NOPR Collection:

Recency of citations and the place of work of scientists

Tue, 01 Mar 1988 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Recency of citations and the place of work of scientists Authors: Munshi, Usha; Karanjai, Aruna Page(s): 43-44

Bibliometric study of AIDS literature, 1981-84

Tue, 01 Mar 1988 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Bibliometric study of AIDS literature, 1981-84 Authors: Gupta, Davendra K Abstract: A bibliography comprising 316 items on AIDS for the period, 1981-84 was analyzed to study the characteristics of AIDS literature. The rate of growth has been found to be exponential after the first publication appeared in 1981. A large number of letters to the editors, comprising a total of 83 is a special observation made in the study. 671 authors have contributed 261 items, of which 78 items have been contributed by single authors. AIDS research has been found highly collaborative. In all 22 journals have published 272 items, (173 journal articles). A core of 5 journals has been identified for AIDS literature. A new journal - AIDS Research has been founded in late 1983. Bradford's law did not apply to the journal productivity distribution while Lotka's law with = 3.2 was found to be applicable to author productivity distribution. Page(s): 34-42

World literature on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)

Tue, 01 Mar 1988 00:00:00 GMT

Title: World literature on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) Authors: Nweke, Ken M C Abstract: World literature on cowpea research covering mainly the two years, 1981-82 was analyzed to determine the yearly distribution of the literature and the extent of the inclusive retrospective literature. The nature of the literature and its form of publication are identified and discussed. Also typical journal titles contributing to cowpea research are catalogued and ranked. The implication of journal literature in cowpea research is highlighted. Page(s): 26-33

Our Science and Technology journals -can we not improve them?

Tue, 01 Mar 1988 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Our Science and Technology journals -can we not improve them? Authors: Viswanathan, B; Krishnan, C N Page(s): 20-25