A Scientometric Analysis of Graphite Research in India: 1989–2014

Abstract

Abstract
The present study is an attempt to examine the mosaic of the literature of graphite using scientometric as research tool. The data are collect for period of 25 years, spanning from the year 1989 through 2014. The main objective of the study is to identify the form of literature; institution affiliation; journal ranking and prolific authors. The findings reveal that the journal papers account for 98.08% (3168). The most ranking journals are “Carbon” and “RSC Advances”. The highest productivity of graphite literature is from all the Indian institute of technology (IIT's) in India; Prof. RN Goyal and Prof. CNR Rao are the most prolific authors in this discipline. The study is the highly relevant as graphite is becoming very popular, as it is economically feasible to use in industrial processes.
Keywords: Scientometric, bibliometric, graphite, research growth, India

Cite this Article Khaiser Nikam, Hydarali. A Scientometric Analysis of Graphite Research in India: 1989–2014. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2016; 3(1): 6–12p.