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Zhang, G.F., Xie, S.D. and Ho, Y.S.* (2010), A bibliometric analysis of world volatile organic
compounds research trends. Scientometrics, 83 (2), 477-492.
Document type: Article Language: English Cited references: 40 Times cited: 39 Times self cited: 17
Abstract: This study explores a bibliometric approach to quantitatively assessing current research
trends on volatile organic compounds, by using the related literature in the Science Citation
Index (SCI) database from 1992 to 2007. The articles acquired from such literature were
concentrated on the general analysis by scientific output, the research performances by countries,
institutes, and collaborations, and the research trends by the frequency of author keywords,
words in title, words in abstract, and keywords plus. Over the past years, there had been a
notable growth trend in publication outputs, along with more participation and collaboration of
countries and institutes. Research collaborative papers had shifted from the national
inter-institutional to the international collaboration. Benzene, toluene, and formaldehyde were
the three kinds of VOCs concerned mostly. Detection and removing, especially by adsorption
and oxidation, of VOCs were to be the orientation of all VOCs research in the next few years.
Author Keywords: Volatile organic compounds; Research trend; Scientometrics; SCI
Keywords Plus: Indoor Air; Science; Quality; Water; Hydrocarbons; Medicine; Exposure; Removal;
Benzene; Growth
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
Addresses:
1. Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
2. Peking Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, Dept Environm Sci, State Key Joint Lab Environm
Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
E-mail Addresses: ysho@asia.edu.tw
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