Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology (AJIST)
Authorship Patterns and Degree of Collaboration of Cited Literature in Indian Chemistry Research Publications
Author : Kodandarama and M.ChandrashekaraVolume 10 No.2 July-December 2020 pp 21-27
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the authorship patterns and degree of collaboration of Indian research publications in the field of Chemistry. The main data source for the study is the citations/references of research publications of chemistry indexed in Web f Science during the period 2009-2018. The research method of this study was citation analysis method. Findings of the analysis revealed that the majority of the publications are contributed by multiple authors and the degree of collaboration found to be very high in cited journal literature compared to books and other forms of citations.
Keywords
Citation analysis, authorship pattern and degree of collaboration
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