Zoological Research by Indians in British India: A Scientometric Analysis

The study highlights the contribution of Indians in zoological research during 1901–1945. The study also discusses various features of Indian zoology research such as its growth in terms of research papers, nature of collaboration, authorship pattern, identification of core journals, and geographical distribution of publications. It also shows the correlation between India and World in case of zoology research during the period under study. The findings of the study revealed that solo research has been preferred by the researcher over that of collaborative research. The period between 1931 and 1940 become the most productive era in view of zoological science research in India.