Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Contribution of Chinese publications in computer science: A case study on LNCS

  • Published:
Scientometrics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Conference proceedings are one of the key communication channels in computer science. This paper aims to analyze the Chinese outputs in the context of conference papers in computer science through an exploration of the conference proceedings series book-Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) in the period of 1997–2005. Results indicate that: 1. The number of Chinese papers in LNCS keeps growing in the studied period; the share of Chinese papers in LNCS in recent years is much higher than that of Chinese SCI papers in the world; In sharp contrast with remarkable growth of the share of Chinese papers in LNCS, the share of SCI articles in top journals of computer science published by the scientists of mainland China is negligible during the same period. 2. Chinese researchers are more likely to collaborate with domestic fellows; 3. In spite of the increasing amounts of Chinese papers in LNCS, they receive only a few citations; 4. The articles are strikingly more cited by authors themselves and international authors’ citations are more than Chinese authors’ non-self-citations in the first three years after publication; 5. Based on the new indicator Impact Index (II) the authors proposed, the relative impact of Chinese articles in LNCS is increasing although the average impact of Chinese papers in LNCS is obviously less than that of the publications in LNCS in each year during the studied period.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Amsden, A., Mourshed, M. (1997), Scientific publication, patents, and technological capabilities in lateindustrializing countries, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 9: 343–359.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Beaver, D. De B., Rosen, R. (1979), Studies in scientific collaboration. Part III. Professionalization and natural history of modern scientific co-authorship, Scientometrics, 1: 231–245.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Braam, R. R., Moed H. F., Van Raan A. F. J. (1988), Mapping of science by combined co-citation and word analysis. 1. Structural aspects, Science Technology & Human Values, 13(1–2): 97–98.

    Google Scholar 

  • Braam, R. R., Moed, H. F., Van Raan A. F. J. (1991), Mapping of science by combined cocitation and word analysis. 1. Structural aspects, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(4): 233–251.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Choung, J., Min, H., Park, M. (2003), Patterns of knowledge production: the case of information and telecommunication sector in Korea, Scientometrics, 58(1): 115–128.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Drott, M. C. (1995), Reexamination of the role of conference papers in scholarly communication, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 46(4): 299–305.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Garfield, E. (1955), Citation indexes for science — new dimension in documentation through association of ideas, Science, 122(3159): 108–111.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Garfield, E. (1970), Citation indexing for studying science, Nature, 227(5259): 669–671.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Garfield, E., Sher, I. H. (1963), New factors in evaluation of scientific literature through citation indexing, American Documentation, 14(3): 195–201.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Glänzel, W., Schlemmer, B., Schubert, A., Thijs, B. (2006), Proceedings literature as additional data source for bibliometric analysis, Scientometrics, 68(3): 457–473.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Goodrum, A. A., McCain, K. W., Lawrence, S., Giles, C. L. (2001), Scholarly publishing in the Internet age: a citation analysis of computer science literature, Information Processing & Management, 37(5): 661–675.

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  • Gu, Y. (2002), An exploratory study of Malaysian publication productivity in computer science and information technology, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 53(12): 974–986.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Guan, J. C., Ma, N. (2004), A comparative study of research performance in Computer science, Scientometrics, 61(3): 339–359.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Guan, J. C., Wang, J. X. (2004), Evaluation and interpretation of knowledge production efficiency, Scientometrics, 59(1): 131–155.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • He, T. (2003), Difficulties and challenges of Chinese scientific journals: statistical analysis of Chinese literatures using Chinese Science Bulletin as example, Scientometrics, 57(1): 127–139.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kostoff, R. N. (2002), Citation analysis of research performer quality, Scientometrics, 53(1): 49–71.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lu, Q., Lazonick, W. (2001), The organisation of innovation in a transitional economy: business and government in Chinese electronic publishing, Research Policy, 30: 55–77.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ma, N., Guan, J. C. (2005), An exploratory study on collaboration profiles of Chinese publications in Molecular Biology, Scientometrics, 65(3): 343–355.

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Moed, H. F., Van Raan, A. F. J. (1986), Observations and hypotheses on the phenomenon of multiple citation to a research groups oeuvre, Scientometrics, 10(12013;2): 17–33.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rojo, R., Gömez, I. (2006), Analysis of the Spanish scientific and technological output in the ICT sector, Scientometrics, 66(1): 101–121.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Russell, J. M., Russeau, R. (2002). Bibliometrics and institutional evaluation. In: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). Part 19.3 Science and Technology Policy, edited by Rigas Arvantis. Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schubert, A., Braun, T. (1993), Reference-standards for citation based assessments, Scientometrics, 26(1): 21–35.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Schubert, A., Glänzel, W., Braun, T. (1986), Relative indicators of publication output and citation impact of European physics research: 1978–1980, Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, 36(1): 126–129.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Song, J. (1997), Science and technology in China: the engine of rapid economic development, Technology in Society, 19(3/4): 281–294.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Van Raan, A. F. J., (1990), Bibliometric indicators as research performance evaluation tools, In: Proceedings of the European University Institute Conference on ‘Research Management in Europe Today’, Florence, 13–15.

  • Van Raan, A. F. J. (1991), Fractal geometry of information space as represented by co-citation-clustering, Scientometrics, 20(3): 439–449.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Van Raan, A. F. J. (1996), Advanced bibliometric methods as quantitative core of peer review based evaluation and foresight exercises, Scientometrics, 36(3): 397–420.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang, H. Q., Zhang, Y. H. (1997), Scientometric study on research performance in China, Information Processing and Management, 33(1): 81–89.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Management, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, P. R. China

    Ying He

  2. School of Management, Fudan University, 670 Guoshun Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China

    Jiancheng Guan

Authors
  1. Ying He
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jiancheng Guan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jiancheng Guan.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

He, Y., Guan, J. Contribution of Chinese publications in computer science: A case study on LNCS. Scientometrics 75, 519–534 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1781-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1781-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation