Dept. of Library and Information Science, Central Univ. of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India
Abstract
This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the research output of the Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, over 5 years from 2019 to 2023. The study utilised advanced bibliometric tools such as Biblioshiny and VOSviewer to examine the institute’s research growth, document types, subject areas, keywords, trending topics, leading publication sources, collaboration patterns and funding sources. The findings show a significant growth in research productivity, with a compound annual growth rate of 31.9%, indicating a robust expansion of the institute’s research output. The analysis highlights a prominent focus on agricultural and biological sciences and a rich interdisciplinary research theme spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and environmental sciences. The evolving research emphasis, identified through keyword analysis and thematic clustering, such as “potato”, “climate change” and “late blight”, reflects the institute’s dynamic and proactive research theme. By visualising national and international collaborations and examining funding sources facilitated by the chosen bibliometric tools, the study emphasises the institute’s key role in the global agricultural research landscape. This study showcases the Central Potato Research Institute’s significant contributions to agricultural research, focusing on potato cultivation. And it also emphasises the critical role of sophisticated bibliometric analysis in mapping and understanding the scope of global agricultural challenges and research activities.
Keywords: Bibliometric, Scientometric, ICAR, CPRI, Potato, Solanum Tuberosum, Research
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