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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2017-08-10

Journal:CURRENT SCIENCE

Included Journals:SCIE、SSCI、Scopus

Volume:113

Issue:3

Page Number:386-392

ISSN No.:0011-3891

Key Words:Bibliometrics; citation impact; Current Science; research theme; scientific journals evaluation

Abstract:A bibliometric analysis of 31,403 publications in Current Science between 1961 and 2015 revealed an unstable trend; the highest citations per publication appeared during 2003-2005. The impact factor of Current Science had an overall increasing trend and placed the journal in the quartile Q2 within 'Multidisciplinary sciences' category. The h-index of Current Science was 82 and 24 authors had more than one H-Classic articles. The most productive country was India and Current Science was dominated by contributions from Indian institutions. Analysis of author keywords showed 11 main research themes for the journal. These findings will help the readers to get a quick and intuitive overview of Current Science.