CITATION ANALYSIS OF POST GRADUATE AGRONOMY DISSERTATIONS: A CASE STUDY FROM A CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY IN BIHAR, INDIA

Abstract

The present study is the citation-based analysis of 48 Post Graduate dissertations in Agronomy submitted in Central Library of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Smastipur, Bihar during 2013-2020. Dissertations were extracted from the Krishikosh Institutional Repository and Citations were imported in Excel and plain text file for analysis on various parameters. Altogether 4599 citations were recorded. The study reveals that Journals were the most cited source followed by books and book chapters, Web Portals and thesis and dissertations. Based on this, the local journal’s rank list is prepared. The analysis also carried the application of Bradford’s law of document’s scattering to trace the core journals in Agronomy based on their use. The study also revealed that top 30 journals ranked among most used journals contributed to more than 50% of all the citations.

Keywords: Agronomy, Citation Analysis, Bradford’s Law, Krishikosh, Co-Citation.