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Forty Years of Risk Analysis: A Scientometric Overview
Floris Goerlandt1, Jie Li2,3,4
1Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
|November 16, 2021
Summary
This study offers a scientometric overview of the journal Risk Analysis from 1981-2020, detailing publication trends, leading contributors, and research evolution in risk analysis.
Area of Science:
- Risk Analysis
- Scientometrics
- Bibliometrics
Background:
- Risk Analysis journal, established in 1981, has been a key platform for risk-related research.
- It has significantly advanced the scientific understanding of risks across human health, safety, engineering, ecological, and social systems.
- Published for the Society for Risk Analysis, it is a leading journal in the field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a scientometric overview of Risk Analysis from 1981 to 2020.
- To provide insights into publication trends, author and institutional contributions, and collaboration networks.
- To analyze the evolution of research topics and identify highly cited publications.
Main Methods:
- Scientometric analysis of publications from Risk Analysis (1981-2020).
- Examination of publication trends, leading countries, institutions, and authors.
- Analysis of collaboration networks, research focus evolution, and citation impact.
Main Results:
- Identified key publication trends and the structural evolution of the journal's content over 40 years.
- Highlighted leading countries, institutions, and authors in the field of risk analysis.
- Revealed patterns in research focus areas and identified influential highly cited papers.
Conclusions:
- The findings offer valuable insights into the development of the risk analysis domain.
- This overview assists early-career academics and practitioners in understanding the field's structure and key players.
- It also provides experienced researchers with a reflection on past achievements and future directions in risk analysis research.
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