MAPPING INDIA'S VIRTUAL REALITY RESEARCH LANDSCAPE-A SCIENTOMETRIC STUDY
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Virtual Reality, Scientometrics, ICT, Science Mapping, Research Trend AnalysisAbstract
The study analyzes publications related to Virtual Reality research in India from 1994 to 2023 using bibliographic data sourced from the ‘SCOPUS database’. The research was carried out by considering the following factors: increasing trend of research products over time, ‘Relative Growth Rate’, ‘Doubling Time’, ‘authors' scientometric profile’, ‘type of document’, ‘source journal’, ‘keyword analysis’, ‘distribution of publications by institution and funding agency’. ‘Microsoft Excel’ and ‘Biblioshiny’ visualization tools were used for the analysis. The analysis reveals that most publications are conference proceedings and research articles, with Metaverse being the core domain. The findings suggest that, India needs to become more competitive in Virtual Reality research, requiring stakeholders to strengthen research capacity through superior investigation environments, sufficient financing, incentives for research, and the creation of IT infrastructure.
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