Title/Author/Publication Details Focus
1 Examining the examiners: An analysis of
examiners' reports on doctoral theses
Johnston, Sue . Studies in Higher Education ;
Abingdon Vol. 22, Iss. 3, (Oct 1997): 333-347.
2 Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis
and trends of a longitudinal study
Kushkowski, Jeffrey D; Parsons, Kathy A; Wiese,
William H . Portal : Libraries and the Academy ;
Baltimore Vol. 3, Iss. 3, (Jul 2003): 459-479.
3 Web Citation by Graduate Students: A
Comparison of Print and Electronic Theses
Kushkowski, Jeffrey D . Portal : Libraries and the
Academy ; Baltimore Vol. 5, Iss. 2, (Apr 2005):
259-
276
4 Matching between assigned descriptors and title
keywords in medical theses
Ansari, Mariam . Library Review ; Glasgow Vol. 54,
Iss. 7, (2005): 410-414.
5 Trends in Canadian Sociology Master's Theses in
Relation to Research Ethics Review, 1995-2004
Van Den Hoonaard, Will C . Journal of Empirical
Research on Human Research Ethics ; London
Vol. 1, Iss. 4, (Dec 2006): 77-88.
6 Analysis of information use in agricultural
science PhD theses at Central University of
Venezuela (1986-2002)
Chaparro-Martínez, Exio Isaac; Miguel Ángel
Marzal . Library Review ; Glasgow Vol. 57, Iss. 2,
(2008):
123-137.
7 Influences, Institutions and Outcomes: A Survey
of Masters and Doctoral Theses on Actor
Training in Australia, 1979-2004
GROUP
Trends and information in the examiners report Content Analysis
Document Analysis
External
demographic characteristics of the data Citation Analysis
trends between selected data elements External
differences between master's and doctoral theses
longitudinal trends are present for citation age, total number of
citations, length of thesis, library holdings,
and the serial/monograph proportion
insights about the social structure of knowledge
Citations from print theses were compared with those Comparative Study
submitted as an electronic thesis Citation Analysis
or dissertation
degree of exact and partial match between the assigned Keywords and Title – specific part
descriptors and title keywords of medical Internal
theses
TRENDS Specific parts
Research approach Internal
Research tools
information use in agricultural science PhD theses Citation Analysis
scientific production, reference density, self-citations,
document contemporaneousness and type of documents cited,
reference scattering and accessibility of the journals cited
a summary of some of the research into actor training in Key words – specific parts
Australia - and the disciplinary,
industrial and political issues
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

Hadley, Bree . Australasian Drama Studies ; St. use of key words related to actors and actor training
Lucia Iss. 53, (Oct 2008): 8-0_4.
8 Current Trends in Educational Technology document-review Parts
Research in Turkey in the New Millennium approach internal
Simsek, Ali; Özdamar, Nilgün; Uysal, Ömer; Kobak, theses were reviewed based on the year, topic, objective,
Kadriye; Berk, Cem; Kiliçer, Tugba; Çigdem, Harun paradigm, design/ model, sampling, instrumentation, statistical
. analysis, results, and
Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri ; Istanbul recommendations.
Vol. 9, Iss. 2, (Spring 2009): 961-966
9 Citation Analysis of Doctoral Works Submitted to most cited sources Citation Analysis
the Department of Animal Science, University of age of cited items External
Ibadan, Nigeria citation patterns
Olatokun, Wole Michael . Library Philosophy and most frequently cited journals
Practice ; Lincoln (Nov 2009): 1-15. extent of use of journals
subject areas with the highest number of projects
patterns of citation and co-citation
10 Classifying curriculum scholarship in Australia: initial analysis of the form of Australian postgraduate Content
A review of postgraduate theses 1975-2005 scholarship Trends
O'connor, Kate; Yates, Lyn . Australian Educational
Researcher ; Dordrecht Vol. 37, Iss. 1, (Apr 2010): how
125-143. Australian curriculum has developed across states and over
time

11 Information Use in History Research: A Citation
Analysis of Master's Level Theses
Sherriff, Graham . Portal : Libraries and the
Academy ; Baltimore Vol. 10, Iss. 2, (Apr 2010):
165-183.
12 The impact of electronic resources on
humanities graduate student theses
Wu, Ming-der; Chen, Shih-chuan . Online
Information Review ; Bradford Vol. 34, Iss. 3,
(2010): 457-472.
13 Scientometric Study of Doctoral Dissertations in
Biochemistry in the University of Kerala, India
Sudhier, K G Pillai; Kumar, V Dileep . Library
Philosophy and Practice ; Lincoln (Jun 2010): 1-16.
students' use of information resources Citation Analysis
citation analysis
characteristics of the documents cited Citation Analysis
Where and how do they obtain those citations?
Do studentsuse and cite electronic resources?
Do students favour electronic resources over paper versions
list checking and follow-up interviews
subject wise break-up, bibliographic forms of cited documents, Citation analysis
most cited Trends
journals, collaboration in authorship, etc.
trends in biochemistry research
subject distribution
format of materials
most frequently cited journals
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

most frequently cited books

14 The Sampling Issues in Quantitative Research Population and Sample" using document analysis Document Analysis
Delice, Ali . Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri ; Specific part
Istanbul Vol. 10, Iss. 4, (Autumn 2010): 2001-
2018.
15 Tracking Trends: Students' Information Use in citation analysis to examine students' dissertations and theses Citation analysis
the Social Sciences and Humanities, 1995-2008 in history, psychology, and Trends
Smyth, Joanne B . Portal : Libraries and the education, noting changes in research practices since the Impact
Academy ; Baltimore Vol. 11, Iss. 1, (Jan 2011): introduction of electronic journals and other online External
551-573. sources.
impact of free Web sources demonstrated in thesis and
dissertation preparation

16 Instruments Used in Doctoral Dissertations in to examine the quality of research, measurement instruments Specific parts
Educational Sciences in Turkey: Quality of and the types of Internal
Research and Analytical Errors analytical errors
Karadag, Engin . Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim
Bilimleri ; Istanbul Vol. 11, Iss. 1, (Winter 2011):
330-334.
17 Student Citation Behaviour in Delta State assess the types/formats of resources preferred in their Citation analysis
University, Abraka, Nigeria citations and their External
Obuh, Alex Ozoemelem; Babatope, Ihuoma Sandra reasons for preferring a particular format /type
. Library Philosophy and Practice ; Lincoln (Jul types of documents
2011): formats of documents
1-8 students' reasons

18 A citation study of public health Masters' theses core journal list Citation Analysis
Klassen, Timothy William . Collection Building ; changes in the types and format of resources cited Impact
Bradford Vol. 30, Iss. 4, (2011): 153-159. how dependent on the journals of other disciplines are SCSU
public
health students
19 Citation analysis of M.Tech theses submitted in source of information materials cited Citation Analysis
the Department of Agricultural Economics and distribution of citations
Extension, Federal University of Technology age of cited materials
Akure, Nigeria types of journal cited
Fasae, Joseph Kehinde . Collection Building ; most cited journals
Bradford Vol. 30, Iss. 4, (2011): 179-183. types of authorship
most cited authors
20 Are students kidding with health research how students handle issues of research ethics Specific parts
 Title/Author/Publication Details
ethics? The case of HIV/AIDS research in
Cameroon
Munung, Nchangwi Syntia; Tangwa, Godfrey B;
Che, Chi Primus; Vidal, Laurent; Ouwe-Missi-
OukemBoyer, Odile . BMC Medical Ethics ; London
Vol. 13, (2012): 12
21 Citation Analysis of PhD Theses in Psychology of
Selected Universities in Andhra Pradesh, India
Zafrunnisha, N . Library Philosophy and Practice ;
Lincoln (Apr 2012): 1-11.
22 Citation Analysis of Dissertations and Theses
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural
Economics And Extension, Federal University of
Technology Akure, Nigeria
Fasae, Joseph Kehinde . Library Philosophy and
Practice ; Lincoln (May 2012): 1-10.
23 Citations in the Sociology Doctoral Dissertations:
A Quantitative Analysis
Zafrunnisha, N . International Journal of Information
Dissemination and Technology ; Ambala
Vol. 2, Iss. 3, (Jul/Sep 2012): 212.
24 Citation Analysis: Do Age and Types of Materials
Cited Correlate with Availability of Appropriate
Library of Congress Subject Headings?
Strader, C Rockelle . Library Resources &
Technical Services ; Chicago Vol. 56, Iss. 4, (Oct
2012): 238-
253.
25 Citation analysis of doctoral theses in botany
submitted to Kuvempu University, India: a case
study
Focus GROUP
summary/abstract, "material and methods
characteristics of literature used by researchers Citation Analysis
various sources of information Obsolescence
nature of authorship
core journals ;
core book and journal publishers
distribution of citations
applicability of Bradford's Law of scattering
obsolescence of literature used
assess the availability of the cited journal articles and journals
determine the information materials used Citation analysis
types of information materials
distribution of citations
most frequently cited journals
types of authorship
highest and lowest citations
information sources Citation Analysis
o the authorship pattern and degree of collaboration
o core journals,
o subject wise break up of citations,
o country wise distribution of journals
o language wise distribution of journal citations.
Correlations are sought between the types and ages of Citation Analysis
resources cited and the number of unique keywords Correlation
and unique LCSH that were found
do ETD authors in these fields cite a specific type of
material, e.g., monographs, journal articles, maps, or websites
more or less frequently
patterns within disciplines can be identified when type and age
of cited materials are examined
to determine the materials cited Citation Analysis
yearly distribution of theses
average number of references
distribution of sources
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

Koteppa Banateppanvar; Biradar, B S; nature of authorship

Kannappanavar, B U . Collection Building ; patterns and degree of collaboration
Bradford chronological distribution of citations.
subject distribution of citations.
distribution of documents
prepare a rank list of journals in order of their frequency of
Bradford's law to the journal citations.
APPLIED GENRE ANALYSIS: THE CASE OF studying the writing samples of four primary Specific parts
INTRODUCTIONS IN SPANISH TEACHER English teacher trainees' introductions to curricular design Docu analysis
TRAINEES CURRICULAR DESIGN DOCUMENTS rhetorical patterns or moves for curricular design introductions
McMahon, Joana Pierce . Revista Española de linguistic features and signals are found in the introductions
Lingüística Aplicada, suppl. MONOGRÁFICO ;
Amsterdam
(2013): 165-182.
26 Citation Analysis of Doctoral Theses in Citation analysis
Biotechnology Submitted to Kuvempu
University, Karnataka: A Case Study
Koteppa Banateppanvar; BSBiradar
BUKannappanavar . International Journal of
Information
Dissemination and Technology ; Ambala Vol. 3,
Iss. 3, (2013): 147-157.
27 Persistence and decay of web citations used in examine the persistence and decay of web citations in theses Obsolescence
theses and dissertations available at the Sokoine and dissertations Citation Analysis
National Agricultural Library, Tanzania
Sife, Alfred S; Bernard, Ronald . International
Journal of Education and Development using
Information
and Communication Technology ; Bridgetown Vol.
9, Iss. 2, (2013): 85-94.
28 TERMS CARE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE TITLES frequency of application of the expressions "care" and Key words
OF THE THESES IN NURSING (1963- "assistance" in the titles of theses
2011)/TERMOS CUIDADO E ASSISTÊNCIA NOS produced by nurses in Nursing area and related fields.
TÍTULOS DAS TESES EM ENFERMAGEM (1963-
2011)/LAS EXPRESIONES DE CUIDADO Y
ASISTENCIA EN LOS TÍTULOS DE LAS TESIS
EN
ENFERMERÍA (1963 -2011)
 Title/Author/Publication Details
Guimarães, Flávia Ramos Fernandes; de Oliveira,
Denise Rocha Salazar; Velasque, Luciane de
Souza; de
Amorim, Wellington Mendonça . Revista de
Pesquisa, Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; Rio de
Janeiro
Vol. 5, Iss. 4, (Oct-Dec 2013): 431-439A.
29 Citations in Engineering Doctoral Dissertations:
An Obsolescence Study
Mulla, K R; Dhanamjaya, M; Talawar, V G .
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information
Technology ; Dehli
Vol. 33, Iss. 6, (Nov 2013).
30 Dissertations and discussions: engineering
graduate student research resource use at New
Mexico State University
Johnson, Paula C . Collection Building ; Bradford
Vol. 33, Iss. 1, (2014): 25-30.
31 Ranking and Scattering of Journals in Physics: A
Quantitative Study
Raju, NGovinda . International Journal of
Information Dissemination and Technology ;
Ambala
Vol. 4, Iss. 1, (2014)
32 CITATION ANALYSIS OF PH.D THESES
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
CHEMICAL SCIENCES, TEZPUR UNIVERSITY,
ASSAM
Gohain, Anjan; Saikia, Mukesh . Library Philosophy
and Practice ; Lincoln (Jan 2014): 0_1,1-13
33 Opening cultural heritage in the age of OAI-PMH: knowledge of Armenian cultural heritage can be discovered by
finding Armenia in the OATD discovery service
Joseph Greenberg, Charles . Library Management ; Armenian history and culture
Bradford Vol. 35, Iss. 4/5, (2014): 320-328
Focus GROUP
distribution of PhD theses Citation analysis
exponentiality of citation frequency obsolescence
chronological distribution of journal and book citations
Confirm obsolescence and half-life of engineering journal and
book citations
notable increase in the citation of web sites Citation analysis
quantitative difference in the number of scholarly sources cite
average age of the citations change
most commonly used resources per engineering department
impact factor of the most heavily used resources
expectations for the use of scholarly sources
perceptions of the quality of scholarly sources
identify the bibliographic form-wise distribution of citations Citation analysis
ranking and scattering of journals. obsolescence
productivity of journals in Physics.
study the obsolescence of literature &half life of journal
citations.
investigate authorship pattern of the citations, type and form of Citation analysis
literature cited, and compiled a rank
list of core journals in chemical sciences.
most cited sources
authorship pattern
average number of references
year wise distribution
most frequently cited journals
rank list of core journals of chemical sciences
Content
searching OATD for open access theses that relate to Impact
Citation analysis
 Title/Author/Publication Details
34 Information Use Pattern of Researchers in
Commerce: A Citation Analysis of Doctoral
Dissertations
Devi, B Mini; Sankar, V S Jaya . Library Philosophy
and Practice ; Lincoln (May 2014): 0_1,1-35.
35 Publishing Time-Frame Evaluation for Doctoral
Students in United Kingdom
Urda-Cîmpean, Andrada Elena; Achimas-Cadariu,
Andrei; Drugan, Tudor C . Applied Medical
Informatics ;
Cluj-Napoca Vol. 35, Iss. 3, (2014): 40-48.
36 Theses Originality: An Initial Effort to Examine
Students' Final Projects
Zulfikar, T, MEd, PhD 1 ; Elismawati, MPd 1 ;
Yuhardi, SPd, MPd 1 1 Department of English,
Faculty of
Education and Teacher Training IAIN Imam Bonjol
Padang, Indonesia . Al-Ta'lim Journal ; Padang
Vol. 21, Iss. 2, (Jul 2014): 93-103.
37 Evaluation of the Improvement in the Quality of
PhD Theses Produced during 2001-2012: A Case
Study of Pakistani Universities
Ahsan, Muhammad; Akhtar, Mumtaz; Rafaqat Ali
Akbar; Munir, Muhammad . Bulletin of Education
and
Research ; Lahore Vol. 36, Iss. 2, (Dec 2014): n/a.
38 Non-conventional technologies for data
collection in Brazilian dissertations and
theses/Tecnologias não convencionais de coleta
de dados em dissertações e teses
brasileiras/Tecnologías no convencionales para
recolección de datos en disertaciones y tesis
brasileñas
Focus GROUP
Discovered thesis records were exported into citation
management tools and analysed for subject content, year of
publication, institutional repository source, and a determination
of whether Armenia was a primary or secondary topic.
citations Citation Analysis
understand the different type of the documents used
prepare ranked list of periodicals based
study authorship pattern
identify country-wise distribution of literature
determine the age distribution of literature
compute the time to completion and publication of original Citation analysis
scientific Evaluation of a format
publications
evaluate if PhD theses format
(monograph or publication-based) can influence the time to
completion and publication of original scientific
publication
factors that reduce originality of students' theses Content
increase in quantitative terms has translated into an increase in Evaluation
quality as well. trends
to characterize non-conventional technologies used for data Citation analysis
collection of dissertations and
theses
documentary research
indicators collected were: academic level; educational
institution; year; qualification of the author; setting; non-
 Title/Author/Publication Details
Salvador, Pétala Tuani Candido de Oliveira;
Rodrigues, Cláudia Cristiane Filgueira Martins; de
Lima,
Kálya Yasmine Nunes; Alves, Kisna Yasmin
Andrade; Santos, Viviane Euzébia Pereira . Revista
Brasileira
de Enfermagem ; Brasília Vol. 68, Iss. 2, (Mar/Apr
2015): 243-251.
39 Citation analysis of dissertations for collection
development
Abeyrathne, Dilani Kanishka . Collection Building ;
Bradford Vol. 34, Iss. 2, (2015): 30-40.
40 Chinese MA theses: The people behind the
Papers
Xu, Ziyun . PeerJ PrePrints ; San Diego (Apr 2,
2015)
Making a Case for New Directions in English
Language Teaching Research at an Omani
University: A Critical Qualitative Content
Analysis Report
Al-Issa, Ali S M . The Qualitative Report ; Fort
Lauderdale Vol. 20, Iss. 5, (May 11, 2015): 560-
595.
41 Chinese Interpreting Studies: A data-driven
analysis of a dynamic field of enquiry
Xu, Ziyun; Pekelis, Leonid B . PeerJ PrePrints ;
San Diego (Jul 30, 2015).
Focus GROUP
conventional technology used; type of technology; association
with
conventional techniques; methodological design; benefits and
methodological limitations
to make recommendations for library collection development Citation Analysis
librarian should assess
whether the library is adequately responding their research
demands
analyzing citations
in the dissertationsmost cited format
prepare a ranked list of journals. Accessibility of each core
journals was observed and recommendations were
made for collection development
an External Factors
objective examination of the differences and similarities Content
between the choices of topic and theoretical inspirations
of MA students at various Chinese universities, and of how
their choices of topic and advisor affect their likelihood
of pursuing careers in academia.
discussion of Content Analysis
these topics lacks a critical dimension
scientometric study Trends
noteworthy trends and Parts
patterns of behavior in the field Citation Analysis
can the field’s progress be quantified by means of citation
analysis
repeatedly to cite ‘classic’ papers
drawn to their colleagues’ latest research
the choice of empirical vs. theoretical research have on the
use of citations in the various
research brackets
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

42 Doctoral dissertations in Chinese Interpreting
Studies: A scientometric survey using topic
modeling
Xu, Ziyun . PeerJ PrePrints ; San Diego (Aug 1,
2015).
43 CITATION ANALYSIS OF PH.D. THESES IN
AGRONOMY AND PLANT BREEDING
SUBMITTED
AT CCHAU, HISAR DURING 2010-2014: A
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Bala, Saroj; Singh, Joginder . Information Studies ;
Bangalore Vol. 21, Iss. 4, (Oct 2015): 205-220.
44 Analysing the relation among disciplines
through the use of doctoral theses. The case of
television, radio, cinema and photography in
Spain
Repiso, Rafael; Torres-Salinas, Daniel; López-
Cózar, Emilio Delgado . Revista Latina de
Comunicación
Social , English ed.; Tenerife Iss. 71, (2016): 874-
890.
45 BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF INDIAN JOURNAL
OF CHEMISTRY, SECTION B TO STUDY THE
USAGE PATTERN OF INFORMATION IN THE
FIELD OF MATERIAL SCIENCE
Gogoi, Manisha; Barooah, Pronab Kumar . Library
Philosophy and Practice ; Lincoln (Feb 2016): 1-17.
46 Quantitative Assessment of Theses at
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Years-
(1995-2014)
Balaghafari, Azita; Siamian, Hasan; Kharamin,
Farideh; Rashida, Seyyedeh Shahrbanoo;
Ghahrani,
important to evaluate its dominant topics, trends and Trends
institutions, as well as the career development
analyze the topics
covered i
used to track the research productivity of institutions and the
career
trajectories of PhD holders
bibliographic forms of Citation Analysis
the cited documents, authorship pattern, country-wise
distribution, ranking of the highly cited journals, etc.
a new method of analysing the relation between disciplines External
measuring Content
academic participation in doctoral theses across different
disciplines
propose a new method of measuring interdisciplinarity through
the
measurement of the academic relationships that doctoral
theses
bibliometric analysis of articles and references provided at the Citation Analysis
end of each article
make an analysis of articles
find out the number of cited documents and the average
number of references
study the authorship pattern
identify geographical distribution of journals
identify the number and forms of document
study the age of cited journals
prepare the rank list of cited journals
study the population, stratified sampling method parts
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

Nassim . Acta Informatica Medica ; Sarajevo Vol.

24, Iss. 4, (2016): 281-285.
47 A comparative citation analysis study of to determine and compare the type and age of cited literature Comparative
master's theses at the American University of in master's theses Citation Analysis
Beirut, Lebanon
Ahmadieh, Dima; Nalbandian, Salpy; Noubani,
Khaled . Collection Building ; Bradford Vol. 35, Iss.
4,
(2016): 103-113.
48 Trends in Distance Education: A Content content analysis Content analysis
Analysis of Master’s Thesis key words, academic disciplines, research areas, theoretical Parts
DURAK, Gürhan; ÇANKAYA, Serkan; YUNKUL, frameworks, research
Eyup; URFA, Mehmet; TOPRAKLIKLIOLU, Kvanç; designs and models, statistical analyses, data collection tools,
ARDA, participants, instructional design models,
Yamur; NAM, Nazmiye . TOJET : The Turkish variables/research focus
Online Journal of Educational Technology ; reveal the research trends
Adapazari
Vol. 16, Iss. 1, (2017)
49 Referencing pattern of Sociology theses number of theses, authorship pattern, chronological Citation Analysis
submitted to Punjabi University Patiala distribution, format of citations
Kaur, Amritpal; Rattan, Gurjeet Kaur . International a ranked list of journals was also prepared
Journal of Information Dissemination and test the applicability of Bradford Law of Scattering.
Technology ; Ambala Vol. 7, Iss. 3, (2017): 151-
156.
50 ENGAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE explores theses as a potential viable source of knowledge on a Content
STUDENTS AS CUSTODIANS IN HERITAGE minority ethnic community
CONSERVATION ENRICHMENT content analysis
Hun, Pue Giok 1 1 Institute of Ethnic Studies
(KITA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
MALAYSIA E-mail:
ghpue@ukm.edu.my . Kajian Malaysia, suppl.
Supp. 1 ; Pinang Vol. 35, (2017): 141-163.
51 Investigating EFL Coursebook Research in methodological distribution Parts
Turkey: Trends in Graduate Theses of the 2001- their type, date of
2013 Period imek, Meliha R 1 ; Dündar, Esin 2 1 publication, institute, method, data collection instruments,
University of Health Sciences 2 Anadolu University sampling features, and data analysis techniques
. Kuram ve internal distribution
Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri ; Istanbul Vol. 17, Iss. kind of similarities
3, (Jun 2017): 969-1014. between their conclusions in relation to users' attitudinal
orientation
 Title/Author/Publication Details
52 Research productivity in the Departments of
Chemistry and Physics of The University of
Burdwan during 1960 - 2000: A comparative
study
Nandi, Amitava 1 ; Mondal, Sanjukta 2 1 Assistant
Librarian. Gr. - 1 The University of Burdwan.
Central
Library. Golapbag. Burdwan - 713104 Email:
anzoology@gmail.com 2 Research Scholar. Dept.
of Library
&Information Science. University of Burdwan.
Burdwan- 713104. Email:
sanjuktamondal98@yahoo.com
. Library Philosophy and Practice ; Lincoln (Jun
2017): 1-22.
53 Issues of Copyright Infringement with Electronic
Thesis and Dissertations (ETDs): A Critical
Analysis
Mohd Owais Farooqui; Babar Raees . International
Research : Journal of Library and Information
Science ; Aligarh Vol. 7, Iss. 2, (Jun 2017).
54 Application of Bradford's Law on Pakistan
Journal of Psychological Research
Wahid, Nazia 1 ; Idrees, Haroon 2 1 Fatima Jinnah
Women University 2 University of Sargodha .
Pakistan
Journal of Psychological Research ; Islamabad
Vol. 32, Iss. 1, (Summer 2017): 1-17.
55 Bibliometric Analysis of Doctoral Dissertations
in Political Science: A Study of the University of
Burdwan
Mondal, Sanjukta; Bandyopadhyay, Amit Kumar;
Roy, Bijan Kumar . International Research : Journal
of
Library and Information Science ; Aligarh Vol. 7,
Iss. 3, (Sep 2017)
Focus GROUP
towards local and global materials
strategies are preferred by graduate coursebook researchers
analyse and compare the trend of doctoral research in Comparative
Chemistry and Physics Trends
find out and compare year wise publication productivity external
study and compare the pattern of authorship collaboration
identify and compare the most prolific authors
citation scenario of the outstanding authors
identify and compare the journal preference of the researchers
find out the country wise distribution of journals
copyright Parts
infringement of ETDs
proposes the plausible solution to curb down the
plagiarism activities relating to the content of ETD
attempts to highlight the various provisions of Indian
Copyright law
apply the accepted formulations of Bradford's Law to citations Citation Analysis
used by the authors
find out the list of core journals cited.
type and number of cited documents.
the journal's and authors' self-citations
journals mostly used
core journals
appropriateness of the accepted formulations
literature cited, rank list of core journals, authorship pattern, Citation Analysis
authorship collaboration and
degree of collaboration of the citations
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

Doctoral degree in Library and Information yearwise productivity of theses, gender-wise productivity, Citation analysis
Science in the University of Burdwan during ranking of supervisors, language wise-distribution, number of
1984-2015: An analytical study references used, type of references, number of chapters and
Mondal, Sanjukta; Roy, Bijan Kumar . International subject-wise distribution
Research : Journal of Library and Information
Science
; Aligarh Vol. 7, Iss. 4, (Dec 2017)
56 Master's thesis research in social marketing examine social marketing as the subject of master's theses. Content
(1971-2015)
Truong, V Dao; Dietrich, Timo . Journal of Social
Marketing ; Bingley Vol. 8, Iss. 1, (2018): 58-98.
57 CURRICULUM VITAE: A DISCOURSE OF deals with the under-researched (sub) genre of curriculum Specific parts
CELEBRATION WITH NARCISSISTIC vitae (CV) of
ALLUSIONS theses
Basthomi, Yazid . TEFLIN Journal ; Malang Vol. close examination through repeated readings (some five times)
23, Iss. 1, (Jan 2012): 1-24.
58 Citation patterns in Educational Science theses analyses citation patterns Citation analysis
at the University of Córdoba ) author b) title c) date d)
Maz-Machado, Alexander; Torralbo-Rodríguez, department;
Manuel; Gutiérrez-Arenas, Ma Pilar; Sillero, e) number of citations per thesis, f) number of
Francisca citations per source-type g) frequency of journal titles cited.
Morales . Library Philosophy and Practice ; Lincoln
(Aug 2012): 1-13.
59 Evaluating Perry's structured approach for investigate examiner reactions to doctorate of business External
professional doctorate theses administration (DBA)
Charles, Michael; Farr-Wharton, Ben; von der theses
Heidt, Tania; Sheldon, Neroli . Education & applying Perry's structured approach
Training ;
London Vol. 59, Iss. 2, (2017): 215-230.
60 CY- ICER 2012 The content analysis of graduate Research design, population and sample, validity and reliability Parts
theses written between 2000 and 2010 in the field studies, analyzing methods and data collection tools Content analysis
of chemistry education Huseyin Akkusa*, Seyhan
Nur Saria, Sinem Unera

1877-0428 © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Uzunboylu doi:
10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.725
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

61 ICLALIS 2013 Analysis of reporting verbs in
Master’s theses Nor Azma Manana*, Noorizah
Mohd Noorb
aNor Azma Manan, Temerloh Community College,
28400 Mentakab, Malaysia bNoorizah Mohd Noor,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi,
Malaysia
62 7th World Conference on Educational Sciences,
(WCES-2015), 05-07 February 2015, Novotel
Athens Convention Center, Athens, Greece A
Content Analysis of the Studies in Special
Education Area Mukaddes Sakalli Demiroka*,
Basak Baglamaa, Meyrem Besgula
focused on analyzing the reporting verbs in Master’s theses Parts
document analysis Content analysis
content analysis of the articles Trends
identify current research topics, methods, and citation trends in Citation analysis
the area of special education
education journals
year of publication, name of journals, number of authors,
countries of the researchers, research field, method,
characteristics of the research sample and the number of the
references cited in the studies

63 Assessment Of The Studies On Problem Based content analysis for problem based learning researches Citation analysis
Learning Studies Through The Content Analysis categorized according to their publication type, year, Evaluation/assessment
methodology, sample, author number and reference number
Hüseyin UZUNBOYLUa, Cansu Meryem BİRİNCİb
Department of Educational Curriculum and
Instruction, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
Doctoral Student, Department of Educational
Curriculum and Instruction, Near East University,
Nicosia, Cyprus
64 WCES-2011 Graduate thesis studies about using about use of material in the field of social sciences by using Content
material at social science education ùahin Oruç a*, “meta analysis model”. Citation analysis
Burcu Teymuro÷lu a Ni÷de University, Faculty of Graduate thesises are categorized by the year they in which
Education Ni÷de, 51100, Turkey b Ni÷de they were published, university, the kind of thesis, and the
University, Institute of Social Sciences (Graduate materials that they used.
student), Ni÷de, 51100, Turkey
65 International Conference on Education & identify if the introduction section adheres to the moves parts
Educational Psychology 2013 (ICEEPSY 2013) suggested by Evans (1989).
Identifying problems in writing thesis introductions genrebased approach
in research methodology class Genre-based materials for the intervention 3.

Siti Hamin Stapa a,*, Tengku Nor Rizan Tengku

Mohd Maasuma, Mohd Sallehhudin Abd Aziz a
 Title/Author/Publication Details
66 Investigating the National Dissertation and Thesis
Database in the Field of Early Childhood Education
in Turkey
Dilek Altun, Çağla Öneren Şendil*, İkbal Tuba
Şahin
67 5th World Conference on Educational Sciences -
WCES 2013
Knowledge producing of the doctoral thesis:
between scientific utility and social usage Pascal
lafont
68 WCLTA 2013 Metadiscourse Use in Thesis
Abstracts: A Cross-cultural Study
Neslihan Onder Ozdemira* Bernadette Longob
69 LINELT 2013 Research in Physics Education: A
Study of Content Analysis Hüseyin Uzunboylua ,
Gülsüm Aşıksoyb*
70 7th World Conference on Educational Sciences,
(WCES-2015), 05-07 February 2015, Novotel
Athens Convention Center, Athens, Greece
Research Trends In Dissertations On PBL: A
Content Analysis Study Tolga Erdogana*
71 Global Conference on Contemporary Issues in
Education, GLOBE-EDU 2014, 12-14 July 2014,
Las Vegas, USA Research Trends on
Mathematical Problem Solving in Turkey : Master
Thesis and Dissertations of 2006-2013 Period
Gunes Yavuza*, Yasemin Deringol-Karatasa,
Cigdem Arslana, Hatice Nur Erbaya
72 International Conference on Current Trends in ELT
Rhetorical Analysis Tasks to Develop Audience
Awareness in Thesis Writing Samira Y. Kakha, *,
Focus GROUP
were analyzed in terms of variables including publication years, Citation analysis
universities and departments.
document analysis research covers examination of written
materials containing information
extent do scientific utility and social usage condition knowledge Content
production? The study of knowledge production contexts
investigate cultural variations in the use of metadiscourse parts
between Turkish and USA postgraduate students’ abstracts in
MA thesis written in English
content analysis of research Parts
in terms of their methods, subject areas, research titles, data
analysis techniques, and sampling types.
Trends
research trends in studies of problem-based learning Content analysis
rigorous content analysis
classify the type of study, the learning domains, research
designs, research domains, subject groups, group sizes, and
length of treatments.
overall assessment of masters thesis and dissertations Trends
frequency of master theses and doctoral dissertations Citation analysis
according to research methodology Parts
frequency of sampling type of master theses and doctoral assessment
dissertations
frequency of master theses and doctoral dissertations
research methodology, publication year, publication type,
sampling type, institution of the author and
thesis’s/dissertation’s director’s title.
Publication type, publication year, research methodology and
sampling type
investigate the extent to which rhetorical analysis tasks External
develop audience awareness in graduate students’ writing. Intervention
comparing their drafts before and after doing the tasks. The
analysis of students’ drafts
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

Wan Fara Adlina Wan Mansorb, Mohamad Hassan

Zakariac
73 Trends in reading education: An analysis of coded in terms of target groups (preschool, primary school, Trends
postgraduate theses written in Turkey Ahmet Balcı etc.) and subjects based on their titles Parts – title
*, Eyyup Coşkun, Hüseyin Özçakmak

74 A survey of content analysis of MS’s thesis: Content analysis of thesis Formatting

descriptive characteristics and norms of ISO 9002 theses writing characteristic as the line numbers in each page,
for writing Mostafa Khodadoost a *, Sedigheh the size of text margins in each pages (from left, right, top and
Heidarinejad b, Gholamhosein Ebadi c , down), fonts, handwriting, and page numbering position (top
Abdurrahman Mehdipoor d , Zohreh Darvishi left, top centre, bottom left and bottom centre alignment)
Bashbarat e
75 Demonstrating Library Impact Through Acknowledgments - formal statements of indebtedness – in parts
Acknowledgment: An Examination of graduate theses and dissertations provide
Acknowledgments in Theses and Dissertations
Author links open overlay panelDavid
E.HubbardSierraLaddusawJoelKitchensRustyKimb
all
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Volume 44, Issue 3, May 2018, Pages 404-411
76 Citation Analysis of Masters' Theses and Doctoral
Dissertations: Balancing Library Collections With
Students' Research Information Needs
Author links open overlay panelDeborah
A.BeckerElisha R.T.Chiware
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Volume 41, Issue 5, September 2015, Pages 613-
620
77 An analysis of research trends in dissertations and
theses studying blended learning
analyses the citation patterns of masters' theses and doctoral Citation analysis
dissertations
across the departments within the faculty, the journals
referenced most frequently and the holdings of such titles by
the library and lastly the age, language and country of
publication of journal articles referenced. The study used a
bibliometric approach using
Research topics are divided into nine topics (learner outcomes, Trends
dispositions, instructional design, interaction, comparison, Content
demographics, technology, professional development, and
other), each containing several sub-topics. Patterns in these
 Title/Author/Publication Details Focus GROUP

Author links open overlay panelJeffery topics are analyzed to identify gaps in research and to highlight
S.DrysdaleCharles R.GrahamKristian J.SpringLisa opportunities for future research as the field of blended
R.Halverson learning continues to grow.
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