Metamaterials Research: A Scientometric Assessment of Global Publications Output during 2007-16

Dhawan S. M.; Gupta B. M.; Manmohan Singh; Asha Rani

doi:10.14429/djlit.37.5.11573

Dhawan S. M. NISTADS
Gupta B. M. Retired Scientist NISTADS
Manmohan Singh National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh
Asha Rani CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.37.5.11573

Keywords: Metamaterials, Global publications output, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics

Abstract

The paper examines 9858 global publications output on metamaterials research, as covered in Scopus database during 2007-16. The study reveals that metamaterials research registered 15.27% growth and averaged citation impact to 10.08 citations per paper. The global share of top 10 most productive countries in metamaterials research is 84.97 % and their individual global share ranged from 3.30% to 25.57%. China accounted for the largest global share (25.71%), followed by USA (23.96%), U.K. (6.06%), India (5.26%), etc. Five of top 10 countries scored relative citation index above the world average i.e. more than 1: Germany (2.06), USA (1.81), U.K. (1.49), Canada (1.03) and Spain (1.01). The international collaborative publications share of top 10 most productive countries varied from 6.14% to 59.80%. Physics and astronomy, among subjects, contributed the largest publication share (59.36%), followed by engineering (56.71%), materials science (33.30%), computer science (20.32%), mathematics (6.74%) and chemistry (4.46%). The top 20 most productive organisations and authors together contributed 24.69% and 13.17% global publications share respectively and 35.72% and 25.96% global citation share respectively. The top 20 journals accounted for 45.97% share of global output (5743 papers) reported in journals. Of the total global output on metamaterials research, 52 papers were found as highly cited papers averaging 535.64 citations per paper in 10 years. These 52 highly cited papers involved the participation of 310 authors and 142 organisations and were published in 20 journals.

Author Biographies

Dhawan S. M., NISTADS

Dr S.M. Dhawan received his PhD in Library Science, MLIS from University of New York, USA, and MSc (Physics) from Sardar Patel University. He has worked for innovation supporting library transformation into digital era and in addition has successfully completed several biliometric/scientometric projects.

Contribution in the current study he has contributed in writing introduction, conclusions and overall editing.

Gupta B. M., Retired Scientist NISTADS

Dr B.M. Gupta, received his B.Lib.Sci. from Kurukshetra University, in 1971, Associatship in Documentation from INSDOC, in 1975 and PhD from Karnatak University, in 1999. He retired as Emeritus Scientist from NISTADS-CSIR, New Delhi. He was the Principal Investigator for several projects sponsored by research agencies of Government of India.

Contribution in the current study he has carried out the data collection, literature review, analysis and preparing the first draft of the paper.

Manmohan Singh, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh

Mr Manmohan Singh hold Master degrees in Library science and Information Management (Loughborough University). Awarded British Council Fellowship. Currently working as Chief Librarian (Acting) at National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training & Research, Chandigarh. His areas of interests are education and training of librarians working in polytechnics and engineering college; curriculum design and development; information literacy; digital libraries; computerization of libraries; bibliometric; information services.

Contributed towards literature review and gave suggestions in improving the paper.

Asha Rani, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh

Ms Asha Rani, received BLISc from Punjabi University Patiala, MLISc from Panjab University Chandigarh. Currently heading Knowledge Resource Centre, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh. Also worked as Nodal Officer of ‘National Knowledge Resource Consortium’. Nodal Officer of ‘CSIR Knowledge Gateway & Open Source Private Cloud Infrastructure’.

Contribution in the current study, she has suggested the idea of writing a paper in this area and contributed towards literature review.