Forty years of applied mathematical modelling: A bibliometric study

The Journal of Applied Mathematical Modelling (AMM) is a leading international journal in the field of mathematics and engineering focused on research related to mathematical modelling of engineering and environmental processes, manufacturing, and industrial systems, whose first issue was published in 1976. Motivated by the 40th anniversary in 2016, this study aims to develop a bibliometric overview of the publications published in the journal from 1976 to 2016. The objective of this work is to identify the leading variables and trends which have influenced the journal most during these years. In doing so, the study uses the Web of Science Core Collection database to analyze the data. This work also develops a graphical mapping of the bibliometric material by using the visualization of similarities (VOS) viewer software. These graphs represent bibliographic coupling, citation and co-citation analysis, co-authorship and co-occurrence of keywords. The results show the diversity of the published documents and significant growth of the journal through time. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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This study aims to provide a bibliometric overview of the publications in the Journal of Applied Mathematical Modelling from 1976 to 2016, identifying the leading variables and trends that have influenced the journal during these years. Using the Web of Science Core Collection database, the study conducted data analysis and developed graphical mapping of bibliometric material. The results demonstrate the diversity of published documents and significant growth of the journal over time.