The status of knowledge management’ productions in web of science database during 2000-2010

Abstract

Science production has multiplied in many countries; this indicates the active cooperation in interdisciplinary filed such as knowledge management which has gained significant advancements through effective communication in scientific activities. This research analyses the status of publications and citations to knowledge management’ productions in web of science database dated between 200 and 2010. it was conducted through library method to collect data from WOS by searching this formula in advanced search “TE=knowledge management” during MAY 6 to 16, 2011.The results show that more than the average of scientific productions indexed in SCI section, published in "English" language. Total Number of citations to the scientific productions is about eight times of their total number and the growth curve of citations is increasing. Most scientific productions belong to United State and England respectively. Although there are 56 Islamic countries, the rate of their scientific productions is very low in this field. Information is separately collected and analyzed in aspects of Source titles, subject areas, institutions and authors who have most scientific productions in knowledge management. LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE journal has published 234 papers in this field. 102 subject areas which have published scientific production in knowledge management field, the most papers were indexed in COMPUTER SCIENCE area with 2040 papers. 500 institutions has cooperated in knowledge management’ scientific production, but NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV has placed in the first place with 53 papers amongst other institutions and has allocated 1.20 of total number of papers published in this field. “Review: Knowledge management and knowledge management systems: Conceptual foundations and research issues” is the hot paper with 874 citations in knowledge management field. GOTTSCHALK is the prolific author in knowledge management field with 18 papers. As regards, Knowledge sharing is an important step of knowledge management, articles related to knowledge sharing published in web of science database during 2000-2010 is analyzed base on the cooperative countries and subject areas. According to Low growth scientific productions of Islamic countries in knowledge management and knowledge sharing, it is better that researchers of universities, scientific and research centers in Islamic countries attempt increase their scientific productions in Interdisciplinary fields such as in knowledge management and knowledge sharing, and effectively develop and improve their international cooperation in the future.