Technical Communication Mine Water Literature in ISI’s Science Citation Index Expanded™

Abstract. Scientists in most countries are assessed by the number of papers published in journals that are cited in the Science Citation index. This article reviews the mine water related entries in the Science Citation Index Expanded ™ and discusses the results. Mine water relevant literature is spread over more than 900 journals, with 13 of them accounting for 25 % of all relevant papers. No journal focused on mine water relevant issues can be found in the Index