Bioinformatics Research during 2008-2017: A Scientometric study

Manya R Gopal, K G Sudhier

Abstract


The article analyses the growth and development of bioinformatics literature in India published between 2008 and 2017 using qualitative and scientometric techniques. A total of 10824 data were drawn from Clarivate Analytic’s Web of Science (WoS) in January 2019. During the period of study, the share of Indian contribution in bioinformatics research  found to be 3.49%. with biochemistry and molecular biology accounting for the highest publications share. University of Delhi and Indian Institute of Science were the most productive institutes in the country. The journal PLoS One was found to have published the most papers from India followed by International Journal of Systemic and Evolutionary Microbiology and Gene. The article contributed by Ravi K Patel of NIPGR, New Delhi in the PLoS One journal received the highest number of citations followed by Milee Agarwal with 249 citations. Among the top ranked authors, Sanjay Kumar Singh of Bose Institute, Kolkata topped the list with 28 papers followed by George Priya Doss of VIT University, Vellore with 24 papers. Central and state universities publish the highest number of papers, followed by research institutes and institutes of higher learning. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India is the major funding agency for the majority of research followed by DST and CSIR. The Lotka’s law does not follow the observed given author productivity distribution of bioinformatics research output.


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