Mapping Global Research Output in Big Data during 2007-16

S.M. Dhawan (Formerly CSIR –NPL, New Delhi (Present Address: 114 DayanandVihar, Delhi 110092). India.)
Brij Mohan Gupta (Formerly CSIR –NISTADS, New Delhi (Present Address: 1173 Sector 15, Panchkula 134 113, Haryana). India.)
Ritu Gupta (Formerly with Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh (Present Address: 1K/A Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi 110029), India.)

Emerging Science Journal
Vol 2, No 3 (2018): June

The paper examines global research in big data, as covered in Scopus database 2007-16, on a series of bibliometric indicators. The study finds that big data registered exceedingly fast growth (135.2%), but averaged low citation impact per paper (3.75) and accounted for very low share of highly cited papers (0.86%) in 10 years. The study reports publication trends in big data research by top countries, top institutions, top authors, top journals, major subject areas, publication modes, and country-level share of international collaborative publications. The study concludes that big data is a subject of recent origin. Given its major potential to impact business, governance, society, healthcare, industry and many other sectors, big data is fast emerging as a major discipline of interest and importance to nations, corporates, and institutions across developed and fast emerging economies.