Scientometric Analysis of Contributions to the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

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Keywords:

Horticultural Science, Agriculture Science, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Author Productivity, Lotka’s Law

Abstract

Attempts to investigate the scholarly communication in the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (JASHS). Identifies the key dimensions of its publication trends. Essential bibliometric measures are applied to analyse different publication parameters. The study observes that on an average 59 research articles have been published every year; and that multi-authored articles are more in number.  The average degree of collaboration in JASHS is 0.99. Lotka’s law is tested and confers to a value of n=2.88. During the period 26,027 citations have been appended to 594 articles. Journals (86.53 percent) are mainly preferred sources used by authors followed by books (6.53 percent). Ranked list of prolific authors, Institutions/Organizations and journals are presented. Bingru Huang has topped the ranked list of profolic authors with 29 articles. The University of Florida has 121 top ranked Institutions/Organizations. The journal has topped the ranked list of journals with 1095 (4.86 percent) citations. The USA has topped the list of ranking of country productivity with 1098 (39.97 percent) contributions.

Author Biographies

  • Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur, Scientist – Information and Documentation, Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd, Kolenchery
    New Product Development and Research - Department
  • Manjunath B Hadimani, Assistant Librarian, University of Horticultural Sciences, K. R. C. College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Belgaum
    Assistant Librarian - Department of Horticulture University Library
  • Manjunath Devappa Kaddipujar, Library Assistant, Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru
    Library - Raman Research Institute 
     
  • Engin Senel, Engin Senel is associate professor of Dermatology and Venereology and the Head of the Department of Dermatology, Hitit University Faculty of MedicineCorum, Turkey.He received MD degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and subsequently worked as a resident doctor at Dermatology Department in Baskent University. He has over 100 peer-reviewed published articles in dermatology literature.
    Department of Dermatology and Venereology

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2021-02-01

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): Agricultural Informatics

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