Research and Publication Productivity of the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur: 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 (IIT), Jodhpur is portrayed in this paper. The analysis is based on institution’s publications output for the period 2010-2018, covered in the Annual Reports, Web of Science (WoS) & Scopus. 528 publications from Web of Science, 957 publication from Scopus and 953 publication from annual reports were selected for analysis. The finding indicate that the publications output of IIT, Jodhpur is continuously increasing since the year 2010. Data analysis reveals a greater level of collaborative work at this institute. The collaborative work is not only confined within IIT, Jodhpur but also with other institutions in the country and abroad. The largest number of papers published comprise of three authors. Majority of the publications are research articles, followed by papers published in conference proceedings and review. The preferred journals and conference proceedings for research publications was also analysed and a list of top preferred journals/ conference proceedings is given.

Keywords: Research Productivity, Publication of Productivity, Research Output, Research in IIT Jodhpur, Scientometric Study, CFTI

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