Scientometrics

Aims & Scope

Scientometrics aims at publishing original studies, short communications, preliminary reports, review papers, letters to the editor and book reviews on scientometrics.

The topics covered are results of research concerned with the quantitative features and characteristics of science.

Emphasis is placed on investigations in which the development and mechanism of science are studied by means of (statistical) mathematical methods.

The Journal also provides the reader with important up-to-date information about international meetings and events in scientometrics and related fields.

Appropriate bibliographic compilations are published as a separate section.

Due to its fully interdisciplinary character, Scientometrics is indispensable to research workers and research administrators throughout the world.

It provides valuable assistance to librarians and documentalists in central scientific agencies, ministries, research institutes and laboratories.

Scientometrics includes the Journal of Research Communication Studies.

Consequently its aims and scope cover that of the latter, namely, to bring the results of research investigations together in one place, in such a form that they will be of use not only to the investigators themselves but also to the entrepreneurs and research workers who form the object of these studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.152

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	154

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3824

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4977

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping

  Citation: 13959

  Authors: Nees Jan, Ludo

• The journal coverage of Web of Science and Scopus: a comparative analysis

  Citation: 3134

  Authors: Philippe, Adèle

• The bibliometric analysis of scholarly production: How great is the impact?

  Citation: 2141

  Authors: Ole, Johan A.

• Citation-based clustering of publications using CitNetExplorer and VOSviewer

  Citation: 1842

  Authors: Nees Jan, Ludo

• Theory and practise of the g-index

  Citation: 1706

  Authors: Leo

• Citation review of Lagergren kinetic rate equation on adsorption reactions

  Citation: 1541

  Authors: Ho

• Co-word analysis as a tool for describing the network of interactions between basic and technological research: The case of polymer chemsitry

  Citation: 1478

  Authors: M., J. P., F.

• Google Scholar, Scopus and the Web of Science: a longitudinal and cross-disciplinary comparison

  Citation: 1278

  Authors: Anne-Wil, Satu

• The journal coverage of Web of Science, Scopus and Dimensions: A comparative analysis

  Citation: 1238

  Authors: Vivek Kumar, Prashasti, Mousumi, Jacqueline, Philipp

• Toward a definition of “bibliometrics”

  Citation: 1171

  Authors: R. N.

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