Bibliometric analysis and visualization on international mobile library research output, 2007–2016

Bibliometrics analysis of published research output is performed on the mobile library field for the period of 2007-2016, based on research data retrieved from the Science Citation index and Social Sciences Citation Index databases. A number of 772 mobile library related articles in the period are identified in this research. On the basis of the above data source, combined with the softwares of GEPHI and VOSviewer, co-word analysis and visualization are employed from the viewpoint of the bibliometrics analysis method, in order that the number evolution pattern of research outputs, prominent authors and their research paradigms, institutions contributing to the field, and content analysis based on co-word method are conducted in the paper, to reveal the research status and future trend in mobile library field.