Contribution of Pakistan Journal of Statistics in ‘Statistics and Probability’ Literature: An Analysis Based on the Journal Citation Report (2010)

Abstract

Only twenty countries have impact factor journals in ‘Statistics and Probability’. In this paper, we trace contributions of Pakistan Journal Statistics in publishing research papers in comparison to other countries. The analysis is based on Journals Citation Reports 2010 edition issued by the Thomson’s Institute of Scientific Information. The paper provides country and publishing group level comparisons of the impact factors of journals in this subject. Of 20 countries, only two Islamic countries i.e. Pakistan and Turkey have one journal each in the ‘Statistics and Probability’ literature.

Keywords: Journal Citation Reports, Impact Factor, Statistics and Probability, Pakistan