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Short CommunicationJournal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation StudiesVol. 4 | Issue 1 | 2025 | pp. 107–114Open access
Application of Bradford’s Law and Leimkuhler Model: A Bibliometric Analysis of Bharathidasan University Research Publications (1989-2021)
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- 2,
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- 1 Department of Library, AJK College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
- 2 Department of Library, Central Library, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
- 3 Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies
Correspondence: S. Gunaseelan
Department of Library, AJK College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Email: gunaseelan2703@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2025 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Apr 24, 2025
- Received:
- Nov 24, 2024
- Accepted:
- Apr 2, 2025
How to cite
Gunaseelan, S., Sumathi, M., & Ranganathan, C. (2025). Application of Bradford’s Law and Leimkuhler Model: A Bibliometric Analysis of Bharathidasan University Research Publications (1989-2021). Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies, 4(1), 107–114. https://doi.org/10.5530/jcitation.20250153
Abstract
This study examines the application of Bradford’s Law of Scattering and the Leimkuhler model to the research publications of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, spanning the years 1989-2021. Bibliographic data for the analysis was sourced from the Web of Science database. A total of 5,658 research documents published across 1,171 journals were analyzed. The findings reveal an average annual growth rate of 400.53 publications. Core journals contributing significantly to the university's research output were identified, with Acta Crystallographica Section E-Crystallographic Communications ranked first, followed by Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. Additionally, Bradford’s Law of Scattering and the Leimkuhler model were employed to validate the dataset and assess its consistency with bibliometric distributions.
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| Title | Application of Bradford’s Law and Leimkuhler Model: A Bibliometric Analysis of Bharathidasan University Research Publications (1989-2021) |
|---|---|
| Authors | S. Gunaseelan; M. Sumathi; C. Ranganathan |
| Affiliations | Department of Library, AJK College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.; Department of Library, Central Library, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.; Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | gunaseelan2703@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2025) |
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