A Literature Review on Research Indexes

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Published: Dec 23, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26265/jiim.v9i2.37724
Keywords:
citation indexes Google Scholar Scopus Web of Science
Konstantina Christopoulou
Ph.D student, UNIWA, Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies
Evangelia Triperina
Postdoc student, UNIWA
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-2259
Angeliki Antoniou
Assistant Professor, University of West Attica Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3452-1168
Manolis Wallace
Associate Professor, University of Peloponnese Department of Informatics and Telecommunications
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4629-5946
Dimitrios Kouis
Associate Professor, University of West Attica
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-9766
Abstract

Purpose – In this article, we have conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) on research indexes, in order to descry their acceptance and usage within the scientific community, as well as the tools and the metrics most frequently employed. 


Design/methodology/approach – The presented SLR followed the PRISMA framework [2] and the methodology described by Kitchenham [1]. Based on a set of research questions, a number of queries were set on the most prominent research databases, so as to retrieve the respective research publications.  


Findings – According to the outcomes of our SLR, researchers utilize all three research databases, while showing a preference for Scopus. 


Originality/value – The paper presents a systematic literature review of the publications related to research databases so as to gain insights about the current state of searching, retrieval, evaluation, and exploitation of the research publications and the related information by academics.   

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Author Biographies
Konstantina Christopoulou, Ph.D student, UNIWA, Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies

Konstantina Christopoulou is a Ph.D. researcher and a member of the Information Management Research Lab at the Department of Archival, Library, and Information Studies of the University of West Attica. She graduated from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the University of Peloponnese, earning her BSc diploma in Informatics and Telecommunications, majoring in Informatics. Furthermore, she continued her studies in the same Department, earning her MSc diploma in Computer Science, with merit. She has also gained her Pedagogy and Teaching Competence (PDE) certification from the Hellenic Open University and is currently working as a High School Computer Science Teacher.

Evangelia Triperina, Postdoc student, UNIWA

Evangelia Triperina holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Limoges (France), with a thesis entitled "Visual interactive knowledge management for multicriteria decision making and ranking in linked open data environments". She is a Department of Computer Engineering graduate of TEI of Athens. She holds an MSc in Information Technology, Image Synthesis and Computer Graphics from the University of Limoges (France). She has worked in European research projects at GRNET, Agro-Know Technologies and the University of West Attica. She is currently a PostDoc Researcher at the the Department of Archival, Library, and Information Studies of University of West Attica.

Angeliki Antoniou, Assistant Professor, University of West Attica Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies

Angeliki Antoniou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Archival, Library & Information Studies at the University of West Attica, a collaborating researcher at the ATHENS Research Center and at the Department of Information Studies at the University College London. She holds a degree in Preschool Education (University of Athen), a degree (BSc) in Clinical with Social Psychology (University of Kent at Canterbury, UK), a postgraduate degree (MSc) in Human Interaction with Ergonomics (University College London, UK), a music degree, a Piano Diploma, and a PhD in Educational Technologies (University of Peloponnese, Department of Computer Science and Technology).

Manolis Wallace, Associate Professor, University of Peloponnese Department of Informatics and Telecommunications

Dr. Manolis Wallace [http://gav.uop.gr/wallace/], Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications and Director of the Knowledge and Uncertainty Research Laboratory (ΓΑΒ LAB) [http://gav.uop.gr/], has a long experience in the management of educational and research organisations from his previous tenures at the University of Indianapolis and at the Foundation of the Hellenic World. He now transfers this experience to Tripolis and the University of Peloponnese where he leads an interdisciplinary group of researchers specialising in cultural and educational informatics.

Dimitrios Kouis, Associate Professor, University of West Attica

Associate Professor Dimitrios Kouis is the Head of the Department of Archival, Library & Information Studies of the University of West Attica. He holds a PhD in Communications, Electronics & Information Systems from the National Technical University of Athens and a degree in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras. He was the technical manager of the Hellenic Academic Libraries Association from 2005 to 2016. He has participated in many development and research projects which were funded by European and national programs (FP6, FP7, Horizon2020 and NSRF). He is the director of the Information Management Laboratory of the University of West Attica. His research interests include (a) Library Networks with an emphasis on shared bibliographic data management systems and collaborative systems for managing digital collections; and (b) Digital Content Management with an emphasis on electronic scientific publications, scholarly communication, on the models of access and dissemination of scientific content, on research data as well as on the procedures of measurement and evaluation of research activity. He has published more than 40 articles in journals and conferences as well as 2 books. He is also technical supervisor of the repository services and electronic publications of the University of West Attica as well as of the electronic courses of the Department.

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