Productivity Analysis on Ecological Research Output in India

Abstract

The paper analyses the publishing pattern of ecology literature during 1964 - 2013. The Scopus database is used to retrieve the data in the field of Ecology in India and 1165 records were found during the study period. The literature growth is studied through relative growth rate and doubling time. Authorship pattern is identified as multiple authored contributions are gradually increasing after the year 1984 which is evidenced by the collaboration rate of authors in every decade.