H.J. Bhabha: a case study of synchronous references. (3rd May 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Swarna, T.; Kalyane, V.L.; Prakasan, E.R.; Kumar, Vijai
• Is Part Of: International journal of nuclear knowledge management. Volume 2:Number 1(2006)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 30
• Publication Date: 2006-05-03
• Subjects: author self-citations -- bibliometrics -- knowledge embryology -- HJ Bhabha -- nuclear knowledge generating system -- intellectual output -- publication productivity -- scholarly communications -- synchronous self-citations -- temporal profile -- self-references; Nuclear energy -- Periodicals; Nuclear energy -- Management -- Periodicals; Nuclear industry -- Periodicals; Nuclear industry -- Management -- Periodicals; 333.792405
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-540X

Abstract

Quantitative analysis of the events of synchronous references in the research papers followed throughout the publishing career of an individual scientist revealed interesting highlights on the knowledge-generating-system. In the case study of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the first quinquennium and fifth quinquennium of his research career had low self-references; the third quinquennium and the fourth quinquennium had moderate self-references; whereas the second quinquennium had the highest number of self-references. The two major clusters of self-references occurring during the second and third quinquenniums were indicators of active periods of knowledge-generating and faster communications.