Ranking of Top Indian Institutes of Technology in India during 2005-2014: A Scientometric Analysis

Abstract

The present study attempts to study and present the ranking of 14 most productive Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) during 2005-14, using various quantitative indicators, viz. total number of paper published during the year, average number of citations per paper, h-index and share of international collaborative papers. A new composite indicator (p-index) is also used for ranking, which combines qualitative and quantitative aspect together. Finally, the author considers the overall ranking of top 5 IITs using all the five indicators collectively.