BIBLIOMETRIC OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH/MANAGEMENT SCIENCE RESEARCH IN ASIA

Pao-Long Chang () and Pao-Nuan Hsieh ()
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Pao-Long Chang: School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Pao-Nuan Hsieh: Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), 2008, vol. 25, issue 02, 217-241

Abstract: This paper evaluates the distribution of papers published by Asian authors in Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS) journals from 1968 to 2006. The impact of OR/MS research in Asia is compared with that of the United States and the World, and research trends are highlighted through an analysis of keywords. From 1968 to 2006, 89,293 papers were published in 60 OR/MS journals. Of these, 41.4% came from USA and 16.6% came from seven Asian countries/regions. The contribution of different countries/regions is as follows: Japan 3.7%, Taiwan 3.2%, India 2.3%, Hong Kong 2.2%, South Korea 2.1%, People's Republic of China (PRC) 1.9%, and Singapore 1.2%. Among all the articles analyzed, 20% have a single author, and 9% have more than three authors; additionally, 22 papers have been cited more than 100 times and 29% have never been cited. Most articles originating in Japan, Taiwan, India, South Korea, PRC, and Singapore are produced in collaboration with local scholars, followed by authors from the United States. Hong Kong is a notable exception, 73% of articles from Hong Kong are produced in cooperation with the PRC, followed by local scholars. The five most productive institutions are as follows: The Indian Institute of Technology, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the National University of Singapore, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the National Chiao-Tung University (Taiwan).

Keywords: Operations research; management science; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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