Library Progress (International)
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue: 2

Citation Analysis of Ph. D. theses in Education submitted to Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut (1971–2015)

1Dy. Librarian Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 200005, India

2MLISc student, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 200005, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Jamal Ahmad Siddiqui, Dy. Librarian, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh-200005, India. E-mail: Jamal_siddiqui2004@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 4 December, 2018.

Abstract

This study aims to present a Citation analysis of Ph. D. theses in Education submitted to Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut. The paper analyzes a citation study of 312 theses which are submitted to CCS University during the period 1971–2015. The paper covers the citation analyses of year-wise submission of Ph. D. theses, the rate of collaborative authorship of cited documents, use pattern, year-wise distribution of citations and the number of guide in each thesis. Also deals with the credibility of guide, authorship pattern of journals cited and study the ranked journals cited in each thesis of Education submitted to the university

Keywords

Citation Analysis, Collaborative authorship, Credibility, Authorship pattern, Distribution Pattern