Research Productivity in Indian Journal of Agricultural Research: From the Scopus Database

Authors

  • M. Dinakaran Department of Library and Information Science, Periyar University, Salem - 636 011, Tamilnadu Author
  • Dr. P. Gomathi Department of Library and Information Science, Periyar University, Salem - 636 011, Tamilnadu Author

Keywords:

Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, Scientometrics, nual and relative growth rate, Doubling time

Abstract

This paper mainly analyzes the "Indian Journal of Agricultural Research" productivity during 2013-2022 based on Scopus (Elsevier abstract and citation database). The study assessed the yearly output, annual and relative growth rate, doubling time, most eminent authors, most cited documents, highly contributed countries, institutions, funding sponsors, frequently used keywords, and document types during the selected period. The data was retrieved using the search string (Source title: "Indian Journal of Agricultural Research"). Out of 1114 articles, most (133) articles (11.33%) were published in 2019. The funding body of this journal is the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which has published 15 articles. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has been identified as the most productive institution, with 52(4.64%). The findings conclude that mass articles have contributed to India's 823(73.89%).

Keywords: Indian Journal of Agricultural Research; Scientometrics; Scopus; Annual and relative growth rate; Doubling time.

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2024-12-25

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Research Productivity in Indian Journal of Agricultural Research: From the Scopus Database (M. Dinakaran & Dr. P. Gomathi , Trans.). (2024). Journal of Indian Library Association, 60(04), 548-559. https://journal.ilaindia.net/index.php/lib/article/view/583

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