Research Productivity of Faculty Members in Urumu Dhanalakshmi College: A Scientometric Study

Abstract

The bibliometric and scientometric studies are frequently used to assess research publications and to generate information that could be used by policy makers and experts. This study has proven to be a useful tool in the assessment of research publication of faculty. Taking into account the Scientist’s participation in scientific collaboration, publication and productivity pattern have been calculated. The present study aims to analyze the research productivity of faculty in the Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Trichy, India from 1994 to 2016 indexed by Google Scholar. The study has examined 106 publications during the study period. The aim of this study was to provide a profile of our college. This analysis also found the year-wise distribution of publication, most prolific author, journal-wise distribution and gender-wise distribution of authors.

Keywords: Bibliometrics, scientometrics, collaboration

Cite this Article S. Jeyachitra, J. Santhi, K. Rajaram. Research Productivity of Faculty Members in Urumu Dhanalakshmi College: A Scientometric Study. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2017; 4(3): 31–37p