Analysis of high energy physics records in databases: science and technology indicators in high energy physics

An analysis of the literature on high energy physics was performed on the basis of the contents of the bibliographic database INIS (International Nuclear Information System). Quantitative data were obtained on various characteristics of the relevant INIS records such as subject categories, language and country of publication, publication types, etc. It was found that the number of records in high energy physics has increased over the last two decades. The analysis opens up the possibility for further studies, e.g. on international research co-operation and on publication patterns.