Publication analysis of GIScience in the Netherlands Marco van Veller Wageningen UR Library

This research project Effect of “Space for Geo-information” on GIScience in the Netherlands Aims of this research: Measurement of scientific output and impact of GIScience International ranking of GIScience in the Netherlands Effect of “Space for Geo-information”? Bibliometric analyses by Wageningen UR Library Hans Fransen, Marja Duizendstraal, Wouter Gerritsma, Marco van Veller Period: 1999-2007

Effect of “Space for Geo-information” on GIScience in the Netherlands

Aims of this research:

Measurement of scientific output and impact of GIScience

International ranking of GIScience in the Netherlands

Effect of “Space for Geo-information”?

Bibliometric analyses by Wageningen UR Library

Hans Fransen, Marja Duizendstraal, Wouter Gerritsma, Marco van Veller

Period: 1999-2007

What is GIScience? Object of study: Geographic Information Systems Relatively new scientific discipline definition of this discipline started in the eighties Applied research field Broad application of GIS in various disciplines Search for scientific literature in Scopus “ geographic information system” OR “geographic information systems” OR “geographical information system” OR “geographical information systems” OR “GIS” in 1999-2008

Object of study: Geographic Information Systems

Relatively new scientific discipline

definition of this discipline started in the eighties

Applied research field

Broad application of GIS in various disciplines

Search for scientific literature in Scopus

“ geographic information system” OR “geographic information systems” OR “geographical information system” OR “geographical information systems” OR “GIS” in 1999-2008

> 40.000 publications

> 40.000 publications

% GIS publications

GIScience journals Bibliometric analysis for GIScience Representative sample of literature Scientific journals on GIScience Inventories from review papers, project proposals, literature searches on GIS (etc.) Selection based upon expert recommendations Result: 12 peer reviewed scientific journals Used to calculate baselines for citation impacts Analyses on contents of these journals in period 1999-2007

Bibliometric analysis for GIScience

Representative sample of literature

Scientific journals on GIScience

Inventories from review papers, project proposals, literature searches on GIS (etc.)

Selection based upon expert recommendations

Result: 12 peer reviewed scientific journals

Used to calculate baselines for citation impacts

Analyses on contents of these journals in period 1999-2007

Baselines mean citations for research areas

41 3 0.38 URISA Journal 80 0 0.50 GIScience and Remote Sensing 204 9 0.64 Cartography and Geographic Information Science 206 14 0.75 Journal of Geographical Systems 244 7 0.78 Transactions in GIS 1035 23 0.86 Computers and Geosciences 224 70 0.90 International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 294 24 0.97 Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 150 8 1.05 GeoInformatica 180 8 1.14 Geographical Analysis 909 15 1.19 Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 405 42 1.54 International Journal of Geographical Information Science Total Netherlands Number of publications RI GIScience journals

Publication output of countries

Citation impact of countries

International co-operation in publications

Publication output of Dutch authors

Citation impact of Dutch authors

Concluding remarks Growth 57% Growth 65% Scientific output GIScience authors Growth 40% Growth 61% Scientific output the Netherlands Growth 150% Growth 140% National Co-operation Citation Impact International Citation Impact 1.34 (third place) 1.12 (third place) 0.78 1.09 Growth 100% Growth 350% All sciences GIScience

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