Workshop on Bibliometrics

Date: [Insert Date]

Speakers: Dr. Ahmad Mohammed, Dr. Visal Musa

Moderator: [Insert Moderator Name]

Introduction

• Welcome and time zone greetings
• Introduction of panelists:
  • Dr. Ahmad Mohammed (Maldives National University)
  • Dr. Visal Musa (Islamic University of Maldives)
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Workshop Overview

• Topic: Bibliometric Analysis as an emerging tool
• Focus: Practical hands-on session on writing research papers using bibliometric tools

Dr. Ahmad Mohammed's Presentation

Key Areas Covered

1. Definition and Concept of Bibliometrics

   • Bibliometrics: 'Biblio' (book) + 'Metrics' (measurement)
   • Quantitative analysis of written communication and bibliographic data
   • Importance in research, institutions, universities, and funding agencies

2. Application and Importance of Bibliometrics

   • Identifying research trends and growth of knowledge
   • Authorship and publishing productivity
   • Journal impact determination
   • Collaborative research opportunities

3. Bibliometric Indicators

   • Metrics to provide quantitative info about research performance:
     • Authors, departments, institutions, countries, journals, documents, subject areas

4. Data Sources for Bibliometric Analysis

   • Web of Science: Coverage in sciences, moderate in social sciences and humanities
     • Not as comprehensive for social sciences
   • Scopus: Better coverage in social sciences and humanities than Web of Science
     • Institution and author profiles
   • Dimensions: Free database
   • PubMed: For medical research
   • Google Scholar: Caution due to quality assurance issues

5. Exporting Data for Analysis

   • Scopus Data Extraction
     • Search techniques (Booleans, quotes, parentheses, wild cards)
     • Exporting data in CSV for bibliometric tools
   • Dimensions Data Extraction
     • Similar approach for search and export

6. Practical Hands-On Examples

   • Analyzing data for volume and citations over time
   • Identifying productive countries in a specific domain
   • Data cleaning and analysis process explanation

Questions and Answers

• Bibliometric analysis applications and implications
• Merging databases: Practical and theoretical insights

Dr. Visal Musa's Presentation

Key Areas Covered

1. Journal Metric Analysis

   • Identifying top journals for most cited articles
   • Using Scopus, Simago JR, and CSV exports for analysis
   • Citation, site score, SJR, and SNIP explained

2. Bibliometric Network Analysis with VOSviewer

   • Co-authorship, citation, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, and keyword co-occurrence networks
   • Practical demonstration using VOSviewer on provided datasets

3. Writing and Publishing Bibliometric Papers

   • Structure of bibliometric research papers
   • Conclusion, implications, and recommendations
   • Journal selection for bibliometric publications
   • Emphasis on interdisciplinary applications of bibliometric tools

Discussion and Final Notes

• Practical examples and collaboration suggestions
• Resources for further self-training and development in bibliometric analysis

Closing Remarks

• Thanking the participants and emphasizing continuous learning
• Encouragement for collaboration and further training in bibliometric analysis