1Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580 003, Karnataka, India.
2Learning Resource Centre (LRC), Indian School of Business, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500 032, Andhra Pradesh, India.
*E-mail: gururaj_hadagali@yahoo.co.in
**E-mail: bdkumbar@yahoo.com
***E-mail: arbenahal@yahoo.co.in
In this paper an attempt has been made to identify the attributes of subject literature in Physics as reflected in theses submitted to Karnatak University, Dharwad during 1992–2006. The study is based on the 10, 057 citations given in the references in the 37 theses. Subject wise distribution, form wise distribution, authorship pattern, chronological distribution of journals and books, half-life period of journals are also examined. Journal of Chemical Physics ranked first among 548 journals. It is found from the study that Half-life period of journals is 33 years.
Physics, Theses, Karnatak University, Citation Analysis
