Citation analysis of doctoral dissertations at IIMA: A review of the local use of journals

Citation Analysis as a Tool for Collection Development and Instruction

“…The most common collection development goal of citation analysis is creating a core list of journals (Beile, Boote, and Killingsworth 2003;Kayongo and Helm 2012;Kumar and Dora 2011;LaBonte 2005;Tonta and Al 2006;Waugh and Ruppel 2004). Since standardized measures of a journal's significance, such as the impact factor or a published list of core titles, might not fit the needs of a particular institution, the analysis usually creates a list tailored to the needs of the institution (Edwards 1999;Kumar and Dora 2011;LaBonte 2005;Miller 2011).…”

“…Since standardized measures of a journal's significance, such as the impact factor or a published list of core titles, might not fit the needs of a particular institution, the analysis usually creates a list tailored to the needs of the institution (Edwards 1999;Kumar and Dora 2011;LaBonte 2005;Miller 2011). Such lists can help with decisions about journal renewals and identify journal titles to add to the collection (Edwards 1999;Feyereisen and Spoiden 2009;Haycock 2004;LaBonte 2005;Tonta and Al 2006;Waugh and Ruppel 2004).…”

“…Tonta and Al observe that citation analysis can be used to test and "develop [these and similar] theories that can be used in collection management decisions" (2006,(282)(283). Many studies do just that, asking whether their data conforms to one of the two rules above (Beile et al 2004;Edwards 1999;Kumar and Dora 2011;LaBonte 2005;Tonta and Al 2006;Waugh and Ruppel 2004). Both laws predict that a small number of journals will account for most of the citations.…”

In their own image? a comparison of doctoral students' and faculty members' referencing behavior

“…Many referencing studies that focus on the products of graduate and doctoral students have been done to inform collection development in the library (e.g., Keat & Kiran, ; Kumar & Dora, ; Wu & Chen, ) and often involve a comparison with the local collection (e.g., Feyereisen & Spoiden, ; Sherriff, ). Studies of theses examine many of the same variables examined in other referencing studies: age, language, format, discipline of cited materials, and well as the most cited authors and venues (e.g., Buttlar, ; Conkling, Harwell, McCallips, Nyana, & Osif, ; Feyereisen & Spoiden, ; Gooden, ; Keat & Kiran, ; Kumar & Dora, ; Kushkowski, Parsons, & Wiese, ; Sherriff, ; Smyth, ; Sugimoto, ; Uçak, ; Walcott, ; Wu & Chen, ). Kushkowski et al.…”

Citation Analysis of M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations in Sociology and Anthropology: An Assessment of Library Resource Usage

“…theses (examples are: Anunobi, 2002Riahinia, 2010;Sexton, 2006;Waugh & Ruppel, 2004). Ph.D. dissertations have also received attention from citation analysis researchers who regard dissertations as being a good indication of which material is being used (examples are: Conkling, Harwell, McCallips, Nyana, & Osif, 2010;Gooden, 2001, Iivonen et al, 2009, Kaczor, 2014Kumar & Dora, 2011;Nabe & Imre, 2008;Kushkowski et al, 2003;Maz-Machado et al, 2012;Romić & Mitrović, 2014;Zafrunnisha & Pulla Reddy, 2010;Zong et al, 2013). Whereas several studies do investigate citation patterns of faculty members (for example : Currie & Monroe-Gulick, 2013;Lightman & Manilov, 2000;Pancheshnikov, 2007), the information gleaned from doctoral research can also serve as an indicator for faculty research patterns (Zipp, 1996).…”