Characteristics of high research performance authors in the field of library and information science and those of their articles

Yu-Wei Chang ()
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Yu-Wei Chang: National Taiwan University

Scientometrics, 2021, vol. 126, issue 4, No 29, 3373-3391

Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the characteristics of articles by high research performance authors in the field of library and information science (LIS) by comparing the articles by two control groups of highly cited authors and prolific authors. The comparison was conducted on the basis of the articles indexed by Web of Science between 2009 and 2013 and their citation counts as of August 2019. Research results suggested that both high research performance authors and highly cited authors produced a significantly higher percentage of coauthored articles than prolific authors did. Moreover, they published a higher percentage of international collaborative articles in Q1 journals. Most high research performance researchers conducted scientometric research, whereas most highly cited researchers worked in the domain of management and computer science expertise and published their research results in journals relevant to their field. Additionally, prolific researchers mostly preferred to publish articles in LIS journals, whereas highly cited researchers tended to publish more articles in non-LIS journals. Prolific authors did not adopt coauthorship to improve productivity but targeted non-Q1 journals with higher rates of acceptance. Academic age was not a determining factor for distinguishing research performance among all three groups of researchers. Each group of researchers comprised both junior and senior researchers.

Keywords: High research performance authors; Prolific authors; Highly cited authors; Library and information science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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