Authorship Pattern and Collaboration Coefficient of Library Professional's Competency on Research Publications During 1999-2018: A Scientometric Analysis

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Authorship Pattern and Collaboration Coefficient of Library Professional’s Competency on Research Publications During 1999-2018: A Scientometric Analysis

Author : Nutan Gaud, M. P. Singh and Bhoopendra Singh
Volume 9 No.1 January-March 2019 pp 85-89

Abstract

The present study aims to analysis authorship pattern and collaboration coefficient of library professional’s competency publications research from 1999-2018. The data has been downloaded by Scopus database. A total number of published articles during the period of study was 433 in the particular database on the topic of ‘professional’s competency’. The study examine various scientometric parameter such as authorship pattern, year wise distribution of publication, determine the annual growth rate and compound annual growth rate of publication, relative growth rate and doubling time of publication and so many. After the analysis, it is found that the highest 11.78% of an article published in the year 2015. The highest growth rate in 2000 and the lowest in 1999. The United States published highest 174 article and secured first place in top five countries wish distribution of the publication. Majority of the article is published by single authors is 171 articles during the period of study.

Keywords

Scientometric, Professional’s Competency, Compound Annual Growth Rate, Collaboration Coefficient, Modified Collaboration Coefficient, Collaboration Index

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