Citation Behaviour of Physics and Astronomy Researchers in the Western Himalayan Region

Muruli N; N. S. Harinarayana

doi:10.14429/djlit.44.2.19265

Muruli N Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh- 176 206, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1668-9220
N. S. Harinarayana Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, Karnataka- 570 006 , India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0359-8023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.44.2.19265

Keywords: Citation behaviour, Citation analysis, Central universities, Western Himalayan region, Physics and Astronomy

Abstract

The study aims to examine the citation behaviour of Physics and Astronomy researchers from Indian central universities in the Western Himalayan region. By employing Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny packages in R Studio, an analysis of 13,065 cited sources was conducted using data from the Scopus database over a ten-year span (2012- 2021). The findings highlight a preference for influential journal articles and reviews, with an inclination towards articles authored by two or three individuals. These findings offer valuable insights for stakeholders including researchers, policymakers, and funders, to enhance research impact in the region. The study also draws attention to ‘undefined’ tags in bibliographic data and calls for refinement in defining metadata to enhance bibliographic data quality and reliability.