ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 307-314.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1084.2012.00307

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  BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY OF DISSERTATIONS ON THE THEME OF THE ARCTIC IN THE USA & CANADA

Huangfu Qinghong,Hua Weina   

  1. School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • Received:2012-01-12 Revised:2012-02-22 Online:2012-09-30 Published:2012-09-30
  • Contact: Hua Weina

Abstract: Based on the collection of dissertations on Arctic research in USA and Canada from the database of PQDT, a bibliometric analysis has been conducted, including chronological distribution, degree-granting institutions, subjects and keywords. Some conclusions has been made that doctoral dissertations on the theme of arctic are growing steadily year by year; those institutions around Arctic are the main institutions of arctic research; geology, atmosphere, ecology and oceanography are the predominant disciplines of arctic research; oceans, islands and climate become the focus in this field.

Key words: Arctic, PQDT, Bibliometric analysis, the United States, Canada