SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

K.Sivasami

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2016

SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

K. Sivasami

Abstract :

The present study discuss on Scientometric analysis of lower respiratory infections research publications from 1991 to 2015, during the study period 1625 research papers were retrieved from Web of Science database, The study reveals that lower respiratory infections research publications are upward from 3.39 percent to 6.22 percent, thirteen document types were contributing in this research papers published, among the thirteen document types article are occupies first place with 61.05 percent, 103 countries contributing in this research, United States of America have first place with 395 research papers in this research during the study period, England has second position with 159 records, Netherlands has third place with 119 papers and so on, totally 6414 authors were contributing in this research during the study period, among the authorship pattern six and above authors collaboration are predominate place with45.29 percent of papers. 1625 papers were contributed by 1963 institutions in this research during the study period. ABSTRACT