Abstract
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is one of the commonly used polyphenolic rich fruits attributing also to various therapeutic effect in different diseases and disorders. We aimed to study and analyse the global research output related to date palm based on a fact of its large consumption and production in Middle East. We analysed 1,376 papers obtained from SCOPUS database for the period of 2000–11. The study examines major productive countries and their citation impact. We have also analysed inter-collaborative linkages, national priorities of date palm research, besides analysing the characteristics of its high productivity institutions, authors and journal.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Anwar, M. A. (2005). Nigella sativa: A bibliometric study of literature on Habbat al-Barakah. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, 10(1), 1–18.
Anwar, M. A. (2006). Phoenix dactylifera L: A bibliometric study of the literature on date palm. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, 11(2), 41–60.
Barreveld, W. H. (1993). Date palm products. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations. (FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin No. 101).
Chao, C. C. T, & Krueger, R. R. (2007). The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.): Overview of biology, uses, and cultivation. Hortscience, 42(5), 1077–1082.
eHOW. (2012). Uses of date palm trees. Retrieved 3 December, 2012 from http://www.ehow.com/list_6670608_uses-date-palm-trees.html.
FAO. (2012). Date palm products. Foreword. Retrieved 3 December, 2012 from www.fao.org/docrep/t0681e/t0681e01.htm.
Jain, S. M., Al-Khayri, J. M., & Johnson, D. V. (2011). Date palm biotechnology. Dordrecht: Springer.
Mohan, S. J. (2012). In vitro mutagenesis for improving date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 24(5), 400–407.
Ram, Shri. (2010). Research practices in herbal plant: A case study of Podophyllotoxin. Annals of Library and Information Studies March, 57(1), 65–71.
Ram, Shri. (2011). Research output on Artemisia (Artemsia annua): A bibliometric study. Annals of Library and Information Studies September, 58(3), 237–248.
Ramesh, L. S. R. C. V., & Nagaraja, A. V. S. S. (2000). Publication in Oryza (Oryza sativa L) from 1986–1995: A bibliometric study. SRELS Journal of Information Management, 37(3), 215–227.
Schubert, A., & Braun, T. (1985). Relative indicators and relational charts for comparative assessment of publication output and citation impact. Scientometrics, 9, 281–329.
Vijaykumar, M., Shehbaz, H., & Nagaraja, A. V. S. S. (2002). Authorship trends in Azadirachta Indica literature: A bibliometric study. SRELS Journal of Information Management, 39(4), 445–455.
Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful to Date Palm Research Centre, King Faisal University, Centre of Excellence, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study is supported by grants from DPRC-KFU, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Alhaider, I., Ahmed, M.K.K. & Gupta, B.M. Global research output on date palm (Pheonix dactylifera): a 12 years scientometric perspective. Scientometrics 98, 157–171 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-013-0991-y
Received:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-013-0991-y