2022 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 73-87
To explore the trends in cited references in Southeast Asian Studies by researchers in Japan and examine the relationship between research output and library collection, we performed citation analysis of articles published in “Southeast Asia: History and Culture” and survey of holding status of those cited literatures in the authors’ libraries. The citation analysis explored that books represented more than 60% of the total number of citations. Concerning language, literatures written in English were cited more than literatures written in Japanese. In addition, although books written in English were cited more than books written in Japanese, articles published in English journals cited less than those published in Japanese journals. The survey of library holding status revealed that although about 70% of cited materials written in Japanese were hold at author’s library, only 26% of cited journal articles written in English were. It is suggested that inadequate access environment for English journals may affect to the trend in citation of Southeast Asian study researchers in Japan.
