Publication Trends in Physics Education: A Bibliometric study

Jamali, Seyedh Mahboobeh and Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam and Samsudin, Mohd Ali and Ale Ebrahim, Nader (2015): Publication Trends in Physics Education: A Bibliometric study. Published in: Journal of Educational Research , Vol. 35, (2 June 2015): pp. 19-36.

Abstract

A publication trend in Physics Education by employing bibliometric analysis leads the researchers to describe current scientific movement. This paper tries to answer “What do Physics education scientists concentrate in their publications?” by analyzing the productivity and development of publications on the subject category of Physics Education in the period 1980–2013. The Web of Science databases in the research areas of “EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH” was used to extract the publication trends. The study involves 1360 publications, including 840 articles, 503 proceedings paper, 22 reviews, 7 editorial material, 6 Book review, and one Biographical item. Number of publications with “Physical Education” in topic increased from 0.14 % (n = 2) in 1980 to 16.54 % (n = 225) in 2011. Total number of receiving citations is 8071, with approximately citations per papers of 5.93. The results show the publication and citations in Physic Education has increased dramatically while the Malaysian share is well ranked.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Physics Education, Bibliometrics, Citation analysis, Performance evaluation
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics; H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H52 - Government Expenditures and Education; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I23 - Higher Education ; Research Institutions; P - Economic Systems > P4 - Other Economic Systems

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