1Research Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
2University Librarian, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the research output of the chemistry, Kumaun University through scientometric techniques.
Methodology: The SodhSindhu, Google Scholar and ResearchGate databases are chosen for the data extraction and total sixty eight articles are collected from the database for the period of 2010–2014. Search strings ‘Kumaun University’, ‘Chemistry’, ‘Name of Faculty Members’, ‘Year’, etc are used to extract the papers. Statistical software SPSS 20 and MS Excel were used for refining, presentation and analysis of the collected data as per the objectives of the study. Relative Growth Rate (RGR), doubling Time, Degree of Collaboration, Collaboration Index, Dominance Factor, etc statistical are used.
Findings: There is a decreasing trend in growth pattern of publications in chemistry department and doubling time shows increasing trend. Natural Products Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry are most interested areas of research. Multi Authorship Pattern prevails during the period 2010–2014. Collaborative Index (CI) shows that the research team falls from 3–6 persons in their subject. Phytochemistry, Journal of Ethnopharmacology and Indian Perfumer are most cited journals by them and they are interested in publishing their papers in Natural Product Research, Journal of Essential Oil Research and Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. Mostly cited journals are published by USA, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Similarly, United Kingdom, India and USA are the countries, where these faculty members publish their journals. They prefer their own department for the collaboration and internationally, they have mostly collaborated with the Chemistry Department of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Canada. In India they prefer collaboration with in the Uttarakhand region; however, internationally they used to collaborate with Canada.
Conclusions: Researcher concluded that department should not restrict them for the collaboration within the department or within their state, but they should collaborate with other state of India. Similarly, they can sign MOU with different developed and developing countries, so that their research publications can increase and best research output can come.
