Library Progress (International)
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 1

Research publication trend on pharmacology research: A bibliometric study

  • Author:
  • M. Ahila1, M. Nagarajan2
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 79 to 89

1Librarian (Research Scholar, Annamalai University), SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM University, Chennai (TN),(Email: ahilaa@rediffmail.com)

2Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Anamalai Nagar (T.N.) (Email: au_nagarajan@yahoo.co.in)

Abstract

This study analyses the research output performance on Pharmacology. A total of 22,065 research articles published in Web of Science were analyzed to find the performance of scientists from all over the world in terms of growth during the period 1999–2010 (12 years). Annual growth rate, global publication share and rank among 15 countries of the world, authorship pattern, high productive Institutions, Journals, etc.

Keywords

Pharmacology, Bibliometric, Degree of collaboration