Quantitative evaluation of the scientific contributions of Bangalore University (India): A study

The study's aim is to examine the Bangalore University's scientific contributions published throughout 2014 - 2018.

The study relied on bibliometrics as a data collection tool. On the date 26-03-2019, the Web of Science database recorded 809 new articles. Essential bibliometric indicators have been analyzed for trends such asyear-wise contributions ofarticles, authorship pattern, gender-wise contributions, highly cited authors, titles, documents, and access types etc.

The major findings of the study shows that the 2017 was the year with the most research publications, while the year 2014 was the least productive. More than three authors had the most research publications as compared to a single author. The year-wise authorship pattern indicates that 2017 was the most fruitful year. There were more research publications by male authors rather than female authors found in the study. In journal articles, the majority of the document types were published, followed by reviews and articles; proceedings papers were the least published. The maximum number of authors who published their research articles in subscribed journals was followed by green, directories ofopen access gold, and bronze was least accessed by the authors.