DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology

  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 2

A Scientometric Analysis of S&T Publications Output by India during 1985–2002

  • Author:
  • B.M. Gupta1, S.M. Dhawan2
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 73 to 85

1National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies, Dr K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012. E-mail: bmgupta1@yahoo.com; bmgupta@nistads.res.in

2Library & Information Science Consultant, 114 Dayanand Vihar, New Delhi-110 092. E-mail: smdhawan@yahoo.com

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Abstract

The paper analyses India's publications output in three major international multidisciplinary databases, as indexed during 1981–2005. It reports on India's comparative strength in world science and technology (S&T) output, its growth and decline, its strong and weak subject areas of research, media of communication, its collaborative profile and quality of S&T output, institutional productivity and quality, and dynamics of Indian research at institutional and sectoral levels. The study also provides suggestions for improving the quantity and quality of research S&T in India.

Keywords

S&T analysis, India, research, institutional productivity