Media Watch

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 3

Characteristics of Highly Cited Articles in Communication (1989 to 2018): A Web of Science-Based Analysis

  • Author:
  • Shankar Reddy Kolle1,, Manukonda Rabindranath1, T. H. Shankarappa2
  • Total Page Count: 19
  • Page Number: 645 to 663

1Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India

2University of Horticultural Sciences, India

Abstract

This paper presents the characteristics of highly cited articles (HCA) in communication subject published from 1989 to 2018 using data from the SSCI of Web of Science. A total of 1108 articles (2.1%) were considered as highly cited articles (HCAs) in communication. Further, we have analyzed the year wise distribution of articles and their bibliometric attributes. Most productive authors, countries, and journals were identified. Cluster analysis of author-supplied keywords was performed, and the top cited ten article's citation life cycle was also examined.

Keywords

Communication, keyword analysis, bibliometric analysis, journals, cluster analysis, highly cited articles