Journal of Informetrics
Key findings#
- Journal of Informetrics published 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30), ranking #212 of 392 journals.
- Leading institutions: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1), Renmin University of China (1) and University of Antwerp (1).
- Countries: China (2), Belgium (1) and United States (1).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Journal of Informetrics published 331 papers (9 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “citation impact” (37), “research collaboration” (35) and “research evaluation” (31).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “International collaboration leading to high citations: Global impact or home country effect?” (2024-07-26), with 70 citations.
- Since October 2016, its most-cited paper is “bibliometrix : An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis” (2017-09-12), with 16,238 citations.
The last 36 months#
Oct 23Sep 26
| Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 108 | 114 | 331 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | citation impact | 37 |
| 2 | research collaboration | 35 |
| 3 | research evaluation | 31 |
| 4 | research productivity | 23 |
| 5 | citation networks | 22 |
| 6 | research impact | 22 |
| 7 | citation analysis | 19 |
| 8 | bibliometric analysis | 16 |
| 9 | disciplinary differences | 15 |
| 10 | citation counts | 14 |
| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 2.6 | International collaboration leading to high citations: Global impact or home country effect? | Journal of Informetrics | 2024-07-26 | Jue Wang, Rainer Frietsch, Peter Neuhäusler et al. |
| 2 | 43 | 1.4 | Comparing semantic representation methods for keyword analysis in bibliometric research | Journal of Informetrics | 2024-04-05 | Guo Chen, Siqi Hong, Chenxin Du et al. |
| 3 | 40 | 1.1 | Publications during COVID-19 times: An unexpected overall increase | Journal of Informetrics | 2023-10-22 | Ronald Rousseau, Carlos García-Zorita, Elías Sanz Casado |
| 4 | 39 | 1.1 | Delayed citation impact of interdisciplinary research | Journal of Informetrics | 2023-11-30 | Yang Zhang, Yang Wang, Haifeng Du et al. |
| 5 | 34 | 1.1 | Societal and scientific impact of policy research: A large-scale empirical study of some explanatory factors using Altmetric and Overton | Journal of Informetrics | 2024-04-13 | Pablo Dorta–González, Alejandro Rodrı́guez, María Isabel Dorta-González |
Most-cited since October 2016# All journals →
| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | The world in the stacks: a quantitative study of geographic and language representation in the Library of Congress book collection | Journal of Informetrics | Hongyu Zhou, Kai Li, Raf Guns et al. | Renmin University of China; University of Tennessee at Knoxville; University of Antwerp |
| 2026-10-06 | A revised disruption index considering detailed citation information: Enhancing noise resistance and differentiation | Journal of Informetrics | Hui Fang | State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science; Nanjing University |
| 2026-10-05 | Building networks of shared research themes in an academic unit by word co-occurrence fingerprinting | Journal of Informetrics | Art F. Y. Poon | Western University |
| 2026-10-01 | Who contributes most to scientific advancement within subject categories? Evidence from Italian academia | Journal of Informetrics | Giovanni Abramo, Ciriaco Andrea D’Angelo | Mercatorum University; University of Rome Tor Vergata |
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Scholar4AI. (2026). Journal of Informetrics. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-informetrics
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