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Title:: Analysis of the main Bibliometrics in Journal of Changan University (Natural Science Edition) from 2002 to 2012

Author(s):: ZHANG Wei; SUN Shouzeng; ZHAO Yuefeng; GUO Qingjian; Department of Magazines Publishing, Changan University, Xian 710064, Shaanxi, China；  Institute of Publishing Science，Changan University, Xian 710064, Shaanxi, China

Keywords:: Journal of Changan University (Natural Science Edition); transportation; bibliometrics; cited frequency; downloads times

Abstract:: By the method of bibliometrics, this paper takes 1661 essays appeared in Journal of Changan University (Natural Science Edition) from 2002 to 2012 as the objects of research. It counts the index of the range of subjects, bibliometrics, the percentage of fund papers, the title of first author, cooperation degree, regional distribution of the paper and so on in these essays. From the angle of literature citation, it reflects the academic level of the published papers and the influence of the journal. The results show that：road engineering，bridge and tunnel engineering are the key subjects of the journal；the number of published papers decreases，and the quality of papers increases gradually； the proportion of the first authors with higher professional title increases fluctuates greatly；the first authors with a intermediate professional title are gradually increased；as a new blood, the number of doctoral candidates and master degree candidates is increasing; the percentage of fund essays grows greatelly; funded theses ratio increases rapidly; the delay of paper publication is shorten gradually; the cited rate and downloads of the papers are higher，highly cited papers are mainly focused on advantage disciplines, which are mostly research papers, and the cited frequency and downloads times of review articles are high.