Research Output of Anna University: A Bibliometric Study Based on Scopus Database

N. Geetha; S. Kothainayaki

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.S1.215

Authors

N. Geetha Assistant University Librarian, (Grade-I), University Library, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Kothainayaki Assistant University Librarian, (Grade-I), University Library, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.S1.215

Keywords:

Research Output of Anna University, Bibliometric Study, Growth of Publications, Study Based on Scopus Database, Anna University (Tamil Nadu)

Abstract

The study analyses research output of Anna University (Tamil Nadu) using Scopus database during the period 1988 to 2017 (30 years). Further predominance was given for Type of Source, Chronological growth, Subject wise contribution, Document type preferred, Collaborated Country, Collaborated Institutions, Contributed Journal, Highly contributed author, Keywords Preferred and Language of the paper.A total of 23,883 records have been identified and the same has been analyzed using bibliometric study. There has been steady growth of publications and 50% of articles appeared during the last five years between 2013 and 2017. The publications were doubled once in seven years. The average publication per year works out to 795 papers and nearly 78% of contributions were from Engineering; Computer Science; Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy. Around 17 Countries collaborated and contributed to more than 101 papers. The top three journals which have more publications were, “International Journal of Applied Engineering Research”; “European Journal of Scientific Research” and “Journal of Crystal Growth”.

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