Research and Publication Productivity of the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur and Indian Institute of Technology Ropar: A Scientometric Study

Abstract

Measuring research productivity and identifying its impact at national and international level is a continuous process of research institutes. In view of the hyper competition among higher education institutions, most of them are concerned about their research productivity and quality of education. Productivity and quality of publications of an institution not only depict the ongoing research activities but also play a crucial role in differentiation of the institution from other similar institutions in its standing and ranking. The research productivity of the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur and Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is portrayed in this paper. The analysis is based on institution’s publications output for the period 2010-2018, covered in the Web of Science (WoS) & Scopus of IIT Jodhpur and IIT Ropar. Altogether 1118, 528, publications from the Web of Science, 1604, 957 publications from the Scopus has analysed. The finding indicate that the publications output of IIT Jodhpur and IIT Ropar is continuously growing since the year 2010. Data analysis reveals a greater level of collaborative work in these institutes. The collaborative work is not only confined within IIT Jodhpur and IIT Ropar but also with other institutions in the country and abroad. Majority of the publications are Research articles, followed by papers published in conference proceedings and Review journals. The Extent of publication in open access form were also analysed. Collaboration with top countries also analyzed and interpreted.

Keywords: Research Productivity, Publication of Productivity, Research Output, Research in IIT Jodhpur, Research in IIT Ropar, Scientometric Study, CFTI, Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis

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