Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Abstract

The current study is a bibliometric analysis of the “Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics” for its 729 Scopus-indexed publications. The study is conducted with the objective of deriving valuable insights by analysing the journal through the application of bibliometric indicators like most prolific authors, institutions, and countries, their year-wise publication trends, types of documents published, and identification of their major focus areas through the application of the keyword co-occurrence method. The study identified articles (n=581) as the most preferred type of document, year 2010 as the most impactful year in terms of average citations per publication (n=32.36), author Sieber, J.E. from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States as the most prolific contributor with 22 publications and University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa as the most prolific institution with 31 publications in the journal. Only 0.96% (n=7) of documents received more than 100 citations in the history of the journal’s publications. Informed consent, ethics committee, education, data privacy and data sharing, bioethics, research integrity, and community-based participatory research are the major areas being worked upon in the journal. The study will provide insights to those seeking to publish their research in the journal, and provide insights into what the journal is publishing actively.