Indian Contribution in Information Science and Library Science Research during 1991-2015: A Bibliometric Analysis

Vijayakumar M; Shankar Reddy Kolle

doi:10.14429/djlit.37.6.11005

Vijayakumar M Central University of Rajasthan, Bandrasindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0252-5746
Shankar Reddy Kolle University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.37.6.11005

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Web of science, Information science, Library science, Citations, Authorship pattern, journals and India

Abstract

Authors analysed the characteristics of articles published by the Indian based authors in the ‘Information Science & Library Science’ subject category of Web of Science during 1991-2015. In this study, total 708 articles derived from the Web of Science database were analysed. The Indian contributions to the Information Science and Library Science quite meager in compare to world’s contribution. However, the Indian based articles were kept rising from 1991 to 2015. The articles published from1996 to 2005 have greater impact and the trend is towards multiple authors. The Scientometrics was the most productive journal; almost 25 per cent of the Indian articles were published during the period. Gupta, BM was the most productive author and articles published by the Bhattacharya, S, Nagpaul, PS and Rao, IKR had greater impact on the subject as well as fellow researches in the subject category of IS & LS.

Author Biographies

Vijayakumar M, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandrasindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Dr. Vijayakumar M. completed his Masters in Library and Information Science (Kuvempu University) and Computer Applications (Madurai Kamaraj University), PhD in 2005 from Kuvempu University. Presently working as a Librarian, Central University of Rajasthan, India, he has more than 20-year professional experience as a teacher and administrator in the field of LIS in India & Abroad. His area of expertise includes bibliometrics, webometrics, user study, ICT applications in the library. He is associated with many professional associations as a life member, executive council member and network steering group member. He has published many research papers in professional journals.

He conducted ICSSR/DELNET/Self sponsored conferences/ workshops. Contribution in the current study, he has analysed the characteristics of articles published by the Indian based authors in the ‘Information Science & Library Science’ subject category of Web of Science during 1991-2015.

Shankar Reddy Kolle, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

Dr. Shankar Reddy Kolle has completed Masters in Library and Information Science from the Gulbarga University, Kalburagi, in 2006 and PhD from Dept. of Library and Information Science, Gulbarga University, Kalburagi, in 2014. Presently working as Deputy Librarian at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh. He has published more than 35 articles in journals. His area of interest includes : User study, academic library, scientometrics, bibliometrics and ICT applications in library system. Contribution in this study, includes Introduction, Methodology, Tables and Figures and Interpretation.