*Karnatak University, Pawatenagar, Dharwad, 58003, INDIA. e-mail: slsangam@yahoo.com
+Raman Research Institute Library, Bangalore, 560080, Karnataka, India e-mail: kiran@rri.res.in
Dr. Rudraiah has worked in various fields in applied mathematics like fluid mechanics, magnetohydrodynamics, electrodynamics and smart materals of nanostructures. In his 43 years of productive life, he has collaborated with 102 colleagues and students and has published 271 papers during 1962–2004. The collaboration co-efficient is 0.54. Highest collaborations were with M. Venkatachalappa (31), and B.C. Chandrasekhara (21). The core journals publishing his papers were: Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Current Science, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Acta Mechanica, Journal of Fluid Machanics, Proc. Royal Cambridge Society of London, Physics of Fluid.
Scientometrics, Publication productivity, Collaboration coefficient, Bradford distribution.
