The study compares 365 papers published in special issues with 545 papers published in regular issues of the DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) during 1992-2019 in terms of their geographical distribution,... more
The study compares 365 papers published in special issues with 545 papers published in regular issues of the DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) during 1992-2019 in terms of their geographical distribution, prolific institutions and authors and the impact of their output as well as the citation pattern of papers. The findings showed that 40% papers were published in special issues and the highest number (27%) of articles was published during 2008-2011. Like regular issues, Indian authors also published the highest number of articles in special issues. Also, authors affiliated to different institutions of Delhi contributed the most number of articles like regular issues. Among the institutions, CSIR-NISTADS followed by DRDO-DESIDOC topped the list of prolific institutions unlike the regular issues, where DRDO-DESIDOC topped the list. Like number of papers in regular issues, B.M. Gupta had the highest number of papers to his credit in special issues. However, the highest value of citation per paper (CPP) was for B.S. Kademani (BARC) who was not listed among the highly cited authors in regular issues. The value of CPP for papers published in special and regular issues was almost equal. However, proportion of uncited papers for regular issues was double of the uncited papers in special issues.
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The study compares 365 papers published in special issues with 545 papers published in regular issues of the DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) during 1992-2019 in terms of their geographical distribution,... more
The study compares 365 papers published in special issues with 545 papers published in regular issues of the DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) during 1992-2019 in terms of their geographical distribution, prolific institutions and authors and the impact of their output as well as the citation pattern of papers. The findings showed that 40% papers were published in special issues and the highest number (27%) of articles was published during 2008-2011. Like regular issues, Indian authors also published the highest number of articles in special issues. Also, authors affiliated to different institutions of Delhi contributed the most number of articles like regular issues. Among the institutions, CSIR-NISTADS followed by DRDO-DESIDOC topped the list of prolific institutions unlike the regular issues, where DRDO-DESIDOC topped the list. Like number of papers in regular issues, B.M. Gupta had the highest number of papers to his credit in special issues. However, the highest value of citation per paper (CPP) was for B.S. Kademani (BARC) who was not listed among the highly cited authors in regular issues. The value of CPP for papers published in special and regular issues was almost equal. However, proportion of uncited papers for regular issues was double of the uncited papers in special issues.
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61-63<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-US">Describes the importance of periodical literature for research workers and relates about their acquisition by the special libraries in India by different methods. Discusses the acquisition procedures through State Trading Corporation, a Government agency, and the reaction of the librarians on this. Points out the various difficulties such as untimely action on indents, late payments & no action for missing issue of journals faced by the libraries in the acquisition of periodicals through this agency. Suggests for the improvement of services of this agency.</span
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An analysis of 595 documents produced by Dr Hari Chand Sharma indicates that about 45 per cent of these were published as journal articles. Most of the research papers were published in journals originating from the UK, the USA and the... more
An analysis of 595 documents produced by Dr Hari Chand Sharma indicates that about 45 per cent of these were published as journal articles. Most of the research papers were published in journals originating from the UK, the USA and the Netherlands in medium impact factor journals. He has produced majority of his publications in collaboration with other scientists and had collaborated with more than 1,000 authors as indicated by high value of collaboration coefficient (0.66) and collaboration rate of 1.00 for considerable number of years. He was most productive during the age of 58-60 year. The high value of citations per paper indicated that the research outputs of Dr Sharma were part of the main stream science.
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Description des divers systemes de controle du pret utilises par les bibliotheques. Proposition d'un nouveau systeme mieux adapte
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The paper attempts to map the profile of the research published in the COLLNET Journal since its inception in 2007. It is seen that almost all of the research published in the journal is in the area of Informetrics; the number of papers... more
The paper attempts to map the profile of the research published in the COLLNET Journal since its inception in 2007. It is seen that almost all of the research published in the journal is in the area of Informetrics; the number of papers on Information management is negligible. The distribution of papers in terms of sub-topics of Informetrics and also by contributing country is examined. It is seen that a majority of the papers come from within Asia in general and from India in particular.
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The paper analysed 699 papers published in Library & Information Science Research (LISR) during the period of 1994-2020. Google Scholar was used to obtain the number of citations received by these papers until April 30, 2021. The study... more
The paper analysed 699 papers published in Library & Information Science Research (LISR) during the period of 1994-2020. Google Scholar was used to obtain the number of citations received by these papers until April 30, 2021. The study examined the geographical distribution of published articles and also identified prolific institutions and authors. The study examined the impact of output of countries, institutions and authors using citation per paper (CPP) and i-10 index as indicators of impact. The study also examined the pattern of growth and identified the highly cited papers. Based on the analysis of data it is observed that maximum articles were published during the three years block of 2015-2017. The geographical distribution of output indicates that 51 countries contributed the 699 papers. Highest number of papers was contributed by authors from the USA though it had a low value of CPP in comparison to Norway and Finland. Among the institutions, Florida State University (USA...
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The study analyses papers published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) using bibliometric techniques for the period of 1992-2019 (28 years) and citations received by these papers until 20th March 2020as... more
The study analyses papers published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) using bibliometric techniques for the period of 1992-2019 (28 years) and citations received by these papers until 20th March 2020as reflected by Google Scholar. The study examined the pattern of growth, geographical distribution of the articles; identified the prolific authors & institutions, and their output; and the pattern of citations of the papers and identified most cited authors. The findings indicate that the highest number of articles was published during 2012-2015 followed by 2016-2019. The distribution of output by countries indicates that 39 countries contributed 1,698 articles, including India. Indian authors published the highest percentage (86.1 %) of articles followed by USA and had the highest value of CPP and RCI. Authors affiliated to different institutions of Delhi contributed the most (30.7 %) followed by Karnataka (13.1 %) and Maharashtra (10.5 %). Among the ins...
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An analysis of primary documentary sources indexed by Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) indicates that LISTA indexed 519 and LISA indexed 327 primary... more
An analysis of primary documentary sources indexed by Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) indicates that LISTA indexed 519 and LISA indexed 327 primary documentary sources. These sources mainly are scholarly or academic journals, magazines and trade journals. As proportion of total documentary sources, the share of scholarly journals indexed by LISA was more than LISTA. However, in absolute terms the journals indexed by LISTA were more than LISA. LISTA indexed scholarly journals from 37 countries and LISA indexed scholarly journals from 38 countries. LISA mainly emphasized indexing of scholarly periodicals as compared to LISTA, which also emphasized to index magazines. Of the total 646 scholarly titles indexed by LISTA and LISA, 131 titles were common to both databases. Maximum titles indexed by both the databases were published from USA and UK. Most of these journals were published by commercial publishe...
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A scientometric analysis of papers published over a two-year period from the five ASEAN Countries, viz. Indonesia (182), Malaysia (452), the Philippines (241), Singapore (258) and Thailand (447), and covered in Science Citation Index 1979... more
A scientometric analysis of papers published over a two-year period from the five ASEAN Countries, viz. Indonesia (182), Malaysia (452), the Philippines (241), Singapore (258) and Thailand (447), and covered in Science Citation Index 1979 and 1980; and citations to them in the international literature of science as seen from SCI 1979-1983 reveals that despite the relative economic affluence, science in these countries is still on the periphery. Except in the Philippines, the thrust in these countries seems to be in medical research as is evident from the large number of papers published in medical journals. In the Philippines, medicine comes a close second to agriculture, which leads, largely thanks to the contributions of the Interna tional Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Prolific authors, and institutions and journals often used by ASEAN scientists, and the better-cited papers are identified, Most papers are pub lished in low-impact journals and are rarely cited.
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The study analyses papers published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) using bibliometric techniques for the period of 1992-2019 (28 years) and citations received by these papers until 20th March 2020as... more
The study analyses papers published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) using bibliometric techniques for the period of 1992-2019 (28 years) and citations received by these papers until 20th March 2020as reflected by Google Scholar. The study examined the pattern of growth, geographical distribution of the articles; identified the prolific authors & institutions, and their output; and the pattern of citations of the papers and identified most cited authors. The findings indicate that the highest number of articles was published during 2012-2015 followed by 2016-2019. The distribution of output by countries indicates that 39 countries contributed 1,698 articles, including India. Indian authors published the highest percentage (86.1 %) of articles followed by USA and had the highest value of CPP and RCI. Authors affiliated to different institutions of Delhi contributed the most (30.7 %) followed by Karnataka (13.1 %) and Maharashtra (10.5 %). Among the ins...
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An analysis of primary documentary sources indexed by Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) indicates that LISTA indexed 519 and LISA indexed 327 primary... more
An analysis of primary documentary sources indexed by Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) indicates that LISTA indexed 519 and LISA indexed 327 primary documentary sources. These sources mainly are scholarly or academic journals, magazines and trade journals. As proportion of total documentary sources, the share of scholarly journals indexed by LISA was more than LISTA. However, in absolute terms the journals indexed by LISTA were more than LISA. LISTA indexed scholarly journals from 37 countries and LISA indexed scholarly journals from 38 countries. LISA mainly emphasized indexing of scholarly periodicals as compared to LISTA, which also emphasized to index magazines. Of the total 646 scholarly titles indexed by LISTA and LISA, 131 titles were common to both databases. Maximum titles indexed by both the databases were published from USA and UK. Most of these journals were published by commercial publishers. Taylor and Francis Ltd contributed highest number of journals to both the databases.
An analysis of 801 papers published in the area of bibliometrics and scientometrics during 1995-2014 indicates a steep increase in the number of papers published by Indian researchers as compared to the number of papers published during... more
An analysis of 801 papers published in the area of bibliometrics and scientometrics during 1995-2014 indicates a steep increase in the number of papers published by Indian researchers as compared to the number of papers published during 1970-1994. This indicates a growing interest of Indian scholars in scientometrics and bibliometrics. The paper provides several reasons for this steep increase. The main focus of research is on bibliometric assessment of India and other countries followed by cross national assessment and bibliometric analysis of individual journals. CSIR-NISTADS is the top producing institute contributing about one-third (31.4%) of the total output followed by the output of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and CSIR-NISCAIR. The distribution of citation data indicates that about one-fifth (21.7%) papers remained uncited. The paper identifies journals in which these uncited papers were published. Only 15% papers were cited more than 20 times. Most of the prolific authors ...
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Examination of 2450 papers published by foreign authors in 284 Indian science journals from 1311 institutions spread over 102 countries indicates that Asian countries are the largest contributors to these journals. Turkey, USA, Iran,... more
Examination of 2450 papers published by foreign authors in 284 Indian science journals from 1311 institutions spread over 102 countries indicates that Asian countries are the largest contributors to these journals. Turkey, USA, Iran, China and Nigeria contributed to about 48% of the total foreign-authored publications. Most of the prolific institutions are situated in Turkey and Iran. The largest numbers of contributions are in the discipline of medicine followed by chemistry and material science. The proportion of foreign authored contributions to Indian science journals has witnessed a three-fold increase in 2006 as compared to July 1982 - June 1984.
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A Bibliometric analysis of 809 theses accepted by the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (AMU) during 1935-2014 reveals that the number of theses accepted during the period of study has increased steadily. Highest... more
A Bibliometric analysis of 809 theses accepted by the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (AMU) during 1935-2014 reveals that the number of theses accepted during the period of study has increased steadily. Highest number of theses was submitted during the five-year block of 1980-1984. Of the total 809 accepted theses, a 187 were submitted by female scholars. Highest number of theses submitted by women scholars was in the last two blocks of 2005-2009 and 2010-2014. Only, a miniscule number of theses were submitted under the supervision of female faculty. Highest number of theses was produced in the sub-discipline of organic chemistry. Only one women supervisor could find place among the list of 27 most prolific supervisors.
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With increasing complexity in modern social, economic, environmental and defence systems, there has been an exponential growth in the rate of publication of research papers and other types of primary literature. Therefore, it is not... more
With increasing complexity in modern social, economic, environmental and defence systems, there has been an exponential growth in the rate of publication of research papers and other types of primary literature. Therefore, it is not possible for a research worker to go through all the literature relevant to his specialization. In view of this and to provide appropriate information service, it is of great importance to study Information gathering habits (IGH) of scientists working in different disciplines. Various studies regarding user's survey and IGH of scientists carried out in U.S.A. and ux, include Fussler [1] ,Herner [2] , Flowers [3], Chen [8] and Wood [7]. All these studies [1,2,3,8] were meant to find out the use of research literature in the fields of chemistry and physics. These studies mainly concentrated on principal forms of the literature used, important periodical titles and time spent in information gathering etc. by the scientists. Wood [7] has reported about t...
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This part of the study highlights the contents of the published articles in terms of various disciplines or sub-disciplines and the bibliometric aspects discussed in these articles. The analysis of 902 papers published by Indian scholars... more
This part of the study highlights the contents of the published articles in terms of various disciplines or sub-disciplines and the bibliometric aspects discussed in these articles. The analysis of 902 papers published by Indian scholars during1995-2014 indicates that the main focus of bibliometrics/scientometrics is on assessment of science and technology in India in different sub-disciplines including contributions by Indian states and other individual countries followed by bibliometric analysis of individual journals. Papers dealing with bibliometric laws received a low priority as compared to other subdisciplines of bibliometrics/scientometrics. The analysis of data indicates that the share of theoretical studies using mathematical and statistical techniques which were missing in the earlier period (1970-1994) has increased during 1995-2014. The field of medicine as a discipline received the highest attention as compared to other disciplines.
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We examine here the option exercised by students at 10 + 2 level for science subjects vis-a-vis accounts and economics for a 11-year period, from 1992 to 2002 based on the data obtained from the Central Board of Secondary Education, and... more
We examine here the option exercised by students at 10 + 2 level for science subjects vis-a-vis accounts and economics for a 11-year period, from 1992 to 2002 based on the data obtained from the Central Board of Secondary Education, and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. For study at the graduate level, enrolment data were obtained from some colleges of the University of Delhi and outside in B Sc (General and Honours) courses. It has been found that even at + 2 level, the priority for science is declining, while for accounts and economics it is increasing. Students opt for science with an eye on professional courses. Causes of this decline have been discussed here.
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... allows for its easy removal, once it is no longer wanled. Page 7. KC Garg a ~ ~ dAnila Boli 145 FIGURE 1 t 3 R1 k-300 FIG: SHEW ARRANGEMENT FOR SHELVING F -f REE SPACE FOR MOVEMEN1 SCALE : 1 cm z 20 em
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The paper analyses publication output of India on cereal crops as reflected by its coverage in Scopus international database during 1965-2010 in gaps of five years. Analysis indicates that highest number of papers (40%) was published on... more
The paper analyses publication output of India on cereal crops as reflected by its coverage in Scopus international database during 1965-2010 in gaps of five years. Analysis indicates that highest number of papers (40%) was published on rice, followed by wheat (29%). Agricultural universities and institutions under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) were most productive. A significant number of papers were published in journals originating from the advanced countries with low impact factor. The highest number of papers was published in Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, followed by Indian Journal of Agronomy. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi topped the list among the prolific institutions followed by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The major research was focused on ‘genetics and plant breeding’ followed by ‘agronomic aspects’. The authorship pattern reveals that co-authored papers accounted for 94% of total output. Citation a...
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the quantum of research papers and the citations these papers received for the plantJatropha curcas Linn.Design/methodology/approachArticles published onJatropha curcas Linnduring 1987–2016... more
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the quantum of research papers and the citations these papers received for the plantJatropha curcas Linn.Design/methodology/approachArticles published onJatropha curcas Linnduring 1987–2016 were downloaded from Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE) by using the keyword Jatropha* on October 18, 2017. The search resulted in 4,276 records in all. The authors analyzed only 4,111 documents which were published as review articles, research articles and proceeding papers using the complete count methodology. The data were analyzed to examine the pattern of growth of output, most prolific countries, institutions and authors. It also identified highly cited authors and journals used for communicating research results.FindingsThe study indicates that India, China and Brazil are the main contributors to the field and the pattern of growth indicates a steep rise in publication output especially in the last block of 2015–2016. Most of the prolific ...
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The paper examines the bibliometric characteristics of industrial research activity of India. The study reveals that public-funded R&D is the major contributor of research papers, in Research & Industry while the contribution of... more
The paper examines the bibliometric characteristics of industrial research activity of India. The study reveals that public-funded R&D is the major contributor of research papers, in Research & Industry while the contribution of in-house R&D centres is lacking. Among the two ...
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The assessment of research performance using scientometric techniques is a valuable method for identification and evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses in scientific achievements. In fact, during the past decades, there has been an... more
The assessment of research performance using scientometric techniques is a valuable method for identification and evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses in scientific achievements. In fact, during the past decades, there has been an increasing interest in the use of ...
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... Table 1. Publication output and AI of India and China during 1993 and 1997 Year India China World 1993 168(122) 446(128) 12644 1997 179 (94) 433 (81) 19341 Total 347(1.1%) 879(2.7%) 31985 ... Treatment India (%) China (%) Experimental... more
... Table 1. Publication output and AI of India and China during 1993 and 1997 Year India China World 1993 168(122) 446(128) 12644 1997 179 (94) 433 (81) 19341 Total 347(1.1%) 879(2.7%) 31985 ... Treatment India (%) China (%) Experimental 217 (62.5) 420 (47.8) ...
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We examine here the option exercised by students at 10 + 2 level for science subjects vis-à-vis accounts and economics for a 11-year period, from 1992 to 2002 based on the data obtained from the Central Board of Secondary Education, and... more
We examine here the option exercised by students at 10 + 2 level for science subjects vis-à-vis accounts and economics for a 11-year period, from 1992 to 2002 based on the data obtained from the Central Board of Secondary Education, and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. For study at the graduate level, enrolment data were obtained from some colleges of the University of Delhi and outside in B Sc (General and Honours) courses. It has been found that even at + 2 level, the priority for science is declining, while for accounts and economics it is increasing. Students opt for science with an eye on professional courses. Causes of this decline have been discussed here. DEVELOPMENT of science and technology is vital for the progress of any country. It is a major vehicle for en-hancing the quality of human life. The developments in science and technology, particularly in information tech-nology and computer science are occurring so fast that it is difficult to portray...
K.S. Krishnan Marg (Pusa Gate), New Delhi 110 012 Examination of 2450 papers published by foreign authors in 284 Indian science journals from 1311 institutions spread over 102 countries indicates that Asian countries are the largest... more
K.S. Krishnan Marg (Pusa Gate), New Delhi 110 012 Examination of 2450 papers published by foreign authors in 284 Indian science journals from 1311 institutions spread over 102 countries indicates that Asian countries are the largest contributors to these journals. Turkey, USA, Iran, China and Nigeria contributed to about 48% of the total foreign-authored publications. Most of the prolific institutions are situated in Turkey and Iran. The largest numbers of contributions are in the discipline of medicine followed by chemistry and material science. The proportion of foreign authored contributions to Indian science journals has witnessed a three-fold increase in 2006 as compared to July 1982 -June 1984.
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... In case of Chaudhry Charan Singh Harayana Agriculture University (CCSHAU), Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Orissa University of Agriculture and ... Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (111), Central Institute of Research on Goats... more
... In case of Chaudhry Charan Singh Harayana Agriculture University (CCSHAU), Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Orissa University of Agriculture and ... Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (111), Central Institute of Research on Goats (108), Guru Nanak Dev University (103 ...
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Abstract An analysis of 785 papers, books and reports, in the field of laser, published from India during 196784, indicates that Indian output comprises almost 1% of the international output. The total output came from 77 academic and... more
Abstract An analysis of 785 papers, books and reports, in the field of laser, published from India during 196784, indicates that Indian output comprises almost 1% of the international output. The total output came from 77 academic and research institutions, out of which 10 ...
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Abstract The paper assesses impact of Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) funding in chemical sciences during 19761989 using scientometric techniques. Other indicators like awards won, fellowship to prestigious academies,... more
Abstract The paper assesses impact of Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) funding in chemical sciences during 19761989 using scientometric techniques. Other indicators like awards won, fellowship to prestigious academies, membership to editorial ...