This study suggests refining and further developing the body of knowledge (BoK) framework for information systems development (ISD) proposed by Iivari et al. (2004) using a combination of scientometric and content analysis approaches. The paper synthesizes descriptive concepts and actionable principles that scholars in highly-cited ISD articles agree to be fundamental to ISD research and practi...

Many argue that the Information Systems (IS) field is at a critical juncture in its evolving identity. In debating whether the IS field is in crisis, we agree with Hirschheim and Klein (2003) that “reflective analysis” will contribute to the field’s continued prosperity. Indeed, reflective analysis is needed to evaluate the journals of the field as well as IS journal rankings, which evaluate th...

When scientometric indicators are used to compare research units active in different scientific fields, there often is a need to make corrections for differences between fields, for instance differences in publication, collaboration, and citation practices. Field-normalized indicators aim to make such corrections. The design of these indicators is a significant challenge. We discuss the main is...

How can scientometric mapping function as a tool of ’strategic intelligence’ to aid the governance of emerging technologies? The present paper aims to address this question by focusing on a set of recently developed scientometric techniques, namely overlay mapping. We examine the potential these techniques have to inform, in a timely manner, analysts and decision-makers about relevant dynamics ...

OBJECTIVES Scientometric methods and the resulting citations have been applied to investigate the scientific performance of a nation. The present study was designed to collect the statistical information of dental articles by Iranian authors published in PubMed. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched the PubMed database for dental articles of Iranian authors until June 31, 2015. All abstracts were...

The momentum around computational thinking (CT) has kindled a rising wave of research initiatives and scholarly contributions seeking to capitalize on the opportunities that CT could bring. A number literature reviews have showed vibrant community practitioners growing publications. However, history evolution emerging topic, milestone publications shaped its directions, timeline important devel...

BACKGROUND Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN), which includes 32 research institutes around the world, is a network of research and expertise to fight against infectious diseases. A scientometric approach was applied to describe research and collaboration activities of IPIN. METHODS Publications were identified using a manual search of IPIN member addresses in Science Citation Inde...