Thirty Years of Global Literature on Bioleaching: A Scientometric Analysis

Authors

Saravanan S, Research Scholar Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu. India, Librarian, Government Arts College, Ariyalur, India
Baskaran -. C -, Librarian & Research Supervisor in LIS, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 006, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

The study deals with the Scientometric analysis of thirty years publication on ‘Bioleaching’ collected from Web of Science Databases for the period of 1989 – 2018. A total of 2477 papers were identified. The study reveals that most of the researchers preferred to publish their research results in the form of journal articles. 2050 (82.8%) articles were published in journals. The authorship trend shows, 95% of the publications were published under the joint authorship. Central South University with 268 (10.8%) publication tops in the institutional wise publications. This study also identifies Relative growth rate, Doubling Time, Degree of Collaboration, the Bibliographic Coupling of the institution, document-wise distribution and prominent keyword.