Informatics: Brief History, Definition and Current Status Based on ISI Database

The present study would initially investigate and review the history and various definitions associated with Infometrics. It would later study the current status of this term in ISI databases. Findings indicate that by the end of 2007 there are 215 records available on infometrics. 107 articles, or 49.1% of the total, were written by 10 authors. Egghe is ranked first in this field by authoring 27 papers. United States holds the first rank with 42 papers followed by Belgiun with 40 articles. However when considering universities and other institutes of higher learnings, University of Instelling in Antwerp Belgium holds the highest rank with 18 papers. 96% of the papers are in English Language, while only 8 papers are in German. Production of scientific output peaks in the year 2005 with 27 papers. With 63 papers published, Scientometric Journal ranks first. The highest number of research in infometrics has been carried out by librarians and information professionals followed by computer scientists.