Research Trend Analysis of Information Science in France based on Total, Cited and Uncited Publications: A Scientometric and Altmetric Analysis

Gholampour, Behzad, Gholampour, Sajad and Noruzi, Alireza Research Trend Analysis of Information Science in France based on Total, Cited and Uncited Publications: A Scientometric and Altmetric Analysis. Informology, 2022, vol. 1, n. 1, pp. 7-26. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight quantitatively the contributions made by French researchers in the field of Information Science indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) during 1990-2021 from altmetric and bibliometric perspectives. Materials and Methods: The bibliometric data were collected from WoS and three indexes of SCI-Expanded, SSCI, and A&HCI in the period 1990-2021. Scientometric data analysis was done using the HistCite, VOSviewer, CiteSpace softwares, and altmetric data analysis was performed using the Altmetrics.com and social sites such as ResearchGate, Academia, and Mendeley. Results: The analysis showed that 1959 documents were published by French researchers in the field of Information Science. The highest number of publications was 114 documents contributed in 2020. The number of cited publications of French researchers in this field was more than the number of uncited publications, and this trend in cited publications was an upward trend. Michel Zitt and the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) were the most prolific researcher and institute in the field of Information Science in France. The two journals, Social Science Information (Information sur les sciences sociales) and Scientometrics, published the most publications in this field. Moreover, the findings showed that topics such as information retrieval, and information systems were hotspots for research, as well as issues such as social media and big data, emerging topics in the field of Information Science in France. Conclusion: The publishing trend in the field of Information Science in France is an upward trend, and the United States and the UK were the main French collaborators in this field. The results of this study can serve as a roadmap for French researchers and research institutes to understand the current and future research trends in the field of Information Science in France.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Altmetric, Scientometric, Cited publications, Emerging topics, France, Hotspot, Information science, Uncited publications
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BB. Bibliometric methods
Depositing user: Dr. Alireza Noruzi
Date deposited: 26 Sep 2022 21:55
Last modified: 26 Sep 2022 21:55
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/43583

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