Regional science publication patterns in the 1990s

This article examines the publication patterns in five core regional scienc e journals during the 1990s. Attention is paid to the thematic distribution of articles for each journal and across journals. The journals are also co mpared with respect to citation counts, areas of concentration and authorsh ip patterns. The impact of each article is examined through an analysis of citations over the decade. Productivity of individual scholars is measured using article counts, page counts, and citation indices.