Elango Bakthavachalam, Rajendran Periyaswamy, Bornmann Lutz
Library, IFET College of Engineering, Villupuram, Tamilnadu, India.
PLoS One. 2013 Dec 5;8(12):e81094. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081094. eCollection 2013.
This study aims to assess the nanotribology research output at global level using scientometric tools. The SCOPUS database was used to retrieve records related to the nanotribology research for the period 1996-2010. Publications were counted on a fractional basis. The level of collaboration and its citation impact were examined. The performance of the most productive countries, institutes and most preferred journals is assessed. Various visualization tools such as the Sci(2) tool and Ucinet were employed. The USA ranked top in terms of number of publications, citations per paper and h-index, while Switzerland published a higher percentage of international collaborative papers. The most productive institution was Tsinghua University followed by Ohio State University and Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS. The most preferred journals were Tribology Letters, Wear and Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists. The result of author keywords analysis reveals that Molecular Dynamics, MEMS, Hard Disk and Diamond like Carbon are major research topics.
本研究旨在使用科学计量工具评估全球范围内的纳米摩擦学研究产出。利用SCOPUS数据库检索1996 - 2010年期间与纳米摩擦学研究相关的记录。出版物按分数计数。研究了合作水平及其被引影响。评估了产出最多的国家、机构以及最受青睐的期刊的表现。采用了各种可视化工具，如Sci(2)工具和Ucinet。美国在出版物数量、每篇论文的被引次数和h指数方面排名第一，而瑞士发表的国际合作论文比例更高。产出最多的机构是清华大学，其次是俄亥俄州立大学和中国科学院兰州化学物理研究所。最受青睐的期刊是《摩擦学快报》《磨损》和《日本摩擦学家协会杂志》。作者关键词分析结果表明，分子动力学、微机电系统、硬盘和类金刚石碳是主要研究主题。
