Visualization of Research in Library and Information Science among BRICS Nations during 2019-2023

A Scientometrics Study

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the library and information science research output of the BRICS nations during year 2019-2023. This study used All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) covered by the Scopus citation database to collect data for five years. The bibliographic data have been downloaded through advanced search technique "SUBJTERMS (3309)" aims to covering subject area of "Information Science and Library Science" for BRICS countries. Total 16549 including all types of publication downloaded where 80 percent of papers found as articles. The Bibliometrix R (4.3.2) and VOS Viewer (1.6.20) used for the research visualization and analysis. Findings indicate that China emerge as the biggest research contributor followed by India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa. The 6.13 annual publication growth rates were noted during the study period, with 6.99 citations per paper. It is found that 36% of total publications did not receive any citations. The journal Library Philosophy and Practice published ten % of total BRICS publications. The School of Information Management at Wuhan University noted as most productive organization, Author Xu Jie, Herman eti and rodríguez-bravo Blanca are the most collaborating authors. The authors' keywords analysis revealed that bibliometrics, scientometrics, Covid-19, social media and deep learning found as most frequent keywords. The thematic analysis represents that machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data, sentiment analysis and blockchain technology are most relevant emerging area of research finds during study. The totals of 85 percent of the documents published in English, followed by Chinese and Portuguese. The analysis will be helpful for LIS researcher to know the recent research trend of library and information science among BRICS nations.