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Global Nanotribology Research Output (1996–2010): A Scientometric Analysis

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  • Bakthavachalam Elango
  • Periyaswamy Rajendran
  • Lutz Bornmann

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This study aims to assess the nanotribology research output at global level using scientometric tools. The SCOPUS database was used to retrieve records related to the nanotribology research for the period 1996–2010. Publications were counted on a fractional basis. The level of collaboration and its citation impact were examined. The performance of the most productive countries, institutes and most preferred journals is assessed. Various visualization tools such as the Sci2 tool and Ucinet were employed. The USA ranked top in terms of number of publications, citations per paper and h-index, while Switzerland published a higher percentage of international collaborative papers. The most productive institution was Tsinghua University followed by Ohio State University and Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS. The most preferred journals were Tribology Letters, Wear and Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists. The result of author keywords analysis reveals that Molecular Dynamics, MEMS, Hard Disk and Diamond like Carbon are major research topics.

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  • Bakthavachalam Elango & Periyaswamy Rajendran & Lutz Bornmann, 2013. "Global Nanotribology Research Output (1996–2010): A Scientometric Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(12), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0081094
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081094
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