International Journal of Library

Science and Research (IJLSR)

ISSN (P): 2250-2351; ISSN (E): 2321-0079
Vol. 6, Issue 5, Oct 2016, 25-30
TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.

PUBLICATIONS ON NEW CASTLE DISEASE: SCIENTOMETRIC

STUDY BASED ON CAB DIRECT ONLINE DATABASE
A. D. SELVARAJ
Research Scholar, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, India
ABSTRACT
This paper analyses the publication output on New Castle Disease, a major as indexed in CAB Direct Online
database covering the period from 1951-2015. It is observed that a total of 1068 publications were published during the
year 1951 to 2015 as per CAB Direct Online. The average number of publications published per year was 16 papers.
The highest number of papers i.e 140 was published in the year 2007. The spurt in literature output was reported during
1998-2015. USA is the top producing country with 146 papers (13.67%) followed by UK with 84 papers (7.86%). The top
most preferred journals by the scientists is Aspects of Applied Biology with 69 papers (6.46%). The top medium of
communication is journal article with 672 papers (62.92%) followed by conference papers with 145 papers (13.57%).
English was the most predominant language used by the scientists for communication with 984 papers (91.32%).
The prolific author is Castle, L. who contributed 36 papers (3.37%) followed by Castle W.S with 34 papers (3.18%).

Original Article

KEYWORDS: New Castle Research, Scientometrics, USA, CAB Direct

Received: Aug 23, 2016; Accepted: Sep 15, 2016; Published: Sep 20, 2016; Paper Id.: IJLSROCT20163

INTRODUCTION
Importance of Poultry
Newcastle disease (ND) is a severe poultry disease of high prevalence and great economic importance in
India. It is caused by avian paramyxovirus serotype1 (APMV-1). Newcastle Disease is a single greatest constraint
on the production of village poultry. This paper attempts to analyses publication in the field of Newcastle research
as indexed in CAB Direct Online database covering the period from 1951 to 2015.
Objectives of the Study
The main objective of this study is to analyze the research output in New Castle disease research, as
reflected in CAB Direct Online database. In particular, the study focuses on the following objectives:

To study the total number of publications output on New Castle Disease Research based on CAB Direct
Online database for the period from 1951 - 2015.

To study the top 10 Countries in New Castle research.

To study the top 10 languages in New Castle research.

To study the top 20 prolific authors in the field of New Castle research.

To study the top 20 journals publishing more research papers on New Castle research.

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METHODOLOGY
The CAB Direct Online has been used to retrieve the data for 65 years (1951-2015) by searching the keyword
New Castle in the Title field. The total number of records retrieved by CAB Direct Online database is 1,068.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The study revealed that during the period 1951-2015, a total of 1,068 publications were published on New Castle
Research. The highest number of publications is 140 papers in 2007. The lowest publication is 1 in 1951.
It is very interesting to note that there was not even a single publication listed during the years 1952 to 1970 and 1977.
The average number of publications published per year was 95 and the spurt in literature output was reported during
2000-2012. The year-wise publication growth is furnished in Table 1.
Table 1: Growth of Publication on New Castle Research
SL.NO.

YEAR

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

1951
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

NO. OF
PAPERS
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
8
2
4
5
9
6
2
6
5
6
5
6
9
7
5

SL.NO.

YEAR

24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.

1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total

NO. OF
PAPERS
10
3
5
4
12
13
23
31
30
39
38
43
67
140
49
117
47
59
84
52
57
41
1068

CABI CODE ANALYSIS

CABICODES have been applied to records to indicate the broad subject areas within which they fall and consist
of five characters: two identical alphabetic characters and three digits. CABICODES enable searchers to locate general
subject categories which are not easy to retrieve using descriptors alone and save time and money by helping them to
exclude irrelevant information from their searches. The list of top 10 CABICODES covered by this study are furnished in
Table 2 which clearly indicates the preferred areas of research by the scientists.

Impact Factor (JCC): 3.6829

Index Copernicus Value (ICV): 6.1

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Table 2: Top 10 CABICODE

SL.NO.
1.
2.

CABI CODE
FF003
FF020

3.

LL821

4.

LL860

5.
6.
7.

LL070
FF100
HH600

8.

UU485

9.

FF610

10.

FF620

KEYWORDS
Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000)
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
of Animals, (New March 2000)
Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of
Animals
Pets and Companion Animals
Plant Production
Host Resistance and Immunity
Social Psychology and Social
Anthropology, (New March 2000)
Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of
Plants, (New March 2000)
Plant Pests, (New March 2000)

NOS.
208
125
109
95
91
87
77
73
72
71

Preferred Types of Publications

The study reveals that the major source of publications covered by CAB Direct Online database on New Castle
research is journal articles with 672 papers (84.58%) followed by Journal articles: Conference papers with 145 papers
(13.57%). Conference papers ranks third position with 105 papers (9.83%) and Book chapter: Conference paper and Book
chapter are in the fourth and fifth places with 79 (7.39%) and 5 (1.40%) respective. The top 10 types of publications are
furnished in Table 3.
Table 3: Top 10 Types of Publications
Sl. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Document Type
Journal article
Journal article; Conference paper
Conference paper
Book Chapter; Conference paper
Book Chapter
Conference proceedings
Annual
Miscellaneous
Bulletin
Book

Nos.
672
145
105
79
15
15
13
12
6
5

Most Preferred Journals

The most preferred journals by the scientists involved in the New Castle research were: Journal of Aspects of
Applied Biology with 69 papers (6.46%) followed by Acta Horticulture with 16 papers (1.49%). The top 20 most preferred
journals are listed in Table 4 with the number of papers published.

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Table 4: Top 20 Preferred Journals by Scientists

Sl. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Document Type
Aspects of Applied Biology
Challenge your heart, challenge your mind. Conference Proceedings, OVMA,
Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario, 25-27, January, 2007.
Conference Proceedings, Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA),
Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 29-31, January, 2009.
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto,
Canada, 26-28, January, 2012.
Acta Horticulture
Hort Science
Journal of Economic Entomology
Tearmann
Virology
Food Additives and Contaminants A
Food Additives and Contaminants
Pest Management Science
Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor
Heredity
PLoS ONE
Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Ski Area Management
Annals of Agricultural Science
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Nos.
69
64
56
38
16
15
14
12
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5

Prolific Authors
The study reveals that Castle, L is the most prolific author in new castle research who published 36 papers
(3.51%) followed by Castle, W.S with 34 papers (2.19%). Table 5 lists the top 20 prolific authors in the field of new castle
research.
Table 5: Most Prolific Authors
Sl. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Impact Factor (JCC): 3.6829

Document Type
Castle, L
Castle, W.S
Boatman, N
Bradbury, R
Critchley, N
Holland, J
Marshall, J
Ogilvy, S
Castle, S, J
Turley, D
Andrews, M
Cummings, S
Dale, M.F.B
Rowlinson, P
Castle, A.J
Castle, S
Castle, P.E
Prabhaker, N
Svircev, A.M
Castle, K

Nos.
36
34
31
31
31
31
31
31
27
25
24
24
24
24
22
22
17
16
15

Index Copernicus Value (ICV): 6.1

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Country-Wise Distribution of Publications

The study reveals that USA is the top country in New Castle research with its contribution of 146 papers which is
nearly 13.67% of the global research output on New Castle research followed by UK with 84 papers (7.78%). India ranks
third position with 39 papers (3.65%). The top 10 countries based on number of publications are furnished in Table 6.
Table 6: Top 10 Countries
Sl. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Country
USA
UK
India
Canada
Egypt
England
California
Florida
Australia
Delaware

No. of Publications
146
84
39
27
27
24
21
18
16
15

Predominant Languages
It is observed that English is the most predominant language used by the scientists for communication of New
castle research with 987 papers (92.41%) followed by Chinese with 15 papers (1.40%). The top 10 predominant languages
are furnished in Table 7.
Table 7: Predominant Languages
Sl. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Language
English
Chinese
German
French
Hungarian
Portuguese
Spanish
Japanese
Persian
Romanian

No. of
Publications
987
15
15
11
6
5
5
4
4
4

CONCLUSIONS
The scientometric study on New castle research based on CAB Direct Online database reveals that USA is the
major producer of scientific research output with 146 publications which is around 13.67% of the global research output on
New castle research. The other interesting fact is that the most prolific author in this field is Castle, L with 36 papers
(3.37%). The study revealed that English is the most predominant language used by the scientists for communication of
New castle research with 987 papers (92.42%) is vital.

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Impact Factor (JCC): 3.6829

Index Copernicus Value (ICV): 6.1