Mapping of collaborations and publications pattern in anthropology research: A scientometric study of south asian countries during 2003 to 2022

Anthropology is a discipline that deals with the study of human life and culture. The aim of the study is to identify the research performance of anthropology research of 5 selected South Asian studies published between 2003 and 2022. The study uses various scientometrics indicators to analyse the 5371 publications related to anthropology. The study finds that out of 5371 publications, articles (63.4%) and book chapters (19.96%) were predominant. India contributed the highest number of publications (4332). University of Delhi (408) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (308) were the leading contributors among the individual organisations. Nepal was the leading country in terms of international collaboration followed by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, however low percentages in international collaboration were found from India and Pakistan. The journal ‘Economic and Political Weekly’ was the preferred source of published authors.