Scientometric analysis of Publication output of Tumkur University Faculty: A study based on Scopus Database

Keshava J, Sathish Kantha P L, Mamatha V, Shanthakumari K

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This paper presents Scientometric analysis of publication output of Tumkur University Faculty reflected in the Scopus Database for a period of 15 years i.e. from 2005 to 2019 (data downloaded on Feb 2019.). A total of 646 records have been retrieved from the database. The paper analyses the growth rate of research publications of Tumkur University in terms of publications, author productivity, and authorship pattern. The findings of the study reveal that the Average Growth Rate was 1.15 years while the mean doubling time was 0.88 years. The maximum number of publications (116) was published in the year 2015. Prof. S.C. Sharma former Vice-Chancellor has the highest citations. Photoluminescence is the highest occurrence key word. Tumkur University faculty collaborates with the University of Mysore with 127 publications. Multi-authored publications are more compared to single-authored publicationstherefore there is a growing collaborative trend of research publication.


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