Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Research productivity of Vector Control Research Center (VCRC), Puducherry, India: A Scientometric analysis

  • Author:
  • K.T. Naheem1,, P. Sivaraman2,, K.M. Shibu3,
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Published Online: Apr 1, 2019
  • Page Number: 19 to 28

1Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

3Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry-605014, India

*naheemkt@gmail.com

**psraman.p@gmail.com

***shibukm123@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyse the research output of Vector Control Research Center (VCRC), Puducherry, during 1999 to 2018. The data used for this study were retrieved from Scopus database. Results of the study reveal that the research productivity and growth pattern of VCRC during the last 20 years. During this period, VCRC produced 396 publications. All these together received 12,788 citations.

Keywords

Scientometrics, Research output, Authorship patterns, Collaboration, Citations