1National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies, Dr K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012. E-mail:
2Library & Information Science Consultant, 114 Dayanand Vihar, New Delhi-110 092. E-mail:
This article is based on the Report on Measurement of the Progress of Science in India: An Analysis of Publication Output in Science and Technology. New Delhi; Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
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.
S&T analysis, India, research, institutional productivity
