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Michael White Queen’s University American Society for Engineering Education

Using Citation Analysis to Explore the Information Needs of Graduate Students Affiliated with a Fuel Cell Research Center. Michael White Queen’s University American Society for Engineering Education 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition June 26, 2012. Fuel Cell Overview.

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Michael White Queen’s University American Society for Engineering Education

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  1. Using Citation Analysis to Explore the Information Needs of Graduate Students Affiliated with a Fuel Cell Research Center Michael White Queen’s University American Society for Engineering Education 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition June 26, 2012

  2. Fuel Cell Overview • Invented in 19thcentury • William Grove, 1839 • Electrochemical cell • Chemical reaction  electical energy • 1960s – US/USSR Space Programs • “Clean” energy source • No pollutants Image source: RTDInfo: Magazine on European Research, August 2004

  3. Fuel Cell Programs, Labs, and Research Centers • ASU • Caltech • Colorado School of Mines • Cornell • Georgia Tech • Humboldt State U • Kettering U • Penn State • Queen’s U-RMC • Stark State College • Texas A&M • U at Albany • UC Berkeley • UC Davis • UC Irvine • U of Connecticut • U of Delaware • U of Hawaii • U of Illionis UC • U of N. Dakota • U de Québec à Trois-Rivières • U of S. Carolina • U of Waterloo • Virginia Commonwealth U • West Virginia U • Worcester Poly University National Lab

  4. Queen’s-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre • Established in 2007 • Moved to Queen’s Innovation Park in 2008 • Eight faculty • 4 x Chemical Eng./Chemistry • 2 x Mechanical & Materials Eng. • 1 x Civil Eng. • 1 x Mining Eng. • 5 research staff & PDFs • 20 graduate students • 80 publications; few patent apps.

  5. Distance = 2 km/1.25 miles Queen’s RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre Engineering & Science Library

  6. FCRC Mission Statement “University-based research and development organization in partnership with industry dedicated to advancing the knowledge base for addressing the key technology challenges to the commercialisation of fuel cell applications.” Image source: National Research Council, Fuel Cell Lab, Vancouver, BC

  7. Fuel Cell Patents, 2002-2012

  8. Questions • What types of materials do FCRC graduate students cite? • What are the top cited journals by the number of citations and citing authors? • What are the core journals in the fuel cell literature? • What is the mean number of references per thesis? • What is the age profile of journal and book citations? • Are patents a major source of information cited by students?

  9. Mining Civil Eng Mining Civil Eng ? ChemEng ChemEng Mech & Mat Mech & Mat

  10. Data Summary *E-theses only. Theses published in print/microfiche prior to mid-2007 were not included in this study.

  11. T/D by Year and Dept. N = 19

  12. Cited References by Type

  13. Cited References by Dept.

  14. Journal Dispersion & 80/20 Rule Journal dispersion Number of journals cited once 80/20 rule 249 60.2 150 50 72.3

  15. Top Journals: Cited vs. WoS Search

  16. Top Publishers

  17. Top Journals Ranked by Number of Citing Authors

  18. Age of Citations: Journal vs. Book Years

  19. Conclusions & Questions • Distinct fuel cell literature • Elsevier is the dominant publisher • ACS, ECS and Wiley also important • Differences between sub-disciplines • Mining students cite more conferences, tech reports and patents • Civil students cite fewer journals • How are students searching the literature? • Why aren’t students using the patent literature?

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