Scholarly Communication in the International Journal of Pest Management: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2005 to 2014

• Published in: Journal of agricultural & food information Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 301 - 314
• Main Authors: Kolle, Shankar Reddy, Shankarappa, T. H., Manjunatha Reddy, T. B., Muniyappa, Arun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 02-10-2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agriculture; Australia; bibliometric analysis; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Communication; Counting; Developed countries; Foods; International Journal of Pest Management; Management; mapping of literature; Pest control; pest management; Pests; Trends
• ISSN: 1049-6505; 1540-4722
• DOI: 10.1080/10496505.2015.1087854

A bibliometric analysis of published works in the IJPM published during the period between 2005 and 2014 was conducted. The data was collected from the Web of Science. We found a global trend in increased research on pest management. Four authors contributed more than 10% of the articles to the journal during the period of 2005-2014. A total citation count of 1,566 was recorded and the average citation per article was 3.92. More than 44% of the articles were contributed by the three most developed countries (i.e., USA, England and Australia). McCullough, Deborah G is the most cited author for the period. Results of the research will be useful for researchers and scientists, as they depict the trends in and bibliometric characteristics of articles published in IJPM for the period under study.