Research trends in chemistry of India, 2001 – 2010: An empirical analysis

The Research output of Chemistry in India has been analysed. The study analysed a total of 8342 bibliographic records retrieved from ISI Science Citation Index – Extended (SCIE) and Scopus for a period of 10 years from 2001 to 2010. The research output has been analysed by year, document type, authorship pattern, and collaboration pattern, etc. Bradford's law has also been tested. Results of the study reveal that: i) the Chemistry literature has grown steadily during the study period; ii) articles play a predominant source of publications; iii) the research in Chemistry is fairly collaborative; and iv) scattering of journal articles does not fit into Bradford's distribution.