Identification of information sources and citation patterns in the field of reciprocating internal combustion engines |
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Authors: | Aleixandre Rafael Valderrama Juan Carlos Desantes José María Torregrosa Antonio J |
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Affiliation: | (1) Avda. Blasco Ibánez, 15, 46010 - Valencia, Spain;(2) CMT - Motores Térmicos. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Valencia (, Spain |
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Abstract: | Processes and technology of reciprocating internal combustion engines (ICE) constitute a research field whose characteristics
regarding information production and diffusion are determined by multidisciplinarity, the existence of pseudo-technical literature
and the influence of confidentiality on the presentation of research outputs. The objective of this study is to provide a
quantitative and objective basis for the evaluation of research in this field. This has been accomplished by identifying the
most productive journals and the most cited sources, using the SCI and citation analysis. From this analysis, core journals
have been identified, showing that their importance in this research area does not correlate with their impact factor. Moreover,
conference proceedings (particularly those published by the Society of Automotive Engineers) are shown to be the most important
information source in this field.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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