Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 3

R & D Performance of CSIR-IMTECH (India): A Scientometric Study based on the Papers published during 1991–1995 and 2005–2009

  • Author:
  • K.P.S. Sengar
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 121 to 129

Library Officer, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh-160036, India; E-mail: kps@imtech.res.in

Online published on 12 November, 2012.

Abstract

The study analyses the publications output of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), India, published during 1991–1995 and 2005–2009 and assesses how science at CSIR-IMTECH India has progressed over the time. The publication output has been analysed using quantitative and qualitative indicators, such as the number of papers published in Science Citation Index SCI and non-SCI journals during the 1991–95 and 2005–09, normalised impact factor per paper, citations received per paper, subject-wise areas of research distribution, international collaboration with the other countries and characteristics of the highly productive authors of the institute.

Keywords

Research productivity, Scientometrics, Citation analysis, Publication productivity