Publication Productivity of the Technical Physics and Prototype Engineering Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

  • Priya Girap
  • Ganesh Surwase
  • Anil Sagar
  • B.S. Kademani
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.29.2.240
Keywords: Technical physics, prototype engineering, scientometrics, bibliometrics, institutional studies, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, publication productivity, authorship pattern, collaboration rate, activity index, author productivity, channels of communicatio

Abstract

This scientrometric study analyses the publications of Technical Physics and Prototype Engineering Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. There were 704 research papers published during 1986-2006 scattered in diverse domains like crystals (192), thin films (173), glasses and ceramics (102), instrumentation (66), and miscellaneous (171). The highest number of publications (80) was in the year 2006. The average number of publications per year was 33.52. The most prolific authors were: S.K. Gupta (215), G.P. Kothiyal (171), S.C.
Sabharwal (151), D.K. Aswal (139), V.C. Sahni (105), K.P. Muthe (101), J.V. Yakhmi (94) publications. The journals preferred for publishing were: Physica C (37), Journal of Crystal Growth (30), Physical Review B (28), Pramana (16), and Bulletin of Indian Vacuum Society (12). Collaboration trend was multi-authored publications. There were more than 94 per cent multi-authored publications. Publication concentration was 3.04 and publication density was 3.68.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.29.240

How to Cite
Girap, P., Surwase, G., Sagar, A., & Kademani, B. (1). Publication Productivity of the Technical Physics and Prototype Engineering Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 29(2), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.29.2.240
Issue
Vol 29 No 2 (2009): Social Science Gateways
Section
Papers

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