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A bibliometric analysis of top-cited papers in the biogas field

Authors: Michele Silveira Coelho, Fabiana Gonçalves Barbosa, Michele da Rosa Andrade Zimmermann de Souza

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 10/2019

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We identified and analyzed the characteristics of the 100 top-cited papers in the field of biogas using the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database. The characteristics analyzed were the publication year, type of document, journal of publication, country and research institution, and citation life cycle. The top-cited papers were published between 1988 and 2015, with the majority published between 2006 and 2011, and were from 36 countries. These papers appeared in 44 journals and represent 28 Web of Science categories. Germany published most of the papers and the Technical University of Denmark was the most productive research institution.

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Title: A bibliometric analysis of top-cited papers in the biogas field
Authors: Michele Silveira Coelho
Fabiana Gonçalves Barbosa
Michele da Rosa Andrade Zimmermann de Souza
Publication date: 01-05-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8303-3

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