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The Swine Flu Research Literature 2002-2012: A Scientometric Analysis

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  • Baskaran Chinnasamy

    (Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India)

  • N. Sivakami

    (Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Tambaram, Chennai, India)

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Swine Flu, unlike the seasonal flu, which is typically most dangerous to the very young, elderly, and those with a weakened immune system, can also be threatening to the young and healthy. This study attempts to analyze swine flu research in terms of relative growth rate, authorship pattern, and the scattering of articles by source and country. The period of study was 2001 to 2012. A total of 50,627 records were obtained from MEDLINE databases. The degree of collaboration C = 0.884 represents 88 percent of the collaborative author articles published during the period studied. Bradford's law (1934) was found to fit the sample well.

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  • Baskaran Chinnasamy & N. Sivakami, 2020. "The Swine Flu Research Literature 2002-2012: A Scientometric Analysis," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), IGI Global, vol. 33(2), pages 76-88, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:rmj000:v:33:y:2020:i:2:p:76-88
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