influence

Phillips¹

2018

Library Trends

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This case study examines the book citations of PhD dissertations from the City University of New York (CUNY). The study spans a ten-year period from 2008-2017 and includes 9,307 book citations sourced from 916 dissertations. Book citations were chosen from seven science subjects. Publishers were identified in order to examine trends and quantify the role of commercial publishers in book selections used to support dissertation research.

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“…17 In a most recent cross-discipline study, by comparing citation data from external professional journal literature with internal dissertations in several STEM subfields (mostly engi-neering subfields), Kelly revealed that citation practices varied between professional engineering researchers and local doctoral students; she further discussed possible serial-to-monograph ratios based on the observation. 18 Nowadays, interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers in different subject domains is common. Many studies have explored such kind of scholarly collaboration from a variety of perspectives; however, it seems that no previous citation analyses have particularly looked at engineering faculties' collaboration patterns being investigated in this current study.…”

Section: March 2018mentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering

Zhang

2018

C&RL

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This article investigates citation and research collaboration habits of faculty in four engineering departments. The analysis focuses on similarities and differences among the engineering disciplines. Main differences exist in the use of conference papers and technical reports. The age of cited materials varies by discipline and by format. Regarding faculty connection with other subjects, the study finds that aerospace and mechanical engineering faculty collaborate more often with researchers outside their fields, while civil and environmental faculty, as well as electrical and computer engineering faculty, are more likely to cooperate with peers in their fields. Lists of highly cited journals are generated. The paper also provides suggestions for collection management, research assistance, and outreach efforts.

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Citation Patterns of Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science Researchers: An Internal and External Citation Analysis across Multiple Engineering Subfields

Cited by 16 publications

References 20 publications

Peer-reviewed publications analysis of chemical engineering faculty at the University of Florida

Peer-reviewed publications analysis of chemical engineering faculty at the University of Florida

Book Citations in PhD Science Dissertations: An Examination of Commercial Book Publishers' Influence

Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering

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