A Scientometric Study of University Grants Commission Funded Research during 2013-2022 (original) (raw)

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The aim of the present study is to find out different aspects like the impact of UGCfunded research, country collaboration, core journals, etc. Methodology: The articles analysed in the present study have been collected from the Web of Science (WoS) database, and the period taken is from 2013 to 2022. 44481 articles have been retrieved in .txt format from the WoS database on April 20, 2023. The analysis has been done using Bibexcel, MS Eexcel and Vos Viewer. Findings: It was found that out of 13 articles, 12 received citations. The CAGR value has been found to be 0.84%, which indicates the slow growth of UGC-funded research. 17 journals are found as core journals where researchers prefer to publish their research works. RSC Advances is the journal with the highest number of publications. From the network of author-assigned keywords, it was found that molecular docking, nanoparticles, crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, and oxidative stress are the most commonly used keywords by the researchers. It has been found that chemistry is the most researched area funded by UGC. The USA, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia are the countries with the most collaboration with Indian researchers. Limitation: The current study is limited to the research articles available in the Web of Science database during 2013-2022, which were funded by UGC. There is scope for an indepth analysis to find out the correlation between the amount spent by UGC on research and the impact of those research works in the practical field.